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Ebers Papyrus

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Ebers Papyrus

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Ebers Papyrus

The Ebers Papyrus, also known as Papyrus Ebers, is an Egyptian medical papyrus of herbal knowledge dating to circa 1550 BC. Among the oldest and most important medical papyri of ancient Egypt, it was purchased at Luxor (Thebes) in the winter of 1873–74 by Georg Ebers. It is currently kept at the library of the University of Leipzig, in Germany.
    • Manuscript 

    • Medical knowledge 

    • Examples of medical remedies 

    • Modern history of the papyrus 

    • Translations