Djoser
Djoser (an aa read as Djeser an Zoser) wis an auncient Egyptian king (pharaoh) o the 3rd dynasty during the Auld Kinrick an the foonder o this epoque. He is weel kent unner his Hellenized names Tosorthros (bi Manetho) an Sesorthos (bi Eusebius). He wis the son o king Khasekhemwy an queen Nimaethap, but if he an aa wis the direct throne successor is still unclear. Maist Ramesside Kingleets name a king Nebka afore him, but syne thare are still difficulties in connectin that name wi contemporary horus names, some Egyptologists question the handit doun throne sequence.
Djoser | |
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Netjerikhet, Tosorthros, Sesorthos | |
Limestone statue o Djoser frae his serdab | |
Pharaoh | |
Ring | 19 or 28 years ca. 2670 BC (3rd Dynasty) |
Predecessor | Khasekhemwy (maist likely) or Nebka |
Successor | Sekhemkhet (maist likely) or Sanakhte |
Consort | Hetephernebti |
Childer | Inetkawes, maybe Sekhemkhet ? |
Faither | Khasekhemwy |
Mither | Nimaethap |
Buirial | Step pyramid at Saqqara |
Monuments | Step pyramid |
References
eedit- ↑ For unkent reasons the first sign wis deliberately removed.