The first known Egyptian physician/dentist in the Museum of La Plata

CASTRO, MARÍA BELÉN; SALEM, LEILA; ZINGARELLI, ANDREA PAULA; ROSELL, PABLO MARTÍN; LEGUIZAMÓN, YESICA

Vesalius. Journal of the International Society for the History of Medicine

Journal of the International Society for the History of Medicine

Año: 2017 vol. 23 p. 66 - 78

1373-4857

In La Plata Museum there are three casts that have representations and inscriptions of Hesyra who lived in times of King Djoser (2686-2613 BC) and correspond to three wooden panels, finely made, found together with others in this official?s tomb in Saqqara. In the Cairo Museum, they are currently classified with the reference number CG 1426, CG1427 and CG1428. Hesyra carries the name of head of dentists and physicians in one of the casts (CG 1426) that is located today in the Museum of La Plata. The texts in hieroglyphics accompanying the image record for the first time the existence of medical and dental activities in Ancient Egypt.