Egyptian Dreams

Lost Pharaoh · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 11:07 am Post subject: Ebers papyrus - some questions

I started reading about Ebers papyrus, and I am stumbled on this sentence:

Ebers Papyrus treatment for cancer: recounting a "tumor against the god Xenus", it recommends "do thou nothing there against".

I am interested where is that sentence in the original papyrus and who is the god Xenus? Couldn't find anything about it. Also what is the hieroglyphic inscription for that god?

Also I don't understand quite well how to interpret that "prescription". I would appreciate some explanation.
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Aset · Priest Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 748 Location: Austria

Medjay Archer · Scribe Joined: 07 Apr 2014 Posts: 151

Nice.
At least, Khonsu is a familiar name.
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Aset · Priest Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 748 Location: Austria

TLA, document

DZA 21.650.610 Smile

Aset
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Lost Pharaoh · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:37 am Post subject:

Thank you very much. I probably found wrong translation of text. Now it is more clearer than before. I also think that it is Khnosu, but I was not sure.
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Aset · Priest Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 748 Location: Austria

Aset
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Lost Pharaoh · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:36 am Post subject:

Thank you very much for clarification.
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"To speak the names of the dead is to make them live again."