Think mummification was just a solemn religious ritual? Think again.

In this episode, we dive into the gritty, litigious, and surprisingly modern world of Ancient Egyptian mortuary priests. Far from just being "keepers of the dead," these families ran a massive funerary industry involving legal battles, tax receipts, and even "selling" mummies.

Join us as Dr. Lauren Dogaer, a research fellow at University College Oxford, reveals the daily drama found in ancient papyrus archives—including the priest who was nicknamed a "fish pickler" by the Greeks and the high-stakes lawsuit that proved documentation beats prejudice every time.

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Guest Info

Academia Profile: https://oxford.academia.edu/LaurenDogaer

University Profile: https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/academics/lauren-dogaer/

Website: https://drunkonhistorypodcast.wordpress.com/Instagram

Account: https://www.instagram.com/drunkonhistory_podcast/

Spotify-link: https://open.spotify.com/show/56MJF8zcc0rG5LKeJNCglT?si=38ed80141a6d4a3c

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drunk-on-history/id1870637699

Blog of the Ancient History Research Unit at KU Leuven (in Dutch/Flemish): https://www.oudegeschiedenis.be/Socio-Linguistics

Blog on Afro-Asiatic: https://afroasiaticcorner.wordpress.com/Database of

Religious History: https://religiondatabase.org/accounts/Lauren_Dogaer_1713619158

Music

Danse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=005Artist: http://incompetech.com/