Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...
The doctor may have served under Pepi II, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom around the 23rd century B.C.E. He was crowned as a child and retained the throne for 60 to 90 years.
This discovery offers an extraordinary glimpse into the life of a healer who served at the court of Pepi II, one of Egypt’s longest-reigning pharaohs. “This incredible find adds to Saqqara’s ...
during the reign of Pharaoh Pepi II. Hidden for centuries behind a wall of bricks, this discovery provides a window into the spiritual and medical practices of Egypt’s Old Kingdom. The ...
In northern Egypt, a 4,100-year-old tomb was excavated, and it is believed to belong to a royal doctor who treated ancient Egyptian kings, as well as advising them on medical plants, venomous ...