88: Ladies of the Lake

Queen of the Faiyum Oasis. Before she became queen of Egypt, the lady Tia'a spent her days at the royal harem of the Faiyum. This was a mysterious institution, devoted to serving queens, concubines and all the children of a pharaoh. We explore the Queen's background, the harem as an institution and the people who led the Faiyum's communities...

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• Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.
• Additional music by Michael Levy www.ancientlyre.com.

Select bibliography:

• Betsy M. Bryan, The Reign of Thutmose IV, 1991.
• Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.
• Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010.
• Eberhard Dziobek et al., Das Grab des Sobekhotep Theben Nr. 63, 1990.
• The Gurob Palace Project (Website).

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