Imhotep (vizier)

Imhotep was an ancient Egyptian vizier who reigned under King Thutmose I at the beginning of the 18th dynasty .

Little is known about his person. A simple shaft grave in the Valley of the Queens ( QV46 ) is attributed to him, as parts of a grave equipment, such as canopic jars with his name, were found there. This Imhotep appears on a scarab and is named in the mortuary temple of Wadjmes . In the grave of Userhat ( TT51 ), which dates to the beginning of the 19th dynasty , he is depicted together with the high priest of Amun Hapuseneb . Hapuseneb is known as the son of Imhotep. Since Hapuseneb's father is known from sources other than Hapu, Imhotep is more likely to have been the grandfather.

literature

Wolfgang Helck : On the administration of the Middle and New Kingdom (= Problems of Egyptology. Vol. 3, ISSN 0169-9601 ). Brill, Leiden et al. 1958, pp. 285, 433.

personal data
SURNAME	Imhotep
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian vizier
DATE OF BIRTH	16th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	15th century BC Chr.