EPISODE · Jan 28, 2013 · 1H 3M
05: Sneferu, One Who Makes Beautiful Things
from The History of Egypt Podcast · host Dominic Perry
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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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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