Imhotep

Imhotep (fl. 27th century B.C.E.) Priest-physician, vizier, and designer of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara Imhotep was an official of the Third Dynasty who served four pharaohs of Egypt, but he was best known as the vizier and high priest of PTAH in the reign of DJOSER (2630–2611 B.C.E.). Imhotep designed and supervised the building of the STEP PYRAMID at SAQQARA as Djoser’s mortuary complex. He was a commoner by birth, born to Kaneferu and Ankh-Kherdu....

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Discoveries in the Desert: The North Kjarga Oasis Survey

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Dress in ancient Egypt

dress These were the various styles of apparel used throughout Egyptian history. As the warm climate of Egypt dictated the agricultural seasons, so it influenced the style of dress. There were seasons, and on some evenings the temperature was cold because of the surrounding deserts, but normally the climate remained consistently warm and dry. In accordance with the temperature, the Egyptians devised simple styles and comfortable materials in which...

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