step pyramid of egypt

1. Djoser

2. Pharaoh Djoser
Pharaoh, 2868-2649
BC.
Name means strong in
arm and speech.
Long, peaceful region
permits.
The construction to go
on constantly.

3. History:-
 Djoser was the best known pharaoh,
and possibly the founder, of the Third
Dynasty of the Old Kingdom in Egypt.
He was responsible for the world's first
known monumental stone building, the
Step Pyramid at Sakkara.

4.  According to the Turin King list, Netjerikhet Djoser
ruled for about 19 years, following the 20 year long
reign of the otherwise unattested Nebka
(Sanakhte). However, some archaeological sources
have shown that Djoser may be considered as the
first king after Khasekhemwii, the last king of
the 2nd Dynasty.
 Djoser's reign began sometime between 2691 to
2625 BC.

5.  In contemporary inscriptions, he is
called Netjerikhet, meaning "body of
the gods." Later sources, which
include a New Kingdom reference to
his construction, help confirm that
Netjerikhet and Djoser are the same
person.

6.  The painted limestone statue of Djoser, now in
the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is the oldest
known life-sized Egyptian statue. Today at the
site in Saqqara where it was found, a plaster copy
of the statue stands in place of the original. The
statue was found during the Antiquities Service
Excavations of 1924-1925.

7. The Step pyramid of Dojser

8. Sakara
Royal city
At boundary between
upper and lower Egypt.
Closer to Upper Egypt.
‘Near’ the Faiyum – an
artificial Oasis of Nail.
Across the river from
Memphis-Royal palace
and Egypt’s pivot point.

9. Mastaba
Early Egyption tomb
Temple inside the
building
Building covers shaft-grave
Shaft-grave is cut-out,
rock below ground

10. Imhotep the
Arechitect
Contamporary with
Dojser.
First bulid stone
Mastaba.
Then build small
wedding cake on it.
Then expend wedding
cake in to large size.

11. THREE PHASIS OF
CONSTRUCTION
Black = mastaba
Gray = first wedding
cake
White= expended
wedding cake
Traditional rock- cut
tombs underneath

12. MOST
COMPLEX
GROUND
Original centric shaft
of the mastaba.
Sloping tunnel to
tomb from mortuary
temple outside
pyramid.
Numerous branching
rooms.

13. PICTURES

14. THE BIG PICTURE