A Mesopotamian Tablet with Gynaecological Treatments

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 14 April 2016
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Recipes were written in cuneiform inscriptions. They concern conditions such as infertility and pregnancy. Probably from Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq. Circa 600-400 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 14). A Mesopotamian Tablet with Gynaecological Treatments. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4901/a-mesopotamian-tablet-with-gynaecological-treatmen/

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