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Women in Mesopotamiaarticle 1995 • Stol, Marten
Babylonians • Middle East > Middle East
In this article on women in Mesopotamian society spanning nearly three millennia and multiple cultural periods, the author covers such subjects as marriage, polygamy, divorce, adultery, widowhood, inheritance, and work....Diagnosis and therapy in Babylonian medicinearticle 1991 • Stol, Marten
Babylonians • Middle East > Middle East
Drawing on two surviving medical handbooks, the author discusses different medical practitioners (doctors, conjurors, and diviners), types and causes of diseases, and cures. “The Diagnostic Handbook” by Esagil-kīn-apli, a court scholar during the 2nd...