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Abusir : the necropolis of the sons of the sun / Miroslav Verner.

Title
Abusir : the necropolis of the sons of the sun / Miroslav Verner.
Author
Verner, Miroslav.
Publication
  • Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2017.
  • ©2017

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Description
xii, 419 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm
Summary
At the center of the world-famous pyramid field of the Memphite necropolis lies a group of pyramids, temples, and tombs named after the nearby village of Abusir. Long overshadowed by the more familiar pyramids at Giza and Saqqara, this area has nonetheless been the site, for the last fifty years, of an extensive operation to discover its past.This thoroughly updated in-depth study documents the uncovering by a dedicated team of Czech archaeologists of a hitherto neglected wealth of ancient remains dating from the Old Kingdom to the Late Period. This is Abusir, realm of Osiris, God of the dead, and its story is one of both modern archaeology and the long-buried mysteries that it seeks to uncover.
Subject
  • Abu Sir Site (Jīzah, Egypt)
  • Egypt > Jīzah > Abu Sir Site
Note
  • An earlier version of this book was published as Abusir: realm of Osiris in 2002.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-408) and index.
Contents
1. In the shadow of Memphis -- 2. Turbulent times at the turn of two dynasties -- 3. Abusir of sons of the Sun When the Sun ruled -- Abusir: the royal necropolis -- Eternal residence of the king: the pyramid complex of Sahure -- Three royal mothers named Khentkaus -- The mystery of the unfinished pyramid -- The testimony of the papyrus archives -- Vizier Ptahshepses - influential son-in-law of the king -- The dusk of the royal cemetery -- Forgotten royal children -- The cult, rituals, and festivals -- Funerary cult of the kings buried at Abusir -- Sun temples of the Fifth Dynasty kings -- 4. South Abusir -- 5. The other Abusir.
ISBN
  • 9774167902
  • 9789774167904
OCLC
  • 947145412
  • SCSB-11469835
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library