Ashipu
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ashipu is a noun meaning (historical) A magical healer in ancient Mesopotamia.
Meaning
(historical) A magical healer in ancient Mesopotamia.
Example Sentences
Virtually all the evidence that we possess for the practice of Mesopotamian magic consists of the records amassed by and for the āshipu […]
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.
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.
Word Forms
- ashipus
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apkallu, shaman, huwasi, assur, shamash, sibyl.
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