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The second king of the 3rd Dynasty
was Netjerikhet, the son of Khasekhemwy. Also known as Djoser, he ruled
for almost twenty and is accredited with building the Step Pyramid at
Saqqara, the first great piece of architecture built from stone. The
king's vizier, Imhotep, was the architect and was himself later deified
and worshiped. Egypt experienced a seven year famine during Djoser's
reign, and following the advice of Imhotep and one of his governors, Medir,
he agreed to travel to Elephantine at Aswan where he built a temple to the
god Khnum, who was said to control the flow of the Nile. Sure enough, the
famine ended and people believed it was due to this act of faith.
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Horus Name
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Hr nTr(j) X.t
Hor Netjerikhet
Horus, Divine of Body
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Hr nTr(j)
X.t
Hor Netjerikhet
Horus, Divine of Body
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Nebti
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nb.tj nTr(j) X.t Nebti
Netjerikhet
The Two Ladies, Divine of Body |
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Golden Name |
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nbw
Nebu
The Golden One (?)
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nbw
Nebu
The Golden One (?)
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bk nbw
Bik Nebu
The Golden Falcon (?)
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Appearance
in King Lists
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Djoser Sa
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Dsr
Djoser
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Dsr-it ///
Djoser
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Dsr nbw
Djoser
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nTr(j) X.t, Dsr
Netjerikhet, Djoser |
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Appearance in
Manetho |
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Tosorthros |
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Tosorthros, for 29 years. <In his reign lived Imuthês,>
who because of his medical skill has the reputation of Asclepios among
the Egyptian, and who was the inventor of the art of building with
hewn stone. He also devoted attention to writing.. |
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Sesorthos |
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He was
succeeded by Sesorthos...: he was styled Asclepios in Egypt because of
his medical skill. He was also the inventor of building with hewn
stone, and devoted attention to writing as well.. |
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Djoser built his pyramid complex at Saqqara.
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