{"product_id":"the-red-sea-scrolls-9780500052112","title":"The Red Sea Scrolls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inside story, told by the archaeological detectives themselves, of the extraordinary discovery of the world's oldest papyri  revealing how King Khufu's men built the Great Pyramid at Giza.      Pierre Tallet's discovery of the Red Sea Scrolls  the world's oldest surviving written documents  in 2013 was one of the most remarkable moments in the history of Egyptology. These papyri, written some 4,600 years ago, combined with Mark Lehner's research and theories, change what we thought we knew about the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Here, for the first time, Tallet and Lehner together give us the definitive account of this astounding discovery.    The story begins with Tallet's hunt for hieroglyphic rock inscriptions in the Sinai Peninsula, leading up to the discovery of the papyri  the diary of Inspector Merer, who oversaw workers in the reign of Pharaoh Khufu  in Wadi el-Jarf, the site of an ancient harbour on the Red Sea. The translation of the papyri reveals for the first \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This landmark, elegantly illustrated book is the first to reveal how raw materials used in the Great Pyramid’s construction … were transported to Giza' - Science\u003cbr\u003e'A detailed, compelling account of Khufu’s extraordinary project, based on the latest evidence' - Toby Wilkinson, Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e'A really fascinating, in-depth discussion of a remarkable set of documents that show this early civilisation coming together' - Guy de la Bédoyère MA FSA\u003cbr\u003e'Rigorously detailed … for diehard nerds there’s plenty of mapping, reconstruction and transliteration' - The Spectator\u003cbr\u003e'A vivid, richly illustrated account' - Current World Archaeology\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating and, above all, readable account of a discovery that has already had significant impact on our understanding of Egypt in the Pyramid Age' - Ancient Egypt Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Part I\u003cbr\u003e  Discoveries in the Desert\u003cbr\u003e  The Red Sea \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Part II\u003cbr\u003e  Copper\u003cbr\u003e  Sneferu and Khufu and their Pyramid\u003cbr\u003e  From Khufu to Khafra on the Red Sea Coast and at Giza\u003cbr\u003e  Finding the Papyri\u003cbr\u003e  The Challenges of Translating the Papyri\u003cbr\u003e  What the Papyri Tell Us \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Part IV\u003cbr\u003e  How Merer and his Team Transported Stone to Giza\u003cbr\u003e  From the Red Sea to the Nile Delta: A Year in the Life of Merer and his Men\u003cbr\u003e  From Worker’s Village to Port City\u003cbr\u003e  Overseer of the Ro She Ankh-haf \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Part V\u003cbr\u003e  Feeding the Workers\u003cbr\u003e  How They Could Have Raised the Stone\u003cbr\u003e  How the Pyramids Created a Unified State \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion: Future Discoveries on the Red Sea Coast?\u003cbr\u003e  Appendix : Translation of Papyri","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864759841111,"sku":"9780500052112","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500052112.jpg?v=1722273114","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-red-sea-scrolls-9780500052112","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}