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Memphite
The Memphite necropolis
Egyptian
The Memphite necropolis
Greek
Not separately named
Today
Saqqara
What it was
The burial ground of Memphis, holding the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the first large stone building in the world, designed by Imhotep. The Pyramid Texts were first carved here, in the pyramid of Unas.
When it mattered most
Old Kingdom, and in use for over three thousand years
What is actually there now
One of the richest archaeological sites on earth, still producing major finds, including large caches of animal mummies and intact Late Period burials.
Worshipped here
Elsewhere in Memphite