ashipu
ashipu noun: a magical healer in ancient Mesopotamia.
Noun
ashipu (plural ashipus or ashipu)
- A magical healer in ancient Mesopotamia.
- Whatever the patient's requirements, however, the āšipu is unlikely to have had time to acquire more than a basic working knowledge of the medicaments which he was attempting to use.1999, JoAnn Scurlock, edited by Abusch & van der Toorn, Mesopotamian Magic, page 79
- The average Mesopotamian believed the cause of stomachaches, headaches, and other mysterious aches was a demon in the body. The remedy was to call an ashipu for a cure.2010, Barbara A Somervill, Empires of Ancient Mesopotamia, page 120
Forms of ashipu
| plural | ashipus |
|---|---|
| plural | ashipu |
| alternative form | āshipu |
| alternative form | asipu |
| alternative form | āšipu |
Questions about ashipu
- What does ashipu mean?
- Ashipu means a magical healer in ancient Mesopotamia.
- What part of speech is ashipu?
- Ashipu is a noun.
- What is the plural of ashipu?
- The plural of ashipu is ashipus.
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