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ashipus

ashipus is the plural of ashipu.

Meaning of ashipu

Noun

ashipu (plural ashipus or ashipu)

  1. (historical) 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

Questions about ashipus

What is ashipus the plural of?
Ashipus is the plural of ashipu.

Words near ashipus in the dictionary

  1. Ashington
  2. aship
  3. ashipboard
  4. Ashippun
  5. ashipu
  6. ashipus
  7. ashiq
  8. ashiqs
  9. Ashir
  10. Ashish
  11. ashitaba

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