157b: Warlords

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Horemheb and Hatti. In the days of King Ay (and Tutankhamun before him) conflicts in Canaan and Syria remained a constant issue. In recent years, scholars have uncovered more information about these events and people. Horemheb, the Overseer of the Overseers of the Troops (aka the General of Generals) seems to have dealt, and fought, with Hittite forces. The records are fragmentary, but the clues are intriguing... Episode details: Date: c.1334 BCE (debated). Kings: Tutankhamun and Ay (debated). Episode logo: Foreigners praising the cartouche of Ay, from a piece of gold foil discovered in the Valley of the Kings. Image edited for clarity. Music: Ancient rendition of "The Eve of the War," adapted by Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/Luke_Chaos. Music: "War Song of Horus and Sekhmet," by Jeffrey Goodman www.jeffreygoodmanmusic.com. Additional music interludes by Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/Luke_Chaos. Select references: T. Bryce, The Kingdom of the Hittites (2005). H. Güterbock, ‘The Deeds of Suppiluliuma as Told by His Son, Mursili II’ (1956), 41—68, 75—98, 107—30. G. T. Martin, Tutankhamun’s Regent: Scenes and Texts from the Memphite Tomb of Horemheb (2016). J. L. Miller, ‘Amarna Age Chronology and the Identity of Nibxururiya in the Light of a Newly Reconstructed Hittite Text’ (2007), 252—93. Read free on Academia.edu J. L. Miller, ‘The Rebellion of Ḫatti’s Syrian Vassals and Egypt’s Meddling In Amurru’, Studi micenei ed egeo-anatolici (2008), 533—554. Read free on Academia.edu Z. Simon, ‘Kann Armā mit Haremhab gleichgesetzt werden?’ (2009), 340—348. Read free on Academia.edu Additional references at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. 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	Why are you listening to his podcast when they're a puddle to be jumped in?
0:04.8	Come on, let's get outside and take on autumn.
0:09.4	All the need is a pair of wales in a pot of patty for loo.
0:13.8	It's made with calcium and put him in a d for immune support.
0:18.4	My mum says healthy mischief needs healthy bones.
0:23.0	And she knows best most of the time.
0:27.0	Take on autumn with patty for loo.
0:30.8	In the last years of the 14th century BCE,
0:34.4	northern affairs were being watched from the timeless throne of Egypt.
0:38.6	As Canaanites busied themselves about their various concerns,
0:42.6	they were scrutinized as a falcon studies prey that pauses for a drink of water.
0:48.6	And across the land of Syria, empires vast, cool and unsympathetic
0:54.6	regarded small kingdoms with envious eyes.
0:58.4	And slowly, but surely, they drew their plans against them.
1:02.8	The year was 1334 BCE, approximately.
1:27.6	In Egypt, a man named I set upon the throne.
1:31.6	The new king faced several challenges, particularly diplomacy and foreign affairs.
1:37.4	In the north, the lands of Canaan and Syria were in turmoil.
1:42.0	Great empires like the Metani had crumbled and a new power,
1:47.0	the kingdom of Hati had surged onto the scene.
1:51.0	For the smaller states, the cities and minor kingdoms,
1:54.8	these imperial conflicts were a source of great suffering.
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