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Imhotep a priest, Archetect, and poet

Imhotep a priest, Archetect, and poet. By: ZACHARI HELOn. Imhotep: peasant, or noble beginning?. Peasant?. Noble?. Commoner!. Imhotep was a commoner at birth Through his dedication , he quickly rose through the Egyptian social ranks

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Imhotep a priest, Archetect, and poet

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  1. Imhotepa priest, Archetect, and poet By: ZACHARI HELOn

  2. Imhotep: peasant, or noble beginning? Peasant? Noble? Commoner! • Imhotepwas a commoner at birth • Through his dedication, he quickly rose through the Egyptian social ranks • He served King Djoser as his vizier (right-hand man) • High Priest of Ptah. • (Ptah is the Egyptian god that created the universe)

  3. IMOTEP’S skills • Priest-physician • A Good Poet • Architect

  4. Imhotep, what was he remembered for? • Imhotepwas most remembered by archaeologists for his building the “Step Pyramid at Saqqara” • But for the “common Joe off the street” he is probably remembered as being in the movie “The Mummy”.

  5. Imhotep, the architect of king djoser’s “step pyramid” The “Step Pyramid at Saqqara” King Djoser’s pyramid at Saqqara is not just a tomb, but a collection of temples, pavilions, corridors, chapels, storerooms, chapels, and halls.

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