Feature 2: Specialized Workers

We ancient Egyptians had specialized workers for almost everything. We had farmers, craftsmen, marketers, bakers, priests, ect., but probably our most well known was our pyramid builders.


In order to have a pyramid made it took about 30,000 of our men 20 years to make. We weren't cruel. It was their choice to come work for their pharaoh-god. They used chisels to make the limestone blocks used for building. Each one of the stones weighed about two tons, so you can imagine they were very difficult to place.






Pyramid Stone

 

 

In order to place the stones the men had to use manual labor and oxen to drag each one to the building sight on a pathway that was slick with oil. Then to get them up the pyramid they had to drag them up the side on a ramp.

 

Building a Pyramid

 

Then to secure the blocks in place they used mud and packed it into the cracks of they pyramid.

 

It was a lot of work making pyramids. Not only for the people making them, but for the architects like I, Imhotep who had to direct the people and come up with a way to make the tomb that the Pharoah wanted. Obviously you are aware that I was the best one at that. No offence Hemiunu. The Great Pyramid really was great. In fact it is my favorite place to go for mummy parties, but still you didn't become a Roman god.

 

Sincerely,

Imhotep

Architect of Pharoah Djoser