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Hello everyone, welcome back to the history of Egypt podcast, episode 144, Maya Menat. Today,

we tell the story of a woman who gained great prestige in the Egyptian court. Maya, the

wet nurse and tutor of Young Tutankhamun, was a major figure in the King's life. She achieved

status beyond many of her contemporaries. Maya's story is fascinating, a tale of care,

honor and divinity on earth. This episode comes to you on behalf of everybody who supports

the show on Patreon. To write this story, I had to buy the official book describing the

tomb of Maya. That was not cheap, and without my generous patrons, I could not have afforded

the purchase. Thank the gods for business expenses, and thank you for your support. For you,

we make offerings to Usir, Osiris, Anpu, Anubis and Asset, ISIS. May these great deities

of the Western horizon protect your souls and give you a blessed eternity. To everyone

listening, thank you for joining me, on with the tale.

The year was 1338 BCE, give or take. The King of Egypt was Neb Kaparu Ra Tutankhamun. The

sun of Ra, the living horse, Tutankhamun was approximately 15 years old. He had survived

childhood, the vulnerable years of infancy and growth. Now, he was becoming a man according

to Egyptian ideals. In 2021, we know a lot more about Tutankhamun's childhood than we did

just a few decades ago. Thanks to some major discoveries and research, we have more information

about his upbringing than ever before. Today, I would like to meet one of the people responsible

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