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title: A Mesopotamian Tablet with Gynaecological Recipe Against Miscarriage
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4903/a-mesopotamian-tablet-with-gynaecological-recipe-a/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# A Mesopotamian Tablet with Gynaecological Recipe Against Miscarriage

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![A Mesopotamian Tablet with Gynaecological Recipe Against Miscarriage](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4903.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4903.jpg)

## Image Caption

A medical recipe was written on this clay tablet to prevent miscarriage. It recommends that a [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) should wear for 3 days a particular species of dried edible mouse which has been stuffed with myrrh. Probably from [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. Circa 600-400 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 14). A Mesopotamian Tablet with Gynaecological Recipe Against Miscarriage. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4903/a-mesopotamian-tablet-with-gynaecological-recipe-a/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A Mesopotamian Tablet with Gynaecological Recipe Against Miscarriage." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 14, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4903/a-mesopotamian-tablet-with-gynaecological-recipe-a/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A Mesopotamian Tablet with Gynaecological Recipe Against Miscarriage." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4903/a-mesopotamian-tablet-with-gynaecological-recipe-a/>.

## License & Copyright

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