Kahoon Papyrus - Kahoon Papyrus

Japanese: カフーン・パピルス - かふーんぱぴるす
Kahoon Papyrus - Kahoon Papyrus

…There are several medical papyri that directly show ancient Egyptian medicine, all of which have been completely deciphered. The oldest is the Kahun Papyrus (c. 20th century BC), which deals with obstetrics, gynecology, and veterinary medicine; the Edwin Smith Papyrus (c. 14th century BC) deals with surgery; the Ebers (17th century BC), Hurst (16th century BC), and Greater Berlin (14th century BC) papyri deal with formularies; and the London papyrus (14th century BC) deals with incantations. Some are almost entirely free of mystical embellishments, while others have strong magical and religious overtones. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention the "Kahun Papyrus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古代エジプトの医学を直接示す資料としては,いくつかの医学に関するパピルス文書が残されており,いずれも完全に解読されている。最も古いのはカフーン・パピルス(前20世紀ころ)で,産婦人科と獣医学に関するもの,エドウィン・スミスのパピルス(前14世紀ころ)は外科,エーベルス(前17世紀),ハースト(前16世紀),大ベルリン(前14世紀)と名づけられたパピルスは処方集,ロンドンという名を冠するパピルス(前14世紀)は呪法を内容とする。ほとんど神秘的な粉飾のないものもあり,また呪術的,宗教的な色彩の強いものもある。…

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