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Abstract
This paper considers what time periods appear in Ancient Egyptian medical texts and why these specific time periods are mentioned, an issue that has been sparingly addressed in the literature to date. The study supplies a quantitative analysis of time periods in their textual context and considers what the 'four-day' time period could potentially be referring to, given current medical knowledge on the topic of healing. It considers a range of theories about the time periods with reference to two case studies, on time periods in the medical Papyrus Hearst and on time periods other than four days across the pharaonic medical corpus. It considers the mythical context of the number four and concludes with an overview of whether changes in medical and religious traditions after the pharaonic period led to the use of new numbers in healing texts.
| Translated title of the contribution | Medical practice and care in Ancient Egypt, or: What can be done in four days? |
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| Original language | Portuguese |
| Pages (from-to) | 183-208 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Romanitas |
| Volume | 24 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- Ancient Egypt
- medical texts
- medicine
- periods of time
- numbers
- myth
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Healing and medical practice in Ancient Egypt, or: what can be done in four days?
Di Biase-Dyson, C., Schultz, M. & Wagenknecht, N., 2023, Pharaonen, Mönche und Gelehrte: Heike Behlmer zum 65. Geburtstag. Atanassova, D., Feder, F. & Sternberg el-Hotabi, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, p. 197-217 21 p. (Texte und Studien zur Koptischen Bibel; vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review