Qar (doctor)

For the pharaoh of the 16th Dynasty, see Qar (pharaoh).

Qar was a doctor during the Sixth dynasty of Egypt, which lasted from about 2350 to 2180 BC. He was the royal physician.

Qar tomb

Adil Hussein discovered his tomb north of the pyramid of Sekhemkhet in 2001. He died at the age of fifty years and his mummified remains were discovered by archaeologists in December 2006 in his mastaba at Saqqara, Egypt. As many other tomb in Saqqara, his tomb was re-used several times.

Tomb contents

Beside his mummy in the limestone sarcophagus, there was the metal (Bronze or copper) surgical tools that were entombed alongside his remains. They might be the oldest surgical tool in the world. They are now preserved in Imhotep museum.

Also 22 bronze statues were unearthed representing different deities in various shapes and sizes including Ptah, Horus-the- child (also known as Harpocrates) and Isis. A statuette of Imhotep the physician, the great engineer and builder of Djoser's pyramid complex, was also among the statuettes found by the team.

Legacy in museums

His mummy and findings from his tomb are preserved in the Imhotep Museum at Saqqara.