King imhotep biography for kids
King imhotep biography for kids pdf
Biography for 2nd graders.
Imhotep facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Imhotep | |
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| Ancient Egyptian: Jj m ḥtp | |
Statuette of Imhotep, c. 650 BC | |
| Burial place | Saqqara (probable) |
| Other names | Asclepius (name in Greek) Imouthes (also name in Greek) |
| Occupation | chancellor to the KingDjoser and High Priest of Ra |
| Years active | c.
2625 BC |
| Known for | Being the architect of Djoser's step pyramid |
Imhotep (; Ancient Egyptian: ỉỉ-m-ḥtp "(the one who) comes in peace"; fl.c.
King imhotep biography for kids
2625 BC) was an Egyptian chancellor to the King Djoser, possible architect of Djoser's step pyramid, and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis. Very little is known of Imhotep as a historical figure, but in the 3,000 years following his death, he was gradually glorified and deified.
Traditions from long after Imhotep's death treated him as a great author of wisdom texts and especially as a physician.
No text from his lifetime mentions these capacities and no text mentions his name in the first 1,200 years followi