9 Science and technology: astronomy and medicine in Mesopotamia and Egypt
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 9 Science and technology: astronomy and medicine in Mesopotamia and Egypt - First Civilizations |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Robert Chadwick; Bishop's University; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Archaeology |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | ancient civilizations; Babylonians; Egypt; old Kingdom; agricultural revolution; Akkadians; Ur; Assyrians; Mesopotamia |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Archaeology;CC1-960; Egyptology; D51-90; ancient history; social and cultural anthropology; GN301-674 |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | This chapter describes the scientific, medical and technological accomplishments in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Topics include: - celestial divination - omen astrology - the substitute king ritual - the lunar calendar - understanding the lunar month - the 'ideal' month - naming the constellations - the zodiac and astrology - horoscopic astrology - Babylonian astrology - astronomy and astrology in Egypt - pyramid shafts - the calendar and astronomy - the civil calendar - the lunar calendar - Thoth and Khons - start clocks - the legacy of Near Eastern celestial knowledge - disease and the rise of civilization - medicine in Mesopotamia - magic by sympathy and contagion - treatment of disease in ancient Mesopotamia - surgery - magico- religious healers - training - pregnancy, childbirth and abortion - dental care - anatomical knowledge - medical papyri - traumatic injuries - sanitation - the transmission of medical traditions |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Jan-2005 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/18663 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.18663 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; First Civilizations |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Ancient Near East, 2nd and 3rd millenium BC to 200 BC |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |