202: A Valley of the Queens & The Womb of Hathor

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The Place of Beauties (Ta-Set-Neferu). In the reigns of Ramesses I and Sety I (c.1304—1292 BCE), the Valley of the Queens finally earned its moniker. Having been a burial ground for royal children and courtiers, the wadi south of Deir el-Medina now began to host ruling women. In the days of Sety I, the Queen Mother Sitra and the Queen Tuya both received new tomb constructions in this site. Their monuments include evocative passages from the Book of the Dead (Chapter 17), and hints of the wonders to come in future generations… Tombs discussed in this episode: Princess Iah-Mes / Ahmose: Museo Egizio, Turin and Theban Mapping Project. Queen Sitra: Theban Mapping Project. Queen Tuya: Theban Mapping Project. Queen Nefertari: Theban Mapping Project and digital reconstruction at Nefertari Tomb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.4	Around 1295 BC, Regner Year 10 of SETI the 1st, royal artisans were hard at work in the hills west of Wased.
0:45.3	The vast Theban necropolis, commonly known as Seth Ma'at, the place of truth, was home to a dozen or more tombs underway at any one time.
0:56.6	There was the monument of the Pharaoh himself in the valley of the kings, and also the
1:01.2	tombs of high-ranking courtiers and officials, which lined the foothills near the Nile.
1:07.6	The builders and artists were creating houses of eternity.
1:11.6	Meanwhile, another valley was receiving serious attention.
1:16.6	Today, we know it as the Valley of the Queens.
1:21.6	The Valley of the Queens, or Wadi Biban el Malakat in Arabic is the other royal valley.
1:37.3	The world knows the tombs of pharaohs, like SETI, Tutankmun or Totmos, which all cluster in their particular Wadi over the hill from
1:46.7	western Thebes.
1:48.6	They don't know the queens quite so well, which is a shame because the history of the
1:54.2	other valley is just as interesting as the kings.
1:58.3	It has more religious dimensions and a stronger connection to the world of the living.
2:03.6	The southern Wadi is well worth a visit.
2:06.6	Despite its name, the Valley of the Queens did not start as a burial place for ruling women.
2:14.6	In fact, the first tombs here were actually dedicated to children, princes and
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