Mountains of the pharaohs
Subtitle: the untold story of the pyramid builders
By: Zahi Hawass
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cairo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9789774248955
Subjects: History; Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1: The dawn of the 4th Dynasty. The reign of Sneferu; title: Sneferu at Meidum; title: Dahshur : Sneferu and the cult of the sun; title: The court of Sneferu; title: The king is dead; title: pt. 2: The reign of the sun god. The early reign of Khufu; title: Revolution in year five; title: Ruthless monarch or great scientist?; title: Khufu's court; title: The completion of the Great Pyramid and the death of Khufu; title: pt. 3: The heirs of Khufu. Battles stir within the royal family : Djedefre at Abu Rawash; title: The conspiracies of Khafre; title: The pyramid complex of Khafre; title: The court of Khafre; title: The death of Khafre; title: Menkaure ascends the throne; title: pt. 4: The pyramid builders at Giza. The pyramid builders of Giza; title: The lives of the pyramid builders; title: pt. 5: The end of an era. Shepseskaf, the good son; title: The rising of the sons of Re : the reign of Khentkawes and the dawn of the 5th Dynasty; title: The abandonment of Giza.