[Instructions concerning] a gaping [wo]und in his head penetrating to the bone (and) perforating his [skull].
Examination
[If thou examinest a man having a gaping wound in] his [head], penetrating
to the bone and perforating his skull1
thou shouldst palpate his wound; [shouldst thou find him unable to look
at his two shoulders] and his [br]east2,
(and) suffering with stiffness in his neck3...
Diagnosis
Thou shouldst say [regarding him]: "One having [a gaping wound in his head,
penetrating to the bone, (and) per]forating his skull, while he suffers
with stiffness in his neck. An ailment which I will treat."
Treatment
Now [after thou hast stitched it , thou shouldst lay] fresh [meat] upon his
wound the first day. Thou shouldst not bind it. Moor (him) [at his mooring
stakes4
until the period of his injury
passes by]. Thou shouldst treat it afterward with grease, honey, and lint every day, until he recovers...
1
"Perforating his skull," means --------- his skull, contracted smash,
through his incurring a break like a puncture of a (pottery) jar,
----------------- which he incurred.
2
"Unable to look at his two shoulders and his breast," means it is not
easy for him to look at his two shoulders (and) it is not easy for him to
look at his breast.
3
"Suffering with stiffness in his neck," means a lifting up (resulting)
from his having incurred this injury, which has shifted into his neck
(also) suffers from it.
4
"Moor (him) at his mooring stakes,": putting him on his customary diet, without administering to him a prescription.