Many mysteries left us the peoples of ancient civilizations. In a series of such mysteries occupy a special place artifacts found in Iraq, is a mysterious vessels, made of two different metals. The purpose of these bimetallic tanks became known only recently.

Mysterious vessels

...This time the Sumerians not succeeded in repelling the invasion-Semites.
Those who could hold the sword was too little. And now the old priest-doctor hurried to help wounded soldiers.
Thank the gods! They opened the Sumerians, the secret of preparation of medicinal tinctures, which other peoples have been kept secret. The infusions were treating many diseases.

The doctor was a pitcher. From it he washed the wounds suffered in combat and gave them to drink. The old man knew not accept it urgent action - wounds will become inflamed from the heat and the death of man will come in the next two or three days.

One bothered: do drugs at all? Enemies, along with other houses, destroyed the temple, where the sacred medicines. Walls made of bricks collapsed and showered jugs. Wild nomads did not understand their values, but before sweep the temple from the earth, pulled out of the jars gold and silver bars. Production was so rich that it can bring more and copper enemy did not.

...So what is this wonderful medicine? And whether there were they in the ancient people, really?

Yes, there were! In favor of this version is evidenced by the following facts.
In 1936 archaeological expedition under the leadership of William Koenig carried out excavations on the territory of Mesopotamia, near Baghdad. Scientists have found a mysterious containers made of ceramics, which were attributed to the days of Sumerian civilization. In one of the vessels was a copper cylinder, and in it the iron rod. It is possible that the Sumerians were known meteorite iron and iron produced in the form of foam in the smelting of gold.

30 years later, in the same places, American expedition excavated a store similar devices.
Some of them contained copper and iron, and the other was empty. Metal inside jugs bore traces of corrosion. Archaeologists have solved, that before them - galvanic elements, element type volts, which were used for gilding silver products. Since then already became axiomatic statement that the vessels found Century Koenig, - not that other, as the most ancient sources of current. But is it really?

Against anemia!

Not reached us not mention the use of electricity in the ancient world. No such information and additional records to 30 thousands of clay tablets library of king Ashurbanipal, where specially made information on various branches of knowledge accumulated by the peoples of Mesopotamia.
To electrochemical gold plating need complex solutions especially pure salts, the receipt of which became possible only in the NINETEENTH century.

But actually need, no - ancient jewelers knew how gilding by drawing on the product gold amalgam followed by heating. Mercury evaporated and gold settled in the form of a film.
To find out the real purpose of ancient devices, the author of these lines was reconstructed vessels and, together with the group of scientists of Moscow state University. M.V. Lomonosov, conducted a series of experiments.

If the capacity of the copper and iron, which are in contact with each other, pour water - there will start to pass ions of iron. This phenomenon is well known from physics and is called "electrocorrosion". Water also see the traces of copper. Such a process occurred in the Sumerian vessels, when they were filled with the liquid.
Electrocorrosion strengthened if instead of water into the vessel to pour vinegar or fruit juice containing food acid such as lemon or ascorbic. But, as we know, the solution of iron and copper with additives food acids is a great tool for the treatment of anemia! Such medications and offers modern medicine.

In the ancient world, where human activity was accompanied by frequent blood loss as a result of wars, of injuries on the hunt, heavy physical work, - zhelezorudnyj solution could be the drug of primary importance. So archaeological finds Century Koenig, most likely, were devices for reception of medicines and centuries were kept in the ruins of the ancient pharmacy. I must say that the peoples of the Middle East, which inherited the culture of the Sumerians, and currently there is a tradition of preparation of medicines by long insisting metals and juice plants in ceramic vessels.

Vase Entemena

Before copper, mankind has been familiar with native silver and gold. The ancients knew antimicrobial properties of silver. People carried water in silver vessels, preventing it from the rapid deterioration in a hot climate. Some of the vessels were made from an alloy of silver and gold - electra.
Electr highlights in the water by two-three orders of magnitude more ions Ag+than pure silver.

What if copper to connect not with iron, and with silver? For example, throw a silver coin in copper jug with water? In this case, the water will become saturated with ions of copper. In the liquid will pass and some silver oxide. Moreover, the presence of even a trace of silver several times enhances the healing properties of copper. Copper and silver - metal-synergists. Their joint action on microorganisms significantly higher than individually.

When added to copper-silver solution is a small amount of lemon juice will receive healing potion, almost similar in composition to the drug " Circum", which in 1996 entered in the register of the medicines of Russia.
2400 B.C. in the Sumerian state of Lagash lived ruler by the name of Entemena. By his order jewelers produced vase, the upper part of which was of silver, and the bottom is made of copper. The water was turned into a vase in the healing and anti-aging elixir. If there were adding lemon juice or wine are the lifeblood of elixir is increased.
Vase Entemena of Lagash were preserved to our days. We know its origin due to reports made by the ancient jeweler.

Initially, the abstracts transferred to an inscription: vessel for "bright fat"that was surprising the experts, since the vase was not discovered any signs of fat.
However, the icon representing the concept of "fat"has another meaning - "medicine". "Light" is close in meaning to the word "transparent".

Thus, it becomes clear that the "transparent medicine" is the water infusion. The Sumerians attached great importance to water treatment infusions. According to some, the word "physician" - the Sumerian origin and literally means: "knowing the water".

Snake - the symbol of medicine

On the monuments of culture of Mesopotamia of the third Millennium BC are the image of God healing Ningishzida together with a snake. It is considered to be one of the first drawings, where the serpent is the symbol of medicine. There have been found receptacles made of metal, made in combination of various metals - copper-silver, copper-gold. Some of the tanks caused by the image of a snake. This is an additional argument in favor of such vessels - medical devices.

It is noteworthy that on the wall reliefs of the epoch of the third dynasty of Ur, who ruled in Sumero-Akkadian Kingdom, you can see the scene where king bring a drink from the jug, in accuracy repeating the original form of copper and silver vessels found in the tombs.

Research carried out on the basis of a number of medical institutions of Moscow, showed that solutions brewed in bimetallic tanks have the ability to strengthen the immune system.
This not only increases the body's resistance to infections, but also helps to reduce the duration of treatment of a wide range of diseases. Now in Russia are already being produced devices operating on the principle of Sumerian generators drugs. So our ancestors and without knowledge of electrical engineering could empirically to create devices for receiving healing magnezitipari solutions.

Evgeny RODIMIN

Journal of the Mysteries of the XX century