Biographical dossier

Imhotep

Imhotep is classified in the historical people index as ARCHITECT. This dossier preserves the indexed life dates and geographic anchors while explicitly marking what the source does not supply.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:person:person:wd:Q131171
Catalogue ID
person:wd:Q131171
Wikidata ID
Q131171
Occupation class
ARCHITECT
Life span
2800 BC–2700 BC
Birth anchor
Memphis, Egypt (2800 BC)
Death anchor
Ancient Egypt (2700 BC)
HPI
83.99701441204536

Chronological record

The dataset places the life between 2800 BC and 2700 BC. These indexed dates are identity and chronology fields, not a substitute for a critical biography.

Geographic anchors

Birth: Memphis, Egypt (2800 BC). Death: Ancient Egypt (2700 BC).

Country keys are dataset keys and must not be mistaken for the historical boundaries that existed during the person’s lifetime.

Historical role

The source assigns the broad occupation class ARCHITECT. It does not by itself establish doctrine, sanctity, political legitimacy, responsibility for every event associated with the person, or the exact scope of an office.

Source and identity method

Source: PANTHEON_2_2020. Identity method: pantheon_wikidata_qid. Language-edition measure: 12.128397859843925.

Research questions

  1. Which primary sources are contemporary with this person?
  2. Which office, community or institution gives the person historical agency?
  3. How do later confessional, national or ideological narratives reshape the record?
  4. Which places on the atlas are genuine life anchors and which are later reception sites?