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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...
- the
first dynasty. She may have been
ruler of
Egypt in her own right.
Peseshet (c. 2600 BCE), a
physician in
Ancient Egypt.
Puabi (c. 2600 BCE), or Shubad –...
- BCE to 1080 BCE). The
unnamed Old
Kingdom female doctor is most
likely Peseshet who is
known from a tomb of the period.
Later authors did not
notice that...
- Physicians" to King Djoser, who
ruled in the 27th
century BC. The lady
Peseshet (2400 BC) may be the
first recorded female doctor: she was
possibly the...
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earliest known physician, Hesyre. The
first recorded female physician,
Peseshet. Borsippa, a
Babylonian who
wrote the
Diagnostic Handbook. The Iranian...
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recorded in
several early civilizations. An
ancient Egyptian physician,
Peseshet (c. 2600–2500 B.C.E.),
described in an
inscription as "lady
overseer of...
- Year
Location Milestone Ref. c. 2500
Ancient Egypt Peseshet,
known as the "Overseer of
Female Physicians" c. 2285–2250
Ancient Mesopotamia Enheduanna appointed...
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Djoser in the 27th century BCE. Also, the
earliest known woman physician,
Peseshet,
practiced in
Ancient Egypt at the time of the 4th dynasty. Her
title was...
-
century BC May have been a
daughter of King
Khufu and a wife of King Khafre.
Peseshet Physician 4th
dynasty fl. c. 26th
century BC Her
title was "lady overseer...
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mentioned on a
false door in his tomb: a
certain Kainefer and a
woman called Peseshet. The latter, with the
title overseer of the physicians, is
perhaps the...
