| Title | Chancellor of the King of Lower Egypt Administrator of the Great Palace - High Priest of Heliopolis |
|---|---|---|
| Cult Center | Memphis | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Father | His real father was an architect named Kanofer Mythological father Ptah | |
| Mother | His real mother was Khreduonkh from Mendes Mythological mother Sekhmet | |
| Consort | Ronfrenofert | |
| Patron - Dominion | architecture - Medicine | |
| Dedicated Shrines | Temple of Hathor at Dier el-Medina Amun at Karnak A sanctuary on the upper terrace of the Deir el Bahari Temple | |
| Appearance | An ordinary man who is dressed in plain attire A scribe seated on a chair with a roll of papyrus on his knees or under his arm | |
| Greek equivalent | God of medicineAsclepius | |
| Cult | - Imhotep was the Vizier of Zoser,
he designed the Step Pyramid of Saqqara,
and may have been responsible for the first known use of columns in architecture.
- For this reason many scholars consider him the father of Architecture - He lived around 2600 BC - He is the founder of Egyptian medicine and the author of the remarkable Edwin Smith papyrus - Imhotep also preached on the philosophy of life, including the proverb "Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we shall die." - About 100 years after his death, he was elevated as a medical demigod. - In about 525 BC, around 2,000 years after his death, he was elevated to a full god, and replaced Nefertum in the great triad at Memphis, becoming one of only a few commoners ever to be given a divine status - His name means "the one who comes in peace" - His burial was never found, but it is believed to be at Saqqara |