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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780113103321

Autore

Kanawati Naguib

Titolo

Conspiracies in the Egyptian palace : Unis to Pepy I / / Naguib Kanawati

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-48842-4

0-415-27107-X

1-134-48843-2

1-280-03187-5

0-203-16673-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 208 p. ) : ill

Classificazione

15.51

Disciplina

932

Soggetti

Conspiracies - Egypt - History - To 1500

Excavations (Archaeology) - Egypt

Egypt History To 332 B.C

Egypt Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-201) and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 ASSASSINATION CLAIM -- chapter 2 THE SUSPECTS -- Case studies -- chapter Tomb of Ankh [11] -- chapter Tomb of Neferseshemptah [33] -- chapter Tomb of Neferseshemre [34] -- chapter Tomb of Nikauisesi [35] -- chapter Tomb of Tetiankh and Hesy [40] -- chapter Tomb of Wernu [44] -- chapter 3 THE INVESTIGATION -- chapter From Unis to Teti -- chapter High level of security -- chapter Further trouble for Pepy I -- chapter CONCLUSIONS.

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines the claims for sensational intrigues in the 6th century Egyptian palace, culminating in the possible assassination of King Teti by his own bodyguards. Evidence from the author's excavations is set against the written claims of the ancient historian Manetho.