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Mesopotamian Physiognomic Omens in India
Seiten 379 - 394
DOI https://doi.org/10.13173/zeitdeutmorggese.169.2.0379
In this paper we explore important evidence for connections between Mesopotamian and Indian physiognomy. The study examines a section of omens that predict a man's future based on the curling of the hairs of the head found both in Akkadian and Prakrit followed by Sanskrit texts.
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