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The ancient Egyptian word for doctor is "swnw". This title has a long history. The earliest recorded physician in the world [citation needed], Hesy-Ra, practiced in ancient Egypt. He was "Chief of Dentists and Physicians" to King Djoser, who ruled in the 27th century BC. [33]
The following is a list of ancient physicians who were known to have practised, contributed, or theorised about medicine in some form between the 30th century BCE and 4th century CE. 30th century to 1st century BCE
Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian physicians" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Qar (doctor) S. Shepseskaf-ankh; U. Udjahorresnet
Peseshet (fl. c. 2500 BC) who lived under the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (albeit a date in the Fifth Dynasty is also possible), is often credited with being the earliest known female physician in history. Some have credited Merit-Ptah with being the first female physician, but she is likely a fictional creation based upon Peseshet. [2]
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Merit-Ptah first appears in literature in a 1937 book by Kate Campbell Hurd-Mead on female doctors. [10] Campbell Hurd-Mead presents two ancient Egyptian female doctors, an unnamed one dating to the Fifth Dynasty and Merit-Ptah, dating evidently to the New Kingdom as Hurd-Mead states that she is shown in the Valley of the Kings (the burial ground of Egyptian kings from about 1500 BCE to 1080 BCE).
Ancient Egyptian physicians (14 P)-Physicians from Cairo (17 P) + ... Egyptian public health doctors (2 P) R. Egyptian radiologists (3 P) S. Egyptian surgeons (4 C ...
Qar (c. 2350 BC - c. 2300 BC [1]) was a doctor during the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, which lasted from about 2350 to 2180 BC.He was the royal physician. [2]Adil Hussein discovered his tomb north of the pyramid of Sekhemkhet in 2001. [2]