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Imhotep, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C

LC control no.no2005090540
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Personal name headingImhotep, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C.
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Variant(s)Amhotep, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C.
I-em-hotep, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C.
Ii-em-Hotep, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C.
Imhotep, fl. 2667-2648 B.C.
Immutef, active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C.
Biography/History noteChief architect to Djoser, Third Dynasty Egyptian king. Architect of the step pyramid at Saqqara. Venerated in the New Kingdom as the patron diety of scribes, wisdom and education, and later as the patron of healers and medicine.
Beginning date-2666
Ending date-2647
LocatedEgypt, Ancient
Profession or occupationArchitect Scribe
Found inI-em-hotep and ancient Egyptian medicine, 1904: t.p. (I-em-hotep)
DLC in OCLC, 28 Sept. 2005: (hdg: Imhotep; usage Imhotep)
Wikipedia, 28 Sept. 2005 : (Imhotep; sometimes spelled Immutef, Amhotep, or Ii-em-Hotep)
BBC Historic Figures web site, 28 Sept 2005 : (Imhotep, fl. 2667-2648 BC)