M0008455: A page from the Ebers Papyrus, written c.1500 B.C.

Previous title, replaced September 2020: A page from the Ebers Papyrus, written circa 1500 B.C.

Reproduction of a page from the Ebers Papyrus, written c.1500 B.C. A prescription dating from the 1st Dynasty (c.3400 B.C.) is mentioned in one passage. The reproduction is from an unknown German publication.

November 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.