Qahedjet
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Qahedjet could be the Horus name of an ancient Egyptian king, who may have ruled during the 3rd Dynasty or could be a voluntarily archaistic representation of Thutmose III. Since the only artifact att
Detail of the stela.
Third Dynasty of Egypt
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The Third Dynasty of ancient Egypt is the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Other dynasties of the Old Kingdom include the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth. The capital during the period of the Old Kingdom was
Qahedjet
…Qahedjet (also Hor-Qahedjet) could be the Horus name of an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh), who may have ruled during the 3rd Dynasty or could be a voluntarily archaistic representation of Thutmose III. Since the only artifact attesting to the ruler and his name is a small stela made…
Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara
Heb-sed court chapels in Djoser's pyramid complex at Saqqara
Limestone figure of a prisoner, 3rd Dynasty. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, E.5.1972
Facial reconstruction and depiction created from the Nuwayrat individual skull.