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Sourcebook for ancient Mesopotamian medicine / by JoAnn Scurlock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scurlock, Jo Ann, 1953- author.
- Series:
- Writings from the ancient world ; Number 36.
- Writings from the Ancient World ; Number 36
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian--Sources.
- Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (785 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, Georgia : Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ancient Mesopotamia vies with ancient Egypt for having produced the worlds earliest recorded medical texts. With transliterations and translations representing the full range of medical texts, this introductory guide offers readers a working knowledge of ancient Mesopotamian medical texts.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Series Editor's Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- PART 1: Foundations
- General Remarks
- The Diagnostic and Prognostic Series
- Pharmacology
- The Therapeutic Series
- Medical Text Commentaries
- PART 2: Therapeutics
- Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Mouth
- Fever
- Skin and Bones
- Heart and Lungs
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Genitourinary Tract
- Neurology
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Poisoning, Imaginary and Otherwise
- Endocrine Disorders
- PART 3: Holistic Healing
- Prayers and Stone Charms
- Healing Rituals
- Source List
- Text Bibliographies
- Bibliography
- Index of Texts.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781589839717
- 1589839714
- OCLC:
- 890067736
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb32652 hdl
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