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This volume uses a cross-disciplinary approach to examine the origins of ancient Egyptian medicine in the domestication, care and sacrifice of cattle. Ritual cattle sacrifice in Egypt led to a rudimentary understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, which was then applied to humans. Two original theories developed from this comparative medicine: Life as movement, especially seen in the fasciolations of excised limbs, and the male's role in reproduction. Discussions include Egypt as a cattle culture, the ka as an animating force, "living flesh," the possible animal origins of the ankh , djed and was hieroglyphs, the bull's foreleg and the Opening-of-the-Mouth ritual, Egypt's healing establishment, and veterinary medicine as it relates to the origin of human medicine.

Egyptian medicine --- Egyptische geneeskunde --- Geneeskunde [Egyptische ] --- Medicine [Egyptian ] --- Médecine égyptienne --- Veterinary medicine --- Egypt --- History --- Medicine, Egyptian --- Farriery --- Large animal medicine --- Large animal veterinary medicine --- Livestock medicine --- Veterinary science --- Medicine --- Animal health --- Animals --- Domestic animals --- Livestock --- Medicine, Ancient --- Medicine, Oriental --- Diseases --- Losses --- Egyptians --- Medicine, Egyptian. --- History. --- Médecine vétérinaire --- Égypte --- Antiquité