Harkhebi
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Harkhebi
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Harkhebi was an astronomer who lived in Ptolemaic Egypt during the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He was known as the priest of Selket. He specialized in the treatment of snake bites and scorpion stings. He also kept record of day and night, tracking the rising and setting of the sun. This is how it was deduced in 1872 that he was present in the temple of Illahun. He may have based many of his observations on earlier Babylonian contributions to astronomy. A funereal statue associated with him is
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Ancient Egyptian astronomer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harkhebi
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2022-12-27T06:28:08Z
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