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The Dawn of Medicine: Ancient Egypt and Athotis, the King-Physician
- Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 56, Number 1, Winter 2013
- pp. 99-104
- 10.1353/pbm.2013.0001
- Article
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Abstract
The earliest physician recorded in history is Athotis (Aha), one of the first rulers of ancient Egypt. While it is debatable whether the story of a king-physician is a fact or just a legend, it is clear that ancient Egyptian medicine developed around the time of his reign. The fortunate combination of earlier medical observations, the development of script, and favorable social conditions made the dawn of ancient Egypt also the dawn of medicine.
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