Ancient Babylonian Medicine

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"This report will examine ancient Babylonian medicine. Under the Amorites, the "Golden Age of Babylonia" began roughly around two millennia B.C. Although this era was short-lived, the foundations of medical practice were developed. This discussion will include the geographical setting and culture, as these factors were central to the practice of medicine in ancient Babylonia--a practice which included elements of religion and magic.


The term, "Mesopotamia," is Greek for "the land between the rivers (Sigerist, 1955, p. 378)." This region comprises the geographic area between the Euphrates to the west and the Tigris in the east. Both rivers originate in the mountains of Turkey and flow southeast to the Persian Gulf. The course of the Tigris is shorter; whereas the Euphrates..which carries more..."

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