Mountains of the Pharaohs

The Untold Story of the Pyramid Builders

Zahi Hawass (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2024
American University in Cairo Press (Verlag)
978-1-64903-398-7 (ISBN)

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World-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass weaves a spellbinding narrative about how the pyramids were built and why, new in paperback

Nearly five thousand years ago, the fourth dynasty of Egypt’s Old Kingdom reigned over a highly advanced civilization. Believed to be gods, the royal family lived amid colossal palaces and temples built to honor them and their deified ancestors.

In Mountains of the Pharaohs, Zahi Hawass brings these extraordinary historical figures to life, detailing a soap opera-like saga complete with murder, incest, and the triumphant ascension to the throne of one of only four queens ever to rule Egypt. It was during this dynasty that the magnificent pyramids of Giza were built. These monuments attest not only to the dynasty’s supreme power, but also to the engineering expertise and architectural sophistication that flourished under its rule.

Hawass tells the complete story of the pyramids, weaving archaeological data with a history of Egypt’s powerful pharaohs, and argues that the pyramids—including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World still standing—were built by skilled craftsmen who took great pride in their work.

Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings, Mountains of the Pharaohs is a compelling account of one of civilization’s greatest achievements.

Zahi Hawass is one of the world’s best known Egyptologists, former Egyptian minister of state for antiquities, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. He is the author of many books on ancient Egypt, including Secrets from the Sand: My Search for Egypt's Past (pbk edition, AUC Press, 2011) and co-author of Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal Mummies (AUC Press, 2016).

Introduction

Part One: The Dawn of the 4th Dynasty
1. The Reign of Sneferu
2. Sneferu at Meidum
3. Dahshur: Sneferu and the Cult of the Sun
4. The Court of Sneferu
5. The King Is Dead

Part Two: The Reign of the Sun God
6. The Early Reign of Khufu
7. Revolution in Year Five
8. Ruthless Monarch or Great
Scientist?
9. Khufu’s Court
10. The Completion of the Great Pyramid
and the Death of Khufu

Part Three: The Heirs of Khufu
11. Battles Stir Within the Royal Family: Djedefre at Abu Rawash
12. The Conspiracies of Khafre
13. The Pyramid Complex of Khafre
14. The Court of Khafre
15. The Death of Khafre
16. Menkaure Ascends the Throne

Part Four: The Pyramid Builders at Giza
17. The Pyramid Builders of Giza
18. The Lives of the Pyramid Builders

Part Five: The End of an Era
19. Shepseskaf, the Good Son
20. The Rising of the Sons of Re: The Reign of Khentkawes and the Dawn of the 5th Dynasty
21. The Abandonment of Giza

Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	06.09.2024
Zusatzinfo	19 b&w illus.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	1-64903-398-2 / 1649033982
ISBN-13	978-1-64903-398-7 / 9781649033987
Zustand	Neuware