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Mountains of the pharaohs : the untold story of the pyramid builders
- Title
- Mountains of the pharaohs : the untold story of the pyramid builders / Zahi A. Hawass.
- Author
- Hawass, Zahi A.
- Publication
- New York : Doubleday, c2006.
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Details
- Description
- 213 p. : col. ill.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- *OBLF 06-3325
- ISBN
- 0385503059
- LCCN
- 9780385503051
- OCLC
- 70928392
- Author
- Hawass, Zahi A.
- Title
- Mountains of the pharaohs : the untold story of the pyramid builders / Zahi A. Hawass.
- Imprint
- New York : Doubleday, c2006.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9780385503051
- Research Call Number
- *OBLF 06-3325