162: Horemheb, The Chosen One

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Revisionist history in the age of pharaohs. King Horemheb (“Horus in Celebration”) came to power in unusual circumstances. To justify his rule, the new pharaoh set about “retelling” his origins. In a lengthy story, Horemheb cast himself as one chosen by the gods, and destined to rule… Episode details: Date: c. 1330 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Intro Music & Interludes: Luke Chaos. Intro Music & Interludes: Keith Zizza. Outro Music: Bettina Joy de Guzman. Read "The Reign of Horemheb," PhD Thesis by K.M. Bryson at Johns Hopkins University. Logo image: Horemheb and Horus, in the King's tomb (KV57). Booklet: No booklet for this episode, as it describes text only. Select Bibliography: N. Allon, Writing, Violence, and the Military: Images of Literacy in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (1550-1295 BCE) (2019). K. M. Bryson, ‘The Reign of Horemheb: History, Historiography, and the Dawn of the Ramesside Era’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2018). A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, 2017). A. Gardiner, ‘The Coronation of King Ḥaremḥab’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39 (1953), 13–31. G. T. Martin, Tutankhamun’s Regent: Scenes and Texts from the Memphite Tomb of Horemheb (2016). G. T. Martin, The Memphite Tomb of Ḥoremḥeb, Commander-in-Chief of Tutʻankhamūn, 1 (1989). G. T. Martin, The Hidden Tombs of Memphis: New Discoveries from the Time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great (1991). W. J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt (1995). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In 1330 BCE, Egypt's new king received his crowns.
0:06.0	Horimheb, once a high-ranking administrator and general, now ruled the two lands.
0:13.0	But Horamheb came to power in unusual circumstances.
0:17.0	And to justify his rule, the new pharaoh set about retelling his origins.
0:23.1	In a lengthy story, Horaimab cast himself as one chosen by the gods and destined to rule.
0:30.7	Music I'm going to be. Hello and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast, episode 162, The Chosen One.
1:06.4	Today, we refer to the prophecy of the one who will bring balance to the force.
1:11.1	We believe it is this...
1:12.5	Hmm. Sorry, wrong history.
1:15.4	Today, we refer to the prophecy of the one who will bring balance to Ma'at, who will destroy
1:21.0	falsehood, not join them.
1:23.2	A man perpetually in charge of the high ground.
1:26.6	The Supreme General, Governor Governor and now Pharaoh.
1:30.2	This is the prophecy of Hor M. Heb, a man who presented himself as the chosen one for a new generation.
1:38.5	This episode comes to you on behalf of Will from Ogden's Diner in Madison, Wisconsin.
1:44.1	Will was a guest on the tour to Egypt in March 2022, and on returning to the USA, he kindly
1:50.5	dispatched a food parcel full of delicious treats.
1:54.5	Will, thank you kindly for your offerings.
1:57.2	My family and the great gods have bellies full of salted caramel chocolate, sweet and
2:03.1	chili salted nuts, and the most intensely flavored lemon lime chili tortilla chips I've ever
2:09.6	encountered.
2:10.7	To everyone listening, thank you for joining me.
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