Djoser

Also known as Djeser, Zoser, Tosorthros, Sesorthos

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Djoser was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty during the Old Kingdom who is credited with founding that epoch. He is primarily known through various historical names and records, though details about his succession and reign remain somewhat unclear from ancient sources.

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Pharaoh.prenomen: Nisut-Bity-Nebty-Netjerikhetnebu nsw.t-bty-nb.ty nṯrj-ẖt-nbw King of Upper and Lower Egypt, he of the two ladies, with a divine body of gold M23:t-L2:t-G16-R8-D21:F32:S12 Abydos King List ....djeser-sa ...-ḏsr-s3 ...blessed sublime protector Westcar Papyrus Djoser ḏsr The blessed one Saqqara Tablet Djoser ḏsr The blessed one Turin King List Djoserit Ḏsr-jt The blessed one has arrived -G7
Pharaoh.horus: Hor-Netjerikhet Hr-nṯrj.ẖt Horus, divine of body
Pharaoh.nebty: Nebty-Netjerikhet Nb.tj Nṯrj-ẖt The two Ladies, divine of body G16-R8-D21:F32
Pharaoh.golden: Nub-Ra Nbw-Rˁ Golden one of Ra N5:S12 Nub-Hor Nbw-Ḥr Golden one of Horus G8Nub-Ra-Hor Nbw-Rˁ-Ḥr Golden one of Ra-Horakhty N5:G8
Pharaoh.death_date: 2649 BC or 2611 BC
Pharaoh.spouse: Hetephernebti
Pharaoh.children: Inetkawes, maybe Sekhemkhet ?
Pharaoh.dynasty: 3rd Dynasty
Pharaoh.father: Khasekhemwy
Pharaoh.mother: Nimaethap
Pharaoh.burial: Step pyramid at Saqqara
Pharaoh/Serekh.Horus: R8-D21:F32
Pharaoh.name: Djoser
Pharaoh.image: Djoser cropped.jpg
Pharaoh.caption: Limestone Ka statue of Djoser from his pyramid serdab at Saqqara, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Pharaoh.reign: 19 regnal years28 regnal years 2686–2648 BC, 2687–2668 BC, 2668–2649 BC, 2667–2648 BC, or 2630–2611 BC
Pharaoh.predecessor: Khasekhemwy (most likely) or Nebka
Pharaoh.successor: Sekhemkhet (most likely) or Sanakhte

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Commons category: Djoser
date of birth: 2800-01-01
date of death: 2700-01-01
name in hiero markup: R8-D21:F32

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Contents

Identity
Family
Reign
Third Dynasty
Length of reign
Period of reign
Military expeditions
Construction projects
Djoser and Imhotep
Medieval tradition
Tomb
The pyramid
Subterranean structure
Funerary complex
Serdab statue of Djoser
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

thumb|Egyptian Museum: Base of a Djoser statue with royal titulary thumb|Niche with panel showing the king Netjerykhet (Djoser) walking towards the shrine of Horus of Behedet (modern Edfu). Djoser (also read as Zoser) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty during the Old Kingdom, and was the founder of that epoch. He is also known by his Hellenized names Tosorthros (from Manetho) and Sesorthos (from Eusebius). He was the son of King Khasekhemwy and Queen Nimaathap, but whether he was also the direct successor to their throne is unclear. Most Ramesside king lists identify a king named Nebka as preceding him, but there are difficulties in connecting that name with contemporary Horus names, so some Egyptologists question the received throne sequence. Djoser is known for his step pyramid, which is the earliest colossal stone building in ancient Egypt.

== Identity == thumb|left|upright=0.7|Cartouche name ...djeser-sah in the king list of Abydos. Note the upper part of the cartouche, which shows signs of erased hieroglyphs. 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 it stands in place of the original. The statue was discovered during the Antiquities Service Excavations of 1924–1925.