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A Stone Revolution: Menes, Djoser, and the Consolidation of Early Dynastic Kingship

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The unification of ancient Egypt and the subsequent establishment of a stable, centralized kingship represent a foundational moment in human civilization. This paper explores the pivotal roles of two key figures, Menes (Narmer) and Djoser, in this transformative process, emphasizing the concept of a "stone revolution" that solidified royal authority ...
Revista, Zen, HISTORY, 10
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The Genesis of Eternity: Engineering the Divine State from Djoser to Giza

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This paper explores the profound architectural and ideological evolution of the ancient Egyptian divine state, tracing its genesis from the groundbreaking Step Pyramid complex of Djoser to the monumental pinnacle of the Giza pyramids. It investigates how early dynastic experimentation in monumental construction, under the visionary guidance of figures ...
Revista, Zen, HISTORY, 10
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The Infrastructuralization of Eternity: Djoser, Sneferu, and the Old Kingdom's Monumentalization of State Power

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This paper explores the concept of "the infrastructuralization of eternity" during Egypt's Old Kingdom, focusing on the monumental architectural projects of Pharaohs Djoser and Sneferu. We argue that these pharaohs initiated and refined a systematic process of transforming abstract notions of divine kingship and eternal afterlife into concrete ...
Revista, Zen, HISTORY, 10
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Stairway to the State: Consolidating Royal Authority from the Serekh of Menes to the Step Pyramid of Djoser

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This paper examines the consolidation of royal authority in Early Dynastic Egypt (c. 3100–2686 BCE) through an analysis of two key cultural productions: the royal serekh and monumental funerary architecture. We argue that the evolution from the potent, two-dimensional iconography of the serekh, first widely attested under the ruler Menes (Narmer), to ...
Revista, Zen, HISTORY, 10
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Validation of the DJOSER analytical thermal simulator for electronic power devices and assembling structures [PDF]

open access: closedMicroelectronics Journal, 2006
The present communication deals with the tests for the validation of the DJOSER steady-state thermal simulation program, purposely designed for power electronic assembling structures and which is based on the resolution of analytical relationships.
Paolo Bagnoli   +2 more
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GaN-Djoser Pyramidal Self Powered UV Photodetector for Optical Signal Detection in Rugged Environments

open access: greenJournal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022
Pargam Vashishtha   +4 more
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MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE AND CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF A UNIQUE GILT-BRONZE STATUETTE EXCAVATED THROUGH RESTORATION OF THE STEP PYRAMID, SAQARA [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 2021
Unexpected excavation of the Osirian statuette was inaugurated in 2021 during a conservation project at the first step in the western façade of King Djoser Pyramid which dates back to the Ptolemaic era.
Ashraf EWAIS, Saleh MOHAMED
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Exploring the possibility of low temperature glazing in faience from the Djoser Step Pyramid through compositional analysis

open access: green, 2012
Egyptian faience, a glazed, non-clay based ceramic material, is found throughout Egypt in a time range pre-dating the Predynastic Period (5500 - 3100 BCE) and extending well beyond the Roman Period (30 BCE - 641 CE). One of the most monumental feats of faience production and one of the first examples of mass production in human history is the ...
Lawrence A Whisenant
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Long Live the Step Pyramid!

open access: yesHeritage, 2022
The paper discusses the role of the funerary complex built for Netjerykhet (Djoser) in the landscape of Memphis and Saqqara necropolis as a ritual, cultural and visual reference point. Additionally, an interpretation of its meaning and purpose, including
Kamil Omar Kuraszkiewicz
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الدلالات السياسية والاقتصادية لألقاب الملکة ني ماعت حاب الأولى Ni-mAat-Hp I (دراسة تاريخية حضارية) [PDF]

open access: yesBuḥūṯ, 2021
تمتعت المرأة بمکانة بارزة في المجتمع المصري القديم، حيث شغلت العديد من الوظائف المهمة، فإلى جانب دورها المحوري في الأسرة المصرية زوجةً وأمًّا، فإن هناک ما يشير إلى أن المرأة بصفة عامة، والأم الملکية بصفة خاصة، لعبت دورًا بالغ الأهمية في الحياة السياسية ...
أنور سليم   +2 more
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