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Step Pyramid of Djoser: Context view, pyramids at Saqqara, stepped pyramid in background

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
Local riders on donkeys in the foreground.\u000a\u000aThe central element of the funerary complex of Djoser [ Djoser, Zoser, Netjerikhet, ca. 2630-ca. 2611 BCE, first ruler of the 3rd dynasty] is a massive stepped pyramid (140 x 118 x 60 m) of limestone masonry constructed at the instigation of the architect Imhotep, who was later deified for his achievement. Originally conceived as a mastaba tomb, the design was modified six times before finally emerging as a six-stepped pyramid with a complex suite of subterranean funerary apartments, including a granite-lined burial chamber and walls panelled in small blue faience tiles; one panel has been reconstructed in the Egyptian Museum (Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 68921). Among the objects recovered from the underground rooms were stelae depicting the King, and more than 40,000 stone vessels.

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Stepped Pyramid

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Saqqara Desert, Egypt: south of Cairo|Saqqara|+29.861414+31.232753

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Old Kingdom (Egyptian)', 'Early Dynastic (Egyptian)', 'Third Dynasty']

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