Djoser was also known as 'Djeser,' 'Zoser,' or 'Hoser.' Probably.
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| Earliest known depiction of Pharaoh Djoser. Mostly because cameras hadn't been invented yet, |
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| You know, good point. Did ancient Egyptians have noses? |
Djoser was pharaoh of Ancient Egypt,
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| Not to be confused with Pharaoh Phil's Phalafel of Modern Egypt |
during the 3rd Dynasty of the Old Kingdom from 2686-2648 BC (or "BCE" to you politically-correct ninnies). Something like that. Basically, a long time ago.
He is most remembered for...ah...um...oh, yeah, being pharaoh during the time when Upper and Lower Egypt united.
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| This is what it looked like. Cool, huh? No, I don't know if they were red and white. Probably, maybe, I don't know. Okay, there was more to it than cool hats. |
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Okay, gonna help out those who don't know. "Upper" Egypt refers to the upper reaches of the Nile River. Now, while the Nile
flows south to north, the upper Nile would actually be south.
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| "Hey, that rhymes. I made a funny." |
flows south to north, the upper Nile would actually be south.
Get it?
Good.
Anyway, other than that, Djoser lead a military expedition into the Sinai Peninsula to give Egypt some sort of a buffer from those troublemakers in the Levant, dig around for minerals, or throw Hamas into the Mediterranean.
Since it was so long ago, sources are unclear.
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| Although, that Hamas thing sounds totally legit. |
After he died (good Lord, I hope it was after), he was entombed in the famous step-pyramid at Saqqara. While not too far away from the other, more famous, pyramids near Cairo, Djoser's tomb was pretty much left on its own.
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| After all, no decent pyramid wants to be seen with a step-pyramid. |
NOTE: Yes, that is me. My ship had anchored in Alexandria in May, 1979. It sponsored a tour to Cairo and its environs. This was in 1979, mind you, several years before the folks in that region of the world became batshit crazy.
NOTE WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DJOSER: Birgit from "BB Creations" has told me that she is unsure what I mean by "BCE/CE" and "BC/AD." Since she is confused, others of you may be. as well. Therefore, if you want to know what it's all about (and my opinion of it), I encourage you to visit What's In a Name?" Just know that, if you do visit, it will be the last post following a series of other poss. If you don't visit, carry on to letter "E" tomorrow."
I am surprised that people haven't been taught that wokest of woke expressions, but I guess I'll take it as a pat on my intellectual back. BTW, wasn't Djoser the Scorpion King?
ReplyDeleteI can’t remember what his name was…lol.
DeleteI mean, north being "up" is just a convention, really. Although, I'm glad you clarified as I wouldn't have known that upper Egypt was south.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there's a region why most rivers flow south. Or it's just a coincidence? Or am I overthinking things?
Deletei didn't know the nile went south to north.
ReplyDeleteIt does. Weird, huh? A few others in the world do, but I feel too lazy to look them up (the St John's in Florida does, that much I remember). Despite the nonsense, it is possible for some facts to slip through the nonsense of Penwasser Place...lol.
DeleteThis is Birgit….i must have filed that ce and bce in the “who cares” file of my brain. It’s rather dumb to get so upset over that but these kids get upset over everything. They have too much time on their hands. This Dozer guy…The SCTV show came into my head with Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as the supreme Canadian Hosers and I am singing their tune to this little known Pharaoh.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you think I got the inspiration for "Hoser" from? LOL
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