Ancient Babylonian medicine : theory and practice / Markham J. Geller.

Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

xi, 221 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-210) and indexes.

Introduction to Babylonian medicine and magic -- Medicine as science -- Who did what to whom? -- The politics of medicine -- Medicine as literature -- Medicine and philosophy -- Medical training : MD or PhD? -- Uruk medical commentaries -- Medicine and magic as independent approaches to healing -- Appendix: an edition of a medical commentary.