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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Builder and Priest

Cartoon of a builder with a pyramid behind him

Imhotep

The wise builder of Djoser's Step Pyramid.

Years
About 2670 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
Old Kingdom. Old Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
SaqqaraMemphis

We are not sure: We are not sure about the doctor stories. They were written long after he lived.

Three facts

  1. 1He worked for King Djoser.
  2. 2He was a high official, not a king.
  3. 3Later people told stories that he was a great doctor.

More to know

Long after his life, Egyptians honoured Imhotep like a god of wisdom. That idea came later. He started as a real man with a building job.

Places: Saqqara, Memphis.

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