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Assyrian medical texts. From the originals in the British Museum.
Publication Details
London: Oxford University Press, 1923 CE.
Facsimiles of the texts of 660 cuneiform medical tablets, many of which were hitherto unpublished, from the library of Ashurbanipal. The tablets date back to the seventh century B.C. No translations are included, but Thompson interpreted and systematized many of the texts in a later work (Proceedings Royal Society of Medicine, 1924, 17, Sect. Hist. Med., 1-34; 1926, 19, Sect. Hist. Med., 29-78). Digital facsimile from Stony Brook University at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #6471.92 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7931 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | assyrian-medical-texts-from-the-originals-in-the-british-museum |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London