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BAM 2, 157 (P281814)
Medical, Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 2, 157 |
|---|---|
| ID | P281814 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09547 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Medical |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x DU# NI# SI x [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] _uzu# dara3_-hu _gu7-gu7#_ [...] | ... he eats sahû-meal ... |
| 3' | [...] x _szub-szub uzu giri3-pad-du_ ku-ri# [...] | ... ... falls: the shoulder, the tendons of the lung .... |
| 4' | [...] u2#-mi-szam-ma _zu2-mesz_-szu2 il-[x ...] | ... he gives birth to ... and his body ... |
| 5' | [... x]-szu2# zi-ma ti#? | ... his ... is true and life |
| 6' | [_DISZ na_ ina i-tu-li]-szu2# _zu2-mesz_-szu2 i-ga14-s,a-as, gul-gul-la-at# | If a man, when walking, his teeth are swollen: he will be destroyed. |
| 7' | _[lu2-u18-lu ti]_-qe2 ina _a-mesz luh i3-gesz szesz2_ | You take a man’s. With water, you wash his brother with oil. |
| 8' | [...] x IL ina 3(disz) _u4-me_ u2-mi-szam-ma | ... ... for 3 days he will give birth and |
| 9' | [ina _igi_ i-tu-li-szu2 7(disz)]-szu2 i-na-szi-iq-ma _ti_ | in front of he went up, 7 times he sinned, and the life |
| 10' | [_DISZ na_ ... bu]-'#-sza2-nu _dab_-it ina ri-be-et _zu2-mesz_-szu2 | If a man is seized by bu'shanu-disease in the middle of his body: |
| 11' | [... _na4]_ ga#-bi-i _{u2}kur-ra_ ta-sak3 | You pound ... stone, cheese and mountain plants. |
| 12' | [...] ta#-kar _ugu_ {na4}ur-s,i i-na-szi-iq#-ma# TI | You pound ..., he rubs it on burṣu-stone, and then he will recover. |
| 13' | [...] szu11-kul2-ti? _munu6_ ana _ka_-szu2 i-si-iq# [...] | ... a supplication?, a bowl ... into his mouth ... |
| 14' | [...] _gesztin#_ i-sa-raq _gin7 du11-ga_ [...] | ... he pours wine, he speaks as follows ... |
| 15' | [...] ni# gul-gul-la-at _gig-ga#?_ [...] | ... destroyer of humanity, ... illness |
| 16' | [...] an#-na-a _du11-ga_-ma [...] | ... you say this and ... |
| 17' | [...] KU#? _dab_-it ha-an-s,a-[ti ...] | ... ..., the one who seizes the limbs ... |
| 18' | [...] u ta-sak3 ana nu-hur-ti [...] | ... and you pound (it) for nuḫurtu-disease. |
| 19' | [...] x-tuk te-pe-hi-ma [...] | ... you will remove and ... |
| 20' | [...] ha#-lu-la-ia {na4}[x ...] | ... my destruction ... stone |
| 21' | [... nu]-hur-ti# x [...] | ... nuhurtu-plant ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] {u2}kam2-ma-an-ta# [...] | ... from the first plant |
| 3' | [... x]-ta-an-ni ta-ma-la-a-ha isz-ki _lal_ | ... ... you will rub with honey. |
| 4' | [...] x _hi-hi szu-nigin2 4(disz) lal-mesz_ sza _babbar-mesz tum3_ | ... ...; total: 4 honeys of white wool brought. |
| 5' | [... _x]-mesz lal2_-su 3(disz) _iti_ tu-szal-lam | ... his honey for 3 months you will give back. |
| 6' | [...] _tu5-mesz_ masz-qi2-ta ki _kasz-sag nag-nag_ i#-[nisz2] | ... mashqītu-soapwort and prime-quality beer you drink together. |
| 7' | [...] _{u2}in-nu-usz {u2}gesztin ka5-a_ | ... innuš-plant (and) tamarisk |
| 8' | [...] x _ninda sze-sa-a lal_-tu an-ni-tu | ... ... this barley-bread is syrup. |
| 9' | [...] _sed# hi-hi lal2_-su-ma i-nisz2 | ... is cool, he drinks his honey and then he will recover. |
| 10' | [...] _gesz-pesz3_ {u2}at-kam2 _ninda sze-sa-a lal_-tu | ... figs, tamarisk, roasted bread, honey |
| 11' | [... _ar3]_-en# ina _kasz-sag hi-hi lal2_-su-ma i-nisz2 | ... you crush ... in prime-quality beer, you bandage him with it, and then he will recover. |
| 12' | [...] _a_ ba _na sig7_-su-nu _ti_-qe2 tu-bal _gaz_ | ... ... you take their yellow-green ..., you scatter it, you burn it. |
| 13' | [...] _sze#-sa-a_ ana _sza3 szub lal_-tu an-ni-tu | ... barley rations into it, this deficiency. |
| 14' | [...] x _sed hi-hi lal2_-su-ma _ti_ | ... ... is soothed, he drinks his honey and he will recover. |
| 15' | [...] _gig_ ana _gig zi {u2}in-nu-usz_ | ... a sick person, in order to heal the sick person: juniper |
| 16' | [...] ina _a gazi{sar}_ ta-la-asz2 _lal2_-su-ma i-nisz2 | ... you mix in ghee, you bandage him, and then he will recover. |
| 17' | [... _du10]-ga# hi-hi_ ina _a gazi{sar}_ [...] | ... sweet ... in juice from gazelle ... |
Sources & licences
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