The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus

Item

Open book with hieroglyphics written in black and red ink.
Title
The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus
Description
The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus is an Ancient Egyptian medical text. Thought to be a military surgery manual, it is the oldest known surgical writing on trauma and contains the first written example of a word for the brain. The text utilizes rational and scientific approaches, standing out against other medical papyri that rely more heavily on concepts of magic to explain medical phenomena. Black and white reproductions of the original columns are paired in spreads with hieroglyphic transliteration.
Contributor
Breasted, James Henry, 1865-1935 [editor]
Emery Walker, Ltd. [facsimile illustrator]
Creator
Unknown, purchased by Edwin Smith
Date
ca. 17th century BCE [original text created]
1862 [purchased by Edwin Smith]
1930 [facsimile published]
Format
30.5cm x 40.6cm x 1.9cm
Identifier
f R137 E25 1930 v.2 c.2
Publisher
University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL)
Type
Book
Original Format
Book
Tag
Ancient Egyptian texts
Egyptian surgeons
Facsimiles
Item sets
Medical Texts in Facsimile
Site pages
BCE Books