157: The Road to Kadesh

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Keeping up with the Kadeshians. In the past, historians thought the Egyptian government was passive (or even "pacifist") in the days of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, and Ay. However, newer research has proved this wrong. We now have a fragmentary, but fascinating picture of warfare and diplomacy, taking place through Canaan and Syria. The town of Kadesh, on the Orontes River, is prominent. Once a vassal to pharaoh, the city suffered an attack by Hittite forces. It then changed sides, paying tribute to Suppiluliuma, King of the Land of Hatti. In the later years of Tutankhamun, or the early reign of Ay, the Egyptians responded to Kadesh's treachery... Episode details: Date: c.1334 BCE (debated). Kings: Tutankhamun and Ay (debated). Battle scene of Tutankhamun: learn more in a free lecture by W. Raymond Johnson (YouTube). Battle reliefs discussion begins at 51:29. Episode logo: A statue, presumed to be Ay, in the Staatliche Museum, Berlin. Image upscaled, cropped, and edited. Music: "War Song," by Bettina Joy de Guzman www.bettinajoydeguzman.com. Used with permission. Music: "King Tut's Song," by Jeffrey Goodman www.jeffreygoodmanmusic.com. Used with permission. Sistrum sound effect by Hathor Systrum www.hathorsystrum.com. Used with permission. Additional music interludes by Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/Luke_Chaos. For references and images related to this and other episodes, visit www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast, or with a donation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.5	Hello everyone, I'm Dominic from the History of Egypt Podcast, and I'm Scott from the Ancient World Podcast.
0:43.4	Starting this very month, both of our podcasts are embarking on a brand new series of episodes,
0:49.4	covering some very ancient events.
0:52.4	On the History of Egypt, we have just finished a monumental event,
0:56.4	the discovery and excavation of King Tutankhamun's tomb.
1:00.4	Now, the History of Egypt moves into a new era, the Age of Empires, the Pharaoh,
1:06.4	Remesys the Great, and his wars with the Hittites.
1:10.4	Meanwhile, I'll be continuing my The Ancient World Carcammish series on the birth,
1:16.4	life, and death of the Neo-Hittite kingdoms.
1:19.4	I'll carry things forward from the Bronze Age collapse into the early Iron Age,
1:24.4	and talk about the Neo-Hittites, the Aramaians, the Phoenicians, the Philistines, and the Israelites.
1:31.4	We'll even have a few surprise visits from our old friends, the Assyrians, and the Egyptians.
1:38.4	So be sure to subscribe to the Ancient World Podcast to learn about the peoples of the Iron Age in the Near East,
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1:53.4	and prepare the way for the coming of Seti, the First, and Remesys the Great.
1:58.4	Thank you for listening to our respective shows, May the storm god of Hattie and the mighty Amunrah,
2:05.4	the sun-disk who shines on all foreign lands.
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