Name: 第一座金字塔的發明者｜埃及失落的寶藏------。 (The Inventor of the First Pyramid | Lost Treasures of Egypt)
Uploaded: 2020-10-23T19:48:56.000Z
Duration: 4 min 1 s

NARRATOR: 10 miles south of the Great Pyramids of Giza

在吉薩大金字塔以南10英里的地方

Today, Egyptologist Chris Naunton travels here

今天，埃及學家克里斯-納恩頓來到了這裡

to investigate what triggered over a thousand

來調查是什麼原因引發了一千多人的

He's been granted rare access to explore restricted areas

對我來說，這是一個非常激動人心的時刻

NARRATOR: This ancient cemetery is home to 11

這座古老的公墓裡有11個孩子。

但有一種結構支配著所有其他結構。

NARRATOR: Constructed more than 4,500 years ago,

this is the step pyramid tomb of Pharaoh Djoser, a King

這是法老喬瑟的階梯式金字塔墓，他是一位國王

It's a revolutionary masterpiece designed by Egypt's

這是一個革命性的傑作，由埃及的設計師設計。

His achievement was massive not just for the Egyptians,

他的成就是巨大的，不僅僅是對埃及人而言。

伊姆霍特普出生時是個平民，他的名字叫 "伊姆霍特普"。

rose to become Pharaoh Djoser's trusted advisor and eventually

晉升為法老喬瑟的心腹，最終成為法老喬瑟的心腹。

More than 2,000 years after Imhotep's death,

what inspired Imhotep to design his groundbreaking step

是什麼啟發了伊姆霍特普設計他的突破性步驟？

the shape of older burial structures that surrounded.

And they are these sort of squat, square platforms,

slightly sloping, inwardly inclining walls.

of these simple structures within Imhotep's design.

在伊姆霍特普的設計中，這些簡單的結構。

Now that we're getting closer to the pyramid,

現在，我們越來越接近金字塔。

you can really see this series of platforms, one

你可以真正看到這一系列的平臺，一

So the bottom one, in some sense, is a mastaba.

所以，最下面的那個，從某種意義上來說，是一個馬場。

It's just the addition of these successive layers

And it's an incredible achievement, architecturally.

而且從建築學上來說，這是一個不可思議的成就。

NARRATOR: Built from over 500,000 tons of limestone,

the step pyramid stands over 200 feet high,

Its impact on the ancient Egyptian landscape was huge.

10 more kings replicated Imhotep's design,

又有10位國王複製了伊姆霍特普的設計。

determined to attain the same status as the pharaoh

Their tombs became some of the most iconic sacred buildings

他們的陵墓成了一些最具代表性的神聖建築。

on the planet, each growing the necropolis until it stretched

在這個星球上，每個人都在不斷地發展屍群，直到它延伸到

今天，伊姆霍特普的傑作仍然是

But while his structures survive, no trace of the man

但是，雖然他的結構還在，但沒有人的痕跡。