Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus

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by Francis Llewellyn Griffith
published on 17 February 2017

The Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus (c. 1800 BCE) deals with conception and pregnancy issues as well as contraception. It is kept in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.

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