Djeho, the Egyptian God's dancer with dwarfism from the thirtieth dynasty

H Valdes-Socin; A F Daly; P Petrossians

doi:10.1007/s40618-023-02074-8

Djeho, the Egyptian God's dancer with dwarfism from the thirtieth dynasty

J Endocrinol Invest. 2023 Nov;46(11):2421-2422. doi: 10.1007/s40618-023-02074-8. Epub 2023 Mar 23.

Authors

H Valdes-Socin¹, A F Daly², P Petrossians²

Affiliations

¹ Service d'Endocrinologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium. hg.valdessocin@chuliege.be.
² Service d'Endocrinologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

PMID: 36952214
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02074-8

Abstract

This manuscript presents some artistic and medical considerations about a representation of an individual with apparent dwarfism. He was found in Saqqara by the British Egyptologist James Edward Quibell, in 1910/11. The naked figure of this individual, Djeho, is carved in profile on the lid of his sarcophagus. He has a height of 120 cm and has characteristic clinical features suggesting achondroplasia.

Keywords: Achondroplasia; Dwarf; Egypt; FGFR3 gene; James Edward Quibell; Sarcophagus.

MeSH terms

Achondroplasia*
Dwarfism*
Egypt
Humans
Male