04: The Step Pyramid, Djoser, and Imhotep

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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