RT Book
T1 Architecture, astronomy and sacred landscape in ancient Egypt
A1 Magli, Giulio 1964-
LA English
PP New York
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2013
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1734741457
AB 10.1 A divine king ... 10.2 ... and his divine child; 10.3 The temples of millions of years; 10.4 The end of an era and its inheritance; Appendix; Chronology of the First Twenty Dynasties; Notes; A land for eternity; A king who looks at the stars; The lords of the horizon; A mirage from Heliopolis; Sons of the sun god; The lost pyramid; Renaissance at the winter solstice; A valley for the kings; The Horizon of the Aten; The last of the greats; References; Index.
AB 3.4 The Great Pyramid and the stars3.5 The second great pyramid of Giza; 3.6 The orientation of the fourth dynasty pyramids; 3.7 The horizon of Khufu; 4 A mirage from Heliopolis; 4.1 A mirage from Heliopolis; 4.2 The Menkaura project; 4.3 The star pyramids and their enigmas; 5 Sons of the sun god; 5.1 A new horizon for Snefru; 5.2 The stronghold of Ra; 5.3 Close to the soul of Ra; 5.4 The Niuserra project; 5.5 Stars from Heliopolis; 6 The lost pyramid; 6.1 The Unas project; 6.2 Teti and Userkara; 6.3 In search of a lost pyramid.
AB 6.4 Pyramids and landscapes of power: A look back at the Old KingdomPart Two; 7 Renaissance at the winter solstice; 7.1 Renaissance at the winter solstice; 7.2 Kings from the south; 7.3 The topography of the beyond; 7.4 The Amenemhet III project; 7.5 Sentinels of power; 8 A valley for the kings; 8.1 A new renaissance; 8.2 A valley for the kings; 8.3 The Hatshepsut projects; 8.4 The sanctuary of the south; 8.5 My face is yours; 9 The Horizon of the Aten; 9.1 The dazzling sun disk; 9.2 The Amarna sacred space; 9.3 The Horizon of the Aten; 9.4 A message of power; 10 The last of the greats.
AB Cover; Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt; Title; Contents; Illustrations; Photographs; Introduction; Part One; 1 A land for eternity; 1.1 A land for eternity; 1.2 Equipped for eternity; 1.3 The first monumental architecture of ancient Egypt; 1.4 The first sacred landscape of ancient Egypt; 2 A king who looks at the stars; 2.1 From Abydos to Saqqara; 2.2 From mudbrick to stone; 2.3 The Pyramid Texts and the sky; 2.4 A king who looks at the stars; 3 The lords of the horizon; 3.1 The first Snefru project; 3.2 Snefru is rising; 3.3 The Great Pyramid.
AB This book examines the interplay between astronomy and dynastic power in the course of ancient Egyptian history
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN NA215
SN 1107248671
SN 1107250331
SN 1139424556
SN 9781107250338
SN 9781139424554
SN 9781107248670
K1 Archaeoastronomy : Egypt
K1 Architecture, Egyptian
K1 Archaeoastronomy
K1 Religion
K1 Architektur
K1 Astronomie
K1 Archäoastronomie
K1 HISTORY ; Ancient ; Egypt
K1 Antiquities
K1 History
K1 Egypt : Religion
K1 Egypt : History : 332-30 B.C
K1 Egypt : Antiquities
K1 Egypt
K1 Ägypten