Melothesia in Babylonia : medicine, magic, and astrology in the ancient near east /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2014]
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| Series: | Science, technology, and medicine in ancient cultures ;
v. 2. |
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: globalisation of knowledge
- The Uruk taxonomy (SBTU I 43)
- Uruk astral magic (BRM 4 20 and BRM 4 19)
- The Neo-Assyrian precursor: before the zodiac
- Ancient Aramaic and Greek parallels
- Astrological interpretation of SBTU I 43
- Melothesia
- Concluding hypothesis
- Appendix: modern reflections.