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Two Medical Manuscripts : The Hieratic P. Carlsberg 8 and the Coptic Codex P. Carlsberg 500 Volume 48
Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9788763547116
- ISBN-10: 8763547112
- Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
- Publish Date: September 2025
- Dimensions: 12.06 x 8.75 x 0.95 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Page Count: 155
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