| Renal and Rectal Disease Texts Contributor(s): Geller, Markham Judah (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110179644 ISBN-13: 9783110179644 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $226.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - History | Middle East - General - Medical | History |
| Dewey: 616.6 |
| LCCN: 2007277592 |
| Series: Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchun |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 8.5" W x 11" (2.50 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The volume provides transliterations, translations, and autograph copies of approximately 50 Akkadian medical texts relevant to renal and rectal diseases in Babylonia. The introduction makes general observations regarding diagnosis and recipes used to combat diseases of the urinary tract and rectum. This is the first volume in the present series (Die babylonisch-assyrische Medizinin Texten und Untersuchungen ) to offer editions and translations of medical texts for the benefit of both philologists and historians of medicine. |