Tutankhamun's Egypt
The King's Councillors
S1 • E7 May 14, 1972 19m
It was the officials of the palace, a sort of privy council, who helped the pharaoh to govern. They controlled the revenue of the land, the growing of food and the raising of herds. Many were practical experts who supervised the building of irrigation canals and the construction of temples, tombs and pyramids. Introduced by Cyril Aldred from the Tutankhamun Exhibition at the British Museum.