London Medical Papyrus

The London Medical Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian papyrus in the British Museum, London. The writings of this papyrus are of 61 recipes, of which 25 are classified as medical while the remainder are of magic.^[1]

London Medical Papyrus
Created	c. 1325 BC
Discovered	before 1913 Egypt
Present location	London, England, United Kingdom

The medical subjects of the writing are skin complaints, eye complaints, bleeding^[2] (predominantly with the intent of preventing miscarriage through magical methods) and burns.

The papyrus was first published in 1912 in Leipzig by Walter Wreszinski.^[3]

The papyrus is also known as BM EA 10059.^[4]

See also

• Ebers Papyrus
• Edwin Smith Papyrus
• List of ancient Egyptian papyri

References

1. "The Oldest Medical Books in the World". Ancient Medicine - World Research News Articles. World Research Foundation. Retrieved 2011-09-29. Excerpts taken from Magic and Medical Science in Ancient Egypt, by Paul Ghalioungui (1963)
2. Waraksa, Elizabeth A. (2009). Female Figurines from the Mut Precinct: Context and Ritual Function. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 240. Fribourg / Göttingen: Academic Press Fribourg / Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 978-3-525-53456-4.
3. Steiner, Richard C. (July 1992). "Northwest Semitic Incantations in an Egyptian Medical Papyrus of the Fourteenth Century B.C.E. (dedicated to the memory of Klaus Baer)". Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 51 (3). University of Chicago Press: 191–200. doi:10.1086/373551. JSTOR 545544. PMID 16468200. S2CID 7236600.
4. "Google search page showing referenced content". Retrieved 2011-09-29.

External links

• "London Medical Papyrus, New Kingdom, c.1325 BC". Bridgeman Art Library International. Archived from the original on 2011-12-27. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
• "A caution on reading the Ancient Egyptian writings on health". Digital Egypt for Universities. University College London. 2002. Retrieved 2011-09-29.