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The Pyramids (New and Revised): The Archaeology and History of Egypt's Iconic Monuments

The Pyramids (New and Revised): The Archaeology and History of Egypt's Iconic Monuments

Hardcover

Religion General Ancient EgyptArchitecture History

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ISBN10: 9774169883
ISBN13: 9789774169885
Publisher: Amer Univ In Cairo Pr
Published: Jan 5 2021
Pages: 480
Weight: 4.40
Height: 1.80 Width: 7.90 Depth: 9.70
Language: English

An authoritative account by preeminent Egyptologist Miroslav Verner covering over 70 of Egypt's and Sudan's pyramids, their historical and political significance, updated in a magnificent new edition


A pyramid, as the posthumous residence of a king and the place of his eternal cult, was just a single, if dominant, part of a larger complex of structures with specific religious, economic, and administrative functions. The first royal pyramid in Egypt was built at the beginning of the Third Dynasty (ca. 2592-2544 BC) by Horus Netjerykhet, later called Djoser, while the last pyramid was the work of Ahmose I, the first king of the Eighteenth Dynasty (ca. 1539-1292 BC).

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