M0006276: Eygptian surgical papyrus, from Breasted: The Edwin Smith surgical papyrus (1930)
- Date:
- 09 May 1939
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/52/57
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced August 2020: Eygptian Medicine: Papyrus
Description
Reproduction of a section of papyrus containing an Ancient Egyptian surgical treatise. The reproduction is from Breasted, James Henry: The Edwin Smith surgical papyrus : published in facsimile and hieroglyphic transliteration with translation and commentary in two volumes, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1930. Related images: M0009019, M0013435, M0013486
Publication/Creation
09 May 1939
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request