04: The Step Pyramid, Djoser, and Imhotep
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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.
Select Bibliography:
Lauer, J.-P. (1991). Les pyramides de Sakkara: La pyramide à degrés, la pyramide de l’Horus-Sekhem-Khet, la pyramide d’Ounas, la pyramide d’Ouserkaf, la pyramide de Téti, le sérapeaum et les mastabas de Ti et de Ptah-Hotep. Institut français d’archéologie orientale. http://archive.org/details/lespyramidesdesa0000laue
Mark Lehner, The Complete Pyramids, 2008.
John Romer, A History of Egypt: from the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid, 2013.
Verner, M. (2020). The Pyramids: The Archaeology and History of Egypt’s Iconic Monuments (2nd ed.).
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