Imhotep, the man credited with designing the step pyramid, would eventually be regarded as a god of sorts. Egyptologist Marc Van De Mieroop wrote in his book "A History of Ancient Egypt" (Wiley ...

Tombs of early Egyptian kings were bench-shaped mounds called mastabas. Around 2780 BCE, King Djoser's architect, Imhotep, built the first pyramid by placing six mastabas, each smaller than the one ...