Female hypothesis hysterical because of lack of sex in ancient papyrus

The thousand-year papyrus may be the manuscript of the Roman name, suggesting that women who lack sex for a long time will become hysterical.

Scientists mysteriously decipher ancient papyrus scrolls dating back 2,000 years in the collection of the University of Basel, Switzerland, according to Live Science. The two sides of the paper roll have words written in the mirror (mirror writing) method, which makes it difficult for the researchers to study for centuries. The expert team at the Besel Humanities Digital Laboratory uses ultraviolet and infrared technology on paper rolls and finds it takes the hypothesis of a disease called "hysterical apnea".

2,000-year papyrus rolls at Basel University.(Photo: Live Science).

They found that the roll of papyrus actually consisted of many sheets attached to each other and successfully separated them. The analytical results reveal this medical document is most likely written by Galen, the famous Roman physician.

"This is a sensational discovery. Most papyrus rolls are records like letters, contracts and receipts. However, it is textual and extremely valuable. Currently, we can In conclusion, it is a medical document describing the Hysterical apnea hysteria, we believe that the document is the manuscript of the Roman physician Galen or comment on the anonymous work , " Sabine Huebner, professor of Ancient History University of Basel, said.

Hysterical apnea hysteria has been mentioned by Galen in other medical literature. This strange hypothesis is also called "wanderer womb" (womb wandering) . Gelen said the pain in the uterus caused women to go insane in the absence of long-term sex. Galen's hypothesis met the opposition of medical professors for centuries, but Galen is still regarded as one of the greatest medical researchers in history.

At the final stage of the compilation project, Huebner hopes to achieve a new discovery of papyrus rolls by sharing the digital version of the document on many international databases."The papyrus roll is part of a wider context. The people mentioned in the papyrus roll in Basel can appear in other papyrus rolls in Strasbourg, London, Berlin or other places. This is an opportunity to allow We put the puzzle pieces into a panorama , " Huebner said.