56c: A Royal Funeral

How to Bury a King. Around 1530 BCE, King Ahmose I died. With his death and burial, the Second Intermediate Period ended and the New Kingdom began. We explore the funeral of a truly great monarch... Date c. 1530 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Follow us on social media www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast and www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast. Select Bibliography: Emily Teeter. Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt. 2011. Steven Snape. Ancient Egyptian Tombs: the Culture of Life and Death. 2011. Google Books. Aidan Dodson. “The Burials of Ahmose I” in Studies in Honor of Kent R. Weeks. 2010. Edward F. Wente. “Who Was Who Among the Royal Mummies.” 1995. Read for Free Here. Follow-up discussion by the same author here. University College London website – The Opening of the Mouth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices