Two Medical Manuscripts The Hieratic P. Carlsberg 8 and the Coptic Codex P. Carlsberg 500 |
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| Contribution by:
| Schi¿dt, Sofie
Grons, Anne |
| Series title: | Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications |
| ISBN: | 978-87-635-4711-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2024 |
| Publisher: | Museum Tusculanum Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $115.95 |
Book Description:
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Three new ancient and late antique Egyptian medical sources, now translated for the first time.
A substantial addition to the limited body of ancient Egyptian medical records, Two Medical Manuscripts makes available for the first time a complete translated edition of three medical texts. On the verso and recto sides of the P. Carlsberg 8 manuscript, the first two texts are concerned with ophthalmology and gynecology; the third text, from a separate manuscript, is a Coptic...
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Three new ancient and late antique Egyptian medical sources, now translated for the first time.
A substantial addition to the limited body of ancient Egyptian medical records, Two Medical Manuscripts makes available for the first time a complete translated edition of three medical texts. On the verso and recto sides of the P. Carlsberg 8 manuscript, the first two texts are concerned with ophthalmology and gynecology; the third text, from a separate manuscript, is a Coptic treatise on how to treat a variety of ailments. Together, these manuscripts significantly expand our understanding of pre-modern medical practices and conceptual worlds.