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| − | Imhotep was chief architect to the Egyptian pharaoh Djoser. He was responsible for the world's first known monumental stone building- the Step Pyramid at Sakkara. Imhotep is the first architect we know by name. Imhotep was born as a commoner, but his intelligence, determination, genius, natural talents, and dedication allowed him to rise to the rank of one of Djoser's most trusted advisors, as well as the architect of the pharaoh's tomb, the Step Pyramid. Imhotep's influence lasted long after his death. In the New Kingdom he was venerated as the patron of scribes, personifying education and wisdom. He is also described as the son of Ptah, chief god of Memphis, in recognition of his role as as a wise councillor. During the Late Period his veneration extended to deification and he became a local god at Memphis where he was glorified for his skills as a physician and a healer. At Memphis he was served by his own priesthood and was considered to be an intermediary between men and the gods. Imhotep was also a priest, writer, a doctor and a founder of the Egyptian studies of astronomy and architecture. He was the world's first named architect who built Egypt's first pyramid, is often recognized as the world's first doctor, a priest,. scribe, sage, poet, astrologer, and a vizier and chief minister. As a physician, Imhotep is believed to have been the author of the Edwin Smith Papyrus in which more than 90 anatomical terms and 48 injuries are described. Imhotep was, along with Amenhotep, the only mortal Egyptians that ever reached the position of full gods. He was worshiped even in Greece where he was identified with their god of medicine, Aslepius. | + | Imhotep, or "he who cometh in peace," was born in Ankhtowe, a suburb of Memphis, Egypt. The month and day of his birth are noted precisely as the sixteenth day of Epiphi, third month of the Egyptian harvest. Imhotep was chief architect to the Egyptian pharaoh Djoser of the Third Dynasty. He was responsible for the world's first known monumental stone building- the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, which took 20 years to complete. Imhotep is the first architect we know by name. Imhotep was born as a commoner, but his intelligence, determination, genius, natural talents, and dedication allowed him to rise to the rank of one of Djoser's most trusted advisors, as well as the architect of the pharaoh's tomb, the Step Pyramid. Imhotep's influence lasted long after his death. In the New Kingdom he was venerated as the patron of scribes, personifying education and wisdom. He is also described as the son of Ptah, chief god of Memphis, in recognition of his role as as a wise councillor. During the Late Period his veneration extended to deification and he became a local god at Memphis where he was glorified for his skills as a physician and a healer. At Memphis he was served by his own priesthood and was considered to be an intermediary between men and the gods. Imhotep was also a priest, writer, a doctor and a founder of the Egyptian studies of astronomy and architecture. He was the world's first named architect who built Egypt's first pyramid, is often recognized as the world's first doctor, a priest,. scribe, sage, poet, astrologer, and a vizier and chief minister. As a physician, Imhotep is believed to have been the author of the Edwin Smith Papyrus in which more than 90 anatomical terms and 48 injuries are described. Imhotep was, along with Amenhotep, the only mortal Egyptians that ever reached the position of full gods. He was worshiped even in Greece where he was identified with their god of medicine, Aslepius. As vizier, Imhotep was chief advisor to Zoser in both religious and practical matters, and he controlled the departments of the Judiciary (court system), Treasury, War, Agriculture, and the General Executive. He ended a terrible famine that dominated Egypt during seven years of Zoser's reign. Imhotep was also the author of an encyclopedia of architecture that was used as a reference tool by Egyptian builders for thousands of years. Imhotep's name was often grouped with such powerful deities as Thoth, God of Wisdom, Isis, the wonder-worker, and Ptah, a healer and the ancient God of Memphis. |
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Imhotep, or "he who cometh in peace," was born in Ankhtowe, a suburb of Memphis, Egypt. The month and day of his birth are noted precisely as the sixteenth day of Epiphi, third month of the Egyptian harvest. Imhotep was chief architect to the Egyptian pharaoh Djoser of the Third Dynasty. He was responsible for the world's first known monumental stone building- the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, which took 20 years to complete. Imhotep is the first architect we know by name. Imhotep was born as a commoner, but his intelligence, determination, genius, natural talents, and dedication allowed him to rise to the rank of one of Djoser's most trusted advisors, as well as the architect of the pharaoh's tomb, the Step Pyramid. Imhotep's influence lasted long after his death. In the New Kingdom he was venerated as the patron of scribes, personifying education and wisdom. He is also described as the son of Ptah, chief god of Memphis, in recognition of his role as as a wise councillor. During the Late Period his veneration extended to deification and he became a local god at Memphis where he was glorified for his skills as a physician and a healer. At Memphis he was served by his own priesthood and was considered to be an intermediary between men and the gods. Imhotep was also a priest, writer, a doctor and a founder of the Egyptian studies of astronomy and architecture. He was the world's first named architect who built Egypt's first pyramid, is often recognized as the world's first doctor, a priest,. scribe, sage, poet, astrologer, and a vizier and chief minister. As a physician, Imhotep is believed to have been the author of the Edwin Smith Papyrus in which more than 90 anatomical terms and 48 injuries are described. Imhotep was, along with Amenhotep, the only mortal Egyptians that ever reached the position of full gods. He was worshiped even in Greece where he was identified with their god of medicine, Aslepius. As vizier, Imhotep was chief advisor to Zoser in both religious and practical matters, and he controlled the departments of the Judiciary (court system), Treasury, War, Agriculture, and the General Executive. He ended a terrible famine that dominated Egypt during seven years of Zoser's reign. Imhotep was also the author of an encyclopedia of architecture that was used as a reference tool by Egyptian builders for thousands of years. Imhotep's name was often grouped with such powerful deities as Thoth, God of Wisdom, Isis, the wonder-worker, and Ptah, a healer and the ancient God of Memphis.
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/imhotep.htm#ixzz47hrCpfEB
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/imhotep.shtml
http://www.egyptianmyths.net/imhotep.htm
