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- ↑ John F. Nunn: Ancient Egyptian Medicine. British Museum Press, London 1996, ISBN 0-7141-0981-9, p. 116
- ↑ Selim Hassan: Excavations at Giza, 1931–1932. Vol. 3, Cairo 1941, pp. 115-118 (online)
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