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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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Dahl, J. (2016, February 09). Edwin Smith Papyrus. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/4542/
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Dahl, Jeff. "Edwin Smith Papyrus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 09, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/4542/.
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Dahl, Jeff. "Edwin Smith Papyrus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 09 Feb 2016. Web. 16 Jan 2021.
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