Fragment of Stela of king Djoser
General Information

A limestone fragment of a stela of Djoser was found from the chapel of king Djoser at Heliopolis. It depicts a seated god wearing a long wig and a divine beard. The powerful face shows Djoser as he is depicted at Saqqara. The hieroglyphic for “b”, which appears above the figure and is probably the last sign of his name, suggests this is the god named Geb. A column of hieroglyph records the deity’s wishes for pharaoh Djoser.

Number 2671/20
Storing Place Turin museum - Turin - Italy
Material Limestone
Type Stela
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place Saqqara - Saqqara - Egypt
Width 27 cm
Height 13 cm
Historical Period The Third Dynasty – The Old Kingdom
Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

di anx dD wAs Awt-ib Dt


Translation

I give life, stability, dominion, and happiness eternally.

Scientific Publishing

Dorothea Arnold, Christiane Ziegler, Catherine Roehrig, Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids By Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, 1999), 175-176.