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HIPPOCRATIC OATH GREEK LETTERING
ITEM NUMBER: TEZH801
SIZE: 9"WX12"H
FEATURED FINISH: AS SHOWN
MEDIUM: TUFFSTONE
SCULPTOR: ELEGANZA
SAFE FOR OUTDOOR USE?: F
SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEE: $12.95
TIME TO SHIP: MADE TO ORDER, SHIPS IN 2-3 WEEKS
PRICE: $ 116.00
Translation of Oath. Plaque is writting in Greek.I SWEAR by Apollo the physician and AEsculapius, and Health, and All-heal, and all the gods and goddesses, that, according to my ability and judgment, I will keep this Oath and this stipulation -- to reckon him who taught me this Art equally dear to me as my parents, to share my substance with him, and relieve his necessities if required; to look upon his offspring in the same footing as my own brothers, and to teach them this art, if they shall wish to learn it, without fee or stipulation; and that by precept, lecture, and every other mode of instruction, I will impart a knowledge of the Art to my own sons, and those of my teachers, and to disciples bound by a stipulation and oath according to the law of medicine, but to none others. I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgement, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous. I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion. With purity and with holiness I will pass my life and practice my Art. I will not cut persons labouring under the stone, but will leave this to be done by men who are practitioners of this work. Into whatever houses I enter, I will go into them for the benefit of the sick, and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief and corruption; and, further, from the seduction of females or males, of freemen and slaves. Whatever, in connection with my professional service, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret. While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times. But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my lot. Hippocrates, a Greek physician (circa 460 B.C. to 377 B.C.) is traditionally revered as the father of medicine. Few details of his life are known to us. It seems that he was the son of a physician and that he traveled widely in Greece and Asia Minor, teaching and practicing his art of medicine. The Hippocratic Collection of writing is generally attributed to him but it is more likely that it constituted a library of the medical school at Kos where he taught. That collection deals with clinical subjects, anatomy, diseases of women and the famous Hippocratic Oath which is sworn to by modern physicians.
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