Kahun gynaecological papyrus pdf files

Kahun papyrus pdf papyrus is one of the largest manuscripts dating from the late middle kingdom. Medical papyrus is properly published with translation. The kahun medical papyrus or the gynaecological papyrus pkahun med. Kahun medical papyrus or gynaecological papyrus ucl. Today, we will be talking about the kahun papyrus, which is among the oldest and most important medical papyri of ancient egypt and of the world. Egyptian medical papyrisamir yahia egammal smith surgical papyrus c. The papyrus had been so heavily used that its ancient owner had to repair it. The kahun medical papyrus or gynaecological papyrus translation by stephen quirke. Each of its 48 cases were preceded by a brief caption expressing a summary diagnosis, followed. The first seventeen parts have a common format starting with a title and. Ancient egyptian medicine in around 1825 bc, the 29th year of the reign of amenemhat, someone. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link. Papyrus we have a later copy of one of the medical documents already in existence. A consecutive translation of the papyrus will indeed be found at the end.

Petrie museum of egyptian archaeology, uc 32057 page 12 large. After being written upon with a delicate brush, made from a frayed reed, they were glued together at the edges, to make a roll. They were found on a site near the modern day egyptian town of lehun. Papyrus was made by interweaving split riverreeds cyperus papyrus, pounding the crude mats under water, and drying them to form coarse brownish sheets. Papyrus is one of the largest manuscripts dating from the late middle kingdom. The kahun medical papyrus or gynaecological papyrus translation by stephen quirke petrie museum of egyptian archaeology, uc 32057 page 12 large picture 186kb, small picture 92kb in hieroglyphs 183kb page 3 large picture 1072 kb, small picture 111 kb in hieroglyphs 69kb. The kahun gynaecological papyrus, which deals with gynaecological illnesses. Iisomi 515 papyrus guidelines open networking foundation. Media in category papyrus of hunefer the following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total. It is a three page document, 1 m long and about 33 cm wide. Hieratic papyri from kahun and gurob principally of the middle kingdom, plates, london, 1898, pls. January 2016 click show for important translation instructions. The kahun gynaecological papyrus is the oldest known medical text in egypt, although not the.

This is a papyrus dealing with womens health gynecological diseases, fertility, pregnancy, and contraception. Download citation the kahun gynaecological papyrus. The socalled kahun gynaecological papyrus is one of the largest manuscripts dating from the late middle kingdom 18501700 bc. Petrie museum of egyptian archaeology, uc page large. The kahun papyri kp are a collection of ancient egyptian texts discussing administrative. A cycle of hymns to king sesostris iii papyrus kahun lv. Kahun is the name petrie gave to the lehun town site, which in 1825 bc had been a thriving, prosperous town. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Download oriental institute the university of chicago.