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2.1 𓅓𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓍿𓊃𓏏𓍞𓂝𓊪𓅱𓅓𓅯𓄿𓆑𓇋𓉔𓅪𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓈖𓈖𓌰𓅓𓂽𓅓𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓏠𓈖𓅪𓐍𓂋𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓌨𓂋𓋴𓇋𓂋𓇾𓏤𓈇m nḥb,t =f ṯsi̯.t pw m pꜣ =f jh nw nnm m nḥb,t =f mn.ḫr nḥb,t =f ẖr =s jr ⟨(w)di̯⟩ ⟨r⟩ tꜣ
2.2 𓁷𓏤𓌙𓏤𓏥𓆑𓂋𓂝𓏏𓆑𓊪𓅱𓁷𓏤𓏶𓅓𓏏𓈀𓏥𓆑𓂸𓏏𓂋𓂭𓂭𓏛𓂜𓈖𓁹𓏏𓈖𓆑𓄲𓂋𓏏𓈒𓏥𓄃𓅱𓏛𓏥𓇶𓏌𓂐𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂝𓂋𓈐𓈖𓌟𓏤𓊪𓈙𓈖𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑ḥr mnj.pl =f rḏi̯.t =f pw ḥr jm,jt =f mtr nn jri̯.t n =f pẖr,t šsꜣ,w wbn,w n(,j) kf,t m tp =f (j)ꜥr n qs pšn ḏnn,t =f
2.3 𓇋𓂋𓂡𓎡𓊃𓀀𓏤𓈖𓅱𓃀𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂐𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓆑𓂝𓂋𓈐𓈖𓌟𓏤𓊪𓈙𓈖𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓆓𓂝𓂋𓌙𓂻𓐍𓂋𓎡𓅱𓃀𓈖𓏌𓅱𓄹𓆑𓅠𓅓𓅓𓎡𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓇋𓅓𓈖𓇉𓄿𓐎jr ḫꜣi̯ =k z n(,j) wbn,w n(,j) kf,t m tp =f (j)ꜥr n qs pšn ḏnn,t =f ḏꜥr.ḫr =k wbn,w =f gmm =k (j)ḫ,t jm nḥꜣ
2.4 𓌨𓂋𓂭𓂭𓂭𓎡𓇋𓀁𓈖𓂋𓇋𓇋𓀗𓂡𓂋𓆑𓅨𓂋𓏏𓇋𓆄𓅱𓅱𓐎𓏏𓐍𓃀𓏴𓈖𓏏𓏭𓁷𓂋𓏤𓆑𓂞𓆑𓊃𓈖𓆑𓂐𓏥𓅓𓂉𓂉𓆑𓏭𓅓𓄔𓄔𓆑𓏭𓏠𓈖𓅪𓆑𓍞𓅱𓅓𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓂜𓅠𓅓𓈖𓆑ẖr ḏbꜥ.pl =k j:nri̯.y r =f wr,t j:šww tḫb n,tj ḥr =f ḏi̯ =f snf m msꜣḏ,t.du =fj m msḏr.du =fj mn =f ṯs,w m nḥb,t =f n gmi̯.n =f
2.5 𓂧𓎼𓄿𓁹𓆑𓈖𓂢𓂢𓆑𓏭𓎛𓈖𓂝𓈎𓄿𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓎡𓂋𓆑𓌨𓂋𓏭𓇶𓏌𓂐𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂝𓂋𓈐𓈖𓌟𓏤𓊪𓈙𓈖𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓂞𓆑𓊃𓈖𓆑𓂐𓏥dgꜣ =f n qꜥḥ.du =fj ḥnꜥ qꜣb,t =f ḏd.jn =k r =f ẖr,j wbn,w n(,j) kf,t m tp =f (j)ꜥr n qs pšn ḏnn,t =f ḏi̯ =f snf
2.6 𓅓𓂉𓂉𓆑𓏭𓅓𓄔𓄔𓆑𓏭𓏠𓈖𓅪𓆑𓍿𓊃𓅱𓍞𓏥𓅓𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓂚𓄿𓂡𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝𓇋𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅠𓅓𓅓𓎡𓊃𓀀𓏤𓊪𓆑𓊪𓈙𓈖𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡𓐎𓏏𓂡m msꜣḏ,t.du =fj m msḏr.du =fj mn =f ṯs,w m nḥb,t =f mr ꜥḥꜣ =j ḥnꜥ jr ḏr gmm =k z pf pšn ḏnn,t =f jmi̯ =k wt
2.7 𓇓𓅱𓂞𓂋𓇾𓏤𓈇𓁷𓏤𓌙𓏤𓏥𓆑𓂋𓏴𓂻𓄿𓏏𓀗𓇳𓏤𓇋𓉔𓅪𓆑𓋴𓂋𓅱𓐍𓂝𓆑𓊪𓅱𓈞𓊃𓏏𓀉𓁹𓈖𓆑𓅓𓂓𓄿𓏏𓏭𓉐𓉐𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅙𓃀𓏏𓊌𓂋𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓊃𓊪𓂋𓄭𓂻𓆑sw ḏi̯ r tꜣ ḥr mnj.pl =f r swꜣi̯ ꜣ,t jh =f srwḫ =f pw ḥmsi̯.t jri̯ n =f mkꜣ,tj.du n.tj ḏb,t r rḫ =k spr =f
2.8 𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓂋𓂝𓐍𓂋𓎡𓎯𓏥𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓋴𓎼𓈖𓈖𓀉𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓇋𓅓𓎛𓈖𓂝𓈎𓂝𓎛𓂢𓂢𓆑𓏭𓁹𓂋𓎡𓏇𓇋𓈖𓊃𓀀𓏤𓎟𓅠𓅓𓅓𓎡𓊪𓈙𓈖𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓇋𓂋𓊪𓈙𓈖𓏴r (j)ḫ,t rḏi̯.ḫr =k mrḥ,t m tp =f sgnn nḥb,t =f jm ḥnꜥ qꜥḥ.du =fj jrr =k mj n z nb gmm =k pšn ḏnn,t =f jr pšn
2.9 𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓃛𓅱𓂧𓂻𓊪𓅯𓄿𓈎𓏏𓈒𓊪𓅱𓂋𓊪𓅯𓄿𓈎𓏏𓈒𓈖𓏏𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓊃𓊪𓅱𓊗𓏥𓏠𓈖𓏛𓅓𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓈖𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂜𓐍𓂋𓀒𓈖𓂋𓇾𓏤𓈇ḏnn,t =f jwd pꜣq,t pw r pꜣq,t n.t ḏnn,t =f sp.w.pl mn m ḥꜥ,pl n(,j) tp =f n ḫr.n r tꜣ
2.10 𓇋𓂋𓆄𓅱𓅱𓐏𓏏𓐍𓃀𓐎𓈖𓏏𓏭𓁷𓂋𓏤𓆑𓅨𓂋𓈙𓆑𓅱𓏏𓐎𓏥𓊪𓅱𓈖𓏏𓏭𓁷𓏤𓊪𓅯𓄿𓊪𓈙𓈖𓏴𓆑𓄿𓀋𓂋𓁷𓂋𓅱𓇯𓏥𓇋𓂋𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓊃𓊪𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥jr šww tḫb ((n,tj)) ḥr =f wr šf,wt pw n,tj ḥr pꜣ pšn fꜣi̯ r-ḥr,w jr rḫ =k spr =f r (j)ḫ,t
2.11 𓆓𓂧𓊪𓅱𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅓𓏏𓀏𓆑𓂋𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏏𓆑𓇥𓂋𓈖𓏏𓏏𓇓𓅱𓅓𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓂚𓄿𓂡𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝𓄃𓅱𓏛𓏥𓅱𓃀𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂐𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑ḏd pw rḫ =k mwt =f r ꜥnḫ.t =f ḏr-n,tt sw m mr ꜥḥꜣ =j ḥnꜥ šsꜣ,w wbn,w n(,j) kf,t m tp =f sd ḏnn,t =f
2.12 𓇋𓂋𓂡𓎡𓊃𓀀𓏤𓈖𓅱𓃀𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂐𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂝𓂋𓈐𓈖𓌟𓏤𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓏤𓆑𓆓𓂝𓂋𓌙𓂻𓐍𓂋𓎡𓇶𓏌𓂐𓆑𓅠𓅓𓅓𓎡𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓊪𓆑jr ḫꜣi̯ =k z n(,j) wbn,w n(,j) kf,t m tp =f (j)ꜥr n qs sd ḏnn,t =f ḏꜥr.ḫr =k wbn,w =f gmm =k sd pf
2.13 𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓎆𓆓𓉔𓂋𓊪𓈗𓌨𓂋𓂭𓏤𓏥𓎡𓇋𓆄𓅱𓅱𓐏𓏏𓐍𓃀𓐎𓈖𓏏𓏭𓁷𓂋𓏤𓆑𓂞𓆑𓊃𓈖𓆑𓂐𓏥𓅓𓂉𓂉𓆑𓏭𓅓𓄔𓄔𓆑𓏭𓏠𓈖𓅪𓆑𓍿𓊃𓅱𓍞𓏥𓅓n,tj m ḏnn,t =f mḏ hrp ẖr ḏbꜥ.pl =k j:šww tḫb n,tj ḥr =f ḏi̯ =f snf m msꜣḏ,t.du =fj m msḏr.du =f mn =f ṯs,w m
2.14 𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓂜𓅠𓅓𓈖𓆑𓂧𓎼𓄿𓁹𓆑𓈖𓈎𓂝𓎛𓂢𓂢𓆑𓏭𓎛𓈖𓂝𓈎𓄿𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓎡𓂋𓆑𓌨𓂋𓏭𓇶𓏌𓂐𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂝𓂋𓈐𓈖nḥb,t =f n gmi̯.n =f dgꜣ =f n qꜥḥ.du =fj ḥnꜥ qꜣb,t =f ḏd.jn =k r =f ẖr,j wbn,w n(,j) kf,t m tp =f (j)ꜥr n
2.15 𓌟𓏤𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓏠𓈖𓅪𓆑𓍿𓊃𓅱𓍞𓏥𓅓𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓂜𓁹𓅱𓈖𓏭𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡𓐎𓏏𓂡𓇓𓅱𓂞𓂋𓇾𓏤𓈇𓁷𓏤𓌙𓏤𓏥𓆑𓂋𓏴𓂻qs sd ḏnn,t =f mn =f ṯs,w m nḥb,t =f mr n jri̯.w nj jmi̯ =k wt sw ḏi̯ r tꜣ ḥr mnj.pl =f r swꜣi̯
2.16 𓄿𓏏𓀗𓇳𓏤𓇋𓉔𓅪𓆑𓇋𓂋𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓊪𓅱𓌟𓏤𓏥𓆣𓂋𓅓𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓊪𓆑𓉔𓂋𓊪𓈗𓈖𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓇋𓅱ꜣ,t jh =f jr sd ḏnn,t =f sd ḏnn,t =f pw qs.pl ḫpr m sd pf hrp n ẖnw ḏnn,t =f jw
2.17 𓆓𓂧𓈖𓅷𓄿𓅱𓏛𓈖𓇋𓂋𓏛𓈖𓇶𓏌𓅱𓄹𓏥𓆑𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓊪𓅱𓇋𓈖𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓏤𓆑𓅓𓊃𓊪𓅱𓈒𓏥𓆈𓅱𓏥𓉔𓂋𓊪𓈗𓈖𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓄃𓅱𓏛𓏥ḏd.n ṯꜣ,w n(,j) jr(,j) n(,j) wbn,w.pl ⟨r⟩ =f sd pw jn ḏnn,t =f m sp.w.pl ꜥšꜣ.w hrp n ẖnw ḏnn,t =f šsꜣ,w
2.18 𓅱𓃀𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂐𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂝𓂋𓈐𓈖𓌟𓏤𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓈖𓍱𓇋𓇋𓄿𓇋𓋴𓐏𓈖𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓇋𓂋𓂡𓎡𓊃𓀀𓏤𓈖𓇶𓏌𓂐wbn,w n(,j) kf,t m tp =f (j)ꜥr n qs sd ḏnn,t =f ng(ꜣ).y ꜣjs n(,j) ḏnn,t =f jr ḫꜣi̯ =k z n(,j) wbn,w
2.19 𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂝𓂋𓈐𓈖𓌟𓏤𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓈖𓍱𓇋𓇋𓄿𓇋𓋴𓐏𓈖𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓆓𓂝𓂋𓌙𓂻𓐍𓂋𓎡𓇶𓏌𓂐𓆑𓅠𓅓𓅓𓎡n(,j) kf,t m tp =f (j)ꜥr n qs sd ḏnn,t =f ng(ꜣ).y ꜣjs n(,j) ḏnn,t =f ḏꜥr.ḫr =k wbn,w =f gmm =k
2.20 𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓊪𓆑𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓅨𓂋𓅓𓅱𓈒𓏥𓇋𓊪𓈖𓆣𓂋𓅱𓅓𓈔𓏤𓏥𓈖𓂝𓆓𓈖𓏏𓐖𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓇋𓅓𓈖𓉔𓂧𓉔𓂧𓀁𓈖𓊪𓅯𓄿𓊪𓅯𓄿sd pf n,tj m ḏnn,t =f ⟨mj⟩ wrm.w.pl jpn ḫpr.w m ḥmt ((n(,j)⁝⁝)) ꜥḏn,t (j)ḫ,t jm nhdhd npꜣpꜣ
2.21 𓌨𓂋𓂭𓂭𓂭𓎡𓏇𓇋𓄿𓉔𓏏𓀁𓅱𓉔𓈖𓈖𓁶𓈖𓀔𓀀𓂜𓎙𓂧𓏛𓈖𓆑𓆣𓂋𓈖𓆑𓈖𓈖𓉔𓂧𓉔𓂧𓀁𓈖𓊪𓅯𓄿𓊪𓅯𓄿𓌨𓂋𓂭𓂭𓂭𓎡𓇥𓂋ẖr ḏbꜥ.pl =k mj ꜣht whnn n(,j) ẖrd n ꜥd.n =f ḫpr nf n(,j) nhdhd npꜣpꜣ ẖr ḏbꜥ.pl =k ḏr
2.22 𓈖𓍱𓍱𓏴𓄿𓇋𓋴𓐏𓈖𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓂞𓆑𓊃𓈖𓆑𓐏𓏥𓅓𓂉𓂉𓆑𓏭𓏠𓈖𓅪𓆑𓍿𓊃𓅱𓍞𓏥𓅓𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓂜𓁹𓅱𓈖𓏭𓈖𓄓𓊃𓂋𓂝𓐍𓂋𓎡𓇶𓏌𓅱𓂐𓆑ngg ꜣjs n(,j) ḏnn,t =f ḏi̯ =f snf m msꜣḏ,t.du =fj mn =f ṯs,w m nḥb,t =f mr n jri̯.w nj nsr.ḫr =k wbn,w =f
2.23 𓊪𓆑𓅓𓌸𓂋𓎛𓏏𓏊𓏥𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡𓐎𓏏𓂡𓇓𓅱𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡𓅱𓂧𓏴𓄿𓇋𓅱𓍢𓍢𓁷𓂋𓏤𓆑𓂋𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓄭𓂻𓆑𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓇋𓂋𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓈖𓎼𓄿𓇋𓇋𓄿𓇋𓋴𓐏pf m mrḥ,t jmi̯ =k wt sw jmi̯ =k wdi̯ ꜣjw.du ḥr =f r rḫ =k spr =f r (j)ḫ,t jr sd ḏnn,t =f ngꜣ.y ꜣjs
2.24 𓈖𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓏤𓆑𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓅨𓂋𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏛𓈖𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓈖𓏏𓈖𓏏𓄛𓂝𓂋𓆑𓏏𓎤𓄿𓇋𓋴𓐏𓆑𓋴𓂧𓈄𓏴𓐍𓂋𓆑𓈖𓄡𓂐𓂝𓆑n(,j) ḏnn,t =f sd ⟨pw⟩ wr wbꜣ n ẖnw ḏnn,t =f ntn,t ꜥrf.t ꜣjs =f sd.ḫr =f nẖ =f
2.25 𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓁶𓆑𓇋𓂋𓅨𓂋𓅓𓅱𓈒𓏥𓇋𓊪𓅱𓆣𓂋𓅱𓂋𓈔𓏤𓏥𓈖𓂝𓆓𓈖𓏏𓐖𓈔𓏤𓏥𓊪𓅱𓅱𓂧𓎛𓅱𓂡𓈔𓏏𓏭𓂡𓀀m ẖnw ⸮tp? =f jr wrm.w.pl jpw ḫpr.w r ḥmt n(,j) ꜥḏn,t ḥmt pw wdḥ.w ḥmt,j
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering the whole recto (Cases 1–48, columns 1–17) with its wound cases from the head to the spine, working from the Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae transcription (hieroglyphs, transliteration and lemma glosses, with the TLA editors’ German sentence renderings as a comprehension aid; ORAEC release of the TLA corpus, CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.1 in his neck”: the stiffness has strayed into his neck from his illness, and his neck suffers from it. As for “laid upon the ground
2.2 on his bed”: he is placed upon his bedding. Remain in attendance without preparing a remedy for him. Knowledge of a gaping wound in his head reaching the bone, his skull split.
2.3 If you examine a man with a gaping wound in his head reaching the bone, his skull split, explore his wound. You will find something uneven there
2.4 beneath your fingers; it trembles greatly. The swelling upon it rises. He bleeds from both nostrils and ears, suffers stiffness in his neck, and cannot
2.5 look toward his shoulders and chest. Then say of him: “A man with a gaping wound in his head reaching the bone, his skull split, bleeding
2.6 from both nostrils and ears, suffering stiffness in his neck: an ailment I will contend with.” When you find that man with his skull split, do not bind
2.7 him. Lay him upon the ground on his bed until the crisis of his illness passes. His treatment is to sit with two brick supports made for him until you know he has reached the decisive point.
2.8 Then put oil upon his head and soften his neck and shoulders with it. Do likewise for every man whose skull you find split. As for “his skull is split”:
2.9 one plate of his skull has separated from another; fragments remain in the flesh of his head and do not fall to the ground.
2.10 As for “the swelling upon it rises”: the swelling over the split is great, lifted upward. As for “you know he has reached the decisive point”: you know he is dying until he survives;
2.11 for he has “an ailment I will contend with.” Knowledge of a gaping wound in his head, his skull shattered.
2.12 If you examine a man with a gaping wound in his head reaching the bone, his skull shattered, explore his wound. You will find that fracture
2.13 within his skull sunken deep beneath your fingers. The swelling upon it rises; he bleeds from his nostrils and ears and suffers stiffness in
2.14 his neck; he cannot look toward his shoulders and chest. Then say of him: “A man with a gaping wound in his head reaching the
2.15 bone, his skull shattered, suffering stiffness in his neck: an ailment that cannot be treated.” Do not bind him. Lay him on the ground on his bed until
2.16 the crisis of his illness passes. As for “his skull is shattered”: his skull has broken into pieces, and fragments of bone from the fracture have sunk inside his skull. The Book of Wounds
2.17 says of this: “It is the shattering of his skull into many fragments sunk within it.” Knowledge of
2.18 a gaping wound in his head reaching the bone, his skull shattered, the entrails of his skull exposed. If you examine a man with a gaping wound
2.19 in his head reaching the bone, his skull shattered and its entrails exposed, explore his wound. You find
2.20 that fracture in his skull like the bubbles formed in copper in the crucible, while something in it beats and flutters
2.21 beneath your fingers like the soft crown of an infant before it has knit together. That beating and fluttering arise beneath your fingers because
2.22 the entrails of his skull are exposed. He bleeds from his nostrils and suffers stiffness in his neck: an ailment that cannot be treated. Sprinkle his wound
2.23 with oil. Do not bind him; put no double bandage upon it until you know he has reached the decisive point. As for “his skull is shattered and its entrails
2.24 are exposed”: this is a great fracture, opened into the skull and the membrane enclosing its entrails. Those entrails are shattered and spill
2.25 from within his head. As for “the bubbles formed in copper in the crucible”: this is copper poured by the smith,
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering the whole recto (Cases 1–48, columns 1–17) with its wound cases from the head to the spine.
2.1 his neck: it becomes stiff because of his illness, which has moved into his neck. His neck suffers from it. As for “laid on the ground
2.2 on his bed,” it means placing him on his bedding. Watch him, but do not make medicine for him. Examination of a gaping wound in his head reaching the bone, with his skull split.
2.3 If you examine a man with a gaping wound on his head reaching the bone, with his skull split, feel his wound. You find something uneven there
2.4 under your fingers. It moves a great deal; the swelling over it rises. He bleeds from both nostrils and both ears, his neck is stiff, and he cannot
2.5 look at his shoulders or chest. Then say about him: “A man with a gaping wound on his head reaching the bone, with his skull split, bleeding
2.6 from his nostrils and ears and suffering from a stiff neck: a condition I will fight.” If you find this man with a split skull, do not bandage
2.7 him. Lay him on the ground on his bed until the critical period of his illness passes. His treatment is to sit, with two brick supports made for him, until you know whether he will pull through.
2.8 Apply oil to his head; it will soften his neck and shoulders. Do the same for anyone whose skull you find split. As for “his skull is split”:
2.9 one piece of his skull has separated from another. Pieces remain in the skin of his head instead of falling to the ground.
2.10 As for “the swelling on it rises”: the swelling above that split is large and raised. As for “you know whether he will pull through”:
2.11 it means you know whether he will die or live, since his is “a condition I will fight.” Examination of a gaping wound in his head, with his skull broken.
2.12 If you examine a man with a gaping wound on his head reaching the bone, with his skull broken, feel his wound. You find that fracture
2.13 in his skull deep and sunken under your fingers. The swelling over it rises. He bleeds from his nostrils and ears, and his neck is stiff.
2.14 He cannot look at his shoulders or chest. Then say about him: “A man with a gaping wound in his head reaching
2.15 the bone, with his skull shattered and his neck stiff: a condition that cannot be treated.” Do not bandage him. Lay him on the ground on his bed until
2.16 the critical period of his illness passes. As for “his skull is shattered”: his skull has broken. Bone fragments from that fracture have sunk into the inside of his skull. The book
2.17 on the treatment of wounds says of it: “His skull is broken into many pieces that have sunk inside it.” Examination
2.18 of a gaping wound in his head reaching the bone, with his skull shattered and the tissue of his brain torn open. If you examine a man with a wound
2.19 that gapes in his head and reaches the bone, with his skull shattered and his brain tissue torn open, feel his wound. You find
2.20 that fracture in his skull like the lumps formed in copper from the smelting pot. Something inside throbs and flutters
2.21 under your fingers, like the soft spot on a child's head before it closes. That throbbing and fluttering happens beneath your fingers because
2.22 his brain tissue has torn open. He bleeds from his nostrils and has a stiff neck: a condition that cannot be treated. Drip oil onto his wound,
2.23 but do not bandage it. Do not put a double bandage over it until you know whether he will pull through. As for “his skull is shattered and his brain tissue torn open”:
2.24 it is a large fracture opening into his skull and the membrane covering his brain. His brain is then broken and bulges out
2.25 from inside his head. As for “the lumps formed in copper from a smelting pot”: it is copper poured by a metalworker before it has been hammered flat with a stone.