165: Horemheb vs Akhenaten (Praise Ra and Pass the Talatat)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

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🗓️ 26 July 2022

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To build his magnificent pylons at Karnak, Horemheb dismantled other monuments. Within the masonry of these pylons, archaeologists found nearly fifty thousand blocks from temples of Akhenaten... Episode details: Date: c.1300 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Intro music: Keith Zizza. Interlude music: Luke Chaos. Outro music: Bettina Joy de Guzman. Logo image: author unknown. Select Bibliography: M. Azim, ‘La structure des pylônes d’Horemheb à Karnak’, Cahiers de Karnak VII (1982), 127—166. E. Blyth, Karnak: Evolution of a Temple (2006). P. Brand, ‘Secondary Restorations in the Post-Amarna Period’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 36 (1999), 113–34. L. Cotelle-Michel, ‘Présentation préliminaire des blocs de la Chapelle de Sésostris Ier découverte dans le IXe Pylône de Karnak’, Cahiers de Karnak XI. Digital Karnak, ‘2nd Pylon’, https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/2nd-pylon/. Digital Karnak, ‘9th Pylon’, https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/9th-pylon/. Digital Karnak, ‘10th Pylon’, https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/10th-pylon/. A. Dodson, Amarna Sunrise: Egypt From Golden Age to Age of Heresy (2014). A. Dodson, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation (2nd edn, 2017). J. Gohary, ‘Final Report “Talatat Project”’, The Egyptian Antiquities Conservation Project (2012). M. Jordan et al., La porte d’Horemheb au Xe pylône de Karnak (2015). C. Manassa Darnell, ‘Transition 18th—19th Dynasty’, UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (2015). W. J. Murnane, ‘Tutankhamun on the Eighth Pylon at Karnak’, Varia Aegyptiaca I (1985), 59—68. D. Redford, ‘Akhenaten: New Theories and Old Facts’, Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Research 369 (2013), 9. D. B. Redford, Akhenaten: The Heretic King (1984). D. B. Redford, ‘Studies on Akhenaten at Thebes. I. A Report on the Work of the Akhenaten Temple Project of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 10 (1973), 77–94. R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, The Temples of Karnak (1999). E. Sullivan, ‘Karnak: Development of the Temple of Amun-Ra’, in W. Wendrich (ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (2010). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Salam alaqam alaqam and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast, episode 165,
0:23.2	praise Ra and pass the Talatatat.
0:30.1	Today, we continue our coverage of Hormheb's reign, and one of his curious projects at Karnak Temple, to build his new monuments, the king destroyed a bunch of older ones.
0:36.4	Why?
0:37.5	This episode comes to you as an offering from Nathan, Steve, Evan and Kat,
0:42.4	who kindly donated to the podcast.
0:45.0	Folks, you are too generous.
0:47.1	Thank you for your support.
0:49.2	To everyone listening, welcome to the show.
0:52.1	Let's explore Horam Hebb's work,
1:22.2	a demolition derby in Karnak Temple. The year was 1327,27, approximately.
1:26.4	Regnal year 5 in the reign of Hore M. Hebb.
1:30.7	Horace in Festival, the king of Egypt, now ruled the Nile Valley and many other lands. His power spread to the distant horizons. His name was eternal.
1:37.9	He outshone everyone. And you get the idea. Hormheb's regime was a busy affair.
1:45.6	Early in his reign, the Pharaoh initiated a massive building project.
1:49.8	Great structures would rise at Karnak, the home of Amun Ra.
1:54.7	There, the royal architects were erecting magnificent pylons for the king of the gods.
2:05.4	These pylons, numbers 2, 9 and 10, are impressive.
2:14.1	They also have a curious backstory. In the 1800s, archaeologists began excavating the pylons of Karnak.
2:18.6	They wanted to understand the architectural principles behind the construction,
2:22.8	and more importantly, they wanted to preserve these monuments.
2:29.7	Three thousand years had not been kind to the gates. In some cases, they had partially collapsed,
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