Near Eastern medical traditions
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Near Eastern medical traditions comprise the diverse healing practices, theories, and pharmacological knowledge developed in ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Persian, and related cultures that significantly shaped later Greco-Roman and Hellenistic medicine.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Near Eastern medical traditions canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage
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historical tradition ⓘ medical tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Gula
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Imhotep NERFINISHED ⓘ Isis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninisina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Egyptian medicine
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Hittite medical practices ⓘ Mesopotamian medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac medical tradition ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
demonic causation of disease
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divine causation of disease ⓘ humoral balance ⓘ prognosis based on symptoms ⓘ |
| hasGeographicScope | Ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Achaemenid medical texts
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Assyrian medical tablets ⓘ Diagnostic Handbook of Esagil-kin-apli NERFINISHED ⓘ Ebers Papyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Edwin Smith Papyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Kahun Gynecological Papyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Anatolia
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Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ancient Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Greco-Roman medicine
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Hellenistic medicine ⓘ Islamic medicine ⓘ medieval European medicine ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Achaemenid period
NERFINISHED
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Bronze Age ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ |
| transmittedVia |
Arabic translations
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Greek translations ⓘ Syriac translations ⓘ |
| treatsCondition |
dental problems
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eye diseases ⓘ fevers ⓘ gynecological disorders ⓘ wounds ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
cuneiform tablets
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papyrus scrolls ⓘ parchment manuscripts ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
diagnostic handbooks
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empirical observation ⓘ incantations ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ ritual healing ⓘ surgical procedures ⓘ |
| usesSubstance |
animal-derived remedies
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herbal remedies ⓘ mineral drugs ⓘ |
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