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50: Between Two Worlds (Sobekneferu / Neferusobek)

50: Between Two Worlds (Sobekneferu / Neferusobek)

Released Monday, 27th July 2015
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50: Between Two Worlds (Sobekneferu / Neferusobek)

50: Between Two Worlds (Sobekneferu / Neferusobek)

50: Between Two Worlds (Sobekneferu / Neferusobek)

50: Between Two Worlds (Sobekneferu / Neferusobek)

Monday, 27th July 2015
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A Woman King. Around 1776 BCE, the 12th Dynasty was dwindled away. Before it vanished, it produced one last remarkable figure. Neferu-Sobek (or Sobek-Neferu) was Egypt's first recorded female king.Additionally, we explore the Tale of the Man and his Ba, also known as The Man Who Was Tired of Life.

Date: c. 1776 BCE.

Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.

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Select Bibliography:

Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010.

Wolfram Gratjetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006.

Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, 2006.

Raymond O. Faulkner, “The Man Who Was Tired of Life,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (1956).

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