184b: Feeding the Fighters

Published: July 14, 2023, 11:05 p.m.

b"Sety I (Part 6b): Standards and Practices. The early 19th Dynasty army was a well-organised machine, with distinct units (the zA \\u2018company\\u2019) and officers (e.g., chai sereet, \\u2018Standard Bearers\\u2019). Papyrus archives record the daily business of military life, like the Standard Bearer Mai-Sety / Mai-Sutekhy, the company scribe User-Hat, and the royal administrators that monitored food deliveries, rations, and supplies of essential goods\\u2026\\nDetails and sources:\\n\\nDate: c. 1300 BCE.\\n\\nMusic intro and interludes: Luke Chaos.\\n\\nMusic outro: Bettina Joy de Guzman (Ancient Lyric).\\n\\nTexts: Kenneth Kitchen's Ramesside Inscriptions volume 1. Hieroglyph versions at Internet Archive, English translations at Abercromby Press.\\n\\nPeter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh, out now from Lockwood Press.\\n\\nWould you like to know more? www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.\\n\\nSupport the show and access exclusive perks on Patreon, www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast.\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"