The History of Egypt 103: The House of Rejoicing (Malqata Palace)
Dec 19, 2018
35:38
Amunhotep III (Part 11): The Royal Palace and a King's Life.
By 1370 BCE, King Amunhotep III was living in a sumptuous palace at Thebes. Built for the first sed-festival (ep.100), the "House of Rejoicing" was a magnificent structure with many beautiful elements. Today, we start to explore how a pharaoh lived and the lifestyle they enjoyed...
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Select Bibliography:
- Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.
- Aikaterini Koltsida, “The North Palace at Malkata,” Archiv für Orientforschung 2011.
- Arielle P. Kozloff, Amenhotep III: Egypt’s Radiant Pharaoh, 2012.
- Arielle P. Kozloff and Betsy M. Bryan, Egypt’s Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World, 1992.
- William C. Hayes, “Inscriptions from the Palace of Amenhotep III,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 1951.
- Peter Lacovara, The New Kingdom Royal City, 1999.
- Peter Lacovara, “Recent Work at Malqata Palace,” conference paper 2013.
- Franck Monnier, “Scientific Reconstruction of the Palace of Amenhotep III at Malqata,” in Peter Lacovara (ed.) Studies on The Palace of Amenhotep III at Malqata 2019 (forthcoming).
- David O’Connor and Eric Cline (eds.) Amenhotep III: Perspectives on His Reign, 2001.
- Website of the Joint Expedtion to Malqata: https://imalqata.wordpress.com/
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