His name means literally "he who comes in peace". He was a dified sage who lived in the reign of King Zoser of the IIIrd dynasty (about 2800 B.C.); a vizier of that king and the originator ot the magnificent step pyramid at Saqqara. He is the the oldest medical figure in history, although his books have disapeared. Later scribes used to pour few drops of water before starting to wtite as an act of respect to his soul. He was worshipped in later periods as the god of healing, and his chapel at Saqqara, which was called Asklepieion by the Greeks became a sanatrorium for the crippled. Building were dedicated to him in temples in the Theban region. The Greeks called him Imuthes.THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PHYSICIAN AND VIZIERIMHOTEP |
![]() Inscription showing the name and titulary of Imhotep in the 3rd row to the left and the Horus name of Djoser Netjerikhnet. |
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