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English 9Egyptian Poetry
Pastoral
Pastoral PoetryPastoral
Comes from Latin word for shepherd
pastor
Pastoral Poetry1. Deals with the pleasures
of a simple rural life2. Treats the longings and
desires of simple people
Pastoral Poetry3. Written by sophisticated
artists who assume the persona of a simple character
4. Escapist literature
Religion
• Very Important• Temples• Priests
– Alternative medical care from master physicians
• Charms– Still used extensively
Imphotep• Master Physicians
– can be afforded by the very wealthy
• Pharoah Zozer’s Physician– Adviser– Architect on some Pyramids– Healer
• c2600 BC• Becomes God of Medicine
– For Greeks and Egyptians– c500 BC
The Nile Theory• Attempt to Explain how the Body
works and why people get sick• Related to their Natural
Environment and their understanding of how the world works
– River Nile• Channels (River)
– Mixture of Blood and Air– Flows from the centre to
extremeties• Disease
– Caused by blockages of the channels
• Caused by rotting food • Letting off gases• Prevents normal flow
• A Rational Explanation
Ebers and Smith Papyri• Smith Papyrus
– C1700 BC (but refers to Imphotep’s era)– Surgical treatments for wounds
• Ebers Papyrus– C1500 BC– 110 Pages– Treatments for diseases– Herbal Remedies– Remedies used by Gods
Medical Kit• 1) knives; (2) drill; (3) saw; (4)
forceps or pincers; (5) censer; (6) hooks; (7) bags tied with string; (8, 10) beaked vessel; (11) vase with burning incense; (12) Horus eyes; (13) scales; (14) pot with flowers of Upper and Lower Egypt; (15) pot on pedestal; (16) graduated cubit or papyrus scroll without side knot (or a case holding reed scalpels); (17) shears; (18) spoons.
What was new in Egyptian Medicine?
(compared to Prehistoric Medicine)
What was the same?
Master Physicians Herbal remedies
Attempt to explain diseases(Nile Theory)
Role of Gods and Spirits
Can identify parts of the body Little understanding of internal workings of body
Imported new herbs from other civilisations
No idea what actually caused diseases
Metal Instruments Paid for medical care
Some Public Health measures
Hygiene identified
Legacy of Egypt• Greece and Rome conquer Egypt• Greece and Rome respect many of the
Egyptian ideas on medicine• Egyptian Physicians in demand in Ancient
Greece• Role of Alexandria
It is seven days from yesterday since I saw my love,
And Sickness has crept over me,
My limbs have become heavy,
I cannot feel my own body.
If the Master-Physicians come to me
I gain no comfort from their remedies.
And the priest-magicians have no cures,
My sickness is not diagnosed.
My love is better by far for me than any remedies.
She is more important than all the books of medicine.”Egyptian Love Poem c1500 BC
Pastoral Poetry1. How might the lives of the
sophisticated poets who wrote our poems have differed from the lives they present?
2. How are the poets able to make the reader identify with their characters?
Works Cited1. www.britishempire.co.uk/boniface/humanities/.../a
ncientegyptian.ppt
2. Prentice Hall, Masterpieces of World Literature.