07: He Appears Like the Sun
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The Great Sphinx (and others). After Khufu died, the throne passed to Djed-ef-Ra, and then to Khaf-Re ("He Appears Like Re"). The latter king would be famous, for in his time the monument we call the Great Sphinx came into existence... Date c.2550 - 2520 BCE https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/episodes/ , Support the Show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast , Follow the show on social media www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast and www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast , Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com
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A forgotten heir; a Great Sphinx. Following the death of King Khufu, the throne passed to one of his sons, Djed-ef-Ra. Then, it passed to Khafra ("He Appears Like Ra"). These kings are important, but only Khafra is remembered thanks to his enormous pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Giza...
Date c.2550 - 2520 BCE
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Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.
Select Bibliography:
Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994 (Amazon).
Erik Hornung, Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: the One and the Many, 1996 (Amazon).
Mark Lehner, The Complete Pyramids, 2008 (Amazon).
Gay Robins, The Art of Ancient Egypt, 2008 (Amazon).
John Romer, A History of Egypt: from the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid, 2013 (Amazon).
Robert Wenke, The Ancient Egyptian State, 2009 (Amazon).
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