Date
Name Peseshet
Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Egyptian
Scripts 饟姫饟嫶饟垯饟弿(Hieroglyphs)
Other Forms FormsPesshet
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Meaning & History
From Egyptian ps拧.t, derived from ps拧 meaning "to divide, split, spread out" or "ritual instrument (for Opening of the Mouth ceremony)" combined with the suffix t. Peseshet was the earliest recorded female physician, titled the Lady Overseer of the Female Physicians in Fourth Dynasty ancient Egypt (ca. 2500 BC).