Medicine in ancient Assur: a microhistorical study of the Neo-Assyrian healer Kiṣir-Aššur
In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offers a microhistorical study of the training and career of a single exorcist named Kiṣir-Assur, who practiced magico-medical healing in the ancient city of Assur (northern Iraq) in the 7th century BCE.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
BRILL
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Arbøll, Troels P., Medicine in ancient Assur : a microhistorical study of the Neo-Assyrian healer Kiṣir-Aššur] (2023) (Glassner, Jean-Jacques, 1944 -)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Ancient Magic and Divination Series
v.18 |
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| Summary: | In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offers a microhistorical study of the training and career of a single exorcist named Kiṣir-Assur, who practiced magico-medical healing in the ancient city of Assur (northern Iraq) in the 7th century BCE. Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Colophons -- 1.2 Mesopotamian Medicine -- 1.2.1 Magico-medical Healing -- 1.2.2 The āšipu-/mašmaššu-exorcist -- 1.2.3 Genres of Texts -- 1.3 Authorship -- 1.4 Proof and Possibility -- 1.5 Scope and Structure -- Chapter 2 Framework and Background -- 2.1 Microhistory -- 2.2 Framework -- 2.3 Background for Studying Kiṣir-Aššur -- 2.3.1 The N4 Tablet Collection -- 2.3.2 Excursus: Discussion of the Term "Library" -- 2.3.3 The Bāba-šuma-ibni Family -- 2.3.4 The Attested Training and Career Phases -- 2.3.5 Other References to Members of the Bāba-šuma-ibni Family -- 2.4 Quantifying and Contextualizing Kiṣir-Aššur's Texts -- Chapter 3 Kiṣir-Aššur's Magico-Medical Education as šamallû ṣeḫru -- 3.1 Complex Diagnoses in Kiṣir-Aššur's šamallû ṣeḫru Texts -- 3.1.1 Earlier Diagnostic Training -- 3.2 Principles Understood through Examples -- 3.3 The Head: BAM 9 -- 3.4.1 BAM 129 -- 3.4.2 BAM 201 -- 3.4.3 RA 40 pl. 116 -- 3.5 Snakes, Scorpions and Horses: A Discussion of RA 15 pl. 76 -- 3.5.1 Snakes and Scorpions: The Obverse -- 3.5.2 Horse Colic: The Reverse -- 3.6 Gaining an Understanding of Anatomy and Physiology -- 3.6.1 Kiṣir-Aššur's Diagnostic Training and Sa-gig -- 3.7 Preparation for Other Duties as šamallû ṣeḫru -- 3.7.1 Kiṣir-Aššur's šuʾilla-prayers -- 3.7.2 N4 no. 289: A Substitute for Ereškigal -- 3.7.3 Activities Unrelated to Healing -- 3.8 Summary -- Chapter 4 Training in Anatomy and Physiology as šamallû ṣeḫru -- 4.1 The Role of Venom in Kiṣir-Aššur's Anatomical Understanding -- 4.1.1 Snakes and Scorpions in Mesopotamia -- 4.1.2 Venom and Physiology -- 4.1.3 The Physiological Conception of Venom, Bile, and Saliva -- 4.2 Veterinarian Knowledge in Kiṣir-Aššur's Education -- 4.2.1 Horses and Specialists. |
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| ISBN: | 9004436081 |