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Djoser
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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 nam
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Djoser was a male statesperson and pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He belonged to the Third Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period. His father was Khasekhemwy and his mother was Nimaethap. Djoser was married to Hetephernebti, who was also his sibling. He had two children, Inetkaes and Sekhemkhet.
Born in 2800 BCE, Djoser died in 2700 BCE. He is buried in the Pyramid of Djoser. His name is recorded in hieroglyphs as R8-D21:F32. The Saqqara Tablet describes him.
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Egypt
- Spouse
- Hetephernebti
- Child
- Sekhemkhet
- Father
- Khasekhemwy
- Mother
- Nimaethap
- Sibling
- Hetephernebti
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Family
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- Djoser statue.jpg
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- Djoser
- date of birth
- 2800-01-01
- date of death
- 2700-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Djoser
- time period
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
- place of burial
- Pyramid of Djoser
- name in hiero markup
- R8-D21:F32
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- member of
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
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21 sectionsContents
- 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.
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