153a: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 1)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Seek and Discover. In this episode, we begin the tale of the most famous tomb in history. KV62, a small monument, in the lower reaches of the Valley of the Kings. Overlooked for three thousand years, the tomb finally emerged thanks to a persistent excavator and a stroke of good fortune. However, the Tomb of Tutankhamun has built up its own mythology. In this episode, we begin to explore the tomb, and its discovery, including some lesser-known questions... Episode Chapters Chapter 1: A Long-Expected Pharaoh 04:15 Chapter 2: The Stairway to the Past 27:36 Chapter 3: The Door Goes West 46:51 Chapter 4: Candles in the Dark 1:08:40 Chapter 5: The Antechamber Unmasked 1:22:52 Conclusion: 1:38:55 Episode Links Howard Carter and George Herbert (Lord Carnarvon), Five Years' Exploration at Thebes: A Record of Work Done 1907-1911 by The Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter, 1912. Available at Project Gutenberg and Archive.org. Christina Riggs, "Waterboys and Wishful Thinking," https://photographing-tutankhamun.com/2020/06/20/the-water-boy-who-wasnt/ For the full archive of Harry Burton’s photographs, showing the tomb of Tutankhamun in its original state, see the Griffith Institute website. Date: 1922 CE. Logo image: A statue of Tutankhamun, from the antechamber of his tomb. Photo by Skip Howard. Music by Keith Zizza https://www.keithzizza.net/ Music by Michael Levy http://www.ancientlyre.com/ Music by Ancient Lyric http://www.bettinajoydeguzman.com/ Sound interludes by Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/Luke_Chaos 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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0:30.4	Hello and welcome back to the history of Egypt Podcast.
0:41.0	Episode 153, The Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Part 1.
0:46.9	Today we embark on a mini-series covering the burial of King Tutankhamun.
0:51.8	A subterranean suite filled with priceless artifacts,
0:55.8	countless objects and treasures, religious texts, and of course the mummy, the resting place
1:02.4	of King Tutankhamun, lying mostly undisturbed since the day of his funeral.
1:08.3	This episode is long, I hope you will forgive me if I don't cut to the chase right away.
1:13.5	I am going to take my time recounting this story.
1:16.7	That may seem slow, but in the big picture, I think this will be worth it.
1:22.1	The Tomb of King Tutankhamun is a unique monument, obviously it is beautifully preserved,
1:27.9	but we also have a wonderful record of the discovery and the excavation.
1:33.4	I won't get many chances to describe a tomb in this kind of detail,
1:38.3	so assuming we only live once, I intend to cover as much as I can.
1:44.0	That being said, this is not a blow by blow every single detail story.
1:49.6	The tale of Howard Carter and the Tomb of King Tutankhamun has many facets.
1:54.9	There is the historical angle, the story of Tutankhamun himself.
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