King Djoser

King Djoser

He was born in 2686 BC, and appeared during the third century in the wake of the Old Kingdom, and he goes back to the third family of Pharaoh, and his wife was called Bjtab Hor Nabti, and he had a great influence during his reign as he was considered one of the founders of the old era, and he is the person who ordered the building of the stepped pyramid Which is the first engineering building constructed of large stone, as it was built under the supervision of the engineer Imhotep, as the pyramid was constructed of limestone

Djoser, The Prose of Khat

It means the body of an idol, taking the title bridge meaning sacred. (2686 BC - 2600 BC)

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The step pyramid of Saqqara, Djoser built his tomb a mile from the Saqqara cliff to move away from the rest of the tombs. And the construction was supervised by his minister Imhotep. The pyramid consists of six unequal terraces, 62 meters high, and is covered with white limestone. As for the interior, it consists of a network of corridors and corridors, while the king's burial chamber was built of granite

Campaigns of King Djoser During his lifetime, Djoser carried out many campaigns; As he was the first Pharaonic king to send expeditions to the Wadi al-Maghara region of the Sinai. This is to extract copper and turquoise materials for later use, and there is still a painting of it in the valley. Where this plate indicates hit by an enemy

Statue of King Djoser A statue of King Djoser was found in one of the small rooms known as the basement. As it is located in the northeastern part of the royal funerary group of Djoser in the Saqqara region, and the importance of the statue is that it is one of the statues that have been standing since ancient times, with a normal size in Egypt, and Djoser appears in the statue sitting on the throne chair, wearing a luxurious dress