182: The Battle for Kadesh

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Sety I (Part 4): Catching Up with the Kadeshians. Around 1300 BCE (chronology uncertain), Sety led another campaign into the north. This time, the pharaoh of Egypt marched into Canaan, Lebanon, and Syria. In the process, he visited local chieftains, went “shopping” for luxury items, and then launched a daring attack on Kadesh… Details and sources: Date: c. 1300 BCE. Intro Music: Bettina Joy de Guzman. Interludes: Keith Zizza. Outro music and interludes: Luke Chaos. Website blog post: 182: The Battle for Kadesh – The History of Egypt Podcast (egyptianhistorypodcast.com) Logo image: A warrior/cattleman flees with his animals, while Sety I attacks Kadesh. Image colours based on traces found at Karnak, edited by Dominic Perry 2023. Sety’s Battle Reliefs at Karnak, published by The Epigraphic Survey of The University of Chicago: Reliefs and Inscriptions at Karnak, Volume IV: The Battle Reliefs of King Sety I | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (uchicago.edu). Texts: Kenneth Kitchen's Ramesside Inscriptions volume 1. Hieroglyph versions at Internet Archive, English translations at Abercromby Press. Peter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh, out now from Lockwood Press. Support The History of Egypt Podcast by shopping at RA EGYPTIAN, the clean skincare line inspired by ancient Egyptian ingredients! Visit www.ra-egyptian.com and use code EGYPT at checkout for 30% off your order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.8	Hello, everyone. Dominic here.
0:33.0	Before we begin, a quick note about chronology.
0:36.5	The story I am about to tell you took place some time during the reign of Seti I.
0:42.1	Unfortunately, we don't have specific dates.
0:45.5	The King's records from Egypt and Canaan present a fairly detailed picture of the events,
0:51.8	what Seti did, where he went, and so forth.
0:54.9	Alas, the timing and order remains unclear.
0:59.2	Different scholars present different itineraries for Seti's campaigns and battles.
1:04.6	With that in mind, the story I am sharing might have taken place in a single grand campaign,
1:11.6	or these episodes may have occurred at different times.
1:15.4	We really can't say for sure, so this is my version, but there are alternatives.
1:21.1	If you are interested, you can find more details in the references for this episode.
1:26.7	Anyway, on with the show.
1:29.1	Hello, and welcome back to the history of Egypt podcast, episode 182, The Battle for Kadesh.
1:50.1	A.K.A. catching up with the Kadeshians.
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