109: Queen Nefertiti feat. Dr. Joyce Tyldesley

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Akhenaten (Part 2): The Great Queen(s)... In 1361 BCE, Amunhotep IV was settled into his power. It was time to find a queen - his choice would be one of Egypt's most famous women... This episode covers Amunhotep's diplomatic engagements with Mitanni and the first appearance (and origins) of Nefertiti. Also, we present part 2 of our interview with Dr. Joyce Tyldesley of Manchester University... Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select bibliography: Dorothea Arnold, Lyn Green and James Allen, The Royal Women of Amarna: Images of Beauty from Ancient Egypt, 1999 (MetMuseum) Norman de Garis Davis, Rock Tombs of el-Amarna: Part VI: The Tombs of Parennefer, Tutu and Ay, 1908 (Archive.org). Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014. Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010. Earl L. Ertman, “Images of Amenhotep IV and Nefertiti in the Style of the Previous Reign,” in Causing His Name to Live: Studies in Egyptian Epigraphy and History in Memory of William J. Murnane, 2009 (Google Books). James K. Hoffmeier, Akhenaten & the Origins of Monotheism, 2015. Donald B. Redford, Akhenaten: The Heretic King, 1987. Dominic Montserrat, Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt, 2005. William L. Moran, The Amarna Letters, 1992. Nicholas Reeves, Akhenaten: Egypt’s False Prophet, 2005. Joyce Tyldesley, Nefertiti’s Face: Creation of an Icon, 2018. Richard H. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you.
0:19.6	Hello and welcome to the History of Egypt podcast.
0:23.8	Episode 109, Nefertiti.
0:27.3	This is part two in the story of Amunhotep the 4th, king of Egypt.
0:32.8	Last time, we laid the foundations for his reign, how he ascended the throne and settled into his power.
0:39.9	Today, we see how the important women in his life wielded influence and the role they might
0:45.6	have played.
0:46.9	From early diplomatic engagements, we get a sense of the power of Queen Tea.
0:51.9	Then we finally introduce Amun Hoteep's wife, that little-known woman named
0:57.3	Nefertiti. This episode is divided into two chapters. In the first, we explore the events of
1:03.9	Amunhotep's second year in power. In Chapter 2, we continue our conversation with Dr. Joyce Tildesley, Egyptologist, about Queen
1:13.2	Nefertiti and the world in which she lived. This episode was supported by Jenny
1:18.4	Fernstrom and Barha Fundal, who donated to the show. Jenny, Barofundle, thank you kindly.
1:25.2	Shoe, Lord of the Air and Light of the Sun,
1:28.0	shines down upon you with gratitude.
1:30.6	Also, thank you to Andy and Jessica,
1:33.2	who became patrons of the show.
1:35.2	With your support,
1:36.5	priests may fill the temples with incense and song.
1:40.3	Shue, in the light of the Aten, is grateful.
1:43.7	Now then, on with the show.
1:56.3	The year was 1362 BCE, approximately.
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