Zoser

Rule	2630-2611 BC.
Predecessor	Brother Sanakhte
Father	Khasekhemwy
Mother	Nimathaap "Mother of the Pharaoh"
Alternate Names	Djoser Netjerikhet
Dynasty	3rd
Consorts	Inetkawaes, Hetephemebti
Capital city	Memphis
Achievements	Step Pyramid of Saqqara
Burial	Saqqara pyramid complex
Succesor	Sekhemkhet - unknown relationship

His High Priest and architect was Imhotep who designed Pharaoh Zoser's Step Pyramid of Saqqara is the first Old Kingdom Pyramid ever built in Egypt and the oldest stone building still standing. Before this most tombs were made of sun- dried bricks. The fact that he was able to build such a massive and innovative structure as the Step Pyramid suggests that during his reign Egypt was politically stable, with a successful economy.

Legend says that a seven year famine struck Egypt during his reign, Imhotep erected a temple to god Khnum in Elephantine, the famine ended, and ancient mythology attributed it to the offerings and temple,
Zoser established Egyptian presence in Sinai, by defeating local Bedouins in military campaigns, and an inscription at Wadi Maghara would indicate that he also had turquoise mined in the region.