It could include gods adopted from foreign cultures, and sometimes even humans: deceased pharaohs were believed to be divine, and occasionally, distinguished commoners such as Imhotep also became deified.

Imhotep in the 3rd dynasty is sometimes credited with being the founder of ancient Egyptian medicine and with being the original author of the Edwin Smith Papyrus, detailing cures, ailments and anatomical observations.

Conversely, since Imhotep was known as the " Son of Ptah ," his mother was sometimes claimed to be Sekhmet, the patron of Upper Egypt whose consort was Ptah.

In Ancient Egyptian architecture as early as 2600 BC the architect Imhotep made use of stone columns whose surface was carved to reflect the organic form of bundled reeds ; in later Egyptian architecture faceted cylinders were also common.

* Molefi Kete Asante, professor, author: Afrocentricity: The theory of Social Change ; The Afrocentric Idea ; The Egyptian Philosophers: Ancient African Voices from Imhotep to Akhenaten

Notable Islamic medical pioneers include the polymath, Avicenna, who, along with Imhotep and Hippocrates, has also been called the " father of medicine ".

An Ancient Egyptian priest called Imhotep ( Boris Karloff ) is revived when an archaeological expedition finds Imhotep's mummy and one of the archaeologists, despite a warning, recklessly reads aloud an ancient life-giving spell.

Imhotep travels immediately to the location which is called Jebu.

In the temple of Khnum, called “ Joy of Life ”, Imhotep purifies himself, prays to Khnum for help and offers “ all good things ” to him.

After Imhotep is called away, Satipy and Kait, the elder sons ' wives, try to bully Nofret with tricks, but the plan backfires when Nofret appeals to Imhotep and he threatens to throw all his sons and their families out of the household on his return.

Modern scholars think that Manetho originally ascribed ( or meant to ascribe ) these feats to Imuthes, who was later deified as Aesculapius by the Greeks and Romans, and who corresponds to Imhotep, the famous minister of Djoser who engineered the Step Pyramid's construction.

The latter inscription suggests that Imhotep outlived Djoser by a few years and went on to serve in the construction of king Sekhemkhet's pyramid which was abandoned due to this ruler's brief reign.

Egyptians considered Imhotep as a creative and inventive intellectual by the way he enlarged the burial site at Sakkara that was also constructed in stages.

He was also honored by the Romans, particularly the emperors Claudius and Tiberius whom had inscriptions that praised Imhotep on the walls of many of their Egyptian temples.

Descriptions of Imhotep by James Henry Breasted et al.

Imhotep was also linked to Asklepios by the Greeks.

Statuette of ancient Egyptian physician Imhotep, the first physician from antiquity known by name.

The Egyptian Imhotep ( 3rd millennium BC ) is the first physician in history known by name.

Considered to be the first engineer, architect and physician in history known by name, Imhotep designed the Pyramid of Djoser ( the Step Pyramid ) at Saqqara in Egypt around 2630-2611 BC, and may have been responsible for the first known use of columns in architecture.

Djoser's funerary complex, built by the royal architect Imhotep, further comprises a large number of dummy buildings and a secondary mastaba ( the so-called ' Southern Tomb ').

It was built during the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by Imhotep, his vizier.

Imhotep was submitted to Ultimate in a virtually complete form by author Manuel Caballero, who had previously written Batty Builders and Firefleet.

* Seti I was portrayed by actor Aharon Ipalé in the films The Mummy and its sequel The Mummy Returns as a pharaoh who is murdered by his high priest Imhotep and his mistress Anck-su-namun.

The 1999 Universal film The Mummy also suggests that it is a remake of the 1932 movie, and may be considered as such in that its titular character is Imhotep, resurrected from the dead by the Scroll of Thoth and out to find the present-day embodiment of the soul of his beloved Anck-su-namun, but develops there from a different story line, in common with most postmodern remakes of classic horror and science-fiction films.

This pyramid and its surrounding complex were designed by the architect Imhotep, and are generally considered to be the world's oldest monumental structures constructed of dressed masonry.

* 1986: Papyrus: La métamorphose d ' Imhotep by De Gieter, Dupuis

This mission, which was launched by the Pharaoh Imhotep, included the giant whom Sam Clemens calls Joe Miller ( believed by the Egyptians to be an incarnation of the god Thoth ).

Lively Crew became B. Boys Stance in the summer of 1987, after which it was joined by Shurik ' n, Freeman and Imhotep.

It seems to have been a text detailing a miracle performed by a lector priest in the reign of king Djoser, possibly the famous Imhotep himself.

The text is attributed by some to Imhotep, an architect, high priest, and physician of the Old Kingdom, 3000-2500 BCE ,.

Imhotep was the first medical doctor known by name.

Suddenly he falls asleep and in his dream Imhotep is greeted by the kindly looking Khnum.

* Imhotep ( 2667 BC-2648 BC ), BBC History

Imhotep was once mummified alive for attempting to resurrect her, and, upon finding Helen Grosvenor ( Zita Johann ), a woman bearing a striking resemblance to the Princess, he attempts to kill her, with the intention of mummifying her corpse, bringing it back to life using the ancient scroll, and making her his bride.

IAM is a French hip hop band from Marseille, created in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton ( Philippe Fragione ), Shurik ' n ( Geoffroy Mussard ), Khéops ( Eric Mazel ), Imhotep ( Pascal Perez ), and Kephren ( François Mendy ).

Years later, Imhotep was resurrected by Colin Weasler ( see below ), despite Evy's attempt to destroy him.

Imhotep was one of very few mortals to be depicted as part of a pharaoh's statue.

From the First Intermediate Period onward Imhotep was also revered as a poet and philosopher.

His sayings were famously referred to in poems: " I have heard the words of Imhotep and Hordedef with whose discourses men speak so much.

Imhotep was always conceived holding his medical scrolls and his architectural drawings.

The architecture highlighted Imhotep ’ s abilities as an architect, a religious priest and an astronomer.

The burial compartments are great accomplishments of Imhotep ’ s work in design and engineering as well as debuted the progression of numerous complex structures such as tunnels, mortuaries, chapels, shafts and rooms for offerings.

The fact that Imhotep was an architect, which was extremely unique at that time, got him special treatments from the royal family, several positions and privileges inside the royal palace.

The preservation of the kings body was very important to Imhotep, like the conservation of the nation was a responsibility.

Amongst other values, for Imhotep, it meant definiteness .< ref >< Price, Humbert.

Although not certain, it has been believed that during a 40 year period of the Third Dynasty, Imhotep influenced and was the ultimate master builder of numerous other projects which have been finished.

Imhotep is credited with being the founder of medicine.

' Imhotep extracted medicine from plants.

' Imhotep was portrayed as a priest with a shaven head, seated and holding a papyrus roll.

The headgear identifies Imhotep with Ptah, and his priestly linen garment symbolizes his religious purity.

In Ancient Egypt, Imhotep was considered to be an example of " personality cult " of Kemet, the notion that a person can be deified after his death and become some sort of a special intercessor for the living.