Paula Veiga

Oncology and Infectious Diseases in ancient Egypt

The Ebers Papyrus Treatise on Tumours 857-877 and the cases found in ancient Egyptian human material

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Produktbeschreibung

This work focuses on pathogenic elements found in the
Ebers papyrus: a series of prescriptions that are
believed to be the remains of a book of tumours
which deals with what appear to have been benign
ganglionic masses, polyps, sebaceous cysts, varicose
veins and aneurysms. Discussion of this Treatise on
Tumours (paragraphs 857-877) includes the previous
probable identification of a disease, the analysis
carried out to date by several Egyptologists, and my
own interpretation which combines the linguistic
approach adopted by these scholars in the past, and
the medical observations of scientists in more recent
years: in total we have descriptions of neoplasias
versus swellings. This work also includes some
references to the plants mentioned as treatments for
the illnesses described in the 21 paragraphs of the
Papyrus last section on tumours (what it is now
thought to be oncological concerns) taking into
account the problem of translation, since some plants
are still unidentified today.References are made to
material evidence found in Egyptian mummies in
several sites revealing the presence of a tumour.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 152g
• ISBN-13: 9783639166835
• ISBN-10: 3639166833
• Artikelnr.: 26539211

Autorenporträt

Researcher of ancient Egypt since 2002 with a 'previous
life' on Tourism and Hotel Management.I learned also
about ancient writings and peoples around Egypt. This present
work on cancer in ancient Egypt acknowledges also the importance
of what happens in Egypt today regarding health issues, allowing
the possibility for preliminary conclusions.