Contents
Preface
CHAPTER I
In the Shadow of Memphis
CHAPTER II
Abusir—the Rise of a Royal Necropolis
CHAPTER III
Under the Sign of the Sun
CHAPTER IV
The Royal Mother
CHAPTER V
The Secret of the Unfinished Pyramid
CHAPTER VI
The Testimony of the Papyrus Archives
CHAPTER VII
The Dazzling Career of the Royal Hairdresser
CHAPTER VIII
The Traitor’s Tomb?
CHAPTER IX
Iufaa—an Intact Tomb!
CHAPTER X
South Abusir: at the Crossroads of History
CHAPTER XI
In Search of Lost Time
Chronological List of Rulers and Dynasties
Select Bibliography
Index
Alabaster offering table of Queen Udjebten near the southeastern corner of the pyramid of Pepi II in South Saqqara (photo: Milan Zemina).
