Who won? In the aftermath of battle, Ramesses and Muwattalli withdrew from Kadesh. We discuss the short- and long-term fallout and consider the "score card" for the respective armies. Then, we spend time with the wounded soldiers, using the Edwin Smith Papyrus to understand diagnoses and treatments used by ancient Egyptian physicians (swnw). Finally, we explore a curious hypothesis, suggesting that Ramesses practiced a form of "decimation" on his troops...
Kadesh LIVESTREAM 06 September (UK time) on “The Art of Kadesh” via our YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ancientegypthist">https://www.youtube.com/@ancientegypthist</a>
Want more medicine? My interview with Dr. Bob Brier is available at <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3mOg7BanFze6F4DYbSWT4K">https://open.spotify.com/episode/3mOg7BanFze6F4DYbSWT4K</a> and my YouTube channel: <a href="https://youtu.be/h8I6M7-czYA?si=3vJRjEXZqwXLNtxD">https://youtu.be/h8I6M7-czYA</a>
The Edwin Smith Papyrus: Breasted, J. H. (1930). The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus (Vols. 1–2) free online: <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015027232282;">https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015027232282;</a> For a modern medical approach, see Sanchez, G. M., & Meltzer, E. S. (2012). The Edwin Smith Papyrus: Updated Translation of the Trauma Treatise and Modern Medical Commentaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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