52: Two Dynasties at Once - The Second Intermediate Period (Part 1)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 14 September 2015

⏱️ 23 minutes

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The Second Intermediate Period (Part 1). Around 1700 BCE, different regions of Egypt began to separate. Following a slow decay, a catastrophic famine and plague, and erosion of royal authority, people living in the north decided to find their own way in life. Date: c. 1700 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Episode written in 2014. Edited but not rewritten in 2024. Select bibliography: Manfred Bietak, “Egypt and Canaan During the Middle Bronze Age,” Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Research, 1991. Janine Bourriau, “The Second Intermediate Period” in The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, 2004. Auaris.at – Official Website of the Austrian Expedition to Avaris (Tell el-Dabaa): General History of the Region; the Avaris Temple. Irene Forstner-Muller, “Tombs and Burial Customs…” in The Second Intermediate Period: Current Research, Future Prospects, 2010. Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994. Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010. Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006. Gregory D. Mumford, “Dynasties 13-17: The Second Intermediate Period,” Lecture Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.2	Episode 52, two dynasties at once.
0:57.5	In this episode we experience a situation that has not occurred since the height of the first
1:02.2	intermediate period.
1:04.3	Egypt is divided between two competing kingdoms and the kings who should have ruled a united
1:09.4	country are now sidelined in their own lands.
1:13.6	We will meet the new upstart kingdom that caused this disruption,
1:17.2	and also the powerful officials who undermined and weakened
1:20.6	the traditional power of the king.
1:23.0	The year is 1,700.
1:27.0	The year is 1,700 b. and Egypt is at a crossroads.
1:36.0	Its middle kingdom, a period of 200 stable, prosperous and powerful years have ended.
1:42.0	In their place, a series of weak and short-lived
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