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Djoser and the Third Dynasty: Imhotep, Saqqara, Memphis, the Step Pyramids.
BAUD Michel.

Djoser and the Third Dynasty: Imhotep, Saqqara, Memphis, the Step Pyramids.

Pygmalion
€23,90 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 26194
Format 15.2 x 24
Détails 281 p., illustrated, paperback.
Publication Paris, 2015
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782286122669
Pharaoh Djoser, who ruled the country in the mid-27th century BC, is one of these prominent figures. A promoter of the monarchical ideal and a great builder, he left to posterity the image of an innovative sovereign. He dominates, by the scale of his achievements, a third dynasty that 'he founded and whose other kings still appear today as fleeting figures. Djoser is inseparable from Imhotep, celebrated by tradition as the inventor of stone construction and the brilliant architect of the first pyramid of Egypt, the famous step pyramid of Saqqara. By gathering the existing documentation, while marking its limits, Michel Baud defines the identity and ambitions of this founding sovereign, describes the highlights of his reign, brings to life the great figures who surrounded him, and restores the cultural traits of an era in which so many of the constituent elements of pharaonic civilization are taking shape.
Pharaoh Djoser, who ruled the country in the mid-27th century BC, is one of these prominent figures. A promoter of the monarchical ideal and a great builder, he left to posterity the image of an innovative sovereign. He dominates, by the scale of his achievements, a third dynasty that 'he founded and whose other kings still appear today as fleeting figures. Djoser is inseparable from Imhotep, celebrated by tradition as the inventor of stone construction and the brilliant architect of the first pyramid of Egypt, the famous step pyramid of Saqqara. By gathering the existing documentation, while marking its limits, Michel Baud defines the identity and ambitions of this founding sovereign, describes the highlights of his reign, brings to life the great figures who surrounded him, and restores the cultural traits of an era in which so many of the constituent elements of pharaonic civilization are taking shape.