Seeds of ChangeY7: Egypt - Artifacts

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Papyrus; Hieratic text: "Rhind Mathematical Papyrus".

It is not a theoretical treatise, but a list of practical problems encountered in administrative and building works.

Transcipt of the podcast.

For centuries, Egyptian royalty guarded the sacred rituals that guaranteed divine favor after death, but over time all Egyptians, both rich and poor, could possess its secrets.

“Book of the Dead” is a modern term to describe a series of ancient Egyptian funerary spells that helped the deceased find their way to the afterlife in order to become united with the god of the dead, Osiris.

A look at the mummified animals from across Egyptian history, including cats, hunting dogs, and even exotic species.

Animals were viewed not only as pets, but as incarnations of gods—and were buried by the millions to honor ancient Egypt's deities.

British scientists have uncovered a secret at the heart of ancient Egypt’s large cache of animal mummies—many of them contain no animal remains at all.

One of the largest pieces of Egyptian sculpture in the British Museum, this statue shows Ramesses II, who succeeded his father Sethos I in around 1279 BC and ruled Egypt for 67 years.

Statues like this were set up by Egypt’s kings as public statements of their divine status and power.

"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"

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Base and lid of the anthropoid wooden inner coffin of Hornedjitef, son of Nekhthorheb, who held a large number of priestly offices.

This is the mummy of Hornedjitef an Egyptian priest who was buried in a coffin, within a second, outer coffin.

The sound of the past is in fact the sound of a ghost, it's a haunting magnetic pulse -which is all that's left of a mighty star that we can still hear today, thanks to the Centre for Astrophysics at Jodrell Bank.