20: Expeditions and Explorers

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2013

⏱️ 22 minutes

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The Great Explorer. Around 2300 BCE, King Pepy I died. His successor was a man named Mer-en-Re ("Beloved of Re"). In this period, the explorer Weni the Elder continued his travels, now going far south into Sudan on missions for the King... Date c.2300 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Kelsey Museum Newsletter – ⁠Abydos and the Tomb of Weni the Elder⁠. Davis, S. L., & Richards, J. (2020). Weni Rediscovered: An International Team Comes Together to Offer a Fresh Look at an Ancient Life. Scribe, 6, 8--15. OEB. Eyre, C. J. (1994). Weni’s career and Old Kingdom historiography. In C. Eyre, A. Leahy, & L. M. Leahy (Eds.), The unbroken reed: Studies in the culture and heritage of ancient Egypt in honour of A. F. Shore (pp. 107–124). Egypt Exploration Society. Renée Friedman, Egypt and Nubia: Gifts of the Desert, 2002. William Kelly Simpson (editor), The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history.
0:05.0	When a war was fought to save the Union and to free the slaves,
0:09.0	and when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over turned into a struggle to guarantee
0:15.5	liberty and justice for all Americans.
0:18.9	I'm Tracy.
0:20.1	And I'm Rich.
0:21.4	And we want to invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at this pivotal era
0:26.7	in American history.
0:28.5	Look for the Civil War and Reconstruction, wherever you find your podcasts. The Egyptian history podcast, Episode 20, Expeditions and explorers.
0:53.0	Today's episode is part two of the life of Winnie the Elder,
0:58.0	a sixth dynasty courtier whose service to king and country in the reign of Pepi the 1st took him from the security
1:07.0	and opulence of the Royal Household to battlefields in Egypt's Western deserts.
1:12.0	Following the death of Pepi the first,
1:15.0	when he continued to serve in the name of Merenre. What follows is a story of royal expeditions and daily life in the provinces, in which our
1:26.2	protagonist recounts his life story.
1:29.6	The death of Pepi I, King of Upper and Lower Egypt brought no change to Wenney's status. Rather than fall from
1:38.3	favour, which was entirely possible in a world where position, status and opportunities were dependent on familiarity with the
1:47.0	King.
1:48.0	Wenny transition smoothly from one role to the next.
1:53.0	Pepi's successor, Mereenrei, named Winnie the Elder as overseer of Upper Egypt.
2:01.0	This prestigious title had first been introduced during the reign of Niusare,
2:06.0	some 80 years earlier.
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