167: Reviving Deir el-Medina

Published: Aug. 23, 2022, 11:05 a.m.

b'Back in the village. In regnal year 7, Horemheb\'s officials turn up in western Thebes (Waset). They began reorganising the village of the tomb-builders, Set-Ma\'at "The Place of Truth." Doing so, the King\'s government created a lasting legacy in the town we call Deir el-Medina.\\n\\nEpisode details:\\n\\nDate: c.1325 BCE.\\n\\nIntro music: Keith Zizza.\\n\\nOutro music: Ancient Lyric.\\n\\nMusic interludes: Luke Chaos.\\n\\nImages and full bibliography at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.\\n\\nSupport the show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast.\\n\\nLogo image: Horemheb in his tomb, decorated by the workers of Deir el-Medina (Image: Hornung 1971).\\n\\nSelect Bibliography:\\n\\nJ. \\u010cern\\xfd, A Community of Workmen at Thebes in the Ramesside period (Cairo, 1973).\\n\\nB. G. Davies, Who\\u2019s Who at Deir el-Medina: A Prosopographic Study of the Royal Workmen\\u2019s Community (Leiden, 1999).\\n\\nB. G. Davies, Life Within the Five Walls: A Handbook to Deir el-Medina (Wallasey, 2018).\\n\\nY. M. El Shazly, \\u2018Royal Ancestor Worship in Deir el-Medina During the New Kingdom\\u2019, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2008).\\n\\n\\n\\nHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'