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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5โ€“12

Builder and Notable person

Cartoon of a builder with a pyramid behind him

Amenhotep, son of Hapu

A builder and scribe later honoured as a wise man.

Years
About 1390โ€“1350 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
New Kingdom. New Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
Thebes

Three facts

  1. 1He organised work for Amenhotep III.
  2. 2He was not born a prince.
  3. 3After his death, people prayed at his chapels.

More to know

Like Imhotep, he was a real official first. Treating him as more than human came later.

Places: Thebes.

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