Eb 859 (104, 13 – 105, 1)

Experiential knowledge regarding an henhenet growth that has developed due to a displacement of arut material (and) from pus: When you identify an henhenet growth on the shashayt region* of the throat of a man that has developed due to a displacement of arut material (and) of pus in all of a man’s body parts, (and) you find that its head is pointed and raised like a breast, and pus has collected* on its area, then you say for this: “(This is some-)one with a henhenet growth on the shashayt region* of his throat, **where pus has collected on the area.** (This is) a disease that I shall treat.” (And) you then prepare a medicine for this, that will break it up, as the result* of a medium: Onions/garlic, date juice, tehwa plants, cumin, Lower Egyptian salt, date pulp, cow pea flour, fruit/seeds from the shames plant, honey, oil/fat. To be mixed into a homogenous mass. (And the affected area) is bound with this over 4 days, so that he will be comfortable. › ‹Part of Eb 858 moved from the column.

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