Talk:Pyramid of Djoser

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Comments and translation (not mine) moved from main page. Hajor 02:08, 7 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Saying that the step pyramid is "akin to the Sumerian Ziggurat" is highly misleading, since they served entirely different functions, were built in very different ways and of different materials, and had different external structures.

Tranlastion in french:

La pyramide de Djoser a été conçue pour l'enterrement du pharaon Djoser par Vizier Imhotep. Cette première pyramide égyptienne est composée de 6 mastabas (de taille décroissante) construite placé sur une une autre dans ce qui étaient clairement des révisions et des développements du plan original. La pyramide était de 60 m de hauteur. La pyramide d'étape (ou la pyramide de degré) est considérée comme la construction en pierre à grande échelle la plus tôt.

Translated by AI

The pyramid originally stood 62 meters tall and was clad in polished white limestone. -- Forgive me for sounding ignorant, but the phrasing of this makes it sound as though it has changed height and appearance. I'm no expert, but has it? PolarisSLBM 12:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

As with all the Egyptian pyramids (except the very top of the Pyramid of Khafre), the limestone facing has long since either decayed or been nicked. FiggyBee 15:36, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ancient vandalism

I have reverted this article back to a version from October 15, 2006, due to someone removing most of the article, and others then replacing it with new content. Hope no-one objects too much. Cheers Markh 09:06, 19 September 2007 (UTC)