Imhotep

American  

[im-hoh-tep] / ɪmˈhoʊ tɛp /

noun

1. flourished 27th century b.c., Egyptian physician, sage, and architect: identified with Asclepius.

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Imhotep British  

/ ɪmˈhəʊtɛp /

noun

1. c. 2600 _bc , Egyptian physician and architect. After his death he was worshipped as a god; the Greeks identified him with Asclepius

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Imhotep

Even Imhotep, for all his work on the early pyramids, seems to have inspired only small figurines, and only when he became a deity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Dujardin was due to compete in both the individual dressage and team event at Paris 2024, alongside Carl Hester and world champion Lottie Fry, on new horse Imhotep.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024

But during the Early Dynastic reign of the pharaoh Djoser, just before the start of the Old Kingdom, a brilliant architect named Imhotep decided to build a marvelous stone tomb for his king.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Against Philadelphia powerhouse Imhotep Charter on Sept. 9, Washington and Moss noticed a weakness in the middle of the field.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2022

This was pitched in a vast open in the city's center, wherein Rameses II had planned to build a second Karnak to Imhotep.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Elizabeth Miller