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Great Compilation. Chapter 15

 

English version of the article: Архипов СВ. Книга Берешит как великая компиляция текстов и смыслов Второго переходного периода Египта: пилотная культурологическая, медицинская, археологическая и текстологическая экспертиза преданий против традиционной атрибуции. Введение. О круглой связке бедра. 14.02.2026. The text in Russian is available at the following link: 2026АрхиповСВ. 



 

The Book of Genesis as a Great Compilation of Texts and Meanings from the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt: A Pilot Culturological, Medical, Archaeological, and Textological Examination of the Legends versus Traditional Attribution. Chapter 15 

By Sergey V. Arkhipov, MD, PhD




[i] Abstract

The Book of Genesis (Bereshith) was composed in Egypt during the 17th century BCE and reached its definitive protographic form following the Minoan eruption of Thera. This study argues that the work was the result of a collaboration between an Egyptian polymath and a distinguished scribe of Asiatic descent. By analyzing ancient texts, anatomical descriptions, archaeological data, Bronze Age cultural history, and climatic markers, this article demonstrates that the book emerged from the work of a high-ranking socio-political committee within the Egyptian House of Life. We argue that the inclusion of precise anatomical data, such as the ligamentum capitis femoris, serves as a diagnostic marker of this Egyptian medical-scribal collaboration, challenging the late-date theories of the documentary hypothesis.



[ii] Book of Genesis. Chapter 15 Analysis    

 

Excerpts from the Book of Genesis
(1922LeeserI:17–18)

Type of Similarity and Justification

Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian Contexts
(Parallels, Analogies, Similarity, Borrowings, Inversions)

1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceedingly great. 2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? … 18 On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying. Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates; 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, 21 And the Emorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

 

Psychopathological Symptomatology

There is a correspondence in the recording of altered states of consciousness (hallucinations and delirium), which may result from intoxication on one hand and a space-occupying lesion in the brain on the other.

 

Mesopotamia

In the Akkadian «Epic of Gilgamesh», the ailing hero speaks in a state of delirium: «Enkidu raised his eyes, ... and spoke to the door as if it were human: "You stupid wooden door, with no ability to understand ... ! Already at 20 leagues I selected the wood for you, until I saw the towering Cedar ... Your wood was without compare in my eyes".» (1989KovacsMG:60). The standard version of the «Epic of Gilgamesh» was first written in the Old Babylonian period (1800–1600 BCE) (1989KovacsMG:xxii).

 

1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceedingly great. 2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? … 18 On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying. Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates; 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, 21 And the Emorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

 

Nosological Consistency

There is a parallel in the recording of specific cognitive distortions (auditory hallucinations or delirium) as symptoms of central nervous system damage.

 

Egypt

The «Edwin Smith Papyrus» (1650–1550 BCE), specifically in Cases № 7 and 8, describes cerebral dysfunction resulting from cranial trauma (1930BreastedJH:175,201; sae.saw-leipzig.de).

Notably, in Case № 8 of the «Edwin Smith Papyrus», mention is made of a patient into whom something demonic has penetrated from the outside; modern translators interpret this as a clinical description of the consequences of a stroke (2014MeltzerES_SanchezGM:92; sae.saw-leipzig.de).

 

2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said. Behold to me thou hast given no seed ; and lo, one born in my house will be my heir.

 

Crisis of Continuity

A reflection of a profound social and spiritual depression of the individual, triggered by the absence of a legitimate descendant.

 

Egypt

In the «Dispute between a Man and His Ba» (12th Dynasty), there are the following words: «Be patient, my ba, my brother, until my heir comes, one who will make offerings, who will stand at the tomb on the day of burial, having prepared the bier of the graveyard.» (2006LichtheimM:1.164).

 

9 And he said unto him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one opposite the other; but the birds he did not divide.

 

Ritual-Cultic Correspondence

An identical form of sacrifice and a commonality in the selection of permissible objects.

 

Mesopotamia

The Akkadian «Epic of Gilgamesh» tells of a sacrifice: «Then I sent out everything in all directions and sacrificed (a sheep). I offered incense in front of the mountain-ziggurat. Seven and seven cult vessels I put in place, and (into the fire) underneath (or: into their bowls) I poured reeds, cedar, and myrtle. The gods smelled the savor, the gods smelled the sweet savor, and collected like flies over a (sheep) sacrifice.» (1989KovacsMG:145). The standard version of the «Epic of Gilgamesh» was first written in the Old Babylonian period (1800–1600 BCE) (1989KovacsMG:xxii). Animal sacrifice is also mentioned in a letter from Ashmad to Askudum (Mari archives, ARM 26/1 24): «[he] killed a donkey in the temple of Sin in Harran <...> Ka-Iska must sacrifice a donkey» (1988CharpinD:152–154).

 In the letter ARM 35 29 from the Mari Royal Archives, Hali-hadun writes to his lord Zimri-Lim and mentions the kings of Ida-Maraṣ (l'Ida-Maraṣ) who entered into a treaty and feasted with him, «who together with my lord killed the donkey foals» (1988CharpinD:159, archibab.fr). The Mari archive, a key Mesopotamian source, dates to the first half of the 18th century BCE (1956Munn-RankinJM:106).

 

7 And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give unto thee this land, to inherit it.

Toponymic Verification

The inclusion of a major Mesopotamian urban center [within the narrative].

 

Mesopotamia

Ur, the birthplace of Abraham, flourished in the lands later known as Sumer (1961ВуллиЛ; 1981AdamsRMC). It has been established that the city was founded approximately in 3800 BCE and at one time served as the capital of the Sumerians (2015HeadT:98).

 

9 And he said unto him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one opposite the other; but the birds he did not divide.

Liturgical Selection

The fixation of an identical set of «pure» sacrificial species (large and small cattle, birds) with the complete exclusion and tabooing of the pig.

Egypt

In the «Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor» (Middle Kingdom), we read: «One will praise god for you in the city before the councillors of the whole land. I shall slaughter oxen for you as burnt offering; I shall sacrifice geese to you.» (2006LichtheimM:1.214). As noted by Müller, «Initially, the theory of sacrifice seems to have been simply the feeding of the gods; that is, no predictions were clearly sought from them» (2021МюллерМ:206–207). According to Herodotus (5th century BCE), the Egyptians considered the pig an unclean animal, yet it was sacrificed on the day of the full moon. Conversely, bulls and calves devoid of specific markings were categorized as clean animals. Cows and goats were not offered in sacrifice; specifically, the Thebans did not sacrifice rams, except for a single instance each year during the festival of Zeus [Amon-Ra] (1972Геродот:41–42,46–47).

In the «Book of the Heavenly Cow» (19th Dynasty), the god Geb quarreled with Nut, calling her «a sow eating her own piglets» (2004РакИВ:216). Chapter 112 of the «Book of the Dead» recounts that Set transformed into a black pig and struck the eye of Horus, leading Ra to command the gods: «Let the black pig be loathsome for the sake of Horus» (1983ЛипинскаяЯ_МарцинякМ:188).

One of the ancient explanations regarding this animal is found in the «Coffin Texts» (2134–2040 BCE); Spell № 157 contains parts of the Horus and Seth story: «It so happened that Seth had transformed himself into a pig and had projected a wound into his Eye. And Re said; 'The pig is detestable to Horus'. 'Would that he were well', said the gods.» And thus arose the hatred of the pig for Horus' sake on the part of the gods in the chambers (1973FaulknerRO:135).

Plutarch (1st–2nd century CE) also recounts a legend where Set, «hunting a wild boar by the light of the full moon, discovered the wooden coffin containing the remains of Osiris and broke it apart; not everyone accepts this story, some consider it, like much else, to be empty idle talk» (1996Плутарх:8). The commentary identifies «Set's animals» as the crocodile, the hippopotamus, the donkey, and the wild boar.

 

12 And when the sun was about going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram ; and lo, a horror, dark and great, fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land which is not theirs, and they will make them serve, and they will afflict them foui hundred years. 14 And also that nation whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they go out with great substance. 15 But thou shalt come to thy fathers in peace ; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 Yet the fourth generation shall come hither again ; for the iniquity of the Emorites will not be full, until then.

Oneiric Prognostics

A similarity in regarding dreams as a legitimate channel of communication with the deity, and the transformation of visions into a mandatory script for action.

 

Egypt

According to Egyptian belief, «The gods also communicated their will to people in dreams» (2021МюллерМ:208). In the «Tale of the Eloquent Peasant» (Middle Kingdom), there are the words: «It is the sleeper who sees the dream;» (2006LichtheimM:1.178). In the «Prophecies of Neferti» (reign of Amenemhet I, 12th Dynasty) contain an indication of a prophetic dream: «Risen as god, hear what I tell you, That you may rule the land, govern the shores, Increase well-being!» (2006LichtheimM:1.136). Similarly, the «Story of Sinuhe» (Middle Kingdom) recounts a vision: «Lo, this flight which the servant made-I did not plan it. It was not in my heart; I did not devise it. I do not know what removed me from my place. It was like a dream. As if a Delta-man saw himself in Yebu, a marsh-man in Nubia.» (2006LichtheimM:1.230–231).

The «Instruction Addressed to King Merikare» (Middle Kingdom) speaks of a god who devised magic and rituals: «He made for them rulers in the egg, Leaders to raise the back of the weak. He made for them magic as weapons To ward off the blow of events, Guarding them by day and by night.» (2006LichtheimM:1.106). In Egypt, since the 12th Dynasty, the staff of the «Houses of Life» (Pr-ʿnḫ), where magic, medicine, and divination were studied, was engaged in compiling manuals that systematically recorded correspondences between dreams and the events they foretold (1951GarnotJSF). The Egyptians had specialists in dream interpretation, and Diodorus reported that above the library of the Ramesseum there was an inscription: «The Place of Healing for the Soul» (1972El-AssalG). The «Papyrus Chester Beatty III» (BM 10683) contains the so-called «Dream Book», possibly dating back to the 12th Dynasty, which provides interpretations of dreams (1935GardinerAH:9).

 

12 And when the sun was about going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram ; and lo, a horror, dark and great, fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land which is not theirs, and they will make them serve, and they will afflict them foui hundred years. 14 And also that nation whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they go out with great substance. 15 But thou shalt come to thy fathers in peace ; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 Yet the fourth generation shall come hither again ; for the iniquity of the Emorites will not be full, until then.

 

Oneiric Hermeneutics

The fixation of the socio-political significance of the dream as an objective tool for long-term planning and divine goal-setting.

 

Mesopotamia

In the Akkadian «Epic of Gilgamesh», the hero sees a dream and attempts to comprehend it: «The Young Men dozed off, sleeping on the couches of the night. Enkidu was sleeping, and had a dream. He woke up and revealed his dream to his friend.» (1989KovacsMG:56). The standard version of the «Epic of Gilgamesh» was first written in the Old Babylonian period (1800–1600 BCE) (1989KovacsMG:xxii).

In a letter (ARM 26/1 225) from an unknown correspondent found in the Mari archives, the text reads: «My Lord wrote to me the following words: "A dream that I have dreamt has troubled me". <…> Having received the message from my Lord, I summoned the diviners with the following inquiry: "My Lord has sent me an urgent communication; what is your counsel?" After I posed this question to them, they provided their response in these words…» (1988CharpinD:466, archibab.fr). The Mari archive, a key Mesopotamian source, dates to the first half of the 18th century BCE (1956Munn-RankinJM:106).

The earliest evidence of the practice of collecting dreams in Mesopotamia dates back to the Old Babylonian period, specifically between 2003 and 1595 BCE (2006NoegelSB).

 

15 But thou shalt come to thy fathers in peace ; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

Thanatological Etiquette

The transmission of the Egyptian concept of the «righteous passing», where a peaceful demise and a secured burial are regarded as the supreme divine and state gift.

 

Egypt

In Egyptian hymns originating from the «Pyramid Texts», the morning greeting «may you awake in peace, may your awakening be in peace!» is frequently encountered (1920ТураевБА:42).

The Pyramid of Unis (5th Dynasty, ca. 2353–2323 BCE), Recitation № 54, states: «May you awake in peace! Awake, Ta’it, in peace! Awake, you of Ta’it-Town, in peace!» (2007AllenJP:22).

Similarly, Pyramid of Merenre (6th Dynasty, ca. 2255–2246 BCE), Recitation № 362, reads: «May you awake in peace, Natron-cleaned god—in peace! May you awake in peace, eastern Horus—in peace! May you awake in peace, eastern Ba—in peace! May you awake in peace, Horus of the Akhet—in peace!» (2007AllenJP:229).

In the «Story of Sinuhe» (Middle Kingdom), we read about the reward granted to the protagonist: «All the equipment that is placed in a tomb-shaft was supplied. Mortuary priests were given me. A funerary domain was made for me. It had fields and a garden in the right place, as is done for a Companion of the first rank. My statue was overlaid with gold, its skirt with electrum. It was his majesty who ordered it made. There is no commoner for whom the like has been done. I was in the favor of the king, until the day of landing came.» (2006LichtheimM:1.233).

 

16 Yet the fourth generation shall come hither again ; for the iniquity of the Emorites will not be full, until then. … 21 And the Emorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

 

Ethnogeographic Identification

The similarity lies in the use of a shared geographic marker — Amorite identity.

 

Egypt

Diverse textual and archaeological data concerning the Amorites, who spread from the Persian Gulf to the Nile Delta, date to the period between 2500 and 1600 BCE. After about 2000 BCE, the Amorite identity was present in the area from southern Mesopotamia to Mari and the northern Levant (2019BurkeAA:68). Amorite kingdoms continued to exist until the beginning of the 16th century BCE (2023WassermanN_BlochY:13).

 

17 And it came to pass, when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold a smoking furnace, and a burning flame, which passed between those pieces.

 

The Borrowing of the Word for «furnace»

 

It is probable that the term was borrowed from an unknown language—possibly Indo-Iranian, Armenian, or Caucasian (2021NoonanBJ:223).

 

17 And it came to pass, when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold a smoking furnace, and a burning flame, which passed between those pieces.

 

The Borrowing of the Word for «fire»

 

This Luwian term is encountered in the Hittite language in the form of various derivative nouns, such as «flame holder», «fever», or «kindling» (2021NoonanBJ:141).

 

18 On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying. Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates;

Hydrocentric Topography

Endowing the river with the status of absolute existential boundaries that define the living space and sacred transitions.

 

Egypt

In the «Admonitions of Ipuwer» (12th Dynasty), we find: «Lo, hearts are violent, storm sweeps the land, There's blood everywhere, no shortage of dead, The shroud calls out before one comes near it. Lo, many dead are buried in the river, The stream is the grave, the tomb became stream.» (2006LichtheimM:1.151). The Egyptians referred to the Nile simply as the «River» or the «Great River» (2007РакИ:58).

See note!

 

18 On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying. Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates;

 

The Borrowing of the Word for «River»

 

The term originates from the Egyptian language, where the original word signifies «stream, river», but it can also refer specifically to the Nile River and its branches (2021NoonanBJ:112).

 

18 On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying. Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates;

Geopolitical Legitimation

The similarity in employing oneiric experience (the content of a dream) as an official legal basis for proclaiming territorial rights and claims to the throne.

 

Egypt

In the «Prophecies of Neferti» (reign of Amenemhet I, 12th Dynasty), there is an indication of a prophetic dream: «Risen as god, hear what I tell you, That you may rule the land, govern the shores, Increase well-being!» (2006LichtheimM:1.136).

In Egypt, since the 12th Dynasty, the staff of the «Houses of Life» (Pr-ʿnḫ), where magic, medicine, and divination were studied, was engaged in compiling manuals that systematically recorded correspondences between dreams and the events they foretold (1951GarnotJSF). The Egyptians had specialists in dream interpretation, and Diodorus reported that above the library of the Ramesseum there was an inscription: «The Place of Healing for the Soul» (1972El-AssalG). The «Papyrus Chester Beatty III» (BM 10683) contains the so-called «Dream Book», possibly dating back to the 12th Dynasty, which provides interpretations of dreams (1935GardinerAH:9).

 

20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim,

Ethnogenetic Verification

Fixation of the presence of Indo-European groups (Hittites) in the Levant as a consequence of a migratory wave element.

 

Levant

In approximately 1800 BCE, a case of the presence of a Lycian [Hittite] from Western Asia Minor was recorded in Byblos, Phoenicia (1966KitchenKA).

 

21 And the Emorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

 

Ethnopolitical Isomorphism

The presence of the term «Canaan» is characteristic of diplomatic correspondence and legal archives of the 18th–15th centuries BCE.

 

Levant

The inhabitants of Canaan are mentioned in a letter from Ashmad to Askudum (Mari archive, ARM 26/1 24): «Send me a hundred Canaanites <…> awaiting the arrival of the Canaanites» (1988CharpinD:152–154). In another letter (ARM 26/1 140, Mari archive) from Nur-Addu addressed to Zimri-Lim, «Yakhsib-El, the Canaanite» is mentioned (1988CharpinD:303–305). The Mari archive, a key Mesopotamian source, dates to the first half of the 18th century BCE (1956Munn-RankinJM:106). Furthermore, according to Na'aman, «It is thus evident that in mid–18th century BCE people called "Canaanites" lived south of the kingdom of Qatna [south of Syria], i.e., in the same area where they are located in the Late Bronze Age.» (1994NaʾamanN:398). Notably, «The earliest occurrence of the geographical term [Canaan] outside the Old Testament is in the Idrimi statue from Alalakh, which dates to about the middle of the fifteenth century B.C.» (1961GibsonJC:217). Additionally, «The word Canaan comes from Hurrian Kinahhu, which is attested by the documents from Nuzi (15th century BCE) and which is supposed to be a Hurrian word for the colour of purple.» (1991LemcheNP:26).

 



[iii] Notes to Chapter 15

Nile River

The «Famine Stela» testifies that during a period of social distress, Pharaoh Djoser (3rd Dynasty) ordered immediate sacrifices to be brought to Khnum. That same night, Khnum appeared to him in a dream. The Pharaoh swore a sacred oath to the god that his altars would henceforth never be impoverished (2004РакИВ:158). This inscription, apparently made during the Ptolemaic era, records the Egyptians' attentive attitude toward dreams.

The Nile River and the mountains of Retenu (Retjenu) are mentioned on the «Stele of Amenhotep III»: «I made another monument for my father Amen-Re, Lord of Thrones-of-the-Two-Lands, who set me on his throne, in making for him a great bark upon the river, «Amen-Re-firm-of-brow», of new pine wood, cut by my majesty in the countries of god's land, and dragged from the mountains of Retjenu by the chiefs of all foreign lands.» (2006LichtheimM:2.45).

Queen Hatshepsut erected an obelisk in the temple of Amun at Karnak. The inscription below, mentioning the Nile River, reads: «She made as her monument for her father Amun, Lord of Thrones-of-the-Two-Lands, presiding over Ipet-sut, the making for him of two great obelisks of hard granite of the South, their upper side being of electrum. of the best of all foreign lands. Seen on both sides of the river, their rays flood the Two Lands when Aten dawns between them, as he rises in heaven's lightland.» (2006LichtheimM:2.26–27).


(The conclusion compiled by the AI agent, with our minor changes)

Preliminary Conclusion to the Analysis of Genesis Chapter 15

Chronological and Historical Framework (XVIII–XV centuries BCE):

The textual evidence strongly suggests a 2nd-millennium BCE horizon, specifically aligning with the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (12th Dynasty) and the early New Kingdom. The structural parallels between Abram’s crisis and the «Famine Stela» (Pharaoh Djoser) or the «Prophecies of Neferti» (c. 1950 BCE) establish a consistent model of "social distress – ritual sacrifice – prophetic dream – divine resolution." Furthermore, the promise of a «peaceful departure» in Gen 15:15 directly mirrors the «Story of Sinuhe» (XIX century BCE) regarding the prestige of a proper burial and «landing» in favor. 

Archaeological and Geographical Integration:

The mention of Hittites (Gen 15:20) is consistent with the Ethnogenetic Verification of Indo-European presence in the Levant, such as the recorded Lycian/Hittite presence in Byblos in 1800 BCE [1966KitchenKA]. Geographically, the Hydrocentric Topography defining boundaries "from river to river" (the Nile to the Euphrates) reflects the geopolitical sphere of influence during the reign of Thutmose III, where the Euphrates (the «inverted water») served as the absolute existential limit of the known civilized world. 

Medical and Somatic Observations:

The «horror of great darkness» (Gen 15:12) and the state of tardēmāh (deep sleep) find clinical parallels in the «Edwin Smith Papyrus» (1650–1550 BCE) and the «Epic of Gilgamesh». These descriptions of altered states of consciousness and cerebral dysfunction suggest that the author possessed knowledge characteristic of the «Houses of Life» (Pr-ʿnḫ), where medicine, divination, and theology were inextricably linked. 

Linguistic and Liturgical Synthesis:

The text exhibits a unique lexical hybridity. The Egyptian layer is evident in the borrowing of the term for «River» (ye’ōr) [2021NoonanBJ:112] and the «awakening in peace» (m ḥtp) formulas found in the «Pyramid Texts». Simultaneously, the Anatolian/Hittite layer appears in the specific terms for «furnace» (tannūr) and «torch/fire» (lappīd) [2021NoonanBJ:141, 223] used during the covenant ritual. This linguistic fingerprint, combined with the Liturgical Selection (tabooing the pig while sacrificing «clean» cattle and birds as seen in the Coffin Texts), points to an author deeply immersed in the administrative and ritual standards of the mid-2nd millennium BCE. 

Summary

Genesis Chapter 15 functions as a sophisticated geopolitical and legal instrument of legitimation, utilizing Oneiric Hermeneutics (divine dreams)—the internationally recognized standard for land claims and dynastic succession during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages. The synthesis of Egyptian thanatological etiquette and Anatolian ritual terminology indicates that the text was composed in an environment of intense cultural interaction between the XVIII and XV centuries BCE. This multidisciplinary evidence strongly supports the historical probability of an author who was highly educated within the Egyptian administrative and scribal system, possessing an expert command of the diverse ethnic and linguistic realities of the Levantine-Egyptian frontier. 



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[vi] External links

 Sumer (c. 3300 – before 1900 BCE) britannica.com

The Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2543 – c. 2120 BCE) britannica.com

The Third Dynasty of Ur (22nd – 21st cent. BCE) britannica.com

The First Intermediate period of Egypt (c. 2118 – c. 1980 BCE) britannica.com

The Old Babylonian period of Egypt (2000 – 1595 BCE) onlinelibrary.wiley.com

The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1980 – c. 1760 BCE) britannica.com

The Second Intermediate period of Egypt (c. 1759 – c. 1539 BCE) britannica.com

The New Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1539 – c. 1077 BCE) britannica.com



[vii] Application

Authors of the article

Arkhipov S.V. – Independent Researcher, MD, PhD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Medical Writer, Joensuu, Finland.

Correspondence: Sergey Arkhipov, email: archipovsv @ gmail.com

 

Article history

March 1, 2026 - online version of the article published. 

 

Suggested citation

Arkhipov S.V. The Book of Genesis as a Great Compilation of Texts and Meanings from the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt: A Pilot Culturological, Medical, Archaeological, and Textological Examination of the Legends versus Traditional Attribution. Chapter 15. About round ligament of femur. March 1, 2026. 

 

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Keywords

Genesis Protograph, Bereshit Protograph, Hyksos-era Scriptorium, Ligamentum Teres, Ligamentum Capitis Femoris, Minoan Eruption Impact, Bronze Age, Middle Egyptian Origin, Cross-cultural Codification, Ancient Medicine, Biblical Chronology



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  Groups of wrestlers on the walls of tomb BH2, belonging to Amenemhat (Ameni)—a contemporary of Pharaoh Senusret I (frescoes, Beni Hasan, Egypt). These images depict wrestling scenes and the circumstances under which injuries to the hip joint—including the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF)—might occur. The frescoes appear to have served as the basis for the description of wrestling found in the Book of Genesis :  25 And Ja cob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.  26 And when he saw that he could not pre vail against him, he struck against the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was put out of joint, as he was wrestling with him. … 33 Therefore do the children of Israel not eat the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he struck against the hollow of Jacob's thigh on the sinew that shrank. ( 1922LeeserI , Genesis (Bereshit) 32:25-26,33) More about the plot in our work...

1893GriffithFL

  Griffith F.L. (1893): A group of wrestlers on the wall of the tomb of Baqet III (fresco, late 20th century BCE, Egypt). A depiction of the circumstances surrounding a hip joint injury—possibly involving the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) – which served as the basis for the description of a wrestling match in the Book of Genesis:   25 And Ja cob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.  26 And when he saw that he could not pre vail against him, he struck against the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was put out of joint, as he was wrestling with him. … 33 Therefore do the children of Israel not eat the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he struck against the hollow of Jacob's thigh on the sinew that shrank. ( 1922LeeserI , Genesis (Bereshit) 32:25-26,33) More about the plot in our work: Ninth month, eleventh day ( 2024АрхиповСВ )  and Medical Record (2026Ar...

Tweet of October 26, 2026

  The new book about the first patient with a #ligamentum_teres injury. PDF: http://books.google.com/books/about?id=OcogEgAAQBAJ Manuscript: https://roundligament.blogspot.com/2026/10/medical-record-title-and-contents.html Tweet of October 26, 2026 #Bible #Genesis   BLOG CONTENT TWITTER OR X                                                                            

NEWS 2026

New publications of our resource   in 2026 The initial phase of collecting data on LCF, accumulated prior to the 20th century, is largely complete. Next, we plan to analyze and synthesize thematic information, adding data from the 20th and 21st centuries. The work will focus primarily on: prevention, diagnosis, arthroscopy, plastic surgery, and endoprosthetics.  October 29 , 2026  22cent.bcBaqetI . Fresco. A depiction of the circumstances surrounding a hip joint injury. October 28 , 2026  17cent.Akrotiri . Fresco. A depiction of the circumstances surrounding a hip joint injury.  20cent.bcAmenemhet . Fresco. A depiction of the circumstances surrounding a hip joint injury. 20cent.bcKhety . Fresco. A depiction of the circumstances surrounding a hip joint injury.  21cent.bcBaqetIII . Fresco. A depiction of the circumstances surrounding a hip joint injury. October 26 , 2026  Tweet of October 26, 2026 . Book announcement  1893GriffithFL Fresco. A depi...

Pathology of the Acetabular Canal

  Version : 20240419 Pathology of the Acetabular Canal 1. Diameter reduction 2. Decreasing depth 3. Deformation 4. Uneven walls 5. Dislocation of the acetabular canal 6. Local narrowing 7. Fracture of the wall without displacement 8. Fracture of the wall with medial displacement 9. Fracture of the wall with lateral displacement 10. Mobile foreign bodies 11. Fixed foreign bodies 12. Metal construction 13. Sequestrum 14. Mobile bone fragment 15. Mobile osteochondral body 16. Mobile cartilaginous body 17. Mobile foreign body 18. Osteophytes of the femoral head 19. Osteophytes of the acetabulum fossa 20. Salt crystals 21. Chondromatosis 22. Obliteration by bone tissue 23. Obliteration by scar tissue 24. Malignant neoplasms 25. Benign neoplasms 26. Disappearance of the acetabular canal 27. Lateral wall defect 28. Defect of the medial wall   Keywords: ligamentum capitis femoris, ligament of head of femur , round ligament, l...

1849QuainJ

  Fragments from the book by Jones Quain (fifth edition): Elements of anatomy Vol. 1 (1849), the first edition was published in 1828. The author writes about the anatomy of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) and mentions synonyms.   Quote p. 278 THE HIP-JOINT. This is a true ball-and-socket joint, in which the globular head of the femur is received into the acetabulum or cotyloid cavity. The articulating surfaces are covered by cartilage in the greater part of their extent. It is deficient, however, at the bottom of the cavity, and also a little beneath the central point of the head of the femur; the latter marking the insertion of the round ligament, the former a shallow fossa for the lodgment of the structure which has been called the synovial gland. The connecting means in this articulation are three ligaments, viz. a capsular, cotyloid, and interarticular ligament, together with a synovial membrane. Fig. 147. Ligaments of the pelvis and hip-joint. The view is t...

20cent.bcKhety

   Groups of wrestlers on the walls of tomb BH17, belonging to Khety—possibly the son of Baqet III and a contemporary of Pharaoh Senusret I (frescoes, Beni Hasan, Egypt). These images depict wrestling scenes and the circumstances under which injuries to the hip joint — including the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) — might occur. The frescoes appear to have served as the basis for the description of wrestling found in the Book of Genesis:   25 And Ja cob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.  26 And when he saw that he could not pre vail against him, he struck against the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was put out of joint, as he was wrestling with him. … 33 Therefore do the children of Israel not eat the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he struck against the hollow of Jacob's thigh on the sinew that shrank. ( 1922LeeserI , Genesis (Bereshit) 32:25-26,33...

17cent.Akrotiri

  The " Akrotiri Boxer Fresco ", found on the wall of a room in a house in the town of Akrotiri on the island of Thera—a site destroyed by the Minoan eruption (late 17th century BCE). The image depicts a bout that may have served as the basis for the legend concerning an injury to the hip joint and the *ligamentum capitis femoris* (LCF), as described in the Book of Genesis:   25 And Ja cob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.  26 And when he saw that he could not pre vail against him, he struck against the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was put out of joint, as he was wrestling with him. … 33 Therefore do the children of Israel not eat the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he struck against the hollow of Jacob's thigh on the sinew that shrank. ( 1922LeeserI , Genesis (Bereshit) 32:25-26,33) More about the plot in our work: Ninth month, eleventh day ( 202...

MEDICAL RECORD. Chapter 2

  Book manuscript: Arkhipov S.V. Medical Record: The Contribution of a Middle Bronze Age Egyptian Physician to the Book of Genesis. Kyrö: Author’s Edition, 2026. – 312 pp. – 2 tables. – Bibliographical references: 856 entries.  play.google.com , books.google.com Introduction Chapter 2 Chronology of the Medical Record CONTENT [i] Text [ii] Navigation [iii] Application [i] Text When reading the Book of Genesis , we learn that the first recorded patient with an injury to the ligament of the head of femur was a man named Ya'akov (Gen. 32:25, 33). In adapted usage, the name is rendered as Jacob. According to the narrative, he was born near the well of Beer-Lahai-Roi, between Kadesh and Bered in the Negev Desert, which is in the south of the "Canaanite" land (Gen. 16:14, 23:19, 24:62). As is clear from the text, the "Canaanite land" is the western part of the current State of Israel, excluding the vicinity of the Jordan River (Gen. 13:11–12). Jacob's father ...