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005			20251028093343.0
008			971008s1998 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 97042963
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780814742426
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050	0	0	_aDT 62.S7 J67 1998
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100	1		_aJordan, Paul.
245	1	0	_aRiddles of the Sphinx / _cPaul Jordan ; with photographs by John Ross.
246	3	0	_aSphinx
260			_aNew York : _bNew York University Press, _c1998.
300			_axxiv, 222 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c27 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index.
520	1		_a"This book tells the full story of the Great Sphinx of Giza as Egyptology has uncovered it. The Sphinx is one of the most striking monuments of the ancient Egyptians, and has attracted the attention of travellers, scientists, archaeologists and others for generations. Paul Jordan details the Sphinx's impact on the ancient world, on Arab writers, on Renaissance travellers, on the pioneers of Egyptology and on modern scholarship. He tells the story of the Sphinx's many bouts of excavation and restoration, and above all puts the Sphinx in the context of all that is known about ancient Egyptian history and religion." "This book examines every aspect of the Sphinx, including a professional geologist's recent claims regarding its age, and provides an authoritative and highly readable overview of the issues and debates currently surrounding it."--Jacket.
505	0	0	_tIntroduction: the Riddles -- _g1. _tThe Great Sphinx in Situ -- _g2. _tThe Sphinx before Egyptology -- _g3. _tDating Ancient Egypt -- _g4. _tBefore Egypt -- _g5. _tFrom Egypt's First Farmers to its First Dynasties -- _g6. _tThe Pyramid Age -- _g7. _tArchaeology and the Sphinx -- _g8. _tThe Sphinx in Pictures -- _g9. _tThe Alternative Sphinx -- _g10. _tThe Real Age of the Sphinx -- _g11. _tThe World of the Great Sphinx -- _g12. _tAfter the Old Kingdom.
650		0	_aGreat Sphinx (Egypt)
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/97042963-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/97042963-d.html
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