The History of Egypt Podcast
by Dominic Perry
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Egyptology Today (with Ask Historians Podcast)
Oct 12, 2026
1h 05m 43s
245: Revenge of the Seth (The 19th Dynasty Falls)
Oct 5, 2026
28m 29s
244: B(a)y Your Command
Sep 22, 2026
23m 45s
243: Kingmakers & Criminals
Sep 14, 2026
38m 14s
242: The Year of Two Pharaohs (Sety II vs Amenmesse)
Sep 7, 2026
32m 25s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/12/26 |  Egyptology Today (with Ask Historians Podcast) | In 2025 I did an interview with the AskHistorians podcast, a reddit-based show where specialists discuss history and major questions about their fields. In this interview, we discuss the history of Egyptology, stories from ancient Egypt, the situation of the field today, and why Hollywood can't seem to make any stories about Egypt that don't involve Cleopatra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 05m 43s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 |  245: Revenge of the Seth (The 19th Dynasty Falls) | Siptah, Tausret, Setnakht. Between 1205--1202 BCE, the royal house of Ramesses II crumbled into illegitimacy. After Siptah, the queen Tausret declared herself pharaoh. Her reign leaves tantalising traces. But shortly after, a man named Set-Nakht ("Seth is Victorious") seized the throne and inaugurated the 20th Dynasty. Subsequently, he and his successors declared the late 19th Dynasty a period of "empty years," lacking legitimacy, with no true ruler. What went wrong? Logo image: The "charioteer ostracon," depicting a female ruler charging against a male, both firing arrows (Daressy 1909). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 28m 29s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 |  244: B(a)y Your Command | Siptah & Chancellor Bay. The last years of Dynasty 19 are murky, with hints of disorder and violence. At the centre of affairs, the courtier Bay directed policy and controlled access to King Siptah. Pharaoh himself was sickly, possibly disabled. The power-shift culminated in a rather dramatic break... Music: Keith Zizza and Luke Chaos. Logo image: Siptah, from his tomb KV47 (Davis 1908). Bibliography Bierbrier, M. (2011). Bye-Bye Bay. In M. Collier & S. Snape (Eds.), Ramesside studies in honour of K. A. Kitchen (pp. 19–21). Rutherford. Černý, J. (1966). A note on the chancellor Bay. Zeitschrift Für Ägyptische Sprache Und Altertumskunde, 93, 35--39. Cooney, K. M. (2022). The New Kingdom of Egypt Under the Ramesside Dynasty. In D. T. Potts, N. Moeller, & K. Radner (Eds.), The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East, Volume III: From the Hyksos to the Late Second Millennium BC (pp. 251--366). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190687601.003.0027 Dodson, A. (2011). Fade to grey: The chancellor Bay, Éminence Grise of the late Nineteenth Dynasty. In M. Collier & S. Snape (Eds.), Ramesside Studies in Honour of K. A. Kitchen (pp. 145--158). Rutherford. Dodson, A. (2016). Poisoned Legacy: The Decline and Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty (Revised edn). American University in Cairo Press. Dodson, A. (2025). Siptah’s leg and other stories. In A. F. Morris & H. Vogel (Eds.), Disability in ancient Egypt and Egyptology: All our yesterdays (pp. 214--220). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003440369-17 Drenkhahn, R. (1980). Die Elephantine-Stele des Sethnacht und ihr historischer Hintergrund. Harrassowitz. Galassi, F. M., Habicht, M. E., & Rühli, F. J. (2017). Poliomyelitis in ancient Egypt? Neurological Sciences, 38, 375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-016-2720-9 Goedicke, H. (1979). “Irsu, The Kharu” in Papyrus Harris. Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes, 71, 1--17. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23858901 Grandet, P. (2000). L’execution du chancelier Bay: O.IFAO 1864. Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale, 100, 339--345. https://www.ifao.egnet.net/bifao/100/14/ Habicht, M. E., Varotto, E., Galassi, F. M., & Pate, F. D. (2022). The elusive disease of pharaoh Siptah (19th dynasty, ca. 1200 BC): Old problems and future perspectives. Neurological Sciences, 43, 747–748. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05649-6 Johnson, K. (2012). Transition and Legitimation in Egypt’s Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties: A Study of the Reigns of Siptah, Tausret, and Sethnakht [Unpublished PhD. Thesis, University of Memphis]. https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/498 Johnson, K. L., & Brand, P. (2013). Prince Seti-Merenptah, Chancellor Bay, and the Bark Shrine of Seti II at Karnak. Journal of Egyptian History, 6, 19--45. https://doi.org/10.1163/18741665-12340001 Kahn, D. (2010). Who is meddling in Egypt’s affairs? The identity of the Asiatics in the Elephantine Stele of Sethnakhte and the historicity of the Medinet Habu Asiatic war reliefs. Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections, 2(1), 14--23. http://jaei.library.arizona.edu Leprohon, R. J. (2013). The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Society of Biblical Literature. Lesko, L. H. (1966). A little more evidence for the end of the Nineteenth Dynasty. Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 5, 29–32. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40000169 Safronov, A. (2013). New titles of the Great Chancellor Bay. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 99, 290--295. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24644942 Schneider, T. (2003). Siptah und Beja: Neubeurteilung einer historischen Konstellation. Zeitschrift Für Ägyptische Sprache Und Altertumskunde, 130, 134--146. Servajean, F. (2014). Mérenptah et la fin de la XIXe dynastie. Pygmalion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 23m 45s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 |  243: Kingmakers & Criminals | Tausret, Siptah, Bay, and the case of Paneb. By 1210 BCE, the southern rebellion was dying down, but trouble was far from over. The courtier Bay appears on the scene, first as an agent of Sety II, then as a "kingmaker" in his own right. Tausret increases her power, becoming a regent figure (like Hatshepsut). The young ruler Siptah, physically enfeebled and of uncertain heritage, provides a veil of legitimacy for a new triumvirate. Meanwhile, in Deir el-Medina, the foremen/chiefs Hay and Paneb deal with serious allegations... [WARNING: Starting at 23:01, episode contains content that may not be suitable for all listeners] Logo image: Winged Ma'at in KV47, tomb of Siptah, by E. Harold Jones 1910 (MMA). Bibliography Aldred, C. (1963a). The Parentage of King Siptaḥ. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 49, 41–48. https://doi.org/10.2307/3855698 Aldred, C. (1963b). Valley Tomb No. 56 at Thebes. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 49, 176–178. https://doi.org/10.2307/3855714 Altenmüller, H. (1989). Untersuchungen zum Grab des Bai (KV13) im Tal der Könige von Theben. Göttinger Miszellen, 107, 43--54. Bartos, F. (2023). The Official Titles wb3 nswt ‘royal wb3’ and wdpw nswt ‘royal wdpw’ and the Function of their Holders in the New Kingdom. Beckerath, J. von. (1962). Queen Twosre as guardian of Siptaḥ. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 48, 70--74. Bierbrier, M. L. (2000). Paneb Rehabilitated? In R. J. Demarée & A. Egberts (Eds.), Deir el-Medina in the Third Millennium AD: A Tribute to Jac. J. Janssen (pp. 51--54). Černý, J. (1966). A note on the chancellor Bay. Zeitschrift Für Ägyptische Sprache Und Altertumskunde, 93, 35--39. Cooney, K. M. (2022). The New Kingdom of Egypt Under the Ramesside Dynasty. In D. T. Potts, N. Moeller, & K. Radner (Eds.), The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East, Volume III: From the Hyksos to the Late Second Millennium BC (pp. 251--366). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190687601.003.0027 Davies, B. G. (1997). Egyptian Historical Inscriptions of the Nineteenth Dynasty. Davis, T. M. (1908). The Tomb of Siphtah: The Monkey Tomb and the Gold Tomb. https://ia904605.us.archive.org/22/items/tombofsiphtahmon04davi/tombofsiphtahmon04davi.pdf Dodson, A. (2011). Fade to grey: The chancellor Bay, Éminence Grise of the late Nineteenth Dynasty. In M. Collier & S. Snape (Eds.), Ramesside Studies in Honour of K. A. Kitchen (pp. 145--158). Dodson, A. (2016). Poisoned Legacy: The Decline and Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty (Revised edn). Dodson, A. (2025). Siptah’s leg and other stories. In A. F. Morris & H. Vogel (Eds.), Disability in ancient Egypt and Egyptology: All our yesterdays (pp. 214--220). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003440369-17 Gardiner, A. (1958). Only One King Siptaḥ and Twosre Not His Wife. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 44, 12–22. https://doi.org/10.2307/3855059 Gardiner, A. H. (1912). The Stele of Bilgai. Zeitschrift Für Ägyptische Sprache Und Altertumskunde, 50, 49--57. Johnson, K. (2012). Transition and Legitimation in Egypt’s Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties: A Study of the Reigns of Siptah, Tausret, and Sethnakht [Unpublished PhD. Thesis, University of Memphis]. https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/498 Johnson, K. L., & Brand, P. (2013). Prince Seti-Merenptah, Chancellor Bay, and the Bark Shrine of Seti II at Karnak. Journal of Egyptian History, 6, 19--45. https://doi.org/10.1163/18741665-12340001 Safronov, A. (2013). New titles of the Great Chancellor Bay. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 99, 290--295. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24644942 Schneider, T. (2003). Siptah und Beja: Neubeurteilung einer historischen Konstellation. Zeitschrift Für Ägyptische Sprache Und Altertumskunde, 130, 134--146. Servajean, F. (2014). Mérenptah et la fin de la XIXe dynastie. Wilkinson, R. H. (Ed.). (2012). Tausret: Forgotten Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 38m 14s | ||||||
| 9/7/26 | Egyptian history19th Dynasty+4 | — | Metropolitan Museum of ArtPapyrus Salt 124 | Waset/LuxorAmada | Sety IIAmen-messe+6 | — | 32m 25s | ||
| 8/31/26 | Egyptian historyCrusades+3 | Dr. Thomas Smith | Yale University PressThe Fifth Crusade: A History of the Epic Campaign to Conquer Egypt | Egypt | EgyptCrusades+5 | — | 51m 35s | ||
| 8/24/26 | MerneptahNubian War+4 | — | PatreonBook of Caverns | NubiaMemphite | MerneptahNubian War+4 | — | 30m 45s | ||
| 8/17/26 | MerneptahSea Peoples+5 | — | Keith ZizzaLuke Chaos | EgyptSherden+4 | MerneptahSea Peoples+5 | — | 37m 43s | ||
| 8/3/26 | ancient Egyptmilitary history+4 | — | — | EgyptNile Valley | MerneptahLibyans+5 | Patreon | 47m 00s | ||
| 7/27/26 | MerneptahCanaan+4 | A Tribe Called Israel | A Tribe Called IsraelUgarit+9 | CanaanAshkelon+2 | MerneptahCanaan+6 | — | 35m 20s | ||
| 7/17/26 | The Odysseyfirst impressions+3 | — | PatreonYouTube+2 | — | The OdysseyDominic Perry+5 | — | 15m 45s | ||
| 7/10/26 | archaeologyTutankhamun+4 | — | The Griffith InstituteTutankhamun | — | Howard CarterTutankhamun+4 | — | 9m 45s | ||
| 7/6/26 | Ramessid daily lifeDeir el-Medina+3 | — | Dream Book of Qen-her-khopeshefAbsentee List (Ostracon EA 5634) | Deir el-MedinaEgypt | KhonsuParahotep+6 | — | 26m 11s | ||
| 6/30/26 | Pharaoh as a godtattooing in ancient Egypt+3 | — | patreon.comKV5+1 | — | Pharaohtattooing+3 | — | 52m 02s | ||
| 6/22/26 | Ramesses IIEgyptian history+3 | Prof. Peter Brand | megaphone.fmRamesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh | — | Ramesses IIEgypt+5 | — | 19m 29s | ||
| 6/15/26 | Ramesses IIancient history+3 | — | A History of EgyptEgypt’s place in universal history: An historical investigation in five books+2 | — | Ramesses IITrojan War+3 | — | 30m 59s | ||
| 6/8/26 | Ramesses IIAncient Egypt+5 | — | History of Egypt PodcastLa momie de Ramsès: Contribution scientifique à l’Egyptologie+5 | — | Ramesses IImummy+5 | — | 30m 38s | ||
| 5/25/26 | Ramesses IIAkhet-Aten+5 | — | LouvreRamesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh+9 | Akhet-AtenHemenu+1 | Ramesses IIAkhet-Aten+5 | — | 28m 20s | ||
| 5/18/26 | Bronze Age CollapseHittite-Egyptian relations+4 | — | HittiteBentresh Stela+9 | — | Bronze AgeRamesses II+7 | — | 34m 51s | ||
| 4/27/26 | Ramesses IIancient Egypt+4 | Prof. Peter Brand | — | — | Ramesses IIchildren+5 | — | 42m 39s | ||
| 4/24/26 | Egyptian historytourism+3 | — | Ancient World Tours | EgyptNile Valley+3 | EgyptGreat Pyramid+6 | — | 9m 26s | ||
| 4/20/26 | Hittite Queenroyal family+3 | Prof. Peter Brand | Grand Egyptian Museum | — | Ramessesroyal households+6 | — | 1h 25m 45s | ||
| 4/13/26 | Hittite QueenAncient Egypt+4 | — | Luke ChaosHittite Diplomatic Texts+6 | — | Hittite QueenRamesses II+5 | — | 45m 17s | ||
| 4/10/26 | Egyptologyancient Egypt+4 | Dr. Melinda Nelson-Hurst | Voices of Ancient EgyptThe History of Egypt Podcast+3 | — | ancient EgyptEgyptology+5 | — | 26m 44s | ||
| 3/30/26 | Grand Egyptian MuseumCairo institutions+3 | — | Grand Egyptian MuseumYouTube | EgyptCairo | Grand Egyptian MuseumCairo+5 | — | 17m 19s | ||
| 3/23/26 | Ancient EgyptGraeco-Roman Period+3 | Campbell Price | Manchester MuseumAncient Egypt in 50 Discoveries+2 | — | KhaemwasetRamesses II+6 | — | 57m 11s | ||
| 3/20/26 | ancient Romehistorical figures+3 | — | Lost Roman HeroesAmazon Music+1 | ConstantinopleCarthage+2 | Belisariusancient Rome+7 | — | 1h 07m 58s | ||
| 3/16/26 | ancient EgyptKhaemwaset+4 | — | British MuseumStories of the high priests of Memphis+3 | — | KhaemwasetThoth+5 | — | 35m 06s | ||
| 3/9/26 | EgyptologyAncient Egypt+4 | — | British Museumthe Lesser Vaults of the SERAPEUM | Men-neferMemphis | KhaemwasetApis Bull+5 | — | 24m 18s | ||
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