Origins of the Sphinx : celestial guardian of pre-pharaonic civilization /
No other monument in the world evokes mystery like the Great Sphinx of Giza. It has survived the harsh climate of Egypt for thousands of years and will remain long after our own civilization is gone. According to orthodox Egyptology, the Sphinx was built around 2500 BCE as a memorial to the pharaoh...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Rochester, Vermont :
Inner Traditions,
[2017]
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| Summary: | No other monument in the world evokes mystery like the Great Sphinx of Giza. It has survived the harsh climate of Egypt for thousands of years and will remain long after our own civilization is gone. According to orthodox Egyptology, the Sphinx was built around 2500 BCE as a memorial to the pharaoh Khafre. Yet this "fact" has scant to no supportive evidence. When was the Sphinx really built and, most importantly, why? |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 493 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-478) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781620555255 1620555255 |