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Great Compilation. Chapter 21

  

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. 14.02.2026The 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 21 

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 21 Analysis     


Excerpts from the Book of Genesis
(1922LeeserI:23–24)

Type of Similarity and Justification

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

1 And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 2 And Sarah conceived, and bore unto Abraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.

 

Geriatric Support Similarity

Both texts highlight the vital role of a son born or appointed in the father’s advanced years as a divinely sanctioned successor who ensures the continuity of ancestral tradition and provides essential social stability.

 

Egypt

The «Instruction of Ptahhotep» (6th Dynasty) contains the following request: «May this servant be ordered to make a staff of old age, So as to tell him the words of those who heard, The ways of the ancestors, Who have listened to the gods.» (2006LichtheimM:1.63); Another translation of the same work states: «Let this servant be ordered to acquire a staff of old age, that I may tell him the words of those who heard the counsels of the ancestors» (2001КоростовцевМА:39).

 

2 And Sarah conceived, and bore unto Abraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

 

Priority of the Biological Heir  

A similarity in the emergence of a «legitimate» successor whose birth annuls or displaces the rights of other claimants to the status of the firstborn.

 

Mesopotamia

The Nuzi archive contained a contract (H67), according to which: «If Shurihil has a son (of his own,) firstborn (he shall be;) a double share he shall take. Shennima shall then be second and according to his allotment his inheritance share he shall take.» (1928SpeiserEA:32). The cuneiform tablets from Nuzi date back to the mid-second millennium BCE (1976SelmanMJ:114).

 

4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, at eight days old, as God had commanded him.

Operational Protocol

There is a clear substantiation of proficiency in the surgical technique of circumcision and the systematic organization of medical intervention, which has been elevated to the status of a ritual.

Egypt

Regarding social customs, «Circumcision existed in Egypt from time immemorial, yet it bore no religious character and served merely as a preparation for marriage» (2021МюллерМ:197). This surgical procedure was performed by the Egyptians as a rite from early times (1924SmithGE_DawsonWR). Specifically, the oldest depiction of circumcision was found on a fresco dating to the period of the 5th Dynasty Pharaoh Djedkare, who flourished in 2388–2356 BCE (2002BunsonMR; 2011MegahedM_VymazalováH). In addition, when examining mummified bodies buried in a 5th Dynasty cemetery at Naga ed-Deir, it was found that all the men had been circumcised (1947CastiglioniA).

Historical accounts by Herodotus (5th century BCE) state: «only the Egyptians (and those peoples who adopted this custom from them) practice circumcision» (1972Геродот:35). He further notes that Egyptian priests «circumcise their sexual organs for the sake of purity, preferring cleanliness to beauty» (1972Геродот:37), and adds: «Only three nations on earth have practiced circumcision from the beginning: the Colchians, the Egyptians, and the Ethiopians. The Phoenicians and the Syrians in Palestine themselves admit that they borrowed this custom from the Egyptians» (1972Геродот:104). At the same time, the translator notes: «Herodotus apparently did not know the Jews. At least, he mentions them nowhere» (1972Геродот:104).

 

8 And the child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

Weaning Period Similarity

The parallel lies in the fact that the biblical description of a child growing before being weaned corresponds to the documented Egyptian practice of prolonged nursing.

 

Egypt

During the Pharaonic period (2686 –332 BCE) in Egypt, documentary sources indicate that infants were breastfed for up to three years (2001DuprasTL_FairgrieveSI).

See note!

 

9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had born unto Abraham, mocking. 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bond-woman and her son; for the son of this bond-woman shall not be heir with my son, with Isaac.

Legitimation of Primogeniture

A similar attitude toward the institution of primogeniture is observed, characterized by the presence of social conflict regarding the status of the heir.

 

Egypt

In Recitation № 641 (1814a-b) of the «Pyramid Texts», dating from 2350–2175 BCE, it is stated: «thou art the eldest son of Geb, his first-born, his heir» (1952MercerSAB:445). Furthermore, Plutarch (1st–2nd century CE) recounted the legend that Horus, «whom Isis brought forth as no sensible image of that world which is conceptual», was brought to trial by Seth «on a charge of illegitimacy, as not being pure and unalloyed like his father» (1996Плутарх:54).

 

9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had born unto Abraham, mocking. 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bond-woman and her son; for the son of this bond-woman shall not be heir with my son, with Isaac.

Inheritance Legitimacy Similarity

The similarity lies in the strict legal distinction between heirs of a wife and a bondwoman, where Sarah’s demand to exclude Ishmael reflects the same Mesopotamian legal framework that linked inheritance rights to the father's formal recognition of a maid-servant's children.

 

Mesopotamia

According to the «Code of Hammurabi» (ca. 1760 BCE): «§ 170. If a man's wife bear him children and his maid-servant bear him children, and the father during his life time say to the children which the maid-servant bore him :  My children, and reckon them with the children of his wife, after the father dies the children of the wife and the children of the maid-servant shall divide the goods of the father's house equally. The child of the wife shall have the right of choice at the division.» (1920HandcockPSP:28).

Similarly, the Nuzi archive contained a contract (H67), according to which «If Gilimninu bears (children,) Shennima shall not take another wife; and if Gilimninu does not bear, Gilimninu a woman of the Lullu as wife for Shennima shall take. As for (the concubine's) offspring, Gilimninu shall [not] send (them) away. Any sons that out of the womb of Gilimninu [to She]nnima may be bor[n, all the] lands, buildings, [whatever their description,] to (these) sons are given.» (1928SpeiserEA:32). The cuneiform tablets from Nuzi date back to the mid-second millennium BCE (1976SelmanMJ:114).

 

14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away; and she departed, and wandered astray in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

 

Expulsion procedure

A similarity in the protection of the heir's rights by removing an alternative mother along with her son and personal belongings.

 

Mesopotamia

The Nuzi archive contained a contract (H67), according to which: «If Gilimninu bears (children) and Shennima takes another wife, her «bundle» she shall pick up and she shall leave.» (1928SpeiserEA:32). The cuneiform tablets from Nuzi date back to the mid-second millennium BCE (1976SelmanMJ:114).

 

20 And God was with the lad; and he grew up, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

NB!

16:11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her. Behold, thou art with child, and wilt bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and in the presence of all his brethren shall he dwell.

 

Desert Bowman Similarity

The similarity consists in identifying the wilderness and its inhabitants with the figure of the archer, where the biblical description of Ishmael as a desert-dwelling bowman reflects the broader Ancient Near Eastern tradition of associating desert nomadic groups with archery and specialized military skill.

 

Egypt

In the «Admonitions of Ipuwer» (12th Dynasty), we find: «Lo, the desert claims the land, The nomes are destroyed, Foreign bowmen have come into Egypt.» (2006LichtheimM:1.152). The «Story of Sinuhe» (Middle Kingdom) describes the prowess and fate of these warriors: «The Bowmen flee before him, as before the might of the goddess; As he fights he plans the goal. Unconcerned about all else.» (2006LichtheimM:1.226). It later notes: «Flight has taken its toll of you. You have aged. have reached old age. It is no small matter that your corpse will be interred without being escorted by Bowmen. But don't act thus, don't act thus, speechless though your name was called!» (2006LichtheimM:1.231–232).

In the stela of King Nebtawyre Mentuhotep IV (11th Dynasty), we read: «He made it as his monument to his father Min of Coptus, lord desert lands, ruler of Bowmen, that he may give very many [jubilees] and to live like Re forever.» (2006LichtheimM:1.114–115). Finally, in the «Instruction Addressed to King Merikare» (Middle Kingdom), we read: «But this should be said to the Bowman: the miserable Asiatic, lie is wretched because of the place he's in: Short of water, bare of wood, Its paths are many and painful because of mountains. He does not dwell in one place, Food propels his legs, He fights since the time of Horus, Not conquering nor being conquered,» (2006LichtheimM:1.103–104).

 

25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. 26 And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me; nor have I heard of it except this day. 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech ; and both of them made a covenant. 28 And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock, by themselves. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham; What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves ? 30 And he said. For these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take from my hand, that they may be a witness unto me that I have dug this well. 31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba ; because there they swore, both of them. 32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba; then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

 

Contractual Witnessing Similarity

The similarity lies in the mandatory use of witnesses and material objects to legalize a transaction, reflecting the same Near Eastern legal principle found in the Code of Hammurabi where lack of formal evidence in property exchange is equated with theft.

 

Mesopotamia

The procedure for concluding agreements is established in the Babylonian «Code of Hammurabi» (ca. 1760 BCE). It states: «§ 7. If a man purchase silver or gold, man-servant or maid-servant, ox, sheep, or ass, or anything else from a man's son, or from a man's servant without witnesses or contracts, or if he receive (the same) in trust, that man shall be put to death as a thief.» (1920HandcockPSP:10).

 

28 And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock, by themselves. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham; What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves ? 30 And he said. For these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take from my hand, that they may be a witness unto me that I have dug this well.

 

Numerological Correspondence

In both traditions, the number «seven» is used as a sacred marker of the  absolute completeness of an action.

 

Egypt

Regarding Egyptian mythology, the Egyptian concept of the Seven Hathors is well known: «A complex form of the goddess Hathor’s cult; evidently, her simultaneous incarnation into seven hypostases» (2004РакИВ:286). Hathor («Enclosure of Horus»), the wife of the god Horus, represents the principle of joy, feminine love, and motherhood. Furthermore, in the Pyramid of Unis (5th Dynasty, ca. 2353–2323 BCE), Recitation № 223 states: «…who swallowed his seven uraei and his seven neckbones came into being, [who governs] his seven Enneads and hears the sovereign’s case.» (2007AllenJP:60).

In the «Coffin Texts» (2134–2040 BCE), Spell № 213, reads: «I eat of red emmer, and seven loaves are in the sky in On with Re seven portions are [on earth] with Geb, seven portions are with Osiris.» (1973FaulknerRO:170). Similarly, in the «Book of the Dead» it is stated: «I have made meat offerings unto the seven kine and unto their bull.» (1901BudgeEAW:481).

 

28 And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock, by themselves. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham; What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves ? 30 And he said. For these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take from my hand, that they may be a witness unto me that I have dug this well.

 

Numerological Correspondence

In both traditions, the number «seven» is used as a sacred marker of the absolute completeness of an action.

 

Mesopotamia

In the Akkadian «Epic of Gilgamesh», the numeral seven is mentioned repeatedly: «Six days and seven nights came the wind and flood, the storm flattening the land. When the seventh day arrived, the storm was pounding, the flood was a war-struggling with itself like a woman writhing (in labor).» (1989KovacsMG:101). The text further records: «When a seventh day arrived I sent forth a dove and released it. <…> Seven and seven cult vessels I put in place, and (into the fire) underneath (or: into their bowls) I poured reeds, cedar, and myrtle.» (1989KovacsMG:145). The standard version of the «Epic of Gilgamesh» was first written in the Old Babylonian period (1800–1600 BCE) (1989KovacsMG:xxii).

The Atrahasis myth tells that at a meeting of the gods, the god «We-ila, who had personality, They slaughtered in their assembly. From his flesh and blood Nintu mixed clay.» From this mixture, «Seven produced males, [Seven] produced females.» (1999LambertWG_CivilM:59–63). The «Myth of Atrahasis» was composed ca. 1600 BCE (1989KovacsMG:xxvi).

 

33 And Abraham planted an orchard in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the God of everlasting. 34 And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

 

Dendrological Sacralization

A similarity in endowing the tamarisk with the status of a cult object, serving as a material medium for invoking the deity.

 

Egypt

According to the legend, «The waves of the sea carried the sarcophagus with the dead body of Osiris to the shores of Byblos; the surf cast it onto the land, and the sarcophagus came to rest upon a young tamarisk sprout. While Isis wandered, the tamarisk had time to grow, becoming tall and mighty, and the sarcophagus ended up inside the trunk» (2007РакИ:97). After the recovery of Osiris's sarcophagus, «the tamarisk became his sacred plant» (2004РакИВ:80).

 

  


[iii] Notes to Chapter 21

Weaning Period

There is little evidence beyond a few documentary sources and images on pottery and tomb walls regarding infant feeding and weaning practices prior to and during the Roman period in Egypt. During the Pharaonic period (2686–332 BCE) in Egypt, documentary sources indicate that infants were breastfed for up to three years (2001DuprasTL_FairgrieveSI)

Gloss

34 And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

The mention of the Philistines (Sea Peoples) in Canaan is viewed as a redactional emendation of the protograph. The «Philistines» appear in the Levant during the 12th century BCE (2017MaeirAM_HitchcockLA; 2018BenjaminM); thus, their presence in the patriarchal narrative serves as a later terminological update to an earlier ethnic or geographic designation.


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

Preliminary Conclusion to the Analysis of Genesis Chapter 21

The multidimensional analysis of Genesis 21, conducted through the lenses of archaeology, medicine, jurisprudence, and ancient Near Eastern literature, establishes a robust synchronism between the biblical narrative and the cultural-historical horizon of the Middle Bronze Age (approx. 2000–1550 BCE). 

1. Geriatric Support and Social Stability (Linguistics and Sociology)

The birth of Isaac in Abraham's «old age» (Gen 21:2) correlates with the Egyptian concept of the «staff of old age» (imy-is) found in the Instruction of Ptahhotep (6th–12th Dynasties). This is not merely a biological description but a precise socio-legal term for a designated successor who ensures the continuity of the ancestral line and the transmission of «the words of the ancestors». 

2. Operational Protocol of Circumcision (Medicine and Archaeology)

The mandate for circumcision (Gen 21:4) is supported by archaeological evidence from Naga ed-Deir (5th Dynasty), where mummified remains confirm the systematic practice of this surgical procedure. Historical records from Herodotus and frescoes from the reign of Djedkare (24th century BCE) demonstrate that by the II millennium BCE, this intervention was a highly organized ritual, particularly among the priestly and elite classes of Egypt. 

3. Lactation and Weaning Chronology (Medicine and Documentary Sources)

The "great feast" marking Isaac's weaning (Gen 21:8) corresponds to the three-year breastfeeding cycle documented in Pharaonic Egypt (Dupras & Fairgrieve). This biological and social milestone reflects an authentic Middle Bronze Age developmental threshold, where the transition from nursing was a significant lifecycle event. 

4. Legitimation and Inheritance Jurisprudence (Law and History)

The conflict between Sarah and Hagar (Gen 21:10) mirrors the legal frameworks of Mesopotamia (Code of Hammurabi § 170) and Egypt (Pyramid Texts № 641). The distinction between the "son of the free woman" and the "son of the bond-woman" is a reflection of II millennium BCE property laws, where the legitimacy of an heir depended on formal paternal recognition and the mother's social status. 

5. Ethnicity and Geographic Identifiers (Linguistics and Ethnography)

The description of Ishmael as an «archer» in the wilderness of Paran (Gen 21:20) aligns with Egyptian literary motifs from the Story of Sinuhe and the Admonitions of Ipuwer. The persistent identification of desert nomads (Shasu/Amu) as «Bowmen» (Setjet) in Middle Kingdom stelae provides a precise ethnographic context for the Ishmaelite tradition. 

6. Contractual Witnessing and Property Rights (Jurisprudence)

Abraham’s transaction at Beersheba (Gen 21:27-30) adheres to the strict evidentiary standards of the Code of Hammurabi (§ 7). The use of seven ewe-lambs as a «witness» (te'udah) demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of Babylonian-style contractual law, where transactions without material witnesses or contracts were legally void. 

7. Numerological Correspondence (Textual Criticism and Semiotics)

The use of the number «seven» in the naming of Beer-sheba reflects a pan-regional sacred marker of «completeness» or «oath-taking». This is evidenced by the Seven Hathors and Seven Uraei in Egyptian texts (Pyramid and Coffin Texts) and the heptadic structure of the Epic of Gilgamesh and Atrahasis (18th–17th centuries BCE). 

8. Dendrological Sacralization (Archaeology and Cultic History)

The planting of a tamarisk in Beersheba (Gen 21:33) finds a direct parallel in the Osiris myth (Byblos/Egypt tradition), where the tamarisk (Tamarix nilotica) is sacralized as a material medium for divine presence. This reflects an ancient practice of marking sacred sites through specific botanical markers, common to the Levant and the Nile Valley. 

Summary

The cumulative evidence from medicine (3-year nursing, circumcision), law (Hammurabi’s inheritance and contract codes), and archaeology (Naga ed-Deir, 5th Dynasty frescoes) suggests that the narrative of Genesis 21 is not a late literary construct but a document preserving authentic Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000–1600 BCE) socio-legal and cultural data. The linguistic and material parallels with Egypt and Mesopotamia indicate a high degree of "local color" and technical accuracy that would be difficult to replicate in a significantly later period. 

 

Linguistic and Onomastic Analysis of Genesis 21: Egyptian Influence and Datation

The linguistic layer of Genesis 21 reveals several levels of loanwords and semantic calques that indicate the author's deep integration into the Egyptian linguistic environment of the II millennium BCE. 

1. Onomastics (Personal Names)

Hagar: Many linguists (e.g., W.A. Ward) associate this name with the Egyptian root hgr, designating a «foreigner» or a resident of frontier regions, analogous to the Semitic Ger. In the context of Genesis 21, this emphasizes her status as «the Egyptian» (ha-mitsrit).

Ishmael: Although the name is Semitic, his life path in Chapter 21 is closely tied to Egypt (taking a wife from the land of Egypt, Gen 21:21). Egyptian sources from the New Kingdom period feature Semitic names with a similar structure, characteristic of the Hyksos period and the subsequent era. 

2. Titulary and Social Terminology

Bondwoman / Servant (Amah / Shiphchah): In Gen 21:10, Sarah refers to Hagar as amah. Linguistic analysis (e.g., K. Kitchen) shows that the status of a «slave-concubine» in Genesis legally corresponds with precision to the Egyptian term hm.t, referring to a woman with specific rights but a lower status compared to the legal wife.

Staff of Old Age: While the Hebrew construction is used in the text, the concept itself is a direct semantic calque of the Egyptian technical term imy-is («staff of old age»). This is not a natural Semitic idiom but a borrowed concept from Egyptian court etiquette, as seen in the Instruction of Ptahhotep. 

3. Lexicon and Phraseology

The Appointed Time (Gen 21:2): The phrase "at the appointed time" (la-moed) correlates with the Egyptian concept of nw (a fixed moment in time or season), frequently used in medical and religious texts to denote the term of childbirth or the fulfillment of a prophecy.

Circumcision (Mulah): Despite the Semitic root, the description of the procedure as an act of purification and transition to maturity (Gen 21:4) is stylistically close to the Egyptian formulas of «ablution» and «purity» (w‛b), which Herodotus later recorded as the primary motive for Egyptian circumcision.

 4. Dendrological Terminology

Tamarisk (Eshel): Gen 21:33 utilizes the rare word eshel. While in Hebrew it is a general name for a tree, its use in the context of a sacred act in Beersheba resonates with the Egyptian isir / isr (tamarisk), which was not merely a tree but a ritual object in the cult of Osiris. 

Conclusion for Datation:

The presence of these lexemes and conceptual calques—specifically the «staff of old age» and the distinct legal status of the bondwoman—suggests that the author possessed a technical knowledge of the Egyptian language and law from the Middle or early New Kingdom. This makes a late (Babylonian) origin for this specific textual layer unlikely, as these specialized Egyptian legal formulas were no longer relevant by the 6th century BCE.



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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 5, 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 21About round ligament of femur. March 5, 2026. 

 

Note

For more detailssee the article


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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  Fragment from the book Bauhin C. Theatrum anatomicum (1605). The author writes about the attachment, function, possible elongation and damage of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). Lameness after dislocation is mentioned and its cause is explained. In the margins of the page are references to the works of other authors Vesalius , Laurens , Arch ang ( Archangelo Piccolomini ??? ) . Quote p. 1244. Liber IV. DE LIGAMENTIS OSSIS ILII & sacri et que in toto pede habentur. CAP. XXXIX. Femur, coxendicis articulo duplici ligamento nectitur; altero communi membrane, articulum orbiculatim ambit, quod Græci [ischos], totius articuli nomine vocarunt; quod cætera, articulos ambientia crassitie, duritie, & robore su perat, cum articulus hic corpus totum sustinere & motus validos perferre debuerit. Hoc articulo & femoris ceruici accumbit & solum radici magni processus orbiculatim adnascitur, quo motus capitis ipsius femoris non impediantur. Alterum ipsius ligamentum teres...

Human LCF intersection

HUMAN LCF INTERSECTION In the south of China, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the archaeological Neolithic site of Dingsishan was investigated. Burials of 355 people were found in this place. The authors of the article (2024YeZ_LiFJ) identified 91 skeletons with traces of manipulations with the remains. They are attributed to burials of the Dingsishan III-IV phase, aged 8.0-4.5 thousand years. 13 notches were found on the proximal part of various femurs. « Cutmarks on the femoral head, neck and intertrochanteric line, as well as along the medial linea aspera of the femoral shaft, suggest that soft tissue around the hip, including the iliofemoral ligament and the iliacus and adductor muscles, was severed to disarticulate the joint.» This and other postmortem bone injuries «... suggests that corpse treatment at Dingsishan included disarticulation » (2024YeZ_LiFJ).  Figure 4 of the cited article shows the distribution and direction of cutmarks on human skeletons from Dingx...

911-612bcK2453

  Fragment of the text of clay tablet K 2453 (Nineveh; ca. 911-612 BC; maybe 5000-4000 BC). A recommendation for a ritual or magical act may mention the sheep's ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). See our commentary at the link: 911-612bcK2453 [Rus]. Quote [Akk] Clay tablet К 2453 (original source: photo  by Ashurbanipal Library Project   cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de , text: 1906 ThompsonRC , plate. 12). Translation [Eng] Clay tablet К 2453 (reverse ) 42. (if a man’s leg is affected) SA ÚR UDU.NITÁ ša GÙB teleqqe you take the sinew from the left thigh of a sheep ( original source: 1992RothMT , p. 312). ( original source:  Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative   cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de )  External links Clay tablet; CT 23, pl. 05-14, K 02453 + (P365736). Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), Neo-Assyrian period (ca. 911-612 BC). [ cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de , ebl.lmu.de ] Thompson RC. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.  P...

Inferior Portal. Part 1.

  Original in Russian is available at the link:  Нижний портал. Часть 1.  below is a machine translation edited by a non-native speaker  ( version dated 03/02/2025 ) .     INFERIOR PORTAL FOR HIP ARTHROSCOPY: A PILOT STUDY PART 1. Background and Hypothesis Arkhipov S.V., Independent Researcher, Joensuu, Finland Abstract: The article presents, theoretically and graphically substantiates the technique of a new arthroscopic approach to the central compartment of the hip joint. It is proposed to introduce the optical system of the arthroscope from below through the acetabular notch without traction. Similar approaches were used for puncture, arthroscopy, arthrography, and arthrotomy of the hip joint. Diagnostics using the described lower portal will exclude complications caused by distraction of the leg and compression of the perineal support during surgery.   CONTENTS PART 1. Background and Hypothesis [1] . Introduction [2] . Passage through t...

1894KeithA

  A fragment from the article by Keith A. The ligaments of the catarrhine monkeys, with references to corresponding structures in man (1894). The paper discusses the development, anatomy, and presence of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) in various monkeys. The author found in an experiment that the gibbon's LCF strength is more than 11 kg. For reference: the black-handed gibbon (Hylobates agilis) can weigh up to 8 kg ( wikipedia.org ), and the white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) weighs 5-7 kg ( sakhalinzoo.ru ).   Quote pp. 1 58-159. Ligaments of the Hip-Joint. – Professor Bischoff (1) observed that the ligamentum teres of the hip-joint was well developed in the Gorilla. This observation has several times been verified in the Chimpanzee: Owen (2) and Langer (3) found it absent in the Orang, although traces were present. In the Gibbon it is invariably present, and after the limb was severed from the trunk by all but the ligamentum teres, I found it sustained a weight of 25 ...

Hip disarticulation of the human

  Hip disarticulation of the human Hip disarticulation of the human. Postmortem surgery with transection of the LCF in humans 15-12.5 thousand years ago. Presumably, the first postmortem arthrotomy of the hip joint with disarticulation was performed in Morocco 15.000-12.500 years ago. This is confirmed by multiple cuts on the femoral neck of a man from the burial of Taf V-18 ( Taforalt Iberomaurusian necropolis ). «T he cuts on the femoral neck were produced by severing the ligaments of the articular capsula in order to disarticulate the bone from the pelvis. There are no pelvic bones in the grave.» ( 2016MariottiV_CondemiS:Fig.2 ). We counted more than a dozen longitudinal, fairly deep cuts in the middle part of the femoral neck. Their length varies from about two to ten millimeters and occupies a surface of 1 cm along the length of the femoral neck and 2 cm in width. The mentioned cuts on the cortical plate and the absence of pelvic bones in the burial are evidence of the disarti...

THE OLDEST LCF

  The very first four-legged animal, the lobe-finned fish Tiktaalik roseae, lived about 375 million years ago. Based on indirect evidence (paired notches of the acetabulum), we believe that in the hip joint it had two ligaments of the head of femur, in Latin called ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). A similar anatomy of the hip joint is preserved in the salamander. Illustration Tiktaalik roseae is the first animal to have a LCF A) 3D model of the right pelvic bone of the fish Tiktaalik roseae (fragment of a screenshot:  media.hhmi.org ), where we depicted the dissected anterior LCF (lig.cap.fem.ant.) and posterior LCF (lig.cap.fem.post.), that are attached to the corresponding notches of the acetabulum ( inc.ac.ant. & inc.ac.post.).  Below the pelvis is a photograph of our model of the Tiktaalik roseae femur with fragments of two LCFs (a fossil femur of Tiktaalik roseae has not yet been discovered). B) View of a salamander femur with a proximal fragment of the ilia...