The Ancients cover image

Karnak: Egypt's Greatest Temple

The Ancients

00:00

The Golden Age of Karnak Temples

It wasn't just men who built its karnak in ancient Egyptian times women also built here too particularly a remarkable 18th dynasty pharaoh called hat shepsut. columns you can see depictions of ramises the second making offerings to various gods including various forms of amun. We think the red chubble of the queen hat shepsUT was in the middle of karnak temples instead of the shrine of the king philippe aridai originally the shrine of  the queen Hat Shepsut was there at the holly of hollies or the sacred bark of the karnak temple.

Play episode from 28:17
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app