Sourcebook for Ancient Mesopotamian Medicine
by Scurlock, Joann
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1589839692
- ISBN 13
- 9781589839694
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Atlanta, GA: SBL Press. Good with no dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Softcover. 1589839692 . Xix, 764 pp. Source list. Text bibliographies. Bibliography, Index of texts. Thick octavo. Flatback bound in brown soft covers with brown panel. Slight storage bump at front top corner which communicates to the front half of the book corner, otherwise clean and unmarked. This copy has the printing information at the bottom of the last page. "...an introductory guide to Mesopotamian medicine for readers at any level of proficiency in cuneiform. With transliterations and translations of individual tables representing the full range of medical texts both in time (from Ur III to the Seleucid period, ca. 2112-100 BCE) and by type (diagnostic, therapeutic, and pharmacological) , it offers readers a working knowledge of those very difficult but ultimately extremely informative texts. " Heavy for international shipping. ; Writings Frrom the Ancient World; Vol. 36; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 764 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Leaf and Stone Books (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11834
- Title
- Sourcebook for Ancient Mesopotamian Medicine
- Author
- Scurlock, Joann
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1589839692
- ISBN 13
- 9781589839694
- Publisher
- SBL Press
- Place of Publication
- Atlanta, GA
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- 1589839692, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Seleucids, Ur, Assyro-babylonian Medicine
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Ancient; History: Middle East/Near East; Medicine; Classics;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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