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The Erman Papyrus (P. Berlin 3207) is an ancient Egyptian medical papyrus. 15 columns of the papyrus are preserved; 9 on the recto and 6 on the verso. The papyrus dates to around 1600 BC at the end of the Second Intermediate Period.

The papyrus was given to the Egyptian Museum of Berlin in 1886, and was first published in 1901 by Adolf Erman. It is mostly concerned with childbirth and the health of infants, containing two prescriptions for unknown childhood diseases and a number of magical incantations for childbirth and the protection of infants.

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Erman Papyrus Wikipedia