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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Reign of Djoser and the Step Pyramid at Saqqara (c. 2670–2640 BCE)

Reign of Djoser and the Step Pyramid at Saqqara (c. 2670–2640 BCE)

  1. Djoser begins Third Dynasty reign

    Labels: Djoser, Third Dynasty, Memphis region

  3. Stone mastaba erected at Saqqara

    Labels: Mastaba, Saqqara, Djoser

  4. Mastaba expanded into a stepped pyramid plan

    Labels: Step Pyramid, Architectural innovation, Saqqara

  5. Six-tier Step Pyramid completed

    Labels: Step Pyramid, Djoser, Six-tier

  6. Saqqara mortuary complex enclosure wall built

    Labels: Enclosure wall, Saqqara complex, Limestone

  7. Entrance colonnade constructed in stone

    Labels: Colonnade, Saqqara, Stone architecture

  8. Heb-Sed court installed for jubilee ritual

    Labels: Heb-Sed court, Royal jubilee, Djoser

  9. Subterranean funerary apartments decorated with faience

    Labels: Subterranean apartments, Faience, Pyramid interior

  10. Serdab statue installed for Djoser’s cult

    Labels: Serdab statue, Djoser, Statue chamber

  11. Djoser dies; Sekhemkhet succeeds

    Labels: Djoser, Sekhemkhet, Third Dynasty

  12. Saqqara pyramid fields inscribed as UNESCO site

    Labels: Saqqara pyramid, UNESCO, Memphite landscape

  13. Major restoration begins on Step Pyramid

    Labels: Restoration project, Step Pyramid, Conservation

  14. Restoration is inaugurated; pyramid reopens

    Labels: Pyramid reopening, Restoration inauguration, Step Pyramid