The History of Egypt Podcast 52: Two Dynasties at Once
Sep 14, 2015
20:56
The Second Intermediate Period (Part 1). Around 1700 BCE, different regions of Egypt began to separate. Following a slow decay, a catastrophic famine and plague, and erosion of royal authority, people living in the north decided to find their own way in life.
- Date: c. 1700 BCE.
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- Episode written in 2014. Edited but not rewritten in 2024.
Select bibliography:
- Manfred Bietak, “Egypt and Canaan During the Middle Bronze Age,” Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Research, 1991.
- Janine Bourriau, “The Second Intermediate Period” in The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, 2004.
- Auaris.at – Official Website of the Austrian Expedition to Avaris (Tell el-Dabaa): General History of the Region; the Avaris Temple.
- Irene Forstner-Muller, “Tombs and Burial Customs…” in The Second Intermediate Period: Current Research, Future Prospects, 2010.
- Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994.
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010.
- Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006.
- Gregory D. Mumford, “Dynasties 13-17: The Second Intermediate Period,” Lecture Series.
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