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In Egypt, [[Imhotep]] (3rd millennium BCE) is the first physician in history known by name. The oldest [[Egyptian medical papyri|Egyptian medical text]] is the ''[[Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus]]'' from around 2000 BCE, which describes gynaecological diseases. The ''[[Edwin Smith Papyrus]]'' dating back to 1600 BCE is an early work on surgery, while the ''[[Ebers Papyrus]]'' dating back to 1500 BCE is akin to a textbook on medicine. | In Egypt, [[Wikipedia:Imhotep|Imhotep]] (3rd millennium BCE) is the first physician in history known by name. The oldest [[:en:Egyptian medical papyri|Egyptian medical text]] is the ''[[Wikipedia:Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus|Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus]]'' from around 2000 BCE, which describes gynaecological diseases. The ''[[Wikipedia:Edwin Smith Papyrus|Edwin Smith Papyrus]]'' dating back to 1600 BCE is an early work on surgery, while the ''[[Wikipedia:Ebers Papyrus|Ebers Papyrus]]'' dating back to 1500 BCE is akin to a textbook on medicine. | ||
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In Egypt, Imhotep (3rd millennium BCE) is the first physician in history known by name. The oldest Egyptian medical text is the Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus from around 2000 BCE, which describes gynaecological diseases. The Edwin Smith Papyrus dating back to 1600 BCE is an early work on surgery, while the Ebers Papyrus dating back to 1500 BCE is akin to a textbook on medicine.