These People Revealed Obscure History Facts that Shake History’s Foundation

An Amazing Ancient Egyptian Turned God

Ancient Egypt’s polytheistic culture is a historical wonder and joy to study. With over 2,000 deities identified, it’s no wonder that Egyptologists have a plethora of study material. And a lot of it is still shrouded in mystery. But out of the 2,000 deities, only two humans from history were ever made deities after their life ended. “TIL that Imhotep was an Egyptian architect, physician, and advisor to four pharaohs. He lived around 2667-2600 B.C. Imhotep practiced early medicine nearly 2200 years before Hippocrates and designed Djoser’s step pyramid at Saqqara. He is the only Egyptian besides Amenhotep to ever be fully deified.” – Obscure Fact by Squaragus_Asparagus

Imhotep was an extremely impressive figure in history. He is credited with inventing the method of stone-dressed building and using of columns in architecture and is considered to be the first architect in history known by name. Imhotep was practicing medicine and writing on the subject 2,200 years before Hippocrates, the Father of Modern Medicine was born. He is generally considered the author of the Edwin Smith Papyrus, an Egyptian medical text, which contains almost 100 anatomical terms and describes 48 injuries and their treatment. He was portrayed in modern pop culture in the 1999 and 2001 The Mummy franchise. But the character portrayed in these movies was named Imhotep but had no historical standing on who he was as a person. He was not evil, nor did he possess magical powers. He only possesses amazing talents in his fields of study.