Comparison between the medical plants mentioned in Graeco-Roman and ancient Egyptian papyri
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the Center Papyrological Studies
سال: 1986
ISSN: 2636-3186
DOI: 10.21608/bcps.1986.70870