dd001 | 1 | berkeley.apis.4970 dd035 | 1 | (CU)4970 dd046 | 1 | -2000 dd046 | 2 | -1500 dd041 | 1 | hir dd090 | 1 | P.Hearst 01 dd245_a | 1 | Hearst medical papyrus. dd245_f | 1 | First half of the 2nd millenium B.C. dd300 | 1 | 16 papryi ; Various sizesVarious sizes dd340_e | 1 | papryi dd500_lin | 1 | 18 columns dd510 | 1 | Resiner, G. The Hearst medical papyrus dd510_dd | 1 | Reisner, G. The Hearst medical papyrus dd520 | 1 | A collection of medical prescriptions. The ailments for which cure is offered range from "a tooth which falls out" (Col. I, l. 7) and "remedy for treatment of the lung" (Col. IV, l. 8) to bites by human beings (Col. II, ll. 6-7), and pigs and hippopotami (Col. XVI, ll. 5-7). The papyrus, which bears great resemblance to another Egyptian medical papyrus (the so-called Papyrus Ebers), entered Egyptology's Hall of Fame in 1905, when George Reisner published the plates of the papyrus with an introduction and vocabulary. While the contents of the papyrus has been studied extensively in the course of time with the help of the plates published by Reisner, the papyrus itself, however, has never been the object of careful analysis. And this is strange, because the papyrus is in a surprisingly good condition. It is almost too good to be true. This set against the rather unusual provenenance of the papyrus, as presented below, raises doubts as to whether this papyrus is real, or whether it is a fake. dd544_n | 1 | Bears great resemblance to another Egyptian medical papyrus (the so-called Papyrus Ebers) dd546 | 1 | Hieratic dd561 | 1 | Uncertain. In the Spring of 1901 was brought to the camp of the Hearst Egyptian Expedition near Der-el-Ballas, Egypt, by a peasant of the village, who said he found it while digging 2 years before. dd581 | 1 | On uncertain provenance see G. Reisner's publication. dd590_con | 1 | Some mildew present needs removal. Some damage to last several sections. dd590_prs | 1 | The papyrus is in a surprisingly good condition. It is almost too good to be true. This set against the rather unusual provenenance of the papyrus, raises doubts as to whether this papyrus is real, or whether it is a fake. dd653 | 1 | Medicine, Egyptian dd655 | 1 | Prescriptions, Medical; Formulae dd852 | 1 | CU dd856_m | 1 | http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/apisdb/record/4970