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London Medical Papyrus

Ancient Egyptian papyrus in the British Museum, London, England

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

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]

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 LeipzigbyWalter Wreszinski.^[3]

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

See also[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to London Medical Papyrus.

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

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External links[edit]

• "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.