228: Three Funerals & a Sed Festival

Loss and rejuvenation. Ramesses third decade in power was a time of death. The King's Great Wife Nefertari passed around year 25. Almost simultaneously, his mother Tuya, his second wife Iset-Nofret, and his eldest son Amun-her-khopeshef all passed to the west. We meet these figures, explore their tombs (including the amazing KV5), and trace their surprising legacies. Then, we recount the big event: in Year 30, Ramesses celebrated the first of his jubilees. A magnificent Sed Festival took place in Memphis... Logo image: gold bead of Iset-Nofret (Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain). Music by Keith Zizza used with artist's permission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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228: Three Funerals & a Sed Festival is an episode from The History of Egypt Podcast by Dominic Perry.

This episode is 31:03 long.

This episode was published on Mar 2, 2026.

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