Ebers Papyrus
- Hopkirk, Arthur F, fl.1889-1913
- Date:
- c.1903
- Reference:
- MSS.2272-2279
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Translation into English of ancient Egyptian text on the healing art.
Publication/Creation
c.1903
Physical description
8 volumes holograph and typescript volumes.
Arrangement
MSS.2272-2277 comprise Hopkirk's manuscript translation of Joachim's text; a bibliography, contents, index and notes are inserted into MS.2277. MSS.2278-2279 are a typescript copy of Hopkirk's translation.
Acquisition note
Acquisition details not clear
Biographical note
The Ebers Papyrus was named after its owner, Georg Moritz Ebers (1837-1898) and comprises an ancient Egyptian text on medicine. A translation from ancient Egyptian into German was published by Dr. Heinrich Joachim in 1890. These papers comprise a translation of Joachim's work into English by Dr. Arthur F. Hopkirk.
Finding aids
Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
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Accession number
- 9894