List of Illustrations
Foreword, by W. Benson Harer Jr., M.D.
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Note on Column and Line Numbering
Abbreviations
Medical Introduction, by Gonzalo M. Sanchez M.D.
Philological Introduction, by Edmund S. Meltzer Ph.D.
Visual Index
Cases on the Main Body of the Papyrus "Recto"
Appendix 1: Types of Injuries in the Edwin Smith Papyrus
Appendix 2: Neurological Symptoms and Signs in the Edwin Smith
Papyrus
Appendix 3: Case Type and the Verdict III: "A Medical Condition
that Cannot be Handled/ Dealt with"
Appendix 4: Medical Considerations regarding Nasal Anatomical
Terminology
Appendix 5: Edwin Smith's Handwritten Notes Featuring His Attempted
Translation of the Edwin Smith Papyrus with Brief Commentary
Works Cited
General and Medical Index
Philological Index
Plates: The Edwin Smith Papyrus
Gonzalo M. Sanchez is a Fellow of the American
Board of Neurological Surgery and a practicing neurosurgeon. He was
Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of South Dakota
from 1973 to 1997 and continues his neurosurgical private practice
in South Dakota. With active memberships in the History of
Neurosurgery Section of the AANS and the American Association for
the History of Medicine, he has maintained a life-long interest in
Ancient Egyptian medicine. He has spoken and published extensively
on Medical-Egyptological subjects. Dr. Sanchez was elected to the
Explorer's Club in 2005 and he is listed in the Directory of North
American Egyptologists of the University of Chicago. Dr. Sanchez
has been Vice President of the Arizona Chapter of the American
Research Center in Egypt, and has served as its President from 2008
to the present.
Edmund S. Meltzer (PhD 1980, University of
Toronto) was Associate Chair in the Department of Religion at The
Claremont Graduate School and taught Egyptology at the Institute
for the History of Ancient Civilizations in China before settling
in Waupaca, Wisconsin as an independent scholar. He has contributed
to numerous Egyptological publications.
'An extraordinary contribution to our medical and surgical history!
There is no question that the collaboration of an Egyptologist and
a neurosurgeon has clearly made this translation a better result
and a clear improvement on Breasted's original brilliant
accomplishment, bringing this remarkable historical document back
to new life. The addition of the illustrations will help the
nonmedical reader understand what the various injuries represent-as
always a "picture is worth a thousand words." A landmark work!'
(James T. Goodrich, (Hon) Director, Division of Pediatric
Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Professor of
Clinical Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
'Sanchez and Meltzer have performed a minor miracle, producing a
new edition of Papyrus Edwin Smith that surpasses all previous
efforts at translating and understanding this difficult and
fascinating text. Meltzer has taken full advantage of this
opportunity to test the Standard Theory of Egyptian grammar against
a text that is perfect for the task. His translation remains lucid
for a beginner while the grammatical notes are thought-provoking
for professionals. This book is truly an important accomplishment
in the history of translation and our understanding of medical
history.' (Edward Bleiberg, Curator of Egyptian Art, Brooklyn
Museum, Brooklyn, NY)
'This eloquent volume brings a cascade of new insights and breathes
fresh vitality into the ancient Edwin Smith Papyrus. The eminent
scholars, Gonzalo M. Sanchez, a distinguished Neurosurgeon and
strong contributor to the field of Egyptology, and Edmund S.
Meltzer, a noted Philologist, have teamed up to bring modern
neuroscience and sophisticated advances in the interpretation of
ancient Egyptian texts to bear on new case translations and
commentaries. Remarkably, they have also brought to light the notes
of Edwin Smith himself, which are published here for the first
time. A visual index in color at the start of the volume makes the
basic nature of the injuries clear to all, specialist and
nonspecialist alike. Black and white photographs demonstrate the
particular injuries in the cases. The authors convincingly
demonstrate that the approach to treatment of trauma in ancient
Egypt was very much in keeping with modern concepts of
medical-surgical care. Not only will this sumptuous Lockwood Press
volume fascinate clinical neuroscientists, Egyptologists, and
historians of science, it will bring new audiences to this
remarkable document.' (John Booss, Professor Emeritus, Departments
of Neurology and Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of
Medicine; Former National Director of Neurology, Department of
Veterans Affairs)
'This new edition of the Edwin Smith papyrus should stand for a
long time as the definitive study of a very important text,
and-thanks to the very successful and happy collaboration of Edmund
Meltzer and Gonzalo Sanchez-as a model for future studies of
ancient Egypt's technical literature. This is a complete
publication, which provides students and scholars with a facsimile
of the original hieratic text, an accurate transcription of the
hieratic, a modern translation and exhaustive philological
commentary, and-particularly important for non-Egyptologists-an
expert medical commentary by an experienced neurosurgeon. This is a
milestone not only for Egyptology, but for the history of science
and of medicine.' (Stephen Vinson, Director of Graduate Studies,
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana
University)
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