*GUEST POST by Moudhy Al-Rashid (see her bio here)   The Neo-Assyrian physician Nabû-tabni-uṣurseems once upon a time for reasons we may never know to have fallen out of favour with the court. Unlike his colleagues, he no longer received compensation for his work. Payments promised by the court never materialised. Concern for his financial … More “I am dying of a broken heart”