When it comes to ancient Egypt ππ ππ, Iβm obsessed with a couple of different things in particular: Hatshepsut ππ ππΉππππΌπͺ, Ushabtis π ±πππππΎ, Anubis πππͺπ ±π£, and Imhotep ππ π΅ππͺ! I love going to see the statues of Imhotep at the museum and my Nonno always made it into a game – #IFoundImhotepΒ
![Statues of Imhotep](https://i0.wp.com/www.ancientegyptblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_5703.jpeg?resize=580%2C773&ssl=1)
Imhotep ππ π΅ππͺ was a real man that lived during Egyptβs ππ ππ third dynasty (around 2700 B.C.E.) during the reign πΎππ of the pharaoh ππ» Djoser π¦π. While Imhotep ππ π΅ππͺ is best known for being the architect of Djoserβs Step Pyramid (and Egyptβs first ever pyramid ππ ππ΄), he was also a high priest πΉπ of Ra π³πΊπ! After his death, Imhotep ππ π΅ππͺ became one of the few non-royal Egyptians to be deified.Β
![Statues of Imhotep](https://i0.wp.com/www.ancientegyptblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_5700.jpeg?resize=580%2C773&ssl=1)
There is not much that is known about Imhotep ππ π΅ππͺ as a person while he was alive; most of what we know about Imhotep was written at the earliest 1,200 years after his death! Referred to as βSebayt π΄ππΌπΏπππβ in Middle Egyptian, these βinstructionsβ or βteachingsβ refer to Imhotep ππ π΅ππͺ as a great physician and a writer! One text from the 20th Dynasty called βEulogy of Dead Writersβ even states βIs there another like Imhotep?βΒ
![Statues of Imhotep](https://i0.wp.com/www.ancientegyptblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_5696.jpeg?resize=580%2C773&ssl=1)
Most statues of Imhotep ππ π΅ππͺ are made of bronze ππ€ππ¦ (like you can see on the right side of this display) and are dated to the Ptolemaic Period, because that was when Imhotep ππ π΅ππͺ was widely worshipped.Β
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The statue of Imhotep ππ π΅ππͺ on the left is so interesting because it is not made of bronze ππ€ππ¦ – it is made of the metamorphic rock quartzite!Β
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