Imhotep (pharaoh)
Imhotep (Ancient Egyptian: ı͗ı͗-m-ḥtp) was an ephemeral ruler that probably reigned in the 9th dynasty.[1] However, he also may have ruled during the 10th dynasty. Imhotep is only known from a rock inscription in the Wadi Hammamat[2][3][4]
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 Drawing of pharaoh Imhotep's cartouche, from a rock inscription in the Wadi Hammamat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reign | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | Djaty | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | 9th Dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reign
The only event known from his reign, is a quarrying expedition to the Wadi Hammamat, perhaps to procure a monument for the king, led by his son Djaty.[5][6] The large number of workmen (2350)[7] sent out on this expedition, shows that Imhotep may not have had control over the Wadi Hammamat.[8]
Attestations
Imhotep is known from a single rock inscription in the Wadi Hammamat.[9][10][11][12][13]
References
- Baker, Darrell (2008). The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs. Predynastic to the Twentieth Century: 3300-1069 BC. Vol. 1. Stacey International. p. 133. ISBN 978-1905299379.
- Baker, Darrell (2008). The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs. Predynastic to the Twentieth Century: 3300-1069 BC. Vol. 1. Stacey International. p. 133. ISBN 978-1905299379.
- Breasted, James (1906). Ancient Records of Egypt (PDF). Vol. 1. The University of Chicago Press. p. 175.
- Gauthier, Henri (1907). MIFAO 17 Le livre des rois d'Egypte Des origines à la fin de la XIIe dynastie. The French Institute of Oriental Archeology. pp. 143–144.
- Baker, Darrell (2008). The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs. Predynastic to the Twentieth Century: 3300-1069 BC. Vol. 1. Stacey International. p. 133. ISBN 978-1905299379.
- Breasted, James (1906). Ancient Records of Egypt (PDF). Vol. 1. The University of Chicago Press. p. 175.
- Breasted, James (1906). Ancient Records of Egypt (PDF). Vol. 1. The University of Chicago Press. p. 175.
- Baker, Darrell (2008). The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs. Predynastic to the Twentieth Century: 3300-1069 BC. Vol. 1. Stacey International. p. 133. ISBN 978-1905299379.
- Lepsius, Karl (1859). Denkmaler aus Aegypten und Aethiopien. pp. 115h.
- Breasted, James (1906). Ancient Records of Egypt (PDF). Vol. 1. The University of Chicago Press. p. 175.
- Gauthier, Henri (1907). MIFAO 17 Le livre des rois d'Egypte Des origines à la fin de la XIIe dynastie. The French Institute of Oriental Archeology. pp. 143–144.
- Couyat, Jean; Montet, Pierre (1912). MIFAO 34 Les inscriptions hieroglyphiques et hieratiques du Ouâdi Hammâmât. The French Institute of Oriental Archeology. pp. 103-104 pl. XXXIX.
- Baker, Darrell (2008). The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs. Predynastic to the Twentieth Century: 3300-1069 BC. Vol. 1. Stacey International. p. 133. ISBN 978-1905299379.
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