197: How to Make a Pharaoh's Tomb

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Sety I in the Valley of the Kings (Part 1). Archaeological remains and ancient texts reveal a great deal about tomb-building in the 19th and 20th Dynasties (c.1303—1070 BCE). Records, artefacts, and art all combine to inform us of the workers and their practices. In this episode, we use the sepulchre of Sety I (KV17) as a case-study, to understand an ancient tomb project. Logo image: The cartouche of Sety I from the ceiling of his tomb (Photo Dominic Perry). Explore the tomb of Sety I in a 3D Walkthrough by MuseEd https://mused.com/guided/926/tomb-of-seti-i-valley-of-the-kings/ Archaeological information for Sety's tomb at the Theban Mapping Project: https://thebanmappingproject.com/index.php/tombs/kv-17-sety-i Photos of Sety’s tomb by Kairoinfo4u: https://flickr.com/photos/manna4u/albums/72157687439529835/ For up-to-date studies and discussions of the royal tombs and their history, see The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-the-valley-of-the-kings-9780190052072. Individual articles may be available via their authors if you do a web search of the author + article title. Music and interludes by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net. Music and interludes by Luke Chaos www.chaosmusick.com. The History of Egypt Podcast: Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0	As soon as he came to power, the king of Egypt, Setti the first, or Menma'adra, would need to start planning for his future.
0:40.4	Not the future of his reign, that would be handled day by day and decision by decision.
0:45.6	No, he needed to plan for the future of eternity.
0:49.9	One of the king's first deeds after ascending the throne and taking the crowns upon his head
0:56.0	would be to choose and plan his tomb.
0:58.9	His place of rest in the kingdom of Osiris, the afterlife or duat.
1:03.7	The construction of this tomb was an enormous project, and it would take the rest of his reign.
1:21.7	Salam alaikum and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast.
1:23.9	Episode 197.
1:26.9	How to make a Pharaoh's Tomb.
1:41.0	Compared to the old and middle kingdoms, and even the 18th dynasty just before, the Ramesid era of the 19th and 20th dynasties, is remarkably well attested in terms of tomb building.
1:45.7	Thanks to texts and archaeological material from the village of Diaer El Medina and the Valley of the Kings, we have a lot of information about the construction
1:52.1	of the royal burials. Archaeologists have uncovered written records describing the work,
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