Hesy-Ra
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Hesy-Ra (alt. Hesire, Hesira) was an official, physician (possibly the first known in history)[1] and scribe who lived during the Third dynasty of Egypt, served under the pharaoh Djoser, and was buried in an elaborate tomb at Saqqara. He bore titles such as "Chief of Dentists and Physicians"[2] and "Chief of the King's Scribes".
[edit] Wooden panel set of Hesy-Ra
The wooden panels of Hesy-Ra are rare examples of high execution of hieroglyphs on wood. The panels are in raised bas relief and have some of the oldest forms of the Egyptian language hieroglyphs. The panels contain a hieroglyph story, (at the top) and a thematic portrayal of Hesy-Ra in different poses.
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- "Elder of the qedhetep; father of Min - (="God's Father")
- Fashioner of the cult image of Mehyt, king's acquaintance
- Overseer of the royal scribes
- Great one of the 10 of Upper Egypt–
- Hesyre".[4]
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3 wood panels
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[edit] References
- ^ Adolphe Gutbub, Mélanges Adolphe Gutbub, Université de Montpellier 1984, p.190
- ^ Helaine Selin, Hugh Shapiro, Medicine Across Cultures: History and Practice of Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, Springer 2003, p.35
- ^ Kamrin, 2004. Lesson 34: Titles and Filiation on Monuments, Object 6: Wooden Panel of Hesyre, p. 126-127; p. 220.
- ^ Kamrin, 2004, p. 220.
- Kamrin, 2004. Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Practical Guide, Janice Kamrin, c 2004, Harry N. Abrams, Publisher, (Photos or graphics of 73 Ancient Egyptian objects analyzed-(Exercises-(51), Objects)) {hardcover, ISBN 0-8109-4961-X}
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