144b: Sennedjem, Menay

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Caregiver and Tutor. Young Tut’ankhamun had multiple caregivers. We have already met Maia, the menat of the King. Now, we meet Sen-nedjem, the menay. From his large (but overlooked) tomb, Sen-nedjem left a record of his work, family, and beliefs. We explore this monument and get a sense of his world… Date: c. 1353 – 1340 BCE Website www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Music by Keith Zizza. Music by Jeffrey Goodman. Audio mixing/editing by Vincent Cavanagh. See other shows from the Agora Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello fellow fans of the history of Egypt, I'm Lantern Jack, host of a podcast called
0:08.5	Ancient Greece Declassified.
0:10.5	What sets Greece apart from other older, perhaps grander civilizations like Egypt, was
0:15.3	its rollercoaster-paced political and technological development.
0:18.8	I mean, from 800 BC to 100 BC, a mere blink of an eye historically speaking, the Greeks
0:24.0	went from being illiterate shepherds to the builders of astronomical calculators, steam-powered
0:29.1	devices, and the biggest library the world would see until modern times.
0:33.4	My podcast is dedicated to understanding why these rapid changes occurred, and I do that
0:38.2	by interviewing world experts in ancient history and archaeology.
0:42.0	If any of this peeks your interest, check out Ancient Greece Declassified, wherever you
0:45.5	get your podcasts or at greasepodcast.com, and now enjoy your feature presentation.
1:00.1	Hello everyone, and welcome back to the history of Egypt podcast, episode 144B, Senet
1:08.6	Jim Menai.
1:10.6	Today, we tell the story of another person who worked for and with young Tutankhamun,
1:16.4	a royal caregiver and tutor, he helped raise the Pharaoh of Egypt.
1:21.5	Today, his story is preserved in a tomb that few people know about, so I thought we should
1:27.6	give him a moment in the spotlight, and revive another figure from the world of Tutankhamun's
1:33.2	court.
1:34.8	This episode comes to you as a gift of Jeremy, Martin, and Jeffrey, who generously donated
1:40.7	to the podcast.
1:42.1	They are true disciples of Thoth, the sacred ibis, the Lord of writing and wisdom.
1:48.0	I am sure that Tutankhamun's tutor would agree.
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