Inscriptions on the tomb identifys its owner as "Tetinebefou", a celebrated physician during the reign of King Pepi II of the Sixth Dynasty, which spanned roughly from 2305 BC to 2118 BC.

Teti Neb Fu (or Tetinebefou) is believed to have been a doctor to the royal family, serving during the reign of King Pepi II. It's a "mastaba" tomb, which is a type of flat-roofed structure often ...

In Egypt, a team of archaeologists Franco-Swiss led by Philippe Collomberrtof the University of Geneva, discovered the tomb of Teti Neb wasa real doctor lived more than 4,000 years ago During the ...

Inscriptions on the tomb identifys its owner as "Tetinebefou", a celebrated physician during the reign of King Pepi II of the Sixth Dynasty, which spanned roughly from 2305 BC to 2118 BC.

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 bit later, Collombert said.

The tomb was found in the southern part of Saqqara, Egypt, belonging to Teti Neb Fu dating back to King Pepi II’s reign of the Old Kingdom, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and ...