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EPISODE · Jul 8, 2013 · 32 MIN

14: The Joy of Re's Heart

from The History of Egypt Podcast · host Dominic Perry

The reign of King Niuserre was not a bed of lotuses. After a rocky start, the young ruler worked to make his household and kingdom prosperous. We see this trend in a flowering of artistic and written culture... Date c.2445 BCE Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Harold M. Hays, “The Death of the Democratization of the Afterlife” in Old Kingdom, New Perspectives, 2011 (Free Download). Lichtheim, ⁠Ancient Egyptian Literature Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms⁠, 1973 (2006 paperback edition). Verner, M. (2014). Sons of the Sun: Rise and Decline of the Fifth Dynasty. Romer, J. (2012). A History of Ancient Egypt Volume I: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The reign of King Niuserre was not a bed of lotuses. After a rocky start, the young ruler worked to make his household and kingdom prosperous. We see this trend in a flowering of artistic and written culture... Date c.2445 BCE Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Harold M. Hays, “The Death of the Democratization of the Afterlife” in Old Kingdom, New Perspectives, 2011 (Free Download). Lichtheim, ⁠Ancient Egyptian Literature Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms⁠, 1973 (2006 paperback edition). Verner, M. (2014). Sons of the Sun: Rise and Decline of the Fifth Dynasty. Romer, J. (2012). A History of Ancient Egypt Volume I: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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