Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Hawass, Zahi A.

Publication

Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2006.

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Description

213 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Egypt > History > Old Kingdom, ca. 2686 B.C.-ca. 2181 B.C
• Egypt > History > Old Kingdom, ca. 2686-ca. 2181 B.C
• Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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.

ISBN

• 9774248953
• 9789774248955

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library