Source C

Read the following poem IMHOTEP, written by Lawrence Hoo.

IMHOTEP

5000 years ago a child was born who became a God
But nothing was taught about him in school and I found this odd

His name is Imhotep, and through his life, he achieved many things
That resulted in Imhotep going from a common man to being worshiped by kings

Imhotep was born in Kemet and served under King Djoser as chancellor to the Pharaoh
Imhotep had an amazing appetite for knowledge about things people didn’t know

Imhotep was an intellect with vision and amazing wisdom
Which is why Imhotep advised the next 3 kings on the ruling of the kingdom

Imhotep is regarded as the first architect who designed the step pyramid
Which still stands today as a testament to just one of the great things Imhotep did

Imhotep was a great physician who diagnosed and treated over 200 diseases
Imhotep performed surgery, dentistry, and extracted medicine from plants and trees

Imhotep was a great scribe who recorded what he thought
And through these actions Imhotep’s knowledge could be taught

Imhotep became a high priest that people went to for enlightenment
Which Imhotep gave freely as he believed it was everybody’s entitlement

Imhotep had a full life and lived to a grand old age
But when Imhotep died it wasn’t the end of his chapter more like the turning of a page

100 years after Imhotep’s death he was elevated to the position of a medical demigod
2000 years later Imhotep was elevated again but this time to a God

The Egyptians, Greeks and Romans worshiped Imhotep and what he believed
And through this understanding of Imhotep’s work much they too achieved

The early Christians worshiped Imhotep too and viewed him as one with Christ
Which goes to show that Imhotep was viewed by many up there with the highest

Imhotep was a man who became a God because of people’s belief in him
Which is a remarkable achievement when we look at Imhotep’s beginning

So no matter where your life may start you never know where it will end
And that is the message from these words I would like to send

Lawrence Hoo