医学的曙光：古埃及与国王兼医师阿托提斯

The dawn of medicine: ancient egypt and Athotis, the king-physician.

作者信息

Kwiecinski Jakub

机构信息

Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 480, 405-30 Gothenburg, Sweden.

出版信息

Perspect Biol Med. 2013 Winter;56(1):99-104. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2013.0001.

DOI:10.1353/pbm.2013.0001

PMID:23748529

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.

摘要

历史记载中最早的医生是阿索提斯（阿哈），他是古埃及最早的统治者之一。虽然关于这位国王医生的故事是确有其事还是仅仅是个传说存在争议，但很明显，古埃及医学是在他统治时期前后发展起来的。早期医学观察、文字的发展以及有利的社会条件的幸运结合，使得古埃及的开端同时也成为了医学的开端。