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The Edwin Smith Papyrus is the world's oldest surviving surgical document written in hieratic script in ancient Egypt around 1600 BCE. Plate 6 and 7 of the papyrus, pictured here, discuss facial trauma.
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Original image by Jeff Dahl. Uploaded by Ibolya Horvath, published on 09 February 2016 under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Dahl, J. (2016, February 09). Edwin Smith Papyrus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4542/edwin-smith-papyrus/
Dahl, Jeff. "Edwin Smith Papyrus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 09, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4542/edwin-smith-papyrus/.
Dahl, Jeff. "Edwin Smith Papyrus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 09 Feb 2016. Web. 13 Apr 2021.
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