The History of Egypt Podcast28 Jan 2013

05: Sneferu, One Who Makes Beautiful Things

The wondrous monuments of King Sneferu. Around 2650 BCE, Egypt's Fouth Dynasty began. King Sneferu kick-started a golden age of pyramid building. Over thirty-plus years, the King's architects and labourers designed three magnificent monuments, eventually culminating in the first "true" pyramid. Date c.2620 - 2580 BCE www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the Show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: N. Alexanian and F. Arnold, ‘The Complex of the Bent Pyramid as a Landscape Design Project’, in M. Ullmann (ed.), 10. Ägyptologische Tempeltagung (2016), 1—16. ⁠Online⁠. Dormion, G., & Verd’hurt, J.-Y. (2013). La chambre de Meidoum: Analyse architecturale. 1, Texte. Société d’Égyptologie. Dormion, G., & Verd’hurt, J.-Y. (2016). La chambre de Snéfrou: Analyse architecturale de la pyramide rhomboïdale. Mark Lehner, The Complete Pyramids, 2008. F. Monnier, ‘New Light on the Architecture of the Bent Pyramid’, Nile Magazine 20 (2019), 44—50. ⁠Online⁠. F. Monnier, ‘A New Survey of the Upper Chambers of Snefru’s Pyramids at Dahshur’, Journal of Ancient Egyptian Architecture 4 (2020), 1—17. ⁠Online⁠. M-J. Nederhof, “The Westcar Papyrus,” ⁠translation online⁠. L. Parys, Le récit du Papyrus Westcar : texte, traduction, interprétation (2017). C. Reader, ‘The Meidum Pyramid’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (2015), 203—224. ⁠Online⁠. John Romer, A History of Egypt: from the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid, 2013. Miroslav Verner,The Pyramids: The Archaeology and History of Egypt’s Iconic Monuments (2nd ed.), 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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