imhotep

     

Imhotep (sometimes spelle Immutef, Im-hotep, or Ii-em-Hotep, (2650–2600 BC) Egyptian ii-m-ḥtp *jā-im-ḥatāp meaning "the one who comes in peace") was an Egyptian polymath, who served under the Third Dynasty king, Djoser, as chancellor to the pharaoh and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis. He is considered to be the first engineer, architect and physician in history known by name. The full list of his titles is:

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  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Saqqara, Egypt with a step pyramid in the background.) Egypt's step pyramid, the world's oldest at 4,500 years, was designed by this architect, physician & sage

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