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Mountains of the pharaohs : the untold story of the pyramid builders / Zahi Hawass.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, c2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: 213 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789774248955
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 21 932.03 CC/Z M
Contents:
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.
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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.

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