Classics 2902 Exam 1 Questions with Correct
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Hammurabi
Babylon most significant ruler
Mesopotamia hierarchy
gods > spirits > humans
Marduk
patron god of Babylon
son of Enki
healer of the gods
Gula
patron goddess of Isin
medical and childbirth related
Asalluhi
paired with Gula
Son of Enki
assists midwives
Enki
flowing water arms
sides with humans in conflicts
Utu / Shamash
,God of the sun (like Apollo)
has twin sister
legal and medical related
Lamaštu
mix of demonic spirit & goddess
free will
Anti-midwife
Asag / Asakku
smashing force / disorder
rogue
Affects Musculoskeletal system and skin (direct confrontation with Gula)
Therapeutic texts
symptom description, instructions for preparing & administering a remedy, and prognosis
prognosis
a prediction of the course of a disease, knowing beforehand how to heal
Diagnostic texts
"if...then..."
Asû
physician
mesopotamia
Ašipu
, exorcist/magician
mesopotamia
Maat
order, justice, balance
Heka
access to power (magic)
Time (Egypt)
cyclical, treatments can be tried again
How to get Heka
physical rite + oral rite + charging a substance
not all 3 needed for magic
priest, healer, king
Sekhmet
causes plagues
Maat (personification)
Protector guaranteeing an afterlife
health
Isis
protector & healer
helps during childbirth
Thoth
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Hammurabi
Babylon most significant ruler
Mesopotamia hierarchy
gods > spirits > humans
Marduk
patron god of Babylon
son of Enki
healer of the gods
Gula
patron goddess of Isin
medical and childbirth related
Asalluhi
paired with Gula
Son of Enki
assists midwives
Enki
flowing water arms
sides with humans in conflicts
Utu / Shamash
,God of the sun (like Apollo)
has twin sister
legal and medical related
Lamaštu
mix of demonic spirit & goddess
free will
Anti-midwife
Asag / Asakku
smashing force / disorder
rogue
Affects Musculoskeletal system and skin (direct confrontation with Gula)
Therapeutic texts
symptom description, instructions for preparing & administering a remedy, and prognosis
prognosis
a prediction of the course of a disease, knowing beforehand how to heal
Diagnostic texts
"if...then..."
Asû
physician
mesopotamia
Ašipu
, exorcist/magician
mesopotamia
Maat
order, justice, balance
Heka
access to power (magic)
Time (Egypt)
cyclical, treatments can be tried again
How to get Heka
physical rite + oral rite + charging a substance
not all 3 needed for magic
priest, healer, king
Sekhmet
causes plagues
Maat (personification)
Protector guaranteeing an afterlife
health
Isis
protector & healer
helps during childbirth
Thoth
