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The History of Egypt Podcast

121: Akhenaten, King of Kings (Festival of Tribute)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Akhenaten (Part 11). By 1351 BCE, Akhenaten had achieved many of his early goals. His city, Akhet-Aten, was established, his religious ideas were reaching maturity, and the King could begin to express his vision of Aten in a new way. Finally, pharaoh could celebrate his mastery over foreign populations. Thus, in 1351 BCE, Egypt played host to a grand celebration of tribute… 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: John Coleman Darnell and Colleen Manassa, Tutankhamun’s Armies: Battle and Conquest during Ancient Egypt’s Late Eighteenth Dynasty, 2007. Benedict G. Davies, Egyptian Historical Records of the Later Eighteenth Dynasty, vol. VI, 1995. Norman De Garis Davies and Seymour De Ricci, The Rock Tombs of El Amarna, Volume II: The Tombs of Panehesy and Meryra II, 1905. Norman De Garis Davies and Seymour De Ricci, The Rock Tombs of El Amarna, Volume III: The Tombs of Huya and Ahmes, 1905. Barry J. Kemp, The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People, 2012/2014. William J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt, 1995. William Moran, The Amarna Letters, 1993. Alan R. Schulman, “Some Observations on the Military Background of the Amarna Period.” Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 3 (1964): 51-69. Alan R. Schulman, “Hittites, Helmets and Amarna: Akhenaten’s First Hittite War,” in Donald B. Redford, The Akhenaten Temple Projec, Volume II: Rwd-Mnw and Inscriptions, 1988. Anthony J. Spalinger, War in Ancient Egypt, 2005. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone, and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast, episode 121, ruler of the horizons.

0:20.5

Today, we witness an event of imperial proportions as Akanatin,

0:24.9

king of Upper and Lower Egypt, overlord of Nubia, Canaan and Syria, summons the people

0:31.4

of the world to pay homage to his majesty. It's a tale of warfare, coercion and realpolitik, as communities living in the shadow

0:40.4

of Egypt's military might find ways to make the Pharaoh happy. This episode was brought to you by

0:47.0

Rodney and Catherine, whose generous donations funded the research. Also, thank you to Nicola, Paul,

0:53.1

and Jenny, who became patrons of the podcast back in

0:56.1

2018 and have supported me ever since. Folks, you are all too kind and generous. If this were

1:02.8

ancient Egypt, I'm sure the Pharaoh would be overjoyed with your gifts. Thank you for your support

1:08.1

and helping me bring Egypt's stories to the world.

1:11.3

For everyone listening, thank you for joining me.

1:14.0

This story is for you.

1:23.3

The events of this episode take place primarily in Regnal Year 12 of Arcanatin.

1:29.3

But before we get into that, I want to quickly rewind a few years, to discuss an important

1:35.3

concept which I haven't had the opportunity to discuss.

1:38.3

Let me very briefly go back to Regnal Year 9, approximately 1354 BCE.

1:46.5

It was about one year before the birth of Prince Tutank Aten, and three years before Queen

1:52.1

Tee came to Amarna.

1:54.1

Back then, the King's priorities were still being developed in some important ways.

1:59.7

In Regnal Year 9, Akanaten's religious program, his glorification of Aten, was fully underway.

2:06.6

The king was surrounded literally and figuratively by symbols of the god.

2:11.2

He lived at Aket Aten, horizon of the Aten.

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