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Ramses the Great's Death and the Afterlife of a Pharaoh
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final years of Ramses II's 66-year reign and his elaborate preparations for the afterlife. They discuss the construction of his tomb in the Valley of the Kings (KV7), the deteriorating security in Egypt's final years, and the complex funerary texts like the Book of the Dead, the Amduat, and the Book of Gates that guided his soul through the underworld. The episode also covers the discovery of his mummy in the Deir el-Bahari cache, the ongoing debate over his cause of death (arteriosclerosis or dental abscess), and the modern controversies…
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