MEDICAL CANNABIS
A SHORT GRAPHICAL HISTORY
ASSYRIA
Assyrian Medical Tablet K2615


AM-1 ; No. #4 (K. 2615)
See Line 4 (sort of)
British Museum of London

K2615
Part of Plate AM (Assyrian Medicine) 01, courtesy British Museum of London


AM1-Azalla
A__ZAL__??   Line 4

Although I can’t make out the last character, if more learn-net men than I say it’s Medical Cannabis, who am I to question their judgment.

BruisesSwellingP20
BruisesSwelling
BruisesSwellingP21
Assyrian Prescriptions for Treating Bruises or Swellings By R. Campbell Thompson P21 [1]
Tablet K.2615 [2] [Plate AM-1 No. #4]
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[Starting on Line 2] Root of caper which is on a grave, root of acacia, right horn of an ox, left(?) horn of a kid that has been ~overed,~ seed of tamarisk, seed of laurel, Cannabis; these seven drugs are a cataplasm for the hand of a ghost, with which to bind his temples.
[Next Line 5]



FOOTNOTES:
[1] - The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, Vol. 47, No. 1 (Oct., 1930), pp. 1-25 Assyrian Prescriptions for Treating Bruises or Swellings By R. Campbell Thompson
[2]- The latter done also separately ( PRSM Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. [1920 pg6]


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