Amunhotep I and the Splendour of Thebes. The podcast returns from hiatus, following the death of a close family member. Around 1530 BCE, King Ahmose I died and Amunhotep I came to power. At this time, the city of Waset (Thebes) was beginning to gain wealth and prominence, thanks to the exploits of its military. Prosperity grew and non-royal tombs show a growing sense of vitality...
Select Bibliography:
- Sjef Willockx, “Three Tombs, attributed to Amenhotep I“
- Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010.
- Nicolas Grimal. A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994.
- Anthony J. Spalinger. War in Ancient Egypt, 2005.
- Ian J. Shaw (ed.) – The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, 2000 (Google Books)
- Leonard H. Lesko (ed.) – Pharaoh’s Workers: The Villagers of Deir el-Medina, 1994.
- Emily Teeter, Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt, 2011.
- William Peck, The Material World of Ancient Egypt, 2013.
- Reshafim.org – The Autobiography of Ahmose Ibana.
- Reshafim.org – The Autobiography of Ahmose Pen-Nekhbet.
- semataui.de – Amunhotep I (website)
- ucl.ac.uk – Amunhotep I (website)
- euler.slu.edu – Amunhotep I (website)
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