Imhotep Inscription and the Great Pyramid — Wisdom and Monumental Architecture
כתובת אימחותפ והפירמידה הגדולה
Author: Imhotep, vizir et architecte du pharaon Djéser (c. 2650 av. J.-C.)
Date: c. 2650–2600 av. J.-C.
Preservation: Statue d'Imhotep au Musée du Caire ; pyramide à degrés de Saqqarah (in situ)
deposited on April 16, 2026 · History register · custodian, not owner
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Imhotep, vizier of Pharaoh Djoser, is the first known architect, physician and sage in history. Designer of the Step Pyramid — humanity's first monumental stone construction — he was deified after death. The pyramid era he inaugurated is the context in which rabbinic tradition places Hebrew slavery in Egypt.
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Imhotep, vizier of Pharaoh Djoser, is the first known architect, physician and sage in history. Designer of the Step Pyramid — humanity's first monumental stone construction — he was deified after death. The pyramid era he inaugurated is the context in which rabbinic tradition places Hebrew slavery in Egypt.