Imhotep

Historical chancellor and architect of Djoser (3rd Dynasty), deified in the Late Period as Son of Ptah. Built the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. Cult center at Philae. Syncretized with Asclepius in Greek and Ptolemaic tradition; cross-listed in Greek as Imouthes. One of only a handful of historical Egyptian commoners to receive full deification.

Parentage

• paternal: Ptah
• maternal: Kheredu-ankh

Domains

• medicine
• architecture
• wisdom knowledge

Powers

• architectural design
• medicine knowledge
• scribal mastery
• Cure the sick
• Send healing dreams

Epithets

• 𓅭𓊪𓏏𓎛 egyptian-hieroglyphic · sꜣ-Ptḥ'Son of Ptah' — Imhotep's principal divine title in his Late-Period cultTemple of Ptah, Karnak — Imhotep chapel inscriptions (primary); D. Wildung, Imhotep und Amenhotep (1977) (secondary)
• sꜣ-ptḥ Egyptian · sa-Ptah · cultSon of PtahWildung, Imhotep und Amenhotep (1977) (secondary)

Sources

• existence: Statue base of Djoser, Saqqara (primary); Manetho, Aegyptiaca (primary)
• deification-and-divine-paternity: Famine Stela, Sehel Island (primary); Philae temple inscriptions (primary)