Chapter 'Tested' Remedies in Mesopotamian Medical Texts A Label for Efficacy Based on Empirical Observation?

• Main Author: Steinert, Ulrike (auth)
• Other Authors: Cale Johnson, J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2015
• Subjects: Middle Eastern history; Christianity; Ancient religions & mythologies; early scientific thought; compilation and redaction in the ancient world; infrastructural compendia; empiricism
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

This contribution investigates the phraseology of descriptions of efficacy (efficacy phrases) in Mesopotamian medical texts, concentrating on the qualification latku 'tested, tried, proven', which implies that knowledge of effective drugs and remedies had been acquired through practical ex...