The Healing Goddess Gula Towards an Understanding of Ancient Babylonian Medicine |
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| Author:
| Böck, Barbara
Böck, Barbara |
| Series title: | Culture and History of the Ancient near East Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-26145-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $156.00 |
Book Description:
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Providing a comprehensive study of the Ancient Babylonian healing goddess, this book employs a range of Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform sources. The resulting volume challenges many long-held assumptions concerning the specialized medical literature and addresses the nature of healing in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Providing a comprehensive study of the Ancient Babylonian healing goddess, this book employs a range of Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform sources. The resulting volume challenges many long-held assumptions concerning the specialized medical literature and addresses the nature of healing in Ancient Mesopotamia.