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Piecing together the lost history of the first female pharaoh, Andrew Collins presents the first comprehensive biography of Sobekneferu.
List of contents
Foreword: History Is Made of Discoveries By Jan Summers Duffy
Acknowledgments
Preface: The Knowing of Sobekneferu PART 1
Discovering Sobekneferu 1 Female Pharaohs
2 Ruler of the Two Lands
3 Sobekneferu—The Story As We Know It
4 The Woman behind the Pharaoh
5 The Cult of Sobekneferu
6 Sobekneferu and the Heb Sed Mystery
PART 2
Road to Destiny 7 Sobekneferu in Canaan
8 The Vengeful Goddess
9 Divine Right to Rule
PART 3
Seeds of Destruction
10 The Sister of Sobekneferu
11 The King’s Daughters
12 Fate of the Dynasty
13 Sibling Rivalry
14 Flawed Visions
15 The Fall of Egypt
PART 4
Regicide 16 The Mystery of Queen Nitocris
17 Sobekneferu as Nitocris
18 Mother of Crocodiles
19 The Vengeance of Nitocris
20 The Death of Sobekneferu
21 Enemies of Sobekneferu
PART 5
Faith 22 Joseph in Egypt
23 The Heliopolitan Connection
24 When Sobekneferu Met Joseph
25 Sobekneferu—The Asiatic Connection
PART 6
Two Lands
26 Sobekneferu the Builder
27 The Magnificent Labyrinth
28 At the Center of It All
29 Navel of the World
PART 7
Ancestors 30 The Mystery of Mazghuna North
31 Temple of the Crocodile
32 Place of the Ancestors
33 The Seven Snake Gods
34 Sobekneferu’s Final Resting Place
PART 8
Resurrection 35 Goddess of the Seven Stars
36 Servants of Sobek
37 Path of the Headless One
38 Typhonian Gnosis
Appendix: Sobekneferu on Film and Television
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Andrew Collins is a science and history writer who investigates advanced civilizations in prehistory. He is the codiscoverer of a massive cave complex beneath the Giza plateau, now known as “Collins’ Cave.” The author of several books, including
Origins of the Gods and
Göbekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods, he regularly appears on radio shows, podcasts, and TV series, including
Ancient Aliens,
The UnXplained with William Shatner, and Gaia TV’s
Ancient Civilizations and
Deep Space. He lives in Essex, England.
Summary
Piecing together the lost history of the first female pharaoh, Andrew Collins presents the first comprehensive biography of Sobekneferu.
