Interview: The Cost of Death with Prof. Kara Cooney

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Kara Cooney, Part 1: Funerary Culture and Royal Power. Kathlyn (Kara) Cooney is professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). In this interview, we discuss her research in funerary culture and the cost of burial for non-royal Egyptians during the New Kingdom. Episode logo image: the coffin of Sennedjem, showing (top) high-quality carved glyphs and (bottom) rough, "inexpert/apprentice" glyphs. Kara Cooney's website http://karacooney.squarespace.com/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/karacooneyegyptologist/ History of Egypt Podcast website https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/. Intro music and interludes by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com, Outro music by Ancient Lyric www.bettinajoydeguzman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.7	podcast. This is an interview episode in which I speak to Professor
0:52.4	Karakuni. you episode in which I speak to Professor Kara Cooney.
0:53.6	Kara or Kathleen Cooney is a professor of Egyptian art and architecture
0:58.8	at the University of California Los Angeles, UCLA. She is also the chair of the Department of Near Eastern
1:06.0	Languages and Cultures at UCLA and is active in both the academic and public archaeological
1:12.4	communities.
1:13.7	Professor Cooney specializes in several historical fields.
1:17.4	Most notably, she investigates funerary practices in ancient Egyptian society.
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