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
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.
Djoser
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Djoser 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 and Sesorthos. He was the son o
Third Dynasty of Egypt
…the Old Kingdom was at Memphis. After the turbulent last years of the Second Dynasty, which might have included civil war, Egypt came under the rule of Djoser, marking the beginning of the Third Dynasty. Both the Turin King List and the Abydos King List record five kings, while the Saqqara Tablet only records…
Limestone Ka statue of Djoser from his pyramid serdab at Saqqara, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Egyptian Museum: Base of a Djoser statue with royal titulary
Niche with panel showing the king Netjerykhet (Djoser) walking towards the shrine of Horus of Behedet (modern Edfu).
Cartouche name ...djeser-sah in the king list of Abydos. Note the upper part of the cartouche, which shows signs of erased hieroglyphs.