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Ebers Papyrus
Sizelength: c. 20 meters
Createdc. 1550 BCE
DiscoveredEgypt
Present locationLeipzig, Saxony, Germany

The Ebers Papyrus, also known as Papyrus Ebers, is an Egyptian medical papyrus of herbal knowledge dating to c. 1550 BCE (the late Second Intermediate Period or early New Kingdom). Among the oldest and most important medical papyri of Ancient Egypt, it was purchased at Luxor in the winter of 1873–1874 by the German Egyptologist Georg Ebers. It is currently kept at the Leipzig University Library in Germany.

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Ebers Papyrus

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The Ebers Papyrus, also known as Papyrus Ebers, is an Egyptian medical papyrus of herbal knowledge dating to c. 1550 BCE (the late Second Intermediate...

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The Ebers Papyrus was also purchased by Edwin Smith in 1862. It takes its name from Georg Ebers who purchased the papyrus in 1872. The papyrus dates...

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History of beliefs about the human body

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time. The Ebers Papyrus is an Egyptian medical text and is the oldest known record of the human body, dating back to 3000 BC. The Ebers Papyrus describes...

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Papyrus

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treatises on medicine (the Ebers Papyrus) and on surgery (the Edwin Smith papyrus), Egyptian mathematical treatises (the Rhind papyrus), and Egyptian folk tales...

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Edwin Smith Papyrus

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: 70  The papyrus is unique among the four principal medical papyri in existence that survive today. While other papyri, such as the Ebers Papyrus and London...

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History of diabetes

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referring to diabetes mellitus) is thought to have been described in the Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BC). Ayurvedic physicians (5th/6th century BC) first noted...

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Georg Ebers

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edited the celebrated medical papyrus (Papyrus Ebers) which he had discovered in Thebes (translation by H. Joachim, 1890). Ebers early conceived the idea of...

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Bowel obstruction

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has been documented throughout history, with cases detailed in the Ebers Papyrus of 1550 BC and by Hippocrates. Depending on the level of obstruction...

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Urinary tract infection

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described since ancient times with the first documented description in the Ebers Papyrus dated to c. 1550 BC. Lower urinary tract infection is also referred...

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Coriander

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as proof that coriander was cultivated by the ancient Egyptians. The Ebers Papyrus, an Egyptian text dated around 1550 BC, mentioned uses of coriander...

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Medicinal plants

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plants including opium are listed on clay tablets, c. 3000 BC. The Ebers Papyrus from ancient Egypt, c. 1550 BC, describes over 850 plant medicines....

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Psychosis

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BC by Hippocrates and possibly as early as 1500 BC in the Egyptian Ebers Papyrus. A hallucination is defined as sensory perception in the absence of...

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Ancient Egyptian medicine

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medical documents, including the Ebers papyrus, the Edwin Smith Papyrus, the Hearst Papyrus, the London Medical Papyrus and others dating back as far as...

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History of surgery

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Egyptian knowledge of medicine is the Ebers Papyrus, named after its discoverer Georg Ebers. The Ebers Papyrus, conserved at the University of Leipzig...

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Ancient Egyptian anatomical studies

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especially the Ebers, Edwin Smith and Kahun Papyri. One of only two extant texts on creating a mummy is the Ritual of Embalming Papyrus. Mummification...

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Poppy seed

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text from many civilizations. For instance, the Egyptian papyrus scroll named Ebers Papyrus, written c. 1550 BC, lists poppy seed as a sedative. The Minoan...

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Vitiligo

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believed to be vitiligo date back to a passage in the medical text Ebers Papyrus c. 1500 BC in ancient Egypt. Also, the Hebrew word "Tzaraath" from the...

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Ebers

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manager Georg Ebers (1837–1898), German Egyptologist and novelist Ebers Papyrus, an Ancient Egyptian papyrus purchased by Georg Ebers This page lists...

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Papyrus Carlsberg Collection

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word identical with the corresponding chapters of the Ebers Papyrus". Iversen dated the papyrus as follows: "They are inscribed on both sides in two different...

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Traditional medicine

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well-established medicinal uses for plants. In Ancient Egyptian medicine, the Ebers papyrus from c. 1552 BC records a list of folk remedies and magical medical...

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Herbal

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combination of medicines and magic for healing. The ancient Egyptian Papyrus Ebers is one of the earliest known herbals; it dates to 1550 BCE and is based...

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Spice

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spices come from ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Indian cultures. The Ebers Papyrus from early Egypt dating from 1550 BCE describes some eight hundred different...

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Beauty and cosmetics in ancient Egypt

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Mark-Jan. "Transliteration and translation of parts of Papyrus Ebers, on the basis of Möller". Ebers Papyrus. Mark-Jan Nederhof. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty...

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London Medical Papyrus

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to London Medical Papyrus. Ebers Papyrus Edwin Smith Papyrus List of ancient Egyptian papyri "The Oldest Medical Books...

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Brugsch Papyrus

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translation is available. The papyrus contains twenty-four pages of writing. Much of it is parallel to the Ebers Papyrus. Some of the contents deals with...

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Hernia

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known description of a hernia dates back to at least 1550 BC, in the Ebers Papyrus from Egypt. Most hernias happen when the muscles and tendons in the...

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Arsenic poisoning

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toxicity of arsenic has been described as far back as 1500 BC in the Ebers papyrus. Ingesting large amounts of arsenic can cause symptoms similar to food...

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Heart failure

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failure has been known since ancient times; it is mentioned in the Ebers Papyrus around 1550 BCE. Heart failure is not a disease but a syndrome – a combination...

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