Mountains of the pharaohs : the untold story of the pyramid builders /
Hawass, Zahi A.
Mountains of the pharaohs : the untold story of the pyramid builders / Zahi Hawass. - 1st ed. - 213 pages, [8] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [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 -- part 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 -- part 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 -- part 4: The pyramid builders at Giza. The pyramid builders of Giza -- The lives of the pyramid builders -- part 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.
9774248953
Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)
Egypt--History--Old Kingdom, ca. 2686-ca. 2181 B.C.
932.012 / H.Z.M
Mountains of the pharaohs : the untold story of the pyramid builders / Zahi Hawass. - 1st ed. - 213 pages, [8] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [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 -- part 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 -- part 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 -- part 4: The pyramid builders at Giza. The pyramid builders of Giza -- The lives of the pyramid builders -- part 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.
9774248953
Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)
Egypt--History--Old Kingdom, ca. 2686-ca. 2181 B.C.
932.012 / H.Z.M