Mr. Robert Owor, Thank you for your response, which I believe is erroneous. Why don't you provide your basis for stating I am wrong on the issue of the cradle of civilization and the identity of Jesus? Ooh this is getting very exciting!!! Looking forward to hearing from you sooner or later, Mr. Owor! --- Robert Owor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > amkintu, > > Egypt is not the cradle of civlization even though > it it is a remarkable ancient civilization. There is > no evidence to support the theory that Jesus was an > African (It might give one a feeling of association > but really that statement is false) > > Imhotep made many great contributions to man's > civilization but we must recall that he was also a > magician and wrong about many things. He is > certainly not the One who comes in Peace. Jesus is > the One who comes in peace, ego or no ego, education > or no education, black or white, African or Indian. > The discoveries made by Leakey are some of the > oldest fossils about the existence of man. This does > not prove that there are no other fossils in another > place on earth which might be older. > > regards > Steven > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/12/03 1:53 PM >>> > > --- Assumpta Kintu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mr. Kipenji, > > Thank you for this scholarstic, academic, > historic, > > cultural piece which every African should know > > about!!!!! > > > > I do encourage everyone whose computer has the > > capabilites to visit these numerous sites. Trust > me > > you will not be sorry. > > > > While at it, remember Egypt is the "CRADLE OF > > CIVILIZATION" regardless of what "other people > with > > egos" wants you to believe. Also recall that the > > oldest "remains of man" were found in Africa by > the > > Leakeys, specifically, Kenya. Jesus was actually > an > > African!!!!! Whoops!! Did I say that aloud?? > > Africans, Keep your civilization alive!!!!!! > > While at it, have a great new week! > > amk > > > > --- Owor Kipenji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Imhotep, Doctor, Architect, High Priest, Scribe > > and > > > Vizier to King Djoser > > > by Jimmy Dunn > > > > > > Of the non royal population of Egypt, probably > one > > > man is known better then all others. So > successful > > > was Imhotep (Imhetep, Greek Imouthes) that he is > > one > > > of the world's most famous ancients, and his > name, > > > if not his true identity, has been made even > more > > > famous by various mummy movies. Today, the world > > is > > > probably much more familiar with his name then > > that > > > of his principal king, Djoser. Imhotep, who's > > name > > > means "the one that comes in peace". existed as > a > > > mythological figure in the minds of most > scholars > > > until the end of the nineteenth century when he > > was > > > established as a real historical person. > > > > > > He was the world's first named architect who > built > > > Egypt's first pyramid, is often recognized as > the > > > world's first doctor, a priest,. scribe, sage, > > poet, > > > astrologer, and a vizier and chief minister, > > though > > > this role is unclear, to Djoser (reigned > 2630*2611 > > > BC), the second king of Egypt's third dynasty. > He > > > may have lived under as many as four kings. An > > > inscription on one of that kings statues gives > us > > > Imhotep's titles as the "chancellor of the king > of > > > lower Egypt", the "first one under the king", > the > > > "administrator of the great mansion", the > > > "hereditary Noble", the "high priest of > > Heliopolis", > > > the "chief sculptor", and finally the "chief > > > carpenter". > > > > > > Of the details of his life, very little has > > survived > > > though numerous statues and statuettes of him > have > > > been found. Some show him as an ordinary man who > > is > > > dressed in plain attire. Others show him as a > sage > > > who is seated on a chair with a roll of papyrus > on > > > his knees or under his arm. Later, his > statuettes > > > show him with a god like beard, standing, and > > > carrying the ankh and a scepter. > > > > > > > > > Inscription with the names of Netjerikhet > (Djoser) > > > and Imhotep > > > > > > Imhotep may have been born in Ankhtow�, a suburb > > of > > > Memphis early in Egyptian history. However, > other > > > classical writers suggested that he was from the > > > village of Gebelein, south of ancient Thebes. > His > > > father might have been an architect named > Kanofer. > > > His mother could have been Khreduonkh, who > > probably > > > belonged to the province of Mendes, and he may > > have > > > had a wife named Ronfrenofert but none of this > is > > > by any means certain. As a commoner at birth, he > > > rose through the ranks quickly due to his > genius, > > > natural talents and dedication. > > > > > > As the High Priest of Heliopolis, he would have > > been > > > one of the chief priest of Lower (northern) > Egypt. > > > Even though Egypt's capital may have been > located > > at > > > Memphis, it is likely during this period that > > > Heliopolis was recognized as the religious > capital > > > of Egypt. > > > > > > As a builder, Imhotep is the first master > > architects > > > who we know by name. He is not only credited as > > the > > > first pyramid architect, who built Djoser's Step > > > Pyramid complex at Saqqara, but he may have had > a > > > hand in the building of Sekhemkhet's unfinished > > > pyramid, and also possibly with the > establishment > > of > > > the Edfu Temple, but that is not certain. The > Step > > > Pyramid remains today one of the most brilliant > > > architecture wonders of the ancient world and is > > > recognized as the first monumental stone > > structure. > > > > > > Imhotep's best known writings were medical text. > > As > > > a physician, Imhotep is believed to have been > the > > > author of the Edwin Smith Papyrus in which more > > than > > > 90 anatomical terms and 48 injuries are > described. > > > He may have also founded a school of medicine in > > > Memphis, a part of his cult center possibly > known > > as > > > "Asklepion, which remained famous for two > thousand > > > years. All of this occurred some 2,200 years > > before > > > the Western Father of Medicine Hippocrates was > > born. > > > > > > Sir William Osler tells us that Imhotep was the: > > > > > > "..first figure of a physician to stand out > > clearly > > > from the mists of antiquity." Imhotep diagnosed > > and > === message truncated ===
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