djoser was the first pharaoh to be buried in a pyramid.
djoser was the first pharaoh to be buried in a pyramid.
who was the first pharaoh to be buried in a pyramid?
djoser
while manetho names necherophes, and the turin king list names nebka (a.k.a. sanakht), as the first pharaoh of the third dynasty, many contemporary egyptologists believe djoser was the first king of this dynasty, pointing out the order in which some predecessors of khufu are mentioned in the papyrus westcar suggests that nebka should be placed between djoser and huni, and not before djoser. more importantly, seals naming djoser were found at the entrance to khasekhemwy's tomb at abydos, which demonstrates that it was djoser, rather than sanakht, who buried and succeeded this king. the turin king list scribe wrote djoser's name in red ink, which indicates the ancient egyptians' recognition of this king's historical importance in their culture. in any case, djoser is the best known king of this dynasty, for commissioning his vizier imhotep to build the earliest surviving pyramids, the step pyramid.
third dynasty of egypt
a king with the name khutawyre appears in the turin king list as first ruler of the thirteenth dynasty of egypt. however, some researchers--especially kim ryholt--argue that the writer of the king list confused the name "khutawyre" with that of "sekhemre khutawy sobekhotep" and consequently placed wegaf as the first pharaoh of the thirteenth dynasty when he should have been placed in the middle of it. in particular, sekhemre khutawy sobekhotep is regarded by ryholt and other egyptologists, including darrell baker, as the first pharaoh of the thirteenth dynasty and a son of amenemhat iv.
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