201: When Hathor Destroyed the World (The Book of the Sky Cow)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The Book of the Sky Cow. In the waning years of the 18th Dynasty (the reign of Tut’ankhamun) royal artisans began decorating tombs and funerary equipment with a new text. Sometimes known as “The Destruction of Mankind,” the book tells of a distant age, when Ra ruled on earth. But as the sun-god aged, a group of humans perceived his weakness, and plotted rebellion. Faced with an uprising, Ra marshalled his supporters and sent forth an enforcer. The goddess Hat-Hor (and her alter ego Sakhmet) began to wreak havoc upon the lowly, wayward humans… The Book of the Sky Cow: Part I and Part II, and the Shrines of Tutankhamun, available in Piankoff, The Shrines of Tut-Ankh-Amon. Available at Internet Archive Open Access. Part I and Part II available in Simpson, The Literature of Ancient Egypt, pages 289—298. Available at Internet Archive Open Access. Part I (the Rebellion) available in Lichtheim Ancient Egyptian Literature Volume II: The New Kingdom. Available at Academia.edu. 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. Music and interludes by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net. Music and interludes by Luke Chaos www.chaosmusick.com. Music and interludes by Luke Chaos www.chaosmusick.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.2	I make a welcome. Iri Nini and Chen in Ra Empet.
0:44.2	I make a welcome for you for Ra in the sky.
0:53.9	Welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast, episode 201, Hattor and the destruction of humanity.
1:10.5	Around 1295 BCE, professional sculptors were hard at work in the Valley of the kings. They were excavating the royal tomb of
1:13.5	Pharaoh Setti I. The king's grave had been underway since early in his rule, and now,
1:20.7	around year 10 or so, the artists were finally starting to decorate it. Setti's tomb is commonly described as a masterpiece of funerary art and imagery.
1:33.1	The wall carvings are exquisite in detail and precision.
1:37.0	The paint is vibrant and colourful.
1:39.5	The scenery is varied.
1:41.2	The compositions harmonious.
1:43.6	There is a wealth of religious and philosophical information
1:47.3	recorded on these walls. Today, I want to focus on a tiny side chamber, which bears an
1:54.4	interesting tale. Just off the main burial hall, to your right when you enter that room,
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