The Ancient Egypt Site - The North Court of Netjerikhet's Funerary Complex

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The North Court

Despite its vastness, the large area North of the Northern temple has not yet been fully explored.

There are some subterranean galleries underneath this court, but their function is unknown pending further research. Neither is it known whether these substructures predate Netjerikhet's funerary complex, or if they were a part of it.

We also do not know if this court once housed dummy chapels like in the Heb-Sed Court, or platforms as is the case in the South Court.

Against the Northern end of the wall surrounding the complex, an altar shaped like the hieroglyph for offering was built. The precise function of this altar is not known but may probably have been connected with any other structures that may have been built in the Northern area. The fact that it is located in the North, thus sharing the same orientation as the entrance to the Step Pyramid, may perhaps suggest a connection with the Circumpolar Stars, which the Ancient Egyptians believed would receive the spiritual essenced of the deceased king.

Clickable map of the Djoser Complex

Above: Map of Netjerikhet's complex, highlighting the North Court.
Left: Map showing the substructures of the complex, with the so-called Stairway Tombs underneath the North Court.

A large part of the rock was shaped to resemble the hieroglyph for 'altar'. It is located on the northern edge of the North Court.


Saqqara		Complex of Netjerikhet:			Houses of the North and South
	Complex of Netjerkhet		Location and Structure		Serdab
			Entrance and Enclosure Wall		North Temple
			South Chapel and Tomb		North Court
			South Court
			Step Pyramid	Related Topics:
			Western Massif		Netjerikhet
			Temple 'T'		Imhotep
			Heb Sed Court