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built in Djelibeybi. Whilst the pyramid-building Ptaclusp dynasty work out how to build the pyramid within budget and on time (eventually taking advantage of the unfinished pyramid's premature temporal distortions), the late Pteppicymon XXVII spends his time observing the embalming of his mortal remains and taking an interest in the lives of his embalmers, Dil and Gurn.
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After Teppic and Ptraci manage to escape Djelibeybi, they travel to Ephebe to consult with the philosophers there as to how to get back. Meanwhile, pandemonium takes hold in Djelibeybi, as the kingdom's multifarious gods (many of whom occupy the same roles, such as Supreme God, God of the Sun, or God
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When plans are being laid out for the old pharaoh's tomb, Teppic (now Pteppicymon XXVIII) mentions that his father did not wish to be buried in a pyramid; in reaction to Dios's rejection of this idea, Teppic ends up ordering the construction of a pyramid twice the size of the largest one previously
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for the past seven years, having been sent to bring in revenue for the kingdom. The day after passing his final exam by chance, he mystically senses that his father, Pteppicymon XXVII, has died and that he must return home. Being the first Djelibeybian king raised outside the kingdom leads to some
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Eventually, Teppic re-enters the Kingdom and attempts to destroy the Great Pyramid, with the help of all of his newly resurrected ancestors. They are confronted by Dios, who, it turns out, is as old as the kingdom itself, and has advised every pharaoh throughout its history. Dios hates change and
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thinks Djelibeybi should stay the same. Teppic succeeds in destroying the Pyramid, returning Djelibeybi to the real world and sending Dios back through time (where he meets the original founder of the Kingdom, thereby
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Teppic (short for Pteppicymon XXVIII), who left the kingdom to train at the Assassin's Guild of Ankh-Morpork as a boy, thus regarding himself more as Morporkian than Djelibeybian
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for the burial of its pharaohs (primarily on prime agricultural land) and now occupies an area two miles wide along the 150-mile-long River Djel.
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Ptaclusp I, Ptaclusp IIa and Ptaclusp IIb, the pyramid-building dynasty tasked with the construction of the Great Pyramid
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After numerous adventures and misunderstandings, Teppic is forced to escape from the palace with a handmaiden named
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of the Djel) descend upon the populace, and all of Djelibeybi's dead rulers come back to life. Also,
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Arthur Ludorum, one of Teppic's classmates and the son of Johan Ludorum, a famous assassin
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Dil and Gurn, master and apprentice embalmers tasked with mummifying Pteppicymon XXVII
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Pteppicymon XXVII, the late king of Djelibeybi and Teppic's father
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the nations of Ephebe and Tsort prepare for war with one another
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Dios, the High Priest of Djelibeybi and chief minister
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Index

The Pyramid (Golding novel)
The Pyramid (Kadare novel)

Terry Pratchett
Josh Kirby
Discworld
Ancient Egypt
Egyptian mythology
Quantum physics
Pteppic
Djelibeybi
Assassins Guild
Ankh-Morpork
Fantasy
Gollancz
British Fantasy Award
ISBN
0-575-04463-2
Wyrd Sisters
Guards! Guards!
fantasy novel
Terry Pratchett
Discworld
BSFA Award for Best Novel
Teppic (short for Pteppicymon)
Djelibeybi
Jelly Baby
Discworld
Ancient Egypt
Klatch

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