title: The dawn of medicine: ancient egypt and Athotis, the king-physician.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 480, 405-30 Gothenburg, Sweden. jakub.kwiecinski@rheuma.gu.se
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwiecinski
mesh_terms: D000076144:Egypt, Ancient; D006666:History of Medicine; D049690:History, Ancient; D010820:Physicians