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dot com. History. Hello and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast episode 89 Lords of the Desert.

Today we continue our look at some out-of-the-way places and people.

This time it's a journey to the Egyptian frontier, the wild east in order to meet the men who protected the realm and guarded the borders.

It's a ride into the Egyptian wilderness with its lone ranges.

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Today's episode is brought to you by Ruth Moore and Anton Scrat.

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May Seth, Lord of the Deserts, guard your lands and bring destruction on your enemies.

One last thing. Today's episode takes place in a very specific geographical area.

To keep ourselves oriented, I have provided a map on the podcast website.

Link in the episode description. And the A hot sun beat down on a yellow land and whistling wind blue across sand dunes.

Whisps of grit flew through the air, small particles that stung the faces of men, men who trudged laboriously

through the desert. The horizon ahead and behind was a brown smudge. Overhead, a cloudless sky gave no relief from unrelenting heat.

This was the land of the Sinai Peninsula and it was merciless to its travellers.

The year was 1414 B.C. It was Regnell Year 4 under the majesty of Man Caberu Ray Tutmo's the 4th. It was a peaceful time to be an Egyptian, the land was quiet,

the territories of the empire were secure against invasion, powerful enemies were now allied friends.

It seems like the whole world was at peace,

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