Diagnoses in Assyrian and Babylonian Medicine Ancient Sources, Translations, and Modern Medical Analyses

Name: Diagnoses in Assyrian and Babylonian Medicine Ancient Sources, Translations, and Modern Medical Analyses
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ISBN: 9780252029561

ISBN-10: 0252029569

ISBN-13: 9780252029561

Edition: 2005

Authors: Jo Ann Scurlock, Burton Andersen, Burton R. Andersen

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Medical expert Burton R. Andersen and cuneiformist Jo Ann Scurlock present a comprehensive view of what medicine was really like in ancient Mesopotamia, studying experimental medicine in Ashur, Babylon, and Nineveh.

Book details

Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 7/18/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 912
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Concordance of Sigla


Translator's Notes


Introduction


Map



The Ancient Mesopotamian Context



General Health and Public Health Practices



Infectious Diseases



Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)



Genitourinary Tract Diseases



Gastrointestinal Diseases



Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases



Heart, Circulatory System, and Lungs



Eyes, Ears, and Nose



Skin and Hair



Bones and Joints



Obstetrics and Gynecology



Neurology



Trauma and Shock



Poisons



Mental Illness



Pediatrics



Dental and Oral Diseases



Ancient Etiologies: The Naming of Disease Patterns



Prognostics


Conclusion


Unsolved Puzzles Appendix


Chart Showing the Arrangement of Entries in the Diagnostic/Prognostic Series


Notes


Bibliography


Photographs


Indexes


Text Index


Sumerian Words Treated


Akkadian Words Treated


English and Latin Terms