= De Pietri M. − Urzì E. , Evidence for medical relations between Egypt and Ḫatti: a brief overview, in: Arranz Cárcamo M. et al. 2021a 114-129. [[Link: https://www.archaeopress.com/ArchaeopressShop/Public/displayProductDetail.asp?id={FE736A27-8756-4061-A018-563195F98522}. Abstract: Some Egyptian and Hittite documents refer to the exchange of medical knowledge; on one hand, Egypt
sent physicians and medical ingredients to the Hittite land; on the other, the Hittites provided Egypt
with raw materials used to prepare remedies for healing purposes. The Egypto-Hittite correspondence
frequently mentions the dispatch of medicines to cure the sicknesses of members of the Hittite royal
family, and the Amarna letters had already reported the exchange of medical notions and remedies.
Egyptian physicians were needed by the Hittites on many occasions, e.g. to cure the sterility of the
Hittite princess Matanazi, or to treat ocular diseases affecting Ḫattušili III and Kurunta of Tarḫuntašša.
Despite official and propagandistic accounts of political events, connections between Egypt and Ḫatti
were strong including those in the field of medicine. This paper offers an overview of such relationships,
reconsidering the work of previous studies in the light of both the Egyptian and the Hittite
documentation: a history behind (and alongside) the official accounts, which provides us with greater
insight on ancient medical practices and international relationships.]] Neue Abfrage | New Search
