Tossup
In 2017, researchers at the University of Zurich argued that one of this ruler’s successors – possibly his brother – may suffer from the world’s oldest known case of gigantism. A complex built by this ruler was influenced by a “Middle Fort” built by his predecessor, who was the last to be buried at Abydos (“uh-BYE-dohss”). The world’s first dentist may have worked under this ruler, whose serdab (“ser-DAHB”) is the oldest known life-sized Egyptian statue. An official of this pharaoh communes with the god Khnum to stop a seven-year flood, as recorded on the Famine Stela. That official built this ruler’s tomb by stacking a series of successively smaller mastabas, and was deified as a medicine god after his death. For 10 points, name this Third Dynasty Pharaoh, the first of the Egyptian Old Kingdom, whose vizier Imhotep helped build his namesake Step Pyramid in Saqqara. ■END■
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Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 24 | 88% | 0% | 29% | 116.57 |