The Egyptian (1954)

Mummy Movie Podcast

Mar 16, 2026•36 min•Season 3Ep. 1

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Episode description

A tale of exile, deceit and love. In this episode of the Mummy Movie Podcast, we examine the 1954 epic, The Egyptian. On top of that, we also explore the ancient Egyptian tale, The Story of Sinuhe originating in the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055 to 1650 BC).

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Link to Story of Sinuhe: https://mjn.host.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/egyptian/texts/corpus/pdf/Sinuhe.pdf

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Parkinson, R, B.(1998). The tale of Sinuhe and other ancient Egyptian poems, 1940-1640 BC. Oxford University Press

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