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We are here recording live at Medallia Experience at the Wynn in Las Vegas, and have been seeing and hearing some amazing things about how AI can enhance the customer experience as well as enable teams at organizations to create more meaningful connections with customers. Today we’re going to talk about how AI can help to create better experiences for customers before, during, and after their interactions. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Fabrice Martin, Chief Product Officer at Medallia. RESOURCES Medallia: https://www.medallia.com Catch the future of e-commerce at eTail Boston, August 11-14, 2025. Register now: https://bit.ly/etailboston and use code PARTNER20 for 20% off for retailers and brands Don't Miss MAICON 2025, October 14-16 in Cleveland - the event bringing together the brights minds and leading voices in AI. Use Code AGILE150 for $150 off registration. Go here to register: https://bit.ly/agile150 Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom Don't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://www.theagilebrand.show Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company…

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Goebs, Katja. 2004. “The Cannibal Spell: continuity and change in the Pyramid Text and Coffin Text versions.” In: Bickel, Susanne and Bernard Mathieu (eds), D'un monde à l'autre: Textes des Pyramides & Textes des Sarcophages. Actes de la table ronde internationale, "Textes des Pyramides versus Textes des Sarcophages", IFAO - 24-26 Septembre 2001, 143-173. Le Caire: Institut français d'archéologie orientale.

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Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney

Hunting & Eating Divinity: Pyramid Texts, the "Cannibal Hymn,” and Divine Kingship

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney

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Faulkner, R. O. 1969. The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts: translated into English, 2 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Hornung, Erik. 1992. Idea into image: essays on ancient Egyptian thought. Translated by Elizabeth Bredeck. New York: Timken.

Sethe, Kurt. 1908-1922. Die altaegyptischen Pyramidentexte: nach den Papierabdrücken und Photographien des Berliner Museums, 4 vols. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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March 2025 Q&A 47:25

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This episode’s conversation delves into the role of music and rituals in ancient Egypt, the mysterious artifacts held by Egyptian statues, and the evidence for ancient Egyptian coups compared to modern political tensions. Awakening of the Gods - Mythvison * Galczynski & Price (2023). “Fashioning Sensescapes through Ancient Egyptian Dress” in Textiles in Motion. Dress for Dance in the Ancient World * Harper’s Songs * Dance in ancient Egypt * “ The Daily Offering Meal in the Ritual of Amenhotep I: An Instance of the Local Adaptation of Cult Liturgy ,” co-authored with J. Brett McClain, Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions 5, 41-79 (2005). What are the things the statues hold?! * Fischer, Henry G. 1975. An elusive shape within the fisted hands of Egyptian statues. Metropolitan Museum Journal 10, 9-21. Political Turmoil in Ancient Egypt * Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World * Conspiracies in ancient Egypt * Teti “assassination” mentioned in Manetho * Pepi I Harem issues mentioned in the Autobiography of Weni * Amenemhat I's “assassination” mentioned in the Tale of Sinuhe and The Instructions of Amenemhat * Ramses III Harem Conspiracy In year 30, third month of Inundation, day 7, the god attained his horizon, the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Sehetepebre. He flew to heaven and was united with the sun's disk [i.e. he died]; the flesh of the god was merged in him, who made him. Then was the Residence hushed; hearts were filled with mourning; the Great Portals were closed; the courtiers crouched head on lap; the people grieved. Now His Majesty had dispatched an army to the land of the Temhi, and his eldest son [Senwosret I] was the captain thereof, the good god Sesostris. Even now he was returning, having carried away captives of the Tehenu and cattle of all kinds beyond number. And the Companions of the Royal Palace sent to the western border to acquaint the king's son with the matters that had come to pass at the Court. And the messengers met him on the road, they reached him at time of night. Not a moment did he wait; the Falcon flew away with his henchmen, not suffering it to be known to his army. Howbeit, message had been sent to the Royal Children who were with him in this army, and one of them had been summoned. And lo, I stood and heard his voice as he was speaking, being a little distance aloof; and my heart became distraught, my arms spread apart, trembling having fallen on all my limbs. Leaping I betook myself thence to seek me a hiding-place, and placed me between two brambles so as to sunder the road from its traveller. (Excerpt from the Tale of Sinuhe) Tell us what you think!! Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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Solarism and the Great Hymn to the Aten 1:26:37

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What does sun worship mean? The sun is the giant ball of fire in the sky. It warms us, embraces us. It lights up the air all around us, and its absence creates coldness, an implicit threat of non-return, something we must placate with entreaties, offerings, brave deeds. The sun is the most powerful element in our sky, heroically returning to us every morning, helping us start our daily labors of farming or carpentry or war, and as such, the sun usually takes on the guise of a masculine ruler. Indeed, solar worship is permeated with elements of kingship—thrones, crowns, scepters, sovereignty. This is masculinity incarnate. Ancient cultures did not feminize the sun; its fiery abilities are associated with masculinized omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence. The ruler, he is always watching; he knows all. He is wealth unparalleled, like pure yellow gold that seems to give off its own light from the depths of the mine. In ancient Egypt, people created solarism in tandem with the formation of their state, perfecting it as they marched through the millennia. They built straight sided pyramids, their angles personifying solar rays hitting the earth, essentially creating mountains of miraculous sunlight. The obelisk was a monolith of red granite, meant to be a shaft of light hitting the earth in perfect symmetry and purpose, its placement in temples like Heliopolis charging it with the sun god’s intimate presence. Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty transformed himself into Egypt’s “Dazzling Sun,” the epitome of transformative kingship. His son, also named Amenhotep, would change his name to Akhenaten—The One Who Is Effective for the Aten—showing his intimate, and unique, connection to that physical ball of fire in the sky. His new solar theology was one focused on the physicality of the sun—its warmth, its ability to make things grow, its light that allows people to see. For Akhenaten, everything was about this precious light. He built temples with no covering so that the sun’s rays could touch every part. His radical, new theology was about the sun’s creation of everything, everywhere. In this episode Kara and Amber discuss solarism in ancient Egyptian religion and how it coincided with the rise of divine kingship, solar hymns, the Great Hymn to the Aten, and the theological universalism that emerged in the late New Kingdom from the contemplation of the divine centered on the sun and light. And we contemplate how the sun doesn’t just create things, but also destroys them. Sources Suty & Hor stela Read more about the Great Hymn to the Aten Great Hymn to the Aten – Original text Baines, John. 1998. The dawn of the Amarna age. In O'Connor, David B. and Eric H. Cline (eds.), Amenhotep III: perspectives on his reign . Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press p. 271–312. Lichtheim, Miriam. 2006. Ancient Egyptian literature. A book of readings, volume II: The New Kingdom . Berkeley, CA; London: University of California Press. Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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Akhenaten, Atenism, and the Mirror of Monotheism 1:15:14

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The concept of monotheism often hijacks the history of ancient Egyptian king Akhenaten because he funneled all his attention to one, previously little-known god, the Aten, the visible sun in the sky. Many scholars ask: Was Akhenaten, ancient Egypt’s so-called “heretic king,” the world’s first known monotheist? Did he say that other gods did not exist? Did he impose the belief that the Aten was superior to all other gods? In this episode, Kara and Amber discuss Atenism, the exclusionary and dogmatic religion at the center of Akhenaten’s regime. What is our understanding of it, and why have some people been so eager to connect his religious revolution with monotheism? Or, should one even follow the monotheistic angle? In many ways, our monotheistic obsessions say more about us that they do about the ancient Egyptians. Because monotheism is such a modern concept of European theology, it might not even be appropriate to apply it to ancient Egypt. Listen and find out what we think! Further reading Hoffmeier, James K. 2016. The Great Hymn of the Aten: the ultimate expression of Atenism? Journal of the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities 42 (2015-2016), 43-55. Hoffmeier, James K. 2015. Akhenaten and the origins of monotheism . Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. Lichtheim, Miriam 2006. Ancient Egyptian literature. A book of readings, volume II: The New Kingdom . Berkeley, CA; London: University of California Press. Lipson, C. (2013). Comparative Rhetoric, Egyptology, and the Case of Akhenaten . Rhetoric Society Quarterly , 43 (3), 270–284. https://doi.org/10.1080/02773945.2013.792696 Reeves, Nicholas 2001. Akhenaten: Egypt's false prophet . London: Thames & Hudson. Redford, Donald, “The Monotheism of the Heretic Pharaoh: Precursor of Mosaic monotheism or Egyptian anomaly?,” Biblical Archaeology Review 13:3, May/June 1987. Redford, Donald B. 1984. Akhenaten: the heretic king . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. If you haven’t yet, don’t forget to join our online community and sign up for a free subscription to Kara’s Substack Ancient/Now ! Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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February 2025 Q&A – 1000 Bread, 1000 Beer – Tombs, Death, and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt 1:07:03

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This episode is a recording from our quarterly live event series where supporters are invited to chat with us live over Zoom and ask all their burning questions—if you would like to support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber: Show Notes Thutmose II (?) Tomb Discovered?! * Live Science: Thutmose II tomb discovery raises new mysteries: Where is his mummy, and why wasn't he buried in the Valley of the Kings? * * Thutmose II Biography * MET Catalogue, “Hatshepsut: from Queen to Pharaoh” * Theban Mapping Project * And his body ends up in the Royal Cache … What are your thoughts on the new “discovery? Child Burials * Arbuckle MacLeod, Caroline 2023. The value of children in ancient Egypt. In Candelora, Danielle, Nadia Ben-Marzouk, and Kathlyn M. Cooney (eds), Ancient Egyptian society: challenging assumptions, exploring approaches , 140-151. London; New York: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003003403-16. * Barba, Pablo 2024. Studying age identities through funerary dimensions: a discussion of child and adult burials from Lower Egypt (4th mil. BCE). Cildhood in the Past: an International Journal 17 (2), 68-92. DOI: 10.1080/17585716.2024.2380134. * Kaiser, Jessica 2023. When death comes, he steals the infant: child burials at the Wall of the Crow cemetery, Giza. In Kiser-Go, Deanna and Carol A. Redmount (eds), Weseretkau "mighty of kas" : papers in memory of Cathleen A. Keller , 347-369. Columbus, GA: Lockwood Press. DOI: 10.5913/2023853.22. The Beginnings of Boat Burials & Significance of Boat in Egyptian Religion * Vanhulle, Dorian 2024. Boat burials and boat-shaped pits from their origins to the Old Kingdom: tradition, continuity and change in early Egypt. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 53 (1), 1-19. DOI: 10.1080/10572414.2023.2264551. * Wegner, Josef 2017. A royal boat burial and watercraft tableau of Egypt's 12th Dynasty (c.1850 BCE) at South Abydos. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 46 (1), 5-30. DOI: 10.1111/1095-9270.12203. * Ward, Cheryl 2006. Boat-building and its social context in early Egypt: interpretations from the First Dynasty boat-grave cemetery at Abydos. Antiquity 80 (307), 118-129. DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00093303 * O'Connor, David 1995. The earliest royal boat graves. Egyptian Archaeology 6, 3-7. * Cooney, Kathlyn M. 2023. People of Nile and sun, wheat and barley: ancient Egyptian society and the agency of place. In Candelora, Danielle, Nadia Ben-Marzouk, and Kathlyn M. Cooney (eds), Ancient Egyptian society: challenging assumptions, exploring approaches , 225-234. London; New York: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003003403-23. Mummified Remains Smell Nice?! * BBC Report: Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds Celebration and Commemoration of the Ancestors * Draycott, Catherine M. and Maria Stamatopoulou (eds) 2016. Dining and death: interdisciplinary perspectives on the 'funerary banquet' in ancient art, burial and belief . Colloquia antiqua 16. Leuven: Peeters. * Beautiful Festival of the Valley or the Wag Festival * Festivals of the Dead around the World * Deified Ancestors: Heqaib * Letters to the Dead Human Sacrifice in Ancient Egypt * Listen to Part I and II of our Human Sacrifice in Early Dynastic Egypt with Dr. Rose Campbell! * Campbell, Roselyn A. 2024. The social context of human sacrifice in ancient Egypt. In Walsh, Matthew J., Sean O'Neill, Marianne Moen, and Svein H. Gullbekk (eds), Human sacrifice and value: revisiting the limits of sacred violence from an archaeological and anthropological perspective * Morris, Ellen F. 2014. (Un)dying loyalty: meditations on retainer sacrifice in ancient Egypt and elsewhere. In Campbell, Roderick (ed.), Violence and civilization: studies of social violence in history and prehistory , 61-93. Oxford; Oakville, CT: Oxbow. * Morris, Ellen F. 2007. Sacrifice for the state: First Dynasty royal funerals and the rites at Macramallah's rectangle. In Laneri, Nicola (ed.), Performing death: social analyses of funerary traditions in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean , 15-37. Chicago: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. DOI: 10.7916/D8H14JF0. Disability in Ancient Egypt * Morris, A. F. & Vogel, H. (2024) Disability in Ancient Egypt and Egyptology : All Our Yesterdays. 1st ed. Oxford: Taylor & Francis Group. * BM Exhibit- Eight histories of disabled people in ancient Egypt * Siptah * Karen Kobylarz, “ A TALE OF TWO BOY KINGS: HOW THE MUMMIFIED REMAINS OF AN OBSCURE PHARAOH MIGHT SHED LIGHT ON THE LIFE OF KING TUT ” * Morris, Alexandra F. 2020. Let that be your last battlefield: Tutankhamun and disability. Athens Journal of History 6 (1), 53-72. DOI: 10.30958/ajhis.6-1-3. Thanks for reading Ancient/Now! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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Seth, Part II: Feminization of the Masculine and Demonization 1:56:07

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Who should inherit the throne when the ancient Egyptian king is killed? The strong brother of the king or the younger son who needs serious time to mature? This was a vital question that the Egyptians solved through mythology. Egypt found itself in a power vacuum; it was the first political crisis the land had ever experienced. The primary god-king was dead, killed by his own brother. Who should become king next? Should Seth, the murderer of Osiris, inherit the throne of Egypt over Osiris’ son, Horus? It was ann age-old question of succession, property, violence, power, and, yes, legal suits. If you think Americans love litigation, well the ancient Egyptians can beat that. This myth about the contendings between Horus and Seth is essentially a big legal proceeding in front of a tribunal of divinities, some emotionally stable, some not so much. It’s a rip-roaring time of litigation and counter-suits! Join us in the podcast episode as Kara and Amber continue their discussion of Seth, god of chaos and violence, by diving into a text known as “The Judgement of Horus and Seth,” that vital mythological account about the interminable conflict—stone boat races! Spear fishing! Rape, but only kind of!—between Horus and Seth over who is the rightful heir to Osiris. It is the story about how the young and rightful heir Horus triumphs over the violent intercession, and it offers insights into ancient Egyptians perceptions of kingship and its troubled relationship to masculinity and violence. Kara and Amber wrap the podcast up with a look at how Seth fell from favor in Egypt’s Late Period and was ultimately demonized as a force for evil. Get ready for the most bawdy tale from Pharaonic Egypt… Sources Cruz-Uribe, Eugene. 2009. Stx aA pHty “Seth, god of power and might.” Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 45, 201-226. Lichtheim, Miriam 2006. Ancient Egyptian literature. A book of readings, volume II: The New Kingdom . Berkeley, CA; London: University of California Press. Morris, E. F. 2007. Sacred and obscene laughter in The Contendings of Horus and Seth, in Egyptian inversions of everyday life, and in the context of cultic competition. In Schneider, Thomas and Kasia Szpakowska (eds), Egyptian stories: a British Egyptological tribute to Alan B. Lloyd on the occasion of his retirement , 197-224. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag. Schott, Siegfried 1929-1939. Urkunden mythologischen Inhalts [VI, 1-144] , 2 vols. Urkunden des Ägyptischen Altertums VI (1-2). Leipzig: Hinrichs. te Velde, H. 1967. Seth, god of confusion: a study of his role in Egyptian mythology and religion . Translated by G. E. van Baaren-Pape. Probleme der Ägyptologie 6. Leiden: E. J. Brill. Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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Seth and the Mystery of the 'Was' Scepter 1:20:39

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What, exactly, is the was scepter? Essentially, it’s a stick with the head of a long-snouted, big eared animal, held by divinities in their hands to demonstrate their power. This familiar symbol of power and dominion held by kings and deities, usually masculine, in artistic representations throughout ancient Egyptian history appears often in art motifs. Images of was scepters are even pictured holding up the sky in Book of the Dead imagery. But where did this strange fetishized scepter come from and what was it made of? In this episode Kara and Amber discuss Seth, the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and violence, and how the origin of the was scepter is linked to the strange representation of Seth in animal form known as the Set animal and how it might find an even deeper and more esoteric origin in African bull cults. Show notes This blog post has several photos of was scepters, including the faience was scepter discovered by Petrie and Quibell ( now in the Victoria and Albert Museum ), as well as an example of the combination ankh/was/djed scepter described by Kara. Ancient Roman winged phallus Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now (The Met) Kara’s online course on ancient Egyptian creation mythology: Secrets of the Primordial Waters Sources Richard Lobban, “A Solution to the Mystery of Was Scepter of Ancient Egypt and Nubia,” KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt (10/3), 1999, 68–77. R. A. Lobban and M. Sprague, “ Bulls and the W3s Sceptre in Ancient Egypt and Sudan ,” Anthrozoös 10, 1997, 14-22. Schwabe, Calvin W., Joyce Adams, and Carleton T. Hodge. “Egyptian Beliefs about the Bull’s Spine: An Anatomical Origin for Ankh.” Anthropological Linguistics 24, no. 4 (1982): 445–79. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30027646 . Te Velde, H., 1967, Seth, God of Confusion: A Study of His Role in Egyptian Mythology and Religion , Volume 6, Probleme der Ägyptologie (Brill). W. M. F. Petrie and J. E. Quibell, Naqada and Bellas, 1895 . London. Lobban and Sprague’s Anthrozoös article is paywalled and Lobban’s KMT article with photos of the was scepter experiment is not available online, so we include here two of Lobban’s photos from the experiment, which were published in the KMT article cited above (p. 76–77). [If you are reading these show notes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, you can see these photos in the post for this episode (#105) at ancientnow.substack.com .] Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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In this episode of 'Afterlives of Ancient Egypt,' we answer this month’s supporter questions about the Old Kingdom, debating the logistical and artefactual impacts of Egypt's unification on surrounding regions, the linguistic continuity from the Old to the New Kingdom, and much more. Los Angeles Fire Relief * California Fire Foundation * Los Angeles Fire Foundation * American Red Cross * Wildfire Recovery Fund * United Way of Greater Los Angeles * The Dream Center * California Community Fund * Canine Rescue Fund Show Notes Fighting Fire at the Getty Villa Imhotep * ARCE Post: Imhotep: A Sage between Fiction and Reality Tales of Unification * Wengrow, David , The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social transformations in North-East Africa, 10,000 to 2650 B.C. , Cambridge University Press, 2006. Old Egyptian * Khaemwaset, the “first archaeologist” The Mystery of the Sphinx For more on the Sphinx debate and Khufu’s ivory statuette, check out Amber’s post and our earlier podcast episodes on this topic, “Khufu’s itty, bitty ivory statuette” and “Top 5 Debates in Egyptology (Part 1)” ! Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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For a limited time Kara’s online course, “Ancient Egyptian Cosmogony and Cosmology: Secrets of the Primordial Waters” is on sale— don’t miss it ! Scroll down to the bottom of the page, tick the “Have a coupon?” box in the bottom left corner and enter the coupon code CREATION10 (valid through January 29th) to save $10 at checkout. Time is of the essence so you can join Kara in a live Q&A Zoom event for course participants at 5pm PST on January 29th so sign up now ! Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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A Coffin Girl’s Guide to the Coffin Texts 1:48:18

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Journey into the Duat with Kara and Amber as they explore the collection of funerary spells known to Egyptologists as the Coffin Texts. They discuss their historical context, conception of the landscape of the underworld, and the religious-magical spells of transformation and protection that were meant to aid the deceased on their afterlife journey. Kara provides a Coffin Girl’s Guide to the Coffin Texts, focusing on spells that mention coffins. Sources and Further Reading Faulkner, R. O. 2004. The ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts . Oxford: Aris & Phillips. Ritner, Robert K. 1993. The mechanics of ancient Egyptian magical practice . Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 54. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Tomb of Yuya and Thuya Archaeologists discover 1st astronomical observatory from ancient Egypt Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in a War Zone: Crisis in Sudan with Dr. Rennan Lemos 1:06:26

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In this episode of Afterlives of Ancient Egypt , we discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and its impact on cultural heritage with our guest, Dr. Rennan Lemos. Dr. Lemos shares his personal experiences of being trapped in Khartoum during the conflict, witnessing destruction, and eventually being rescued. We delve into the historical context of colonialism in Sudan and Egypt, emphasizing the importance of preserving cultural heritage amidst crises. This episode underscores the need for greater awareness and support for the Sudanese people and their heritage, while also highlighting the role of Nubian and Sudanese archaeology within the broader community. About our Guest Dr. Rennan Lemos , Teaching Associate in Egyptian Archaeology, University of Cambridge. Rennan Lemos teaches Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, where he is a fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. With over a decade of experience excavating in Egypt and Sudan, Rennan currently directs the Djehutyhotep Project in collaboration with the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums of Sudan. He also serves as the Assistant Director of the Sanam Temple Project. His research, funded by institutions such as the British Academy and the Schiff Giorgini Foundation, is deeply rooted in social justice and decolonization. In 2024, Rennan was awarded the Schiff Giorgini Foundation's Annual Prize à la mémoire de Jean Leclant. Professional Website Academia Show Notes * Rennan’s account of his experience — “ Where do angels live? In hell. My escape from the war in Sudan” * Djehutyhotep * Looting at the National Museum in Khartoum * Lemos, R. et al. 2024. Bronze age supply chains between ancient Egypt and Nubia revealed by lead isotope analysis of kohl samples Ways to Get Involved Spread the Word * Share what is happening on your social media; tell your friends and family * Write to your state and federal representatives to request immediate action * Stay informed! Donations * UNHCR * Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) * Save the Children * UNICEF * World Food Programme * The International Committee of the Red Cross/Sudanese Red Crescent Society Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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December 2024 Supporter Q&A 47:25

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Kara and Jordan answer supporters’ questions on the theme of “How do we study what we study?” Show Notes How do you study coffins? * Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Egyptian Royal Caches How do we understand historicity in a literary text, like The Tale of Setne? * Great overview article by The Past * Golverdingen, Joost 2009. Khaemwaset: Demotic legend or the world's first Egyptologist? Saqqara Newsletter 7, 25-29. * Jay, Jacqueline E. 2016. Orality and literacy in the Demotic tales . Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 81. Leiden; Boston: Brill. * Rutherford, Ian 1997. Kalasiris and Setne Khamwas: a Greek novel and some Egyptian models. Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 117, 203-209. * Snape (2011) ‘Khaemwaset and the present past: history and the individual in Ramesside Egypt’, in M Collier and S Snape (eds), Ramesside Studies in Honour of K A Kitchen (Bolton: Rutherford Press), pp.465-473. * Vinson, Steve 2018. The craft of a good scribe: history, narrative and meaning in the First tale of Setne Khaemwas. Harvard Egyptological Studies 3. Leiden; Boston: Brill. DOI: 10.1163/9789004353107. How do you teach Egyptology? * UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (UEE) * Online Egyptological Bibliography * Ancient Near East Research Quarantine “Library” * MET Publications * ISAC Publications * Google Scholar * ARCE Library Portal (needs membership) * Academia * Research Gate * Egytptological Open Access Journals * EEF Digital Journals * EEF Digitized Books * Hathi Trust * Internet Archive * Deir el-Medina Database * Deir el-Medina Online * Museo Egizio Papyri Database * Texts in Translation * Lichtheim, Miriam 2006. Ancient Egyptian literature. A book of readings, volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms . Berkeley, CA; London: University of California Press. * Lichtheim, Miriam 2006. Ancient Egyptian literature. A book of readings, volume II: The New Kingdom . Berkeley, CA; London: University of California Press. * Lichtheim, Miriam 2006. Ancient Egyptian literature. A book of readings, volume III: The Late Period . Berkeley, CA; London: University of California Press. * Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae * Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, British Museum How do you study woodworking practice and wooden objects? * Caroline Arbuckle MacCleod’s work * Re, Alessandro, Alessandro Lo Giudice, Marco Nervo, Paola Buscaglia, Peter Luciani, Matilde Borla and Christian Greco. “The importance of tomography studying wooden artefacts: A comparison with radiography in the case of a coffin lid from ancient Egypt.” (2016). * Albertin, Fauzia, Maria Pia Morigi, Matteo Bettuzzi, Rosa Brancaccio, Nicola Macchioni, Roberto Saccuman, Gianluca Quarta, Lucio Calcagnile and Daniela Picchi. “X-ray Tomography Unveils the Construction Technique of Un-Montu’s Egyptian Coffin (Early 26th Dynasty).” Journal of Imaging 8 (2022). * Helen Strudwick’s work Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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Health and Medicine in Ancient Egypt with Prof. Anne Austin 1:15:02

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Kara and Jordan talk with Professor Anne Austin (University of Missouri - St. Louis) about her book Healthmaking in Ancient Egypt: The Social Determinants of Health at Deir el-Medina , how she uses data from ancient Egyptian human remains to understand health care practices, disease, and illness in the past, and her work on tattooing in ancient Egypt. Introducing Prof. Anne Austin Dr. Anne Austin is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Missouri St. Louis (UMSL). She received her B.A. in Anthropology from Harvard University and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in the Archaeology program at UCLA. She joined UMSL in 2017 after completing a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in the History Department at Stanford University. Her research combines the fields of osteology and Egyptology in order to document medicine and disease in the past. In her book, Healthmaking in Ancient Egypt , Anne uses data from ancient Egyptian human remains and daily life texts to reconstruct ancient Egyptian health networks and identify how ancient Egyptians improved their health and responded to illness. While working at Deir el-Medina, Anne discovered the mummified remains of a woman with 30 different tattoos. Since then, she and her team have identified several other tattooed women, rewriting the history of tattooing in ancient Egypt. Anne’s next book will explore the practice of tattooing in ancient Egypt and its potential connections to gender, religion, and medicine. Healthmaking in Ancient Egypt: The Social Determinants of Health at Deir el-Medina Show Notes T/W- Human Remains * Deir el-Medina * Social Determinants of Health * Working in Tomb Spaces * Butehamon * Naunakhte * Archeology Ink Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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Hunting & Eating Divinity: Pyramid Texts, the "Cannibal Hymn,” and Divine Kingship 1:52:57

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Kara and Amber take a deep dive into the so-called “Cannibal Hymn” (Utterances 273–274) of the Pyramid Texts, which date to the late Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period (ca. 2375–2055 BCE) and are the oldest funerary texts from ancient Egypt. They do some reading, some interpreting, and talk about the great power the ancient Egyptians believed these texts held, and how they're a part of the restricted knowledge and magical power that the Egyptians kept for their god–kings. Sources Eyre, Christopher. 2002. The Cannibal Hymn: a cultural and literary study . Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. Faulkner, R. O. 1969. The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts: translated into English , 2 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Goebs, Katja. 2004. “The Cannibal Spell: continuity and change in the Pyramid Text and Coffin Text versions.” In: Bickel, Susanne and Bernard Mathieu (eds), D'un monde à l'autre: Textes des Pyramides & Textes des Sarcophages. Actes de la table ronde internationale, "Textes des Pyramides versus Textes des Sarcophages" , IFAO - 24-26 Septembre 2001, 143-173. Le Caire: Institut français d'archéologie orientale. Hornung, Erik. 1992. Idea into image: essays on ancient Egyptian thought . Translated by Elizabeth Bredeck. New York: Timken. Sethe, Kurt. 1908-1922. Die altaegyptischen Pyramidentexte: nach den Papierabdrücken und Photographien des Berliner Museums , 4 vols. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs. Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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October 2024 Supporter Q&A 1:09:39

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In month’s Q&A we have questions concerning kingship & the gods, turtles (!!), and the Book of the Dead. Kara also answers some frequently asked questions about her new online course on ancient Egyptian cosmogony and cosmology. Ancient Egyptian Cosmogony and Cosmology: Secrets of the Primordial Waters An eight-part lecture series by Dr. Kara Cooney SHOW NOTES Kingship & Religion * Overview of the King’s role in state religion * Dunand, Françoise and Christiane Zivie-Coche. 2004. Gods and men in Egypt: 3000 BCE to 395 CE . Translated by David Lorton. Ithaca, NY; London: Cornell University Press. * Baines, Lesko, and Silverman. 1991. Religion in Ancient Egypt. Gods, Myth, and Personal Practice. Cornell University Press. * Maat vs. Isfet * Third Intermediate Period & the High Priests of Amun * Herihor * Piankhy * Royal Ka- Bell, Lanny 1985. Luxor temple and the cult of the royal Ka. Journal of Near Eastern Studies 44 (4), 251-294. * Abydos King List Book of the Dead and Ideological Textual Knowledge * Gloss * Book of the Dead, Chapter 17 Turtles vs. Tortoise in Ancient Egypt * Fischer 1968. Ancient Egyptian Representations of Turtles. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Papers 13. New York * El-Kady. 2011. The Religious Concept of the Dual Character of the Turtle in Graeco-roman Egypt * Ritner, Robert K. 2000. The "Breathing-permit of Hôr": thirty-four years later. Dialogue: a journal of Mormon thought 33 (4), 97-119 Retainer Sacrifice * Review our episode with Dr. Rose Campbell- Part I & II * Animal Sacrifice/Butcher scene Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches If you are a paid subscriber on Substack or Patreon and would like a signed bookplate, you can reply to this post or email us at karacooney@gmail.com. Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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Recycling for Death: How to publish a big academic book without it killing you 1:25:11

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Kara’s latest book, Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches , is now available! In this episode UCLA PhD candidate Kylie Thomsen joins the Afterlives crew to talk about the years of research and preparation behind the publication of this meticulous study of the social, economic, and religious significance of coffin reuse and development during the Ramesside and early Third Intermediate periods. Get your copy of Recycling for Death Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe…

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