At around 3,500 years old, the Ebers Papyrus is the oldest completely preserved medical manual in the world. Recipes were written down here on 18.6 meters in ancient Egypt. When Georg Ebers set out in search of the scroll in 1872, its existence was questionable and its sensational condition only a rumor.
Production
Stunning recreation of 1872's chaotic Egyptian antiquities market.
Writing
Treats ancient recipes as genuine detective puzzles, not dry facts.
Director
Denis Kliewer
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The Ebers Papyrus contains 700+ recipes, including the world's oldest documented mention of diabetes.
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