| Title |
Necropolis at Saqqara, Egypt [024] |
| Photo Number |
Box 10, Egypt, Pyramids, Step Pyramid of King Zozer, 26 |
| Description |
Photo showing funerary complex, Saqqara, Egypt |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985 |
| Subject |
Egypt--Kings and rulers--Photographs; Pharaohs--Egypt--Photographs; Djoser, King of Egypt--Photographs; Cemeteries--Egypt--Photographs; Tombs--Egypt--Photographs; Pyramids--Egypt--Photographs; Egypt--History--Old Kingdom,--ca. 2686- ca. 2181 B.C.--Photographs; Islamic countries--Officials and employees--Egypt--Photographs; Viziers--Egypt--Photographs; Imhotep, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C.--Egypt--Photographs; Egypt; Ṣaqqārah (Egypt); Cemeteries; Tombs; Pyramids; Viziers |
| Keywords |
Saqqara; Djoser; Zoser, Burial grounds; Imhotep |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ṣaqqārah (Egypt) |
| Caption on Slide |
Funerary complex, Sakkara, Egypt. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Djoser (also ... Zoser) was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 3rd dynasty during the Old Kingdom and the founder of this epoque.--Wikipedia. Note: Stepped pyramid 1. A pyramid consisting of several rectangular structures of diminishing size and with sloping, or battered, sides placed on top of one another.--The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms, Credo Reference Database. Note: The Pyramid of Djoser (or Zoser), or step pyramid ... is an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built during the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by Imhotep, his vizier.--Wikipedia. Note: Imhotep - Egyptian sage and astrologer, later worshiped as the god of medicine ... remembered as a skilled physician as well as the architect of the step-pyramid at Saqqara.--Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, Credo Reference Database. |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6s18jw9 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
335327 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s18jw9 |
