5.02 King Netjerkare Siptah - Footnotes
The story behind the story of King Netjerkare Siptah. The real story of King Netjerkare Siptah, and why he was thought to be a woman for a long period of time. How Manetho and Herodotus solidified the story in their writings before we discovered that it's probably just a misunderstanding. And, how does all of that relate to weird Japanese Character RPGs.
5.01 King Netjerkare Siptah
By the end of the Sixth Dynasty, Egypt had gone into a state of turmoil that preceded its First Intermediate Period. The growing powers of the local rulers and the priests had been undermining The Pharaoh. This is the story of the last Pharaoh of the marvellous, pyramid building, ancient dynasties of The Egyptian Old Kingdom.