The pyramids of Sakkara. The pyramids of Sakkara. BiGen 47.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 19158 |
| Format | 15.5 x 19.5 |
| Détails | 240 p., black and white illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Cairo, reprinted 2015 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
Around 2700 BC, Pharaoh Neteri-khet, the first king of the Third Dynasty, better known as Djoser, established his funerary complex in the center of the Sakkara necropolis, on a site already sacred and venerated for over 400 years during previous reigns. The culmination of this complex, the famous Step Pyramid, remains the tallest building in Sakkara to this day, surrounded by the pyramids of Sekhem-khet, Userkaf, Unas, and Teti. Jean-Philippe Lauer, a lifelong official of the Egyptian Antiquities Service and honorary research director of the CNRS, devoted 75 years of his centenarian life to the work of reconstructing the Djoser complex. In 2015, the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology published the seventh edition of the small book The Pyramids of Sakkara, enriched with new illustrations. A humble testimony to the work of Jean-Philippe Lauer, who, through this book, offers us a true immersion in the history of Sakkara. A rich and precise text, as well as numerous photographs, detail the various discoveries and the long restoration process of the Djoser complex, which has fascinated us for so many years. Around 2700 BC, Neteri-khet, the first pharaoh of the Third Dynasty of Egypt—better known today as Djoser—sited his funerary complex at the heart of the Sakkara necropolis. Kings before him had already made Sakkara a place of veneration over the four centuries preceding his reign, and later kings followed Djoser's example. Surrounded by the later pyramids of Sekhem-khet, Userkaf, Unis, and Teti, Djoser's famous Step Pyramid is still the tallest construction at Sakkara. The French architect Jean-Philippe Lauer devoted seventy-five of his hundred years to Sakkara, as a permanent employee of the Egyptian Antiquities Service and honorary research director of the CNRS, working on the reconstruction of the Djoser complex. In 2015, this seventh edition of The Pyramids of Sakkara, re-issued with new illustrations by the French Institute of Oriental Archeology, bears faithful witness to Jean-Philippe Lauer's work. Its informative, succinct text and numerous illustrations provide an immersive experience of the site and give a clear account of the fascinating story of the discovery and long restoration of the Djoser complex.
Around 2700 BC, Pharaoh Neteri-khet, the first king of the Third Dynasty, better known as Djoser, established his funerary complex in the center of the Sakkara necropolis, on a site already sacred and venerated for over 400 years during previous reigns. The culmination of this complex, the famous Step Pyramid, remains the tallest building in Sakkara to this day, surrounded by the pyramids of Sekhem-khet, Userkaf, Unas, and Teti. Jean-Philippe Lauer, a lifelong official of the Egyptian Antiquities Service and honorary research director of the CNRS, devoted 75 years of his centenarian life to the work of reconstructing the Djoser complex. In 2015, the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology published the seventh edition of the small book The Pyramids of Sakkara, enriched with new illustrations. A humble testimony to the work of Jean-Philippe Lauer, who, through this book, offers us a true immersion in the history of Sakkara. A rich and precise text, as well as numerous photographs, detail the various discoveries and the long restoration process of the Djoser complex, which has fascinated us for so many years. Around 2700 BC, Neteri-khet, the first pharaoh of the Third Dynasty of Egypt—better known today as Djoser—sited his funerary complex at the heart of the Sakkara necropolis. Kings before him had already made Sakkara a place of veneration over the four centuries preceding his reign, and later kings followed Djoser's example. Surrounded by the later pyramids of Sekhem-khet, Userkaf, Unis, and Teti, Djoser's famous Step Pyramid is still the tallest construction at Sakkara. The French architect Jean-Philippe Lauer devoted seventy-five of his hundred years to Sakkara, as a permanent employee of the Egyptian Antiquities Service and honorary research director of the CNRS, working on the reconstruction of the Djoser complex. In 2015, this seventh edition of The Pyramids of Sakkara, re-issued with new illustrations by the French Institute of Oriental Archeology, bears faithful witness to Jean-Philippe Lauer's work. Its informative, succinct text and numerous illustrations provide an immersive experience of the site and give a clear account of the fascinating story of the discovery and long restoration of the Djoser complex.