Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus. Volume 1: Hieroglyphic Transliteration, Translation, and Commentary; Volume 2: Facsimile Plates and Line for Line ... Institute Publications) (Vols 1 and 2) [Hardcover]

James H Breasted (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0918986737 | ISBN-13: 978-0918986733

The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus is one of the most important documents in the history of science, and one of the oldest known scientific treatises surviving from ancient Egypt. It includes, for example, an early word for "brain", and the surgeon repeatedly, because of his scientific interest in the observable facts, discusses cases of injured men whom he has no hope of saving. Volume 1 contains a historical introduction to the document, followed by translation and commentary. Volume 2 contains collotype facsimiles of the Papyrus, which originally was in a continuous roll but has now been cut into columns of text.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 596 pages
• Publisher: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0918986737
• ISBN-13: 978-0918986733
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,170,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)