Remarkably, a Late Bronze Age (c. 1550–1200 BCE) Ugaritic text (KTU 1.114) mentions dog hair in a medico-mythological context. The writing centers on a night of drinking at an ancient banquet called the mrzḥ. Does this coupling of dog hair and hangovers mean ancient people arrived at the same idea as many modern drinkers—that a hangover is best nursed with more alcohol?The BHD essay has a link to the full underlying article by Silas Vermilya. Cross-file under Ugaritic Watch.
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