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The History of Egypt Podcast

41: Senuseret's Oasis

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

History, Society & Culture

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2015

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Lake Pyramid. Around 1892 BCE, a new ruler came to power. His name was Senuseret II, and while he did not rule long, this king had a big impact on his dynasty... Date c. 1890 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: Wolfram Grajetzki – The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006. Nicolas Grimal – A History of Egypt, 1994. Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton – The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:07.0

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0:11.5

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0:14.0

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0:18.0

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0:20.0

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0:22.0

You must be signed into the same Google account on both your phone and Chromebook. Welcome back to the Egyptian history podcast.

0:47.0

Episode 41, The Oasis, in which Egypt's new ruler, Sanusaret II, initiates an innovative and novel series of projects in the region of the Fayyum Oasis.

1:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Jason, Cam and Angel David, who donated to the podcast recently.

1:08.0

Thank you kindly for your generosity folks and may your New Year be a joyous one. The year is now 1892 bcee and

1:37.0

The year is now 1892 bcee and naure, A Manum Hart II, has just left the mortal coil after a long reign of some 35 years. In that time, a Manum Hart II had overseen a remarkably prosperous period of Egyptian history,

1:47.0

in which trade missions went up and down the region of northeast Africa and into Syria and Palestine.

1:54.0

Building projects had proclaimed the stability and strength of the royal household,

1:59.0

and temples up and down Egypt had benefited from the patronage of the king.

2:04.0

Now the throne passed to Nub Kowre's son,

2:08.0

another Senusaret.

2:10.0

Senusaret the second had been co-regent with his father for three years.

2:15.0

Continuing the tradition laid down nearly a century prior by a Menomhart the first.

2:21.0

It was a tradition that prevented internal discord and ensured the security of the kingdom

2:27.5

passed smoothly from one ruler to the next. He was the son of the king by a now anonymous queen.

2:35.0

He had a younger brother named Aminem Hart-Ank

2:39.0

and married at least two royal women who may have been his sisters or half sisters.

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