Guided
Tour of Ancient Egypt
by Darlene Bishop, Kent
School District, WA
Original Text
© Darlene Bishop
Sakkarah
Sakkarah (Saqqarah)
is located just south of Cairo and west of Memphis
a few miles.
It is named after Soker of the Dead and is in fact the greatest
necropolis (city of dead) in all of Egypt. It is called a step
pyramid as it is composed of six steps, all made of stone rather
than brick and is considered the oldest man made building still
standing. It was constructed for King Zoser of the Old Kingdom.
The entire pyramid
complex is surrounded by a limestone wall 10 m high and houses
several pyramids, a colonnade of 40 columns, interior courts,
altars, courtyards, etc.
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