Imhotep

English

Etymology

From Egyptian jj-m-ḥtp (literally “(the one) coming in peace, (the one) returning home safely”):


from the perfective active participle of jj (“to come, to return”) + m ḥtp (“in peace, safely”).

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Proper noun

Imhotep

  1. An Ancient Egyptian priest, the inventor of the pyramid.
  2. (rare) A male given name from Egyptian.

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