Who is Imhotep and what is meant by Imhotep's Distinction?

Who was Imhotep? * Imhotep was a revered healer, architect, High Priest at Heliopolis, sage, and adviser to King Djoser - his 2nd in command. * He was thought to be a mythological figure until the late 19th century. read more

Imhotep was a revered healer, architect, High Priest at Heliopolis, sage, and adviser to King Djoser - his 2nd in command. He was thought to be a mythological figure until the late 19th century. Proof of his existence was first found by C.E Wilbour in 1890. read more

The text also refers to the royal tomb of Djoser. Part of the legend includes an anachronistic battle between the Old Kingdom and the Assyrian armies where Imhotep fights an Assyrian sorceress in a duel of magic. [citation needed] As an instigator of Egyptian culture, Imhotep's idealized image lasted well into the Roman period. read more