03288nam 2200625 450 991082141690332120231214152852.090-04-26146-X10.1163/9789004261464(CKB)2550000001134349(EBL)1481159(OCoLC)861559369(SSID)ssj0001061091(PQKBManifestationID)11674917(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061091(PQKBWorkID)11087814(PQKB)11374178(MiAaPQ)EBC1481159(nllekb)BRILL9789004261464(Au-PeEL)EBL1481159(CaPaEBR)ebr10783955(CaONFJC)MIL534057(PPN)178890707(EXLCZ)99255000000113434920131031d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe healing goddess Gula towards an understanding of ancient babylonian medicine /by Barbara Bo℗·ckLeiden, Netherlands :Koninklijke Brill NV,2014.{copy}20141 online resource (231 p.)Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;Volume 67Description based upon print version of record.90-04-26145-1 1-306-02806-X Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Healing Goddess Gula: A Portrait -- 3 Gula’s ‘Hand’ in the Handbook of Diagnosis and Prognosis, Sakikkû -- 4 Gula and Healing Spells -- 5 Gula’s Healing Plants -- 6 The Cultural Setting of Ancient Babylonian Medicine -- Bibliography -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Words Discussed -- Incantation Incipits -- Texts Cited.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 the motivation for particular treatments. Special chapters deal with the cuneiform handbook on prognosis and diagnosis of diseases, medical incantations appealing to the healing goddess, and the medicinal plants attributed to her. For the first time a body of evidence for the use of simple drugs is brought together, elaborating on specific plant profiles. The result is a volume that challenges many long-held assumptions concerning the specialized cuneiform medical literature and takes a fresh look on the nature of Ancient Babylonian healing.Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;v. 67.Healing godsMedicine, Assyro-BabylonianHealing gods.Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian.291.213Bock Barbara674406MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821416903321The healing goddess Gula3998305UNINA