Abnu šikinšu
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Abnu šikinšu
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Abnu šikinšu, inscribed NA4 GAR-šú, “the stone whose appearance is…,” is one of the most prominent Mesopotamian examples of a lapidary, or “stone identification handbook.” It provides a list of the names of minerals and highlights their therapeutic or magical use. It is currently extant in six fragments: from Sultantepe, ancient Huzirina, Assur, Kuyunjik, ancient Nineveh and a late Babylonian exemplar from Sippar Differences in the surviving copies indicate that more than one version was in circ
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