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The Complete Pyramids

by Mark Lehner

Essentially an encyclopedia of Egyptian pyramids, this book has two brief introductory sections on the Egyptians' beliefs about death and the "discovery" of the pyramids by graverobbers and early antiquity hunters. Then Lehner moves onto the bulk of the book: his catalog of the pyramids of Egypt, from Hierakonpolis to Meroe. This is the section of the book that makes it so valuable for any student doing research: each pyramid is discussed in detail, usually with maps and architectural plans as well. A final section explains how the pyramids may have been built and their importance to (and effect on) the surrounding area. The book is full of photographs and illustrations (over 550 in all), with 83 in color. The book concludes with a number of appendices including information on visiting the pyramids.  Highly recommended.

 

Table of Contents

(I have abridged the contents slightly)

1. Tomb and Temple

  • The Ka, the Ba, and the Body Embalmed

  • Burial Rituals and the Pyramid Complex

  • The Pyramid Texts

2. Explorers and Scientists

  • Early Legends

  • The First European Discovery

  • Napoleon's Wise Men

  • Belzoni and Caviglia

  • Lepsius and Mariette

  • Petrie at the Pyramids

  • The Great Expeditions

3. The Whole Pyramid Catalogue

  • Origins of the Pyramid--Hierakonpolis

  • Royal Tombs at Abydos

  • Archais Mastabas at Saqqara

  • Djoser's Step Pyramid Complex

  • The First True Pyramids: Meidum and Dahshur

  • Giza

  • The Great Pyramid of Khufu

  • Khafre's Pyramid and the Great Sphinx

  • Menkaure's Pyramid

  • The Pyramids of Userkaf, Abusir, Lisht,

  • Mudbrick Pyramids

  • Private Pyramids

4. The Living Pyramid

  • Supply and Transport

  • Quarries

  • The NOVA Experiment

  • Tools, Techniques, and Operations

  • Ramps, Rise and Run

  • Trouble at the Top

  • The Workforce

  • Building a Middle Kingdom Pyramid

  • Pyramid Towns

  • The Royal Workforce
 

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