MEDICAL CANNABIS
A SHORT GRAPHICAL HISTORY
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CUNEIFORM


Fortunately for us, Cuneiform (like English) seems to be read left to right. In addition, the Sumerians also seemed to have developed a system of paragraphs/sentences in the form of different columns, boxes, and spaces. (see tablet above)

But, unfortunately cuneiform letters (also like English) make it possible to represent the same sound patterns via totally different letters. [see example below]

Qu
Qu  
Qu-2
Qu 
Qu-3
Qu or Ku  
Lu
Lu  
Lu-2
Lu 
Lu-3
Lu  


But in general, it is believed that Medical Cannabis was spelled as shown below.

Different Words Meaning
MEDICAL CANNABIS
Ah
Ah  
Zal
Zal  
La
La  
Sumerian / Babylonian  
Ah
Ah  
Zal
Zal  
La
La  
Sumerian / Babylonian  
Ah
Ah  
Zal
Zal  
Lu
Lu  
Early assyrian  
Qu
Qu  
Nu
Nu  
Bu
Bu  
Late Assyrian  




ASSYRIAN NUMBERS
one
one
 
two
Two
 
three
Three
 
four
Four
 
five
Five
 
six
Six
 
seven
Seven
 
eight
Eight
 
nine
Nine
 
ten
Ten
 
onethird
1/3
 
twothird
2/3
 
fivesixth
5/6
 

Note, how advanced their number system was, while not in possession of the zero, (I think), still they understood the importance of fractions. While not that important, still the average Antique Cannabis Collectors may need to make reference to their numbers system. Example:
“. . .for 10 days the waters (juice) of taltallu 2 (part of a palm-tree) you shall drink . . . oil, the gum of the taltallu .... 4 days each Cannabis .... 5 /6 mana of myrrh . . . twice 10 shekels from the land of Carchemish“ -- As per the Nimrod Tablets”, ND.460.



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