Imhotep
𓇋𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪إيمحوتب
3rd Dynasty (later deified across all dynasties) · Old Kingdom · c. 2667–2600 BCE (deified from c. 525 BCE onward)
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Details
In Egypt- Found at
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Type
- pharaoh
Achievements
- ·Designed the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara — the world's first monumental stone building
- ·Served as vizier, high priest of Heliopolis, and chief architect to Pharaoh Djoser
- ·Deified ~2,000 years after his death as the god of medicine; identified by the Greeks with Asclepius
Notable monuments
Step Pyramid of Djoser at SaqqaraSaqqara funerary complex of DjoserTemples of Imhotep at Memphis, Saqqara, and Philae
Sourcing
Phase 0 hand-curated — pending Egyptologist review
Citations
- · Hurry, J.B. (1928). Imhotep: The Vizier and Physician of King Zoser.
- · Wilkinson, T. (2010). The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt.
- · Risse, G.B. (1986). Imhotep and Medicine: A Re-Evaluation.
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