Hesy-re

          Portrait panel of hesy-ra!

          Hesy-Ra

          Ancient Egyptian dentist

          Hesy-Ra (also read Hesy-Re and Hesire) was an ancient Egyptian high official during the early Third Dynasty of Egypt.

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        1. Hesy-ra tomb
        2. Portrait panel of hesy-ra
        3. Colonel dentist
        4. Hesy meaning

          5. His most notable title was Wer-ibeḥsenjw, meaning either "Great one of the ivory cutters" or "Great one of the dentists", which makes him the earliest named dentist. His tomb is noted for its paintings and cedar wood panels.

          Identity

          Thanks to several clay seal impressions found in Hesy-Ra's tomb, it is today known that this high official lived and worked during the reign of king (pharaoh) Djoser and maybe also under king Sekhemkhet.[1]

          Hesy-Ra's name is of some interest to Egyptologists and historians alike, because it is linked to the sun god Ra.

          Hesy-Ra, alongside a few high officials at this time, belongs to the first high officials who were allowed to link their names to Ra. However, they were not allowed to use the sun disk hieroglyph to write Ra's name. This was permitted to the king only.[1]