Gastrointestinal Disease and Its Treatment in Ancient Mesopotamia
Overview & Synopsis
The first comprehensive edition of the most important medical compendium on gastrointestinal ailments, bile-induced diseases, and fever from ancient Mesopotamia: the Stomach Treatise from Ashurbanipal’s royal library at Nineveh. Assembled three millennia ago from symptom descriptions, drug recipes, incantations, and healing rituals, this treatise formed part of the only authoritative source of knowledge on therapeutic medicine at the time.
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Document Information
| Document Title | Gastrointestinal Disease and Its Treatment in Ancient Mesopotamia |
|---|---|
| Author / Organization | Cale Johnson, J., Simkó, Krisztián |
| Subject & Discipline | Babylonian medicine |
| Categories | Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Publication Year | 2024 |
| License / Rights | Open Access / Creative Commons |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
OAPEN Library
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-92088 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on www.oapen.org » |