Editing Djoser (section)

=== Length of reign ===
[[File:S10.08 Sakkara, image 9638.jpg|thumbnail|left|Step pyramid of Djoser, old photograph]]
Manetho states Djoser ruled Egypt for twenty-nine years, while the Turin King List states it was only nineteen years. Because of his many substantial building projects, particularly at Saqqara, some scholars argue Djoser must have enjoyed a reign of nearly three decades. Manetho's figure appears to be more accurate, according to Wilkinson's analysis and reconstruction of the Royal Annals. Wilkinson reconstructs the Annals as giving Djoser "'''28 complete or partial years'''", noting that the [[Cattle count (Egypt)|cattle counts]] recorded on [[Palermo stone]] [[Register (sculpture)|register]] V, and ''Cairo Fragment 1'', register V, for the beginning and ending of Djoser's reign, would most likely indicate his regnal years 1–5 and 19–28. Unfortunately, next to all entries are illegible today. The [[Coronation of the pharaoh|Year of coronation]] is preserved, followed by the year events ''receiving the twin-pillars'' and ''stretching the cords for the fortress Qau-Netjerw ("hills of the gods")''.{{sfn|Wilkinson|2000|pp=79 & 258}}