04: Djoser's Step Pyramid
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The First Pyramid. At the dawn of Egypt's "Third Dynasty," King Netjery-Khet Djoser is a famous name. He commissioned a splendid monument, that would rise over decades to become the Step Pyramid of Saqqara. Along the way, his high official Im-Hotep revolutionised the design of royal tombs... Date c. 2700 - 2650 BCE www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com , Support the Show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast , Facebook www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast , Twitter www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast , Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com
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As Egypt's "Third Dynasty" began, a new monument took shape. King Netjerykhet Djoser and his architect, Imhotep, created something unusual. The Step Pyramid rose on the western horizon, ushering in a new era of monument building...
Time Period: circa 2700 – 2650 BCE
Kings: Netjerykhet (Djoser)
Notable sites: Saqqara, Iunu (Heliopolis)
Episode Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.
The History of Egypt Podcast website www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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Select Bibliography:
Erik Hornung, Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: the One and the Many, 1996 (Amazon).
Mark Lehner, The Complete Pyramids, 2008 (Amazon).
John Romer, A History of Egypt: from the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid, 2013 (Amazon).
Toby Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt, 2001 (Amazon).
David Wengrow, The Archaeology of Early Egypt, 2006 (Amazon).
Robert Wenke, The Ancient Egyptian State, 2009 (Amazon).
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