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Sunday, October 14, 2012

هل تعرفون ... من هو إمحوتب ؟ Imhotep the symbol of the Egyptian doctors

Imhotep was an ancient Egyptian official.
He was called Imuthes by the Greeks, 27th century BC (circa 2650–2600 BC).

The meaning of the name:

"the one who comes in peace, is with peace". 

He 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 (or Re) at Heliopolis. 

Imhotep  in Louver
He is considered to be the first architect and engineer and physician in early history though two other good physicians, Hesy-Ra and Merit-Ptah lived around the same time.

The full list of his titles is: