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Monumental Legacy: The Heb Sed court in the mortuary complex of Djoser at Saqqara

Djoser (c.2667-2648 BC), the second ruler of the Third Dynasty, was the pharaoh whose chief minister Imhotep is credited with the idea of creating the first pyramid by layering a series of steps on top of an original mastaba. He…

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From fragment to scene: The reliefs from the funerary complex of Mentuhotep II

Maarten Praet is on a mission to track down and document the few surviving painted fragments that once adorned the innovative Middle Kingdom temple at Deir el-Bahri.

The Past

Pharaoh Djoser’s tomb reopens after restoration

A tomb belonging to King Djoser, an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who lived in the Third Dynasty, over 4,500 years ago, has recently reopened to the public after extensive restoration work.