Step Pyramid of Djoser

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ancient Egyptian monument archaeological site pyramid complex step pyramid

The Step Pyramid of Djoser is an early monumental stone pyramid complex at Saqqara, built for the pharaoh Djoser and regarded as the earliest large-scale cut-stone construction in Egypt.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Step Pyramid of Djoser canonical	21
Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara	4
Pyramid complex of Djoser	3
Pyramid of Djoser	2
Step Pyramid at Saqqara	2
Step Pyramid complex of Djoser	2
Djoser Pyramid Complex at Saqqara	1
Djoser funerary complex	1
Djoser’s Step Pyramid complex	1
Step Pyramid funerary complex	1
Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian monument ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ pyramid complex ⓘ step pyramid ⓘ
architect	Imhotep ⓘ
architecturalStyle	step pyramid architecture ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Osiris ⓘ Ra ⓘ
baseLength	about 121 metres ⓘ
baseShape	rectangular ⓘ
baseWidth	about 109 metres ⓘ
builtFor	Djoser ⓘ
constructionMaterial	cut stone ⓘ limestone ⓘ
constructionStartApprox	27th century BCE ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culture	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
dedicatedTo	Djoser ⓘ surface form: Pharaoh Djoser
discoveredBy	ancient Egyptians ⓘ
dynasty	3rd Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ surface form: 3rd Dynasty
enclosureDimensions	about 545 by 278 metres ⓘ
enclosureWallHeight	about 10 metres ⓘ
estimatedHeight	about 62 metres ⓘ
function	mortuary complex ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ
hasComponent	South Tomb ⓘ courtyards ⓘ dummy chapels ⓘ enclosure wall ⓘ serdab ⓘ subterranean burial chambers ⓘ temples ⓘ
heritageDesignation	World Heritage Site component ⓘ
influenced	later Old Kingdom pyramids ⓘ
isEarliestLargeScaleCutStoneConstructionIn	Egypt ⓘ
locatedIn	Memphis necropolis ⓘ Saqqara necropolis ⓘ surface form: Saqqara
modernExcavationBy	Jean-Philippe Lauer ⓘ
numberOfSteps	6 ⓘ
partOf	Memphis necropolis ⓘ surface form: Memphis archaeological zone Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
period	3rd Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Third Dynasty of Egypt
pharaoh	Djoser ⓘ
precededBy	mastaba tombs ⓘ
religion	Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
significance	earliest known large-scale stone monument in Egypt ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1979 ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Kingdom of Egypt → hasMonument → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Saqqara necropolis → knownFor → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Saqqara necropolis → hasMajorMonument → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramid of Djoser

Saqqara necropolis → hasMajorMonument → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramid complex of Djoser

Saqqara necropolis → bestKnownStructure → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Djoser → burialMonument → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Djoser → commissioned → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Step Pyramid at Saqqara

Djoser → knownFor → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara

Djoser → pyramidName → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

3rd Dynasty of Egypt → knownFor → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara

3rd Dynasty of Egypt → notableMonument → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramid complex of Djoser

Imhotep Museum → locatedNear → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramid complex of Djoser

Imhotep Museum → focusesOn → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Imhotep Museum → near → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Djoser funerary complex

catacombs of sacred bulls (Apis) → nearbySite → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

subject surface form: Catacombs of Sacred Bulls (Apis)

Imhotep → designed → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Memphis necropolis → notableStructure → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Serapeum of Saqqara → near → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Pyramid of Teti → near → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramid of Djoser

Pyramid of Userkaf → hasNearbyMonument → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Pyramid of Sekhemkhet → near → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Memphite necropolis → hasPart → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Tomb of Ptahhotep → near → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Ancient Egyptian architecture → notableExample → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Badrashin district → contains → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Jean-Philippe Lauer → mainWorkSite → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara

Jean-Philippe Lauer → publicationTopic → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Netjerikhet → burialMonument → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

Netjerikhet → commissioned → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Step Pyramid at Saqqara

Netjerikhet → knownFor → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara

Netjerikhet → hasPyramidComplex → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Djoser Pyramid Complex at Saqqara

Hetephernebti → associatedWith → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara

mortuary temple at Saqqara → locatedNear → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

subject surface form: Mortuary Temple at Saqqara

mortuary temple at Saqqara → nearbyStructure → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

subject surface form: Mortuary Temple at Saqqara

this entity surface form: Step Pyramid complex of Djoser

South Tomb → locatedIn → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Step Pyramid complex of Djoser

South Tomb → partOf → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Djoser’s Step Pyramid complex

South Tomb → partOfRitualLandscape → Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ

this entity surface form: Step Pyramid funerary complex