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Recipes involving plant and vegetable drugs were written on this clay tablet, but the purpose was not mentioned. Unlike many medical documents, it is a doctor's working copy rather than a library reference work. Probably from Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq. Circa 600-400 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 14). Doctor's Medical Recipe from Babylon. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4904/doctors-medical-recipe-from-babylon/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Doctor's Medical Recipe from Babylon." World History Encyclopedia, April 14, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4904/doctors-medical-recipe-from-babylon/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Doctor's Medical Recipe from Babylon." World History Encyclopedia, 14 Apr 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4904/doctors-medical-recipe-from-babylon/.
