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A Šir-gida to Ninisina (ETCSL 4.22.1)
This ancient Sumerian poem introduces Ninisina, the goddess of medicine and healing. Readers will discover how she masters the surgical scalpel and transmits these divine arts to her son, Damu. It is a raw look at how early civilizations conceptualized the fight against disease and the authority of the physician.