medicine, magic, and astrology in the ancient Near East Geller, Markham J. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. mau 2014 monographic eng 1 online resource (xii, 100 pages .). This book examines the Babylonian backgroundof melothesia, the science of charting zodiac influences on the human body, which transformed older divination by connecting astrology with medical techniques. Special attention is given to a text from late-5th-century Uruk, which is argued to be an important representative of this new approach to the healing arts, previously only known from Greek and medieval astrology. Introduction: globalisation of knowledge -- The Uruk taxonomy (SBTU I 43) -- Uruk astral magic (BRM 4 20 and BRM 4 19) -- The Neo-Assyrian precursor: before the zodiac -- Ancient Aramaic and Greek parallels -- Astrological interpretation of SBTU I 43 -- Melothesia -- Concluding hypothesis. Markham J. Geller. Includes bibliographical references and index. Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian Astrology, Assyro-Babylonian Medical astrology TRAVEL South America General Astrology, Assyro-Babylonian Medical astrology Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian R135.3 .G45 2014 610.935 WZ 51 Geller, Markham J. (DLC) 2014036387 1614516936 9781614516934 9781614519348 161451934X http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=935389 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=935389 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=935389 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=935389 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=935389 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=935389 YDXCP 150127 20200709060313.0 ocn900826231 eng