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Hardcover The Healing Goddess Gula: Towards an Understanding of Ancient Babylonian Medicine Book

ISBN: 9004261451

ISBN13: 9789004261457

The Healing Goddess Gula: Towards an Understanding of Ancient Babylonian Medicine

(Book #67 in the Culture and History of the Ancient Near East Series)

Providing a comprehensive examination of the traits and areas of authority Ancient Babylonians attributed to their healing goddess, this book draws on a wide range of Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform sources, including god lists, literary compositions, lexical lists, prognostic texts, incantations, and prescriptions. Analysing the use of selected metaphors associated with the goddess, a new perspective is offered on the explanation for disease as well as...

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