Lecture 08 old kingdom (b)
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HISTORY 26
Lecture Eight:
The Old Kingdom(c. 2686 - 2160 BC)
The Old KingdomDynasties 3 and 4 (2686 -
2494 BC)3rd Dynasty (2686 -
2613)
NebkaDjoser (Netjerikhet)SekhemkhetKhabaSanakht?Huni
4th Dynasty (2613 - 2494)
SneferuKhufu (Cheops)Djedefra (Radjedef)Khafra (Chephren)Menkaura (Mycerinus)Shepseskaf
Djoser’s Step-Pyramid at Saqqara
Djoser’s Step-Pyramid at Saqqara
1 Entrance 2 South Tomb 3 Chapel of the South
Tomb 4 Heb-Sed Court 5 Boundary Marker 6 Altar 7 Djoser's Step Pyramid 8 Northern Temple 9 Court of the Serdab10 Pavilion of the South 11 Pavilion of the North 12 Western Mastifs
A User-Kaf's PyramidB Unas's PyramidC Ptah-Hotep and Ankti-
Hotep's mastabaD Philosopher's Circle
Djoser’s Step-Pyramid at Saqqara
Imhotep, High Priest of Heliopolis
Ra
Imhotep the Mummy
Sneferu (Horus Nebmaat,2613 - 2589 BC)
The Bent Pyramid (Southern Dahshur)
Sneferu (Horus Nebmaat,2613 - 2589 BC)
The Red Pyramid (Northern Dahshur)
The Pyramids at Giza(c. 2589 - 2503 BC)
Khufu (Cheops, Horus Medjedu,
2589 - 2566 BC)
Khufu (Cheops, Horus Medjedu,
2589 - 2566 BC)
Khufu (Cheops, Horus Medjedu,
2589 - 2566 BC)
Khafra (Chephren, Horus Weserib,
2558 - 2532 BC)
The Great Sphinx
Menkaura (Mycerinus, HorusKakhet, 2532 - 2503 BC)
The Pyramids at Giza(c. 2589 - 2503 BC)
The Pyramids at Giza(c. 2589 - 2503 BC)
Kingship and the Afterlife A mediator between the gods and
the Egyptian people– A manifestation of Horus– Netjer nefer, junior god– “Son of Ra”
Both maintained and was subject to ma‘at– “Truth, right behavior, correct
balance” Little internal dissent and few
mechanisms of coercion