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Gender ambiguity was a tool of power 4,500 years ago in Mesopotamia

Gender-ambiguous people in ancient Mesopotamia were powerful and important members of society more than four millennia ago.
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Mesopotamian Temples Weren’t Just for Worship - Some Were “Prescribed”

New analysis of ancient Mesopotamian medical prescriptions suggests that, in a small but striking set of cases, patients were instructed to seek out the sanctuary of a deity as part of their healing ...
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Ancient Medical Texts Found in Iraq Re-Evaluate the Role of Sanctuaries in Mesopotamia

Ancient medical texts found in Iraq reveal how Mesopotamian healers sometimes sent patients to sanctuaries as part of treatment.
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Goddesses in context : on divine powers, roles, relationships and gender in Mesopotamian textual and visual sources / Julia M. Asher-Greve, Joan Goodnick Westenholz

Introduction / Julia M. Asher-Greve and Joan Goodnick Westenholz -- Map of Mesopotamia -- Chronological table -- Gender theory and issues. On sexual differences and gender categories ; Changing gender ...