Imhotep+and+King+Djoser

Imhotep is considered by many people to be the world’s first recorded genius. He was a doctor, a dentist, and a scribe. He was also a very popular architect at the time. He was the head architect for King Zoser. Imhotep treated and diagnosed over 200 diseases and viruses. He treated diseases such as tuberculosis, appendicitis, arthritis and gout. He treated 29 diseases of the eyes, 18 of the skin and many others. Imhotep was also a surgeon and practiced dentistry. In ancient Egypt many people considered Imhotep to be the god of medicine and healing. Imhotep was also an incredible architect. He was very famous as an architect in his time. He designed and made the blueprints for the Great Step Pyramid of King Zoser. It was built in Saqquara, Egypt during the New Kingdom. The pyramid was made up of six large platforms, each one being smaller than the last. He repeated this stacking process until the pyramid had six steps Inside the tomb he had his workers dig a vertical shaft 90 feet deep and 23 feet wide that would serve as the Kings burial chamber. Then he dug two diagonal sloping shafts on both sides of the burial chamber so that the sarcophagus could be lowered into the tomb safely. He also had his workers build lots of tunnels leading to rooms where the Kings treasures and valuables. As you can see, Imhotep was a genius in many ways. He had many Ideas that we all use today. He will always be known by many as an amazing, architect, scribe, and a doctor. If you want to you can check out the website that we used at http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/imhotep.html If you want to you can also see some pictures of Imhotep and the step pyramid. -Nate H.