An Ancient Mesopotamian Herbal Handbook: The Series URU.AN.NA and MUD-UR.MAH. Vo

Description: An Ancient Mesopotamian Herbal Handbook by J.C. Fincke Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The related series uru.an.na = mas / ltakkal, "uru.an.na means themas/ltakkal plant", and mud-ur.mah = mê sa libbi bini, "lions bloodmeans the liquid from the heart of the tamarisk", both give synonyms andequivalent foreign names for plants, herbs and wood, as well as forother ingredients ancient medical practitioners used to effect cures.This first volume about both series focuses on the cuneiformtablets on which the texts were written, from the British Museum,London, the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, and the OrientalInstitute, Chicago. New hand copies and sketches show the physical andnon-physical joins. Viewing the tablets as archaeological objects, theauthor provides numerous observations about format, shape, colour,firing holes, worm holes and trace fossils. The ways scribes markedout their tablets with horizontal lines (sometimes doubled) to separateentries or paragraphs or provide ruled tablets are described; verticalrulings defined the left edge and column divisions (sometimes replacedby a Glossenkeil). Areas reserved for writing, layout, slantedlines of writing, alignment and indentation of paragraphs, line spacingand ductus (especially changes from Middle to Neo-Assyrian) arecarefully examined. The last chapter concentrates on scribal correctionsand various correction marks, line markers and supplementary glosses.Such features illuminate the personal preferences and professionalexperience of the frequently anonymous scribes behind the tablets. Les séries uru.an.na = mas / ltakkal (mot-à-mot "uru.an.nasignifie la plante-mas / ltakkal") et mud-ur.mah = mê sa libbi bini(""Sang de lion" signifie le liquide provenant du coeur du tamari")donnent toutes deux des synonymes et des équivalents étrangers pour desnoms de plantes, dherbes et de bois, ainsi que dautres ingrédientsutilisés par danciens médecins pour soigner. Ce premier volumeest consacré aux tablettes cunéiformes qui véhiculent ces textes,conservées aujourdhui au British Museum (Londres), VorderasiatischesMuseum (Berlin) et à lInstitut Oriental (Chicago). Les nouvelles copieset esquisses illustrent les joins (directs et indirects). Les tablettessont considérées comme des objets archéologiques, avec de nombreusesremarques concernant le format, la forme, la couleur, léventuelleprésence de "trous de cuisson", les trous laissés par des vers et lestraces de fossiles. Lauteur a prêté une attention particulière à lartdu scribe : la "mise-en-page" au moyen de traits horizontaux, parfoisdédoublés, pour séparer les lignes ou paragraphes, et de traitsverticaux pour définir la marge gauche et pour séparer les colonnes(parfois un Glossenkeil joue ce rôle). Le lecteur trouveraégalement une étude des zones réservées pour lécriture, le format,linclinaison des lignes en cours décriture, ou encore lalignement desparagraphes, lespacement des lignes et le ductus (en particulier lesdifférences entre médio- et néo-assyrien). Enfin, le dernier chapitreest dédié aux corrections des scribes, avec les différentes marques decorrection, marqueurs de lignes ou gloses supplémentaires. De tellescaractéristiques indiquent les préférences personnelles et lexpérienceprofessionnelle du scribe copieur qui bien souvent, reste anonymederrière les tablettes. Details ISBN 9042944714 ISBN-13 9789042944718 Title An Ancient Mesopotamian Herbal Handbook Author J.C. Fincke Format Paperback Year 2021 Pages 295 Publisher Peeters Publishers GE_Item_ID:137291855; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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