Imhotep was an Egyptian chancellor to the King Djoser, possible architect of Djoser's step pyramid, and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis. Very little is known of Imhotep as a historical fig
Statuette of Imhotep, 664–30 BC
The step pyramid of Djoser
Ernest Board: An invocation to I-em-hetep, the Egyptian deity of medicine, c. 1912
The Pyramid of Djoser, sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid of Horus Netjerikhet, is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the ruins of Memphis.
Imhotep
…Ancient Egyptian: ỉỉ-m-ḥtp "(the one who) comes in peace"; fl. late 27th century BC) was an Egyptian chancellor to the King Djoser, possible architect of Djoser's step pyramid, and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis. Very little is known of Imhotep as a historical figure, but in the 3,000 years following his death…
Djoser's step pyramid at Saqqara, seen from the southeast
Perspective view, plan and elevation images Djoser's Pyramid Complex taken from a 3d model
Substructure of the pyramid: main shaft and galleries in gray, burial chamber in dark red, blue-tiled galleries in blue, eastern shafts I–XI in orange, second entrance in light red