Imhotep: the God of Wisdom and Medicine Who Built the First Pyramid

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Imhotep is a Greek word meaning ‘he that comes in peace’. Born in the 27th century, Egypt, Imhotep was no only a physician but also an architect, astrologer, scribe, politician and priest.

He is a renowned scholar and contributed greatly to Egypt’s civilization. Apart from Amenhotep, he is the only other Egyptian to be deified. As a vizier, it was his duty to oversee everything in the land and only the finest educated could hold that position.

Imhotep, the first doctor in history.