London Medical Papyrus

The London Medical Papyrus is an Ancient Egyptian papyrus in the British Museum, London, England. The writings of this papyrus are of 61 recipes, of which 25 are classified as medical the remainder are of magic.[1] The medical foci of the writing are skin complaints, eye complaints, bleeding [2] (predominantly with the intent of preventing miscarriage through magical methods) and burns.[3][4] The papyrus was first published in 1912 in Leipzig by Walter Wreszinski.[5]

The papyrus is also known as BM EA 10059.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Oldest medical books; World Research Foundation Retrieved 2011-09-29
  2. ^ text of p.162 Female figurines from the Mut Precinct: context and ritual function; by Elizabeth A. Waraksa (shows example spell from this papyrus)copyright 2009 Academic Press Fribourg Retrieved 2011-09-29
  3. ^ article with special reference to burns within the London Medical Papyrus; by Siro Igino Trevisanato. Available online since 14 October 2005 Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Retrieved 2011-09-29
  4. ^ The London Medical Papyrus; British Museum Retrieved 2011-09-29
  5. ^ writing(dedicated to the memory of Klaus Baer) by Richard C. Steiner from JStor initially from the Journal of Near Eastern Studies © 1992 The University of Chicago Press.All Rights Reserved Retrieved 2011-09-29
  6. ^ "Google search page showing referenced content". http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&cp=21&gs_id=3&xhr=t&q=London+Medical+Papyri&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&site=&source=hp&rlz=1W1GPCK_enGB446&pbx=1&oq=London+Medical+Papyri&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=aceae5a366032316&biw=1600&bih=744. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 

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