113: Akhenaten

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Akhenaten (Part 6): New Name, Who Dis? In regnal year 5, Amunhotep IV reached the conclusion of his early ideological development. His views had crystallized and he was ready to express them more explicitly than before. Soon, pharaoh issued a public declaration; he would now be called Akh-en-Aten... 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.net. Select Bibliography: Cyril Aldred, Akhenaten King of Egypt, 1988 edition. Norman de Garis Davies, The Rock Tombs of el-Amarna, Vol. V: the Smaller Tombs and Boundary Stelae, 1908. Available at Archive.org Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014. Francis Llewellyn Griffith, The Petrie Papyri: Hieratic Papyri from Kahun and Gurob, 1898. Available at Archive.org James K. Hoffmeier, Akhenaten & the Origins of Monotheism, 2015. Barry Kemp, The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People, 2012. Dominic Montserrat, Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt, 2005. William J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt, 1995. Donald B. Redford, Akhenaten: The Heretic King, 1987. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast. Episode 113, Akh and Aten. Today, it's the big event, the culmination
0:26.9	of Pharaoh Amunhotep IV's early policies and his rejection of all opposition to his beliefs.
0:34.2	Love him, hate him, he's a fascinating character, and in this episode, the gossip
0:39.4	flows freely. From the Palace of Thebes to the scorched waste of a site in Middle Egypt,
0:45.5	Pharaoh is taking his followers on a bold and unexpected journey. It's part five in the
0:52.0	life of Amunhotep IV, hereafter known as Akanatin.
0:57.2	This episode was brought to you by Maxwell Wenner in gratitude for his generous support.
1:02.8	Maxwell, thank you for your kindness.
1:05.0	I hope this episode, and the list of 18th Dynasty literature, goes some way to repaying my debt. Also, thank you to Sandra
1:13.5	S. and Christine W. who became patrons of the podcast. Your support means the world, folks,
1:19.6	and I am forever grateful. Thank you, and may Aten shine brightly upon your day.
1:38.7	Words spoken by the king's children.
1:41.9	Hail to you, O Ray of every day.
1:44.8	Hail to you, O Horace of every day. Hail to you, O father of every day. Hail to you, O Horus of every day.
1:48.0	Hail to you, O father of every day.
1:54.0	Hail to you, King Nefer Caparure, Wa'enre, the Lord Life, Prosperity Health, his only son, who seizes the magic while your writings are for the said festival.
2:01.3	A lifetime for he who uncovers the secret writings
2:04.8	at the appearances which occur through it.
2:07.6	A festival song in the festivals like Ray forever.
2:12.0	A fragmented hymn sung by the young women of the court
2:15.5	for the glory of Pharaoh on the occasion of his said festival.
2:21.1	The year was 1358 BCE.
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