TY - BOOK AU - Zahi Hawass. TI - Mountains of the pharaohs: the untold story of the pyramid builders SN - 9789774248955 U1 - 932.03 21 PY - 2006/// CY - Cairo PB - The American University in Cairo Press KW - Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) KW - Egypt KW - History KW - Old Kingdom, ca. 2686-ca. 2181 B.C N1 - 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 ER -