Ancient Babylonia - Sheeps Liver Cuneiform
Sheep’s Liver Used For Divination
Clay model of a sheep's liver used for divination.
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explanatory text with specific diagnoses.
(From A. Leix. Medicine and the Intellectual Life of
Babylonia. Ciba Symposia 1940; 2:663 - 674.)
Also see Babylonian Religion
Ancient Babylonia
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