This discovery offers an extraordinary glimpse into the life of a healer who served at the court of Pepi II, one of Egypt’s longest-reigning pharaohs. “This incredible find adds to Saqqara’s ...

the team wrote in the blog post. It's unclear exactly which pharaohs Tetinebefou served. They may have included Pepi II (who reigned circa 2246 to 2152 B.C.) or one or more pharaohs who ruled a ...

The doctor may have served under Pepi II, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom around the 23rd century B.C.E. He was crowned as a child and retained the throne for 60 to 90 years.