Instructions concerning a smash in his temple
Examination
If thou examinest a man having a smash in his temple, thou shouldst
place thy thumb upon his chin (and) thy finger upon
the end of his ramus1 ,
so that the blood will flow his two nostrils (and) from the interior
of his ear having that smash . Cleanse (it) for him with a swab of
linen until
thou seest its fragments (of bone) in the interior
of his ear2 .
If thou callest to him (and)
he is speechless3
(and) cannot speak.
Diagnosis
Thou shouldst say concerning him : "One having a smash in his temple ,
he discharges blood from his two nostrils and from his ear ;
he is speechless ; (and) he suffers with stiffness in his neck .
An ailment not to be treated."
1
"The end of his ramus."
means the end of his mandible. The ramus
(‘m’t,t ) the end of it is in his temple just as the claw of an
‘m’e,-bird (‘m’ ) grasps an object.
2
"Thou seest its fragments (ws’.t ) in the interior of his ear,"
means that some of the fragments (ws.t) of the bone come away to
adhere to the swab which was introduced to cleanse the inferior of his ear.
3
"He is speechless." : he is silent in sadness, without speaking,
like one suffering with feebleness (dgy ) because of something that has
entered from outside .