156: Oh, Ay Just Can't Wait to be King

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The servant ascends. Considering his background, it's not surprising that King Ay turned out to be quite "conservative." His early deeds continued the policies of Tutankhamun (a regime in which Ay had actively participated). The new pharaoh completed one of Tutankhamun's temples (the Ḥwt-Neb-kheperu-Ra in Waset/Thebes), and evoked Tutankhamun in his art. Ay also started his own monuments, at Akhmim / Akhmin (Khent-Menu). There, colossal statues and sanctuaries for Min would convey pharaoh's agenda... Date: c. 1334 BCE. King: Kheper-Kheperu-Ra, It-Netjer Ay ("Ra is Supreme of Manifestations, the God's Father Ay"). Music: Keith Zizza https://www.keithzizza.net/. Music interludes: Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/Luke_Chaos. 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	Hi everyone, this is Scott.
0:03.0	If you want to learn about the world's oldest civilizations, find out how they were rediscovered.
0:09.4	Follow the story of Mark Antony and Cleopatra's descendants over 10 generations, or take
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0:29.4	Watch the Ancient World Podcast.
0:39.6	When you visit the tomb of King Tutankhamon, KV62, you will find paintings on the walls.
0:46.2	In the burial chamber, we see images of Tutankhamon's afterlife, his funeral, his ascent to the
0:51.8	sky, his meeting with great gods, and the journey he would take every night.
0:58.0	You will also find an image of Tutankhamon's successor.
1:02.4	On the north wall of the burial chamber, in the right-hand corner, King Tutankhamon appears
1:08.2	as a mummy.
1:10.1	Standing before him, a priest makes offerings and performs retuels for the dead.
1:15.5	This priest is no ordinary priest, he is a Pharaoh.
1:20.5	The man wears a crown, the blue or a Keppish crown.
1:24.4	Love his head, a pair of cartouches give his name.
1:27.9	The new Pharaoh was, quote, keber keberu ra, eat netger i.
1:35.0	In other words, the high courtier i had ascended to the throne, and taken power by the time
1:41.1	of Tutankhamon's funeral.
1:43.5	This image is unique.
1:45.4	As far as we know, royal tombs never show a king and his successor together.
1:52.2	Turtles might show different kings side by side.
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