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Barns MSS 6.1
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Some transcriptions by W. R. Dawson of Ramesseum Medical Papyrus No. 2
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(1888-1968)
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British broker at Lloyds and historian. Born, Ealing 1888. Died, Bletchley 1968. Educated at St. Paul's School. Many honours including OBE, FRSE, FRSL, FSA, Hon. Fellow, Imperial College of Science, and Hon. Fellow of the Egypt Exploration Society. Learned hieroglyphs in order to further his studies into early medicine. Published widely in many fields including Egyptology.
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Some transcriptions by W. R. Dawson of Ramesseum Medical Papyrus No. 2.
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