Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus
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The Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus is one of the extant medical papyri
from ancient Egypt
. It is dedicated to magical incantations against headaches and remedies for anorectal ailments
,Banov 1965, from the title (text not accessed). and is dated around 1200 BC. Part of the papyri collection of Alfred Chester Beatty
, it is sometimes referred to simply as the Chester Beatty Papyri,Marry 2004. but should not to be confused with the Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri, alias Chester Beatty Papyri
.
"Papyrus VI of the Chester Beatty Papyri 46 (Papyrus no. 10686, British Museum
) also contains some recipes dealing with anorectal diseases."
Medical papyri
Egyptian medical papyri are ancient Egyptian texts written on papyrus which permit a glimpse at medical procedures and practices in ancient Egypt. The papyri give details on disease, diagnosis, and remedies of disease, which include herbal remedies, surgery, and magical spells. It is thought there...
from ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
. It is dedicated to magical incantations against headaches and remedies for anorectal ailments
Proctology
Colorectal surgery is a field in medicine, dealing with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon. The field is also known as proctology, but the term is outdated in the more traditional areas of medicine...
,Banov 1965, from the title (text not accessed). and is dated around 1200 BC. Part of the papyri collection of Alfred Chester Beatty
Alfred Chester Beatty
Sir Alfred Chester Beatty Seanad 1985: "Chester Beatty died at the Princess Grace Clinic, Monte Carlo, on 19 January 1968, [...]" . was a mining magnate and millionaire, often called the "King of Copper". U.S.-born, he was naturalised British in 1933, and made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957...
, it is sometimes referred to simply as the Chester Beatty Papyri,Marry 2004. but should not to be confused with the Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri, alias Chester Beatty Papyri
Chester Beatty Papyri
The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri or simply the Chester Beatty Papyri are a group of early papyrus manuscripts of biblical texts. The manuscripts are in Greek and are of Christian origin. There are eleven manuscripts in the group, seven consisting of portions of Old Testament books, three...
.
"Papyrus VI of the Chester Beatty Papyri 46 (Papyrus no. 10686, British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
) also contains some recipes dealing with anorectal diseases."
Further reading
- Banov, L., Jr. (1965). "The Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus: the earliest known treatise completely devoted to anorectal diseases." PubMed.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&uid=5322341&cmd=showdetailview
- Viso, L.; Uriach, J. (1995). "The 'Guardians of the anus' and their practice." International Journal of Colorectal Disease, Volume 10, Number 4, October 1995.http://www.springerlink.com/content/m1562t58054617j6/