Advances in Mesopotamian medicine from Hammurabi to Hippocrates : proceedings of the International Conference "Oeil Malade et Mauvais Oeil", Collège de France, Paris, 23rd June 2006 / / edited by Annie Attia and Gilles Buisson ; with the collaboration of Markham J. Geller.
This volume, which originated with a conference at the Collège de France, comprises contributions by many of the leading researchers in Babylonian and Assyrian medicine. A wealth of topics are studied, including medical lexicography, prosopography, and technology, economic aspects of healing, and Me...
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| Superior document: | Cuneiform monographs, v. 37 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cuneiform monographs ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Other title: | Preliminary Material / Introduction: \'Oeilmalade Etmauvais Oeil\' / The Babylonian Physician Rabâ-ša-Marduk. Another Look At Physicians And Exorcists In The Ancient Near East / \'To be ill\' in Akkadian:The Verb Salā’u and the Substantive Sili’tu / Some Notes On Medical Information Outside The Medical Corpora / Cuneiform Tablets On Eye Diseases: Babylonian Sources In Relation To The Series DIŠ NA IGIII-ŠÚ GIG / On Medical Technology In Ancient Mesopotamia / L’Ancienneté de lamédecine hippocratique: un essai de bilan / Source Index / Akkadian And Sumerian Words Treated / General Index / |
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| Summary: | This volume, which originated with a conference at the Collège de France, comprises contributions by many of the leading researchers in Babylonian and Assyrian medicine. A wealth of topics are studied, including medical lexicography, prosopography, and technology, economic aspects of healing, and Mesopotamian influence on Greece. First-time editions of cuneiform medical tablets are presented. The volume will interest scholars in many branches of Assyriology, and also historians of Greek medicine. Contributors: Barbara Böck, Paul Demont, Jean-Marie Durand, Jeanette C. Fincke, Markham J. Geller, Nils. P. Heeßel, Marten Stol, Martin Worthington |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1282950738 9786612950735 9047441117 |
| ISSN: | 0929-0052 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Annie Attia and Gilles Buisson ; with the collaboration of Markham J. Geller. |