Djoser, the Glossary
Djoser (also read as Djeser and Zoser) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty during the Old Kingdom, and was the founder of that epoch.[1]
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85 relations: Abydos King List, Abydos, Egypt, Al-Nuwayri, Ancient Egypt, Asclepius, Beit Khallaf, Cairo, Cataracts of the Nile, Cattle count, Colonnade, Copper, Copts, Coronation of the pharaoh, Demotic (Egyptian), Den (pharaoh), Dynasty, Early Dynastic Period (Egypt), Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian Museum, Egyptology, Elephantine, Eusebius, Famine Stela, Gebelein, Granite, Heliopolis (ancient Egypt), Hellenization, Hetephernebti, Horus, Horus name, Huni, I. E. S. Edwards, Imhotep, Inaros I, Inetkaes, Joann Fletcher, Ka statue, Khasekhemwy, Khnum, Khufu, Lapis lazuli, Limestone, List of pharaohs, Manetho, Marc Van De Mieroop, Mastaba, Maze, McGraw Hill Education, Nebka, Nectanebo II, ... Expand index (35 more) »
- 27th-century BC pharaohs
- Pharaohs of the Third Dynasty of Egypt
Abydos King List
The Abydos King List, also known as the Abydos Table, is a list of the names of 76 kings of ancient Egypt, found on a wall of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt.
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Abydos, Egypt
Abydos (Abīdūs or; Sahidic Ⲉⲃⲱⲧ) is one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt, and also of the eighth nome in Upper Egypt.
Al-Nuwayri
Al-Nuwayrī, full name Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad bin ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Nuwayrī (شهاب الدين أحمد بن عبد الوهاب النويري, 5 April 1279 – 5 June 1333) was an Egyptian Muslim historian and civil servant of the Bahri Mamluk dynasty.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa.
Asclepius
Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός Asklēpiós; Aesculapius) is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology.
Beit Khallaf
Beit Khallaf (Arabic: بيت خلاف) is a small rural village located 10 kilometers west of Girga in Upper Egypt.
Cairo
Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.
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Cataracts of the Nile
The Cataracts of the Nile are shallow lengths (or whitewater rapids) of the Nile river, between Khartoum and Aswan, where the surface of the water is broken by many small boulders and stones jutting out of the river bed, as well as many rocky islets.
See Djoser and Cataracts of the Nile
Cattle count
In ancient Egypt, the cattle count was one of the two main means of evaluating the amount of taxes to be levied, the other one being the height of the annual inundation.
Colonnade
In classical architecture, a colonnade is a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building.
Copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.
Copts
Copts (niremənkhēmi; al-qibṭ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa who have primarily inhabited the area of modern Egypt since antiquity.
See Djoser and Copts
Coronation of the pharaoh
A coronation was an extremely important ritual in early and ancient Egyptian history, concerning the change of power and rulership between two succeeding pharaohs.
See Djoser and Coronation of the pharaoh
Demotic (Egyptian)
Demotic (from δημοτικός dēmotikós, 'popular') is the ancient Egyptian script derived from northern forms of hieratic used in the Nile Delta.
See Djoser and Demotic (Egyptian)
Den (pharaoh)
Den, also known as Hor-Den, Dewen, and Udimu, was the Horus name of a pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period who ruled during the First Dynasty of Egypt.
Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,Oxford English Dictionary, "dynasty, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897.
Early Dynastic Period (Egypt)
The Early Dynastic Period, also known as Archaic Period or the Thinite Period (from Thinis, the hometown of its rulers), is the era of ancient Egypt that immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt in.
See Djoser and Early Dynastic Period (Egypt)
Egyptian hieroglyphs
Egyptian hieroglyphs were the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt for writing the Egyptian language.
See Djoser and Egyptian hieroglyphs
Egyptian Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum (al-Matḥaf al-Miṣrī, Egyptian Arabic) (also called the Cairo Museum), located in Cairo, Egypt, houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world.
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Egyptology
Egyptology (from Egypt and Greek -λογία, -logia; علمالمصريات) is the scientific study of ancient Egypt.
Elephantine
Elephantine (جزيرة الفنتين; Ἐλεφαντίνη Elephantíne) is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt.
Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea (Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek Syro-Palestinian historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist.
Famine Stela
The Famine Stela is an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphs located on Sehel Island in the Nile near Aswan in Egypt, which tells of a seven-year period of drought and famine during the reign of pharaoh Djoser of the Third Dynasty.
Gebelein
Gebelein (Egyptian Arabic: الجبلين, Two Mountains; Egyptian: Inerty or Per-Hathor; Ancient Greek: Παθυρις or Ἀφροδιτόπολις; Latin: Pathyris or Aphroditopolis) is an archaeological site and former town in Egypt.
Granite
Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.
Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)
Heliopolis (Jwnw, Iunu; jwnw, 'the Pillars'; ⲱⲛ; City of the Sun) was a major city of ancient Egypt.
See Djoser and Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)
Hellenization
Hellenization (also spelled Hellenisation) or Hellenism is the adoption of Greek culture, religion, language, and identity by non-Greeks.
Hetephernebti
Hetephernebti was a queen of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
Horus
Horus, also known as Hor, in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and the sky.
See Djoser and Horus
Horus name
The Horus name is the oldest known and used crest of ancient Egyptian rulers.
Huni
Huni (original reading unknown) was an ancient Egyptian king, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period. Djoser and Huni are 27th-century BC pharaohs and pharaohs of the Third Dynasty of Egypt.
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I. E. S. Edwards
Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, (21 July 1909 – 24 September 1996) — known as I. E. S. Edwards— was an English Egyptologist and curator, considered to be a leading expert on the pyramids.
See Djoser and I. E. S. Edwards
Imhotep
Imhotep (ỉỉ-m-ḥtp "(the one who) comes in peace") was an Egyptian chancellor to the Pharaoh Djoser, possible architect of Djoser's step pyramid, and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis.
Inaros I
Inaros I of Athribis (fl. c. 665 BC) was an ancient Egyptian prince who rebelled against the Assyrians during their short-lived occupation of Egypt.
Inetkaes
Inetkaes was an ancient Egyptian princess of the Third Dynasty, who reigned during the Old Kingdom.
Joann Fletcher
Joann Fletcher (born 30 August 1966) is an Egyptologist and an honorary visiting professor in the department of archaeology at the University of York.
Ka statue
A ka statue is a type of ancient Egyptian statue intended to provide a resting place for the ka (life-force or spirit) of the person after death.
Khasekhemwy
Khasekhemwy (ca. 2690 BC; Ḫꜥj-sḫm.wj, also rendered Kha-sekhemui) was the last Pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt. Djoser and Khasekhemwy are 27th-century BC pharaohs.
Khnum
Khnum, also romanised Khnemu (ẖnmw, Χνοῦβις), was one of the earliest-known Egyptian deities in Upper Egypt, originally associated with the Nile cataract.
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Khufu
Khufu or Cheops was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC).
See Djoser and Khufu
Lapis lazuli
Lapis lazuli, or lapis for short, is a deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.
Limestone
Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.
List of pharaohs
The title "pharaoh" is used for those rulers of Ancient Egypt who ruled after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt by Narmer during the Early Dynastic Period, approximately 3100 BC.
See Djoser and List of pharaohs
Manetho
Manetho (Μανέθων Manéthōn, gen.: Μανέθωνος) is believed to have been an Egyptian priest from Sebennytos (translit) who lived in the Ptolemaic Kingdom in the early third century BC, during the Hellenistic period.
Marc Van De Mieroop
Marc Van De Mieroop (born 22 October 1956) is a noted Belgian Assyriologist and Egyptologist who has been full professor of Ancient Near Eastern history at Columbia University since 1996.
See Djoser and Marc Van De Mieroop
Mastaba
A mastaba, also mastabah or mastabat) is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with inward sloping sides, constructed out of mudbricks or limestone. These edifices marked the burial sites of many eminent Egyptians during Egypt's Early Dynastic Period and Old Kingdom.
Maze
A maze is a path or collection of paths, typically from an entrance to a goal.
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McGraw Hill Education
McGraw Hill is an American publishing company for educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education.
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Nebka
Nebka (meaning "Lord of the ka") is the throne name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Third Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period, in the 27th century BCE. Djoser and Nebka are 27th-century BC pharaohs and pharaohs of the Third Dynasty of Egypt.
See Djoser and Nebka
Nectanebo II
Nectanebo II (Egyptian: Nḫt-Ḥr-Ḥbt; Νεκτανεβώς) was the last native ruler of ancient Egypt, as well as the third and last pharaoh of the Thirtieth Dynasty, reigning from 358 to 340 BC.
New Kingdom of Egypt
The New Kingdom, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, was the ancient Egyptian state between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC.
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Nile
The Nile (also known as the Nile River) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa.
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Nimaathap
Nimaathap (also read as Nima'at-Hapi and Nihap-ma'atSilke Roth: Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten von der Frühzeit bis zum Ende der 12. Dynastie (.
Nine bows
The Nine Bows is a visual representation in Ancient Egyptian art of foreigners or others.
Nubians
Nubians (Nobiin: Nobī) are a Nilo-Saharan speaking ethnic group indigenous to the region which is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt.
Nynetjer
Nynetjer (also known as Ninetjer and Banetjer) is the Horus name of the third pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt during the Early Dynastic Period.
Old Kingdom of Egypt
In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning –2200 BC.
See Djoser and Old Kingdom of Egypt
Palermo Stone
The Palermo Stone is one of seven surviving fragments of a stele known as the Royal Annals of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
Pharaoh (Egyptian: pr ꜥꜣ; ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ|Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: Parʿō) is the vernacular term often used for the monarchs of ancient Egypt, who ruled from the First Dynasty until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Republic in 30 BCE.
Ptolemaic dynasty
The Ptolemaic dynasty (Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), also known as the Lagid dynasty (Λαγίδαι, Lagidai; after Ptolemy I's father, Lagus), was a Macedonian Greek royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
See Djoser and Ptolemaic dynasty
Pyramid of Djoser
The pyramid of Djoser (or Djeser and Zoser), sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser, is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the ruins of Memphis.
See Djoser and Pyramid of Djoser
Register (art)
In art and archaeology, sculpture and painting, a register is a horizontal level in a work that consists of several levels arranged one above the other, especially where the levels are clearly separated by lines.
Sanakht
Sanakht (also read as Hor-Sanakht) is the Horus name of an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the Third Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. Djoser and Sanakht are 27th-century BC pharaohs and pharaohs of the Third Dynasty of Egypt.
Saqqara
Saqqara (سقارة), also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English, is an Egyptian village in the markaz (county) of Badrashin in the Giza Governorate, that contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis.
Saqqara Tablet
The Saqqara Tablet, now in the Egyptian Museum, is an ancient stone engraving surviving from the Ramesside Period of Egypt which features a list of pharaohs.
Second Dynasty of Egypt
The Second Dynasty of ancient Egypt (or Dynasty II, c. 2890 – c. 2686 BC) is the latter of the two dynasties of the Egyptian Archaic Period, when the seat of government was centred at Thinis.
See Djoser and Second Dynasty of Egypt
Sed festival
The Sed festival (ḥb-sd, conventional pronunciation; also known as Heb Sed or Feast of the Tail) was an ancient Egyptian ceremony that celebrated the continued rule of a pharaoh.
Sekhemib-Perenmaat
Sekhemib-Perenma'at (or simply Sekhemib), is the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who ruled during the 2nd Dynasty.
See Djoser and Sekhemib-Perenmaat
Sekhemkhet
Sekhemkhet (also read as Sechemchet) was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 3rd Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. Djoser and Sekhemkhet are 27th-century BC pharaohs and pharaohs of the Third Dynasty of Egypt.
Semerkhet
Semerkhet is the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who ruled during the First Dynasty.
Serdab
A serdab (d), literally meaning "cold water", which became a loanword in Arabic for 'cellar' is an ancient Egyptian tomb structure that served as a chamber for the ka statue of a deceased individual.
Set (deity)
Set (Egyptological: Sutekh - swtẖ ~ stẖ or: Seth) is a god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion.
Shipyard
A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are built and repaired.
Sinai Peninsula
The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (سِينَاء; سينا; Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia.
See Djoser and Sinai Peninsula
Sneferu
Sneferu (snfr-wj "He has perfected me", from Ḥr-nb-mꜣꜥt-snfr-wj "Horus, Lord of Maat, has perfected me", also read Snefru or Snofru), well known under his Hellenized name Soris (Σῶρις by Manetho), was the founding pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. Djoser and Sneferu are 27th-century BC pharaohs.
Step pyramid
A step pyramid or stepped pyramid is an architectural structure that uses flat platforms, or steps, receding from the ground up, to achieve a completed shape similar to a geometric pyramid.
Supreme Council of Antiquities
The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) was a department of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture from 1994 to 2011.
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Tebtunis
Tebtunis was a city and later town in Lower Egypt.
Third Dynasty of Egypt
The Third Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty III) is the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
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Toby Wilkinson
Toby Alexander Howard Wilkinson, (born 1969) is an English Egyptologist and academic.
Turin King List
The Turin King List, also known as the Turin Royal Canon, is an ancient Egyptian hieratic papyrus thought to date from the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II, now in the Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum) in Turin.
See Djoser and Turin King List
Turquoise
Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula.
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
The Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XX, alternatively 20th Dynasty or Dynasty 20) is the third and last dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom period, lasting from 1189 BC to 1077 BC.
See Djoser and Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
Vizier (Ancient Egypt)
The vizier was the highest official in ancient Egypt to serve the pharaoh (king) during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
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Westcar Papyrus
The Westcar Papyrus (inventory-designation: P. Berlin 3033) is an ancient Egyptian text containing five stories about miracles performed by priests and magicians.
See Djoser and Westcar Papyrus
See also
27th-century BC pharaohs
Pharaohs of the Third Dynasty of Egypt
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djoser
Also known as Djozer, Djésèr, Dzoser, Horus-Netjerichet, Horus-Netjerikhet, King zoser, Netjerikhet, Netjerkhet, Netjerykhet, Pharaoh Djoser, Pharaoh Horus Netjerikhet Djoser, Pharaoh Horus Netjerikhet Djzosèr, Pharaoh Netjerikhet Djoser, Pharoah Djoser, Pharoah djeser, Pharoah dzoser, Pharoah zoser, Zosar, Zoser, Zozer, Zozzer.
, New Kingdom of Egypt, Nile, Nimaathap, Nine bows, Nubians, Nynetjer, Old Kingdom of Egypt, Palermo Stone, Pharaoh, Ptolemaic dynasty, Pyramid of Djoser, Register (art), Sanakht, Saqqara, Saqqara Tablet, Second Dynasty of Egypt, Sed festival, Sekhemib-Perenmaat, Sekhemkhet, Semerkhet, Serdab, Set (deity), Shipyard, Sinai Peninsula, Sneferu, Step pyramid, Supreme Council of Antiquities, Tebtunis, Third Dynasty of Egypt, Toby Wilkinson, Turin King List, Turquoise, Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt, Vizier (Ancient Egypt), Westcar Papyrus.