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Archaeologists recently discovered
a tomb that was built to honor three ancient dentists
who treated the pharaohs.
The 4,000-year-old mud, brick and
limestone tomb is located near the Step Pyramid of
Djoser. It is about 12 miles south of Cairo, Egypt.
The tomb honors the pharaohs'
chief dentist, Iy Mry, and two others, Kem Msw and
Sekhem Ka. The tomb contains two hieroglyphs, an eye
over a tusk, which is the ancient symbol for dentists.
Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of
Antiquities, said dentists were greatly respected by
Egypt's ancient kings, who "cared about the
treatment of their teeth." |
