01680cam a2200241 a 4500 OSt 20240530110418.0 061018s2006 ua af f 001 0 eng d 9789774248955 EG-CaGPL EG-CaGPL 21 932.03 CC/Z M Zahi Hawass. Mountains of the pharaohs : the untold story of the pyramid builders / Zahi Hawass. 1st ed. Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, c2006. 213 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index. pt. 1: The dawn of the 4th Dynasty. The reign of Sneferu -- Sneferu at Meidum -- Dahshur : Sneferu and the cult of the sun -- The court of Sneferu -- The king is dead -- pt. 2: The reign of the sun god. The early reign of Khufu -- Revolution in year five -- Ruthless monarch or great scientist? -- Khufu's court -- The completion of the Great Pyramid and the death of Khufu -- pt. 3: The heirs of Khufu. Battles stir within the royal family : Djedefre at Abu Rawash -- The conspiracies of Khafre -- The pyramid complex of Khafre -- The court of Khafre -- The death of Khafre -- Menkaure ascends the throne -- pt. 4: The pyramid builders at Giza. The pyramid builders of Giza -- The lives of the pyramid builders -- pt. 5: The end of an era. Shepseskaf, the good son -- The rising of the sons of Re : the reign of Khentkawes and the dawn of the 5th Dynasty -- The abandonment of Giza. Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) Egypt History Old Kingdom, ca. 2686-ca. 2181 B.C. ddc BK 60598 60598 0 0 ddc 0 0 CAI CAI 2015-03-09 0 932.03 CC/Z M 159696 2015-03-09 00:00:00 2015-03-09 BK