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Statue of Djoser

General Information

A life-size statue of king Djoser, made of painted limestone, on the base of the statue a line of hieroglyphic inscriptions.

Storing Place	Egyptian museum - Cairo - Egypt
Material	Limestone
Type	Statue
Type of Script	Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place	Saqqara - Saqqara - Egypt
Width	48 cm
Height	15 cm
Historical Period	The Third Dynasty – The Old Kingdom

General Comments

Netjerikhet or Djoser (Turin King List "Dsr-it"; Manetho "Tosarthros") is the best-known pharaoh of the Third dynasty of Egypt. He commissioned the official, Imhotep (2650-2600BC), to build the first of the pyramids, a Step Pyramid for him at Saqqara. The painted limestone statue of Djoser in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is the oldest known life-size Egyptian statue.

Inscriptions on the Monument

The text

Transliteration

( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

Nswt bity nbty nTr-Xt nbw

Translation

King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Two Ladies, Netjerkhet of gold

Scientific Publishing

J. Kamrin, Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, A Practical Guide, (Cairo, 2004), 81