Sunday, March 20, 2011

Djoser

Djoser, Khet nethr and it means the body of the god, took the title of the sense of the sacred bridge. (2686 BC. M. - 2600 BC. M). And the second is the pharaoh in ancient Egyptian and the third family at the beginning of the old state, his name appeared in the Papyrus Torben red, distinguished him from the rest of the kings of the ancient state.The tomb (pyramid) the first large stone building in history.

Said of Pharaonic Mantho Manetho, that Djoser ruled for 29 years (2640 BC. M --2,611 BC. M), while little Papyrus Torben that the period of his rule extended only 19 years (2630 BC. M --2,611 BC). However, many historians either case, remember wisdom that the period was extended for 29 year because of the magnitude of its construction, which he has made. And therefore the difference between the two figures the years may mean that the Pharaoh Djoser is the same as the first in the third family.

And has a pattern in the islands of Aswan, lists the events of the famine that occurred during his reign due to lack of flooding of the Nile, where Djoser made offerings to the god Khnum, the god waterfall. And he stated the following:

My heart was in distress because of painful, because the Nile did not lead to seven years. Grains were not abundant, dried seeds, everything was owned by the individual to eat the quantities of pathetic, anyone who is deprived harvest. A person can not walk more; the hearts of older people was sad and bent legs when they sat down on the ground, their hands hidden away. Until they were served temples go, the temples were closed and shelters were covered with dust. In short, everything in the presence of injured
And comes the reply from the Khanom by inscription:

I will make the Nile rise to you. There will be no more years when it fails to immersion in the coverage of any area of ​​land. Stork flowers, and stems bend under the weight of pollen


History

Covenant, the family, the years of the
Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom 2680 BC. M --2,660 BC. M (± 100 years)

Accomplishments

Pyramid of Saqqara
Djoser taken from Memphis, Ain Shams, the capital of
The extraction of copper and turquoise from the Sinai, which secured for him a fortune enabled him to carry out large construction.
Expanded state in the south after the extension of his influence on the Nubians.

Grave
Saqqara pyramid, the Djoser built his tomb on the distance of a mile from the cliff Saqqara to distance himself from the rest of the graves. And supervised the construction and vizier Imhotep. Pyramid consists of six terraces and uneven height of 62 meters and coated stone Jerry White. The inside consists of a network of corridors and corridors, and the king's burial chamber built of granite.

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