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Multi-periodSite Name: Sakkara Pyramid Alternative Name: Djoser's Pyramid, SaqqaraCountry: Egypt Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Cairo Nearest Village: Sakkara
Latitude: 29.871270N Longitude: 31.216391E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 5
The pyramid had a casing eventually, though this is now lost. Imhotep was eventually deified as a healer god.
There are numerous passages under the pyramids where a mummified leg bone possibly belonging to Djoser, as well as a child's mummy were found, however the passages are said to unstable and can no longer be visited.
Djoser's statue was found at the complex and is now in the Cairo Museum. During his reign he was referred to as Horus Netjerykhet and is thought to have been the first to conquer Nubia. His successor Sekhemkhet has a pyramid a couple of hundred metres south, but it is quite damaged yet has an alabaster sarcophagus.
Note: The Smithsonian presents a special feature: Inside the Tombs of Saqqara - more in the comments on our page
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