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Sumerian Medical Text |
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| The culture and language of ancient Sumer remained a secret until the mid-1850s when archaeologists began uncovering vast caches of clay tablets, such as this one, in Iraq. This tablet is over 4000 years old and contains the world’s oldest-known medical handbook. | ||||||
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| Sumerian Language; Mesopotamia; Medicine; Sumer | ||||||
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