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04: The Step Pyramid, Djoser, and Imhotep

The History of Egypt Podcast

Ancient Egypt, from Creation to Cleopatra. This podcast tells the story of pharaonic Egypt "in their own words." Using archaeology, ancient texts, and up-to-date scholarship, we uncover the world of the Nile Valley and its people. Hosted on the Airwave Media Network.

Dominic Perry

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 <a href="http://www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com</a>, Support the Show at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast</a>, Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast</a>, Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast</a>, Music by Keith Zizza <a href="http://www.keithzizza.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.keithzizza.com</a> <br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

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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