Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus Explained

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,^[1] 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,^[2] but should not 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."^[3]

See also

• List of ancient Egyptian papyri

Further reading

• Viso . L. . Uriach . J. . October 1995 . The 'Guardians of the anus' and their practice . International Journal of Colorectal Disease . 10 . 4 . 229–231 . 10.1007/BF00346225 .

External links

• Web site: The Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus, New Kingdom, circa 1200 BC (Papyrus) . Iraq Museum International - Poster Exhibition: The Cultural Heritage of Iraq and the Middle East . Baghdad Museum Project . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233119/http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/posters/i1350749_The_Chester_Beatty_Medical_Papyrus_New_Kingdom_circa_1200_BC_Papyrus.html . 2016-03-03 .

Notes and References

1. Banov . L. Jr. . December 1965 . The Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus: the earliest known treatise completely devoted to anorectal diseases . Surgery . 58 . 6 . 1037–1043 . 5322341 . From the title (text not accessed).
2. Web site: Ancient Egyptian Medical Papyri . Marry . Austin . January 21, 2004 . Ancient Egypt Fan . .
3. Boutsis . C. . Ellis . Harold . January 1974 . The ivalon-sponge-wrap operation for rectal prolapse: An experience with 26 patients . Diseases of the Colon & Rectum . 17 . 1 . 21–37 . 10.1007/BF02587532.