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BAM 3, 215 (P281824)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 3, 215 |
|---|---|
| ID | P281824 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13653 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Medical |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | [e-nu-ma ni-pi-szi sza2 musz-szu-'u te-ep-pu-szu] | When you perform the nipīšû ritual against the snakes, |
| 2 | _[en2] ma3#-e lu2-ku3-ga [me-en_ ...] | Incantation: O boat, you are a holy man ... |
| 3 | _[en2] i3-gesz ku3 i3-gesz_ eb-bu _i3-gesz_ ana# [...] | Incantation: Pure oil, pure oil, oil for ... |
| 4 | _[en2 sa-hul du3-u3]-da 3(disz)-ta-am3_ [a-na ...] | Incantation: “Saḫul is a 3rd time, to ... |
| 5 | _[szid_-nu _en2 sag-gig]-ga# sag-ki-mesz_-szu2 tu-[x x x] | You recite the incantation 'Saggig-illness, his temples ...'. |
| 6 | [x] _u2-[numun2] sag-du_-su _[szer3]_ | ... seed, its head is sown |
| 7 | _en2# sag-gig gu2-sa-a_ [...] | Incantation: "The headache of the neck ...." |
| 8 | _en2#_ a-nam-di-ki _en2_ [...] | Incantation: 'I am going to you.' [Incantation: ...] |
| 9 | _en2# {d}nin-i3-si-in-na_ [x x x x x] _gub3#_-szu2 | Incantation: “Ninisina, ..., stand by him! |
| 10 | _en2# usz2-hul-gal2_ [x x] pa-[pan] _sza3_-szu2 | Incantation: 'Ushhulgal ... his heart'. |
| 11 | _en2# {d}en-ki en-tu6-nam#-<ti>-la-ke4_ [x x] _gesz-kun_-szu2 | Incantation: O Enki of Entu-namtila, ... his nail |
| 12 | _en2#_ szim-ma-tum _min : _ta tugul_ x-szu2 sza2 1(u) 5(disz) _en_ ki-s,i-szu2 | Incantation: šimmatu-plant ditto means: from his ... garment of 15th grade, until his knees |
| 13 | _[enuru]_ kisz-pu zi-ru-tum _ta_ kin-s,i-szu2 _en giri3_-szu2 | the city, witchcraft and spittle from his neck to his feet |
| 14 | _[en2 gin7]_ an-u2-u ki-tum _ta tugul_-szu2 sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _en_ kin-s,i-szu2 | Incantation: “As in heaven and earth, from his neck to his knees, |
| 15 | _[en2 izi-husz] ta_ kim-s,i-szu2 _en giri3_-szu2 | Incantation: 'Fierce fire from his neck to his feet.' |
| 16 | [isz-tu an]-na#-a _ta sag-du en giri3-min_-szu2 | from this from the head to his feet |
| 17 | _[usz2 gesz-erin] tag#-tag-mesz_ | kill the cedars |
| 18 | _[gin7_ an-na-a te-te]-ep#-szu2 _egir2#_-szu2 _na4#-mesz_ tu-kas,3-s,ar | You do this as follows: you crush the stone after it. |
| 19 | _[en2 me-sze3 ba-da-ri] na4-mesz a2 1(u) 5(disz) u2 szu# [1(u) 5(disz)]_ | Incantation: “For how long will he lie down? Stones, the labor of 15 workdays, and the food of 15 days |
| 20 | _[en2 sa-hul du8-u3-da] na4-mesz a2# [2(gesz2) 3(u)_-szu2] | Incantation: "Saḫul Duuda. Stones, its labor: 180 days. |
| 21 | _[en2 i-ba-ah min na4-mesz szu 2(gesz2) 3(u)]_ | Incantation: “Ibaḫ, ditto, the stones are 200. |
| 22 | _[en2 me-sze3 ba-da-ri en2_ lib2-li _{d}gesz-bar] na4-mesz [murub2_ 1(u) 5(disz) u 2(gesz2) 3(u)] | Incantation: “For how long will you be delayed? Incantations. The heart of Gešbar stone, the middle of 15 and 190 |
| 23 | _en2_ szu-u2# _[na4-mesz sa-gal tugul_ 1(u) 5(disz) u 2(gesz2) 3(u)] | Incantation: He is a stone, the width is 15 and 190. |
| 24 | _en2 a-ra-na#-[hu-un-na na4-mesz izi_ ka]-sis-tu# | Incantation: Aranahunna: stone of the kasistu-festival. |
| 25 | kin-s,i [1(u) 5(disz)] u 2(gesz2) 3(u) | work assignments: 15 and 210 |
| 26 | _en2 me-sze3 ba-da-ri na4-mesz_ szim-ma-tum _giri3_ 1(u) 5(disz) | Incantation: “For how long will he be confined? Stones of šimmatum-plant, via 15? |
| 27 | _en2 i-ba-ah min na4-mesz_ szim-ma-ti _giri3_ 2(gesz2) 3(u) | Incantation: “Ibaḫ, ditto, šimmatu-stones, the path is 210 |
| 28 | _en2 {gesz}geszimmar-tur dalla ku3-ga en2 mu-hul-bi sar-a_ | Incantation: “The date palm is pure and pure. Incantation: Its evil is written in the šarû. |
| 29 | _gesz-pa geszimmar-tur szu#-min_-szu2 u _giri3-[min]_-szu2 _szer3_ | He pounds a date palm tree in his hands and feet. |
| 30 | _en2 su8-ba ki-ku3-ga sig2 sir5-sir5_ sza2 _[{munus}]asz2#-gar3 gesz3 nu-zu_ [u3] _kir11 gesz3 nu-zu min_ | Incantation: O shepherd, holy place, wool of the širsirŋ priestess, who does not know a goat or a female lamb, who do not know (a goat) |
| 31 | _en2 an-bar4 gig-ga sig2 gun3# gesz#-na2# nigin_-mi | Incantation: “Its eclipse is bitter, it is covered in a red wool, it surrounds the bed. |
| 32 | isz-tu an-na-a te-te-ep-szu2 qu#-ta#-ri tu-qat-tar | You have performed sorcery against me since this time. You have strewn a censer. |
| 33 | _en2 za3-hi-li{sar} {u2}kur-ra{sar#} [gi dag-mesz_ ina] _ugu gar_-an | Incantation: You set up a šaḫili-plant (and) kurru-plant, thick reeds on top. |
| 34 | _[en2 {d}]en-ki-e-ne ki-min_ [x x x x x x] _gar_-an | Incantation: O Enki, ditto, place ....... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _[en2 udug-hul-gal2] gidim#-idim#-kur-ra ki-min_ sza2 _masz2-zu_ [ina _sag gesz-na gar_-an] | Incantation: O evil udug-demon, gidimkurra, ditto, of your extispicy, placed on the head of the bed. |
| 2 | _[en2] an# ki ba lu2 ki ba ki-min dir#-mesz_ ina sze-pit _gesz#-na2# gar_-an | Incantation: “Enki ba, manki ba ditto, clouds are placed on the foot of the bed. |
| 3 | _en2_ a-nam-di _en2_ ana pu-hur _dingir-mesz a-mesz_ ana _lu2-gig_ ta#-sal-'a | You recite the incantation namdi. In order to release the gods, you pour water into a sick person. |
| 4 | _en2_ a-nam-di _a-mesz_ sza2 _masz-masz dingir-mesz_ i-da-[at] _gesz-na2 [a-mesz] szub_-di | Incantation: I bathe with the water of the incantation priest of the gods. The bed falls into the water. |
| 5 | _en2 sag-ba sag-ba zi3-sur-ra_-a# _[gesz]-na2#_ te-s,ir | Incantation: Oath, oath of flour, bed. |
| 6 | _en2_ tum3-mu _e2 zi3-mad-ga2_ [x x] _dub#_-ma | Incantation: Bring to an end the house of madga flour ... |
| 7 | _zi3-sur-ra ka2#!_ te-s,ir _ka2 gur_-ma _szu#_-ka# ina _ugu {gesz}ig# nu_ [tum3]-mad-ma | You recite the incantation “Open the gate, open the gate and do not carry your hand over the door.’ |
| 8 | _en2 ab-ta nam-mu#-un#-da-ku4-ku4-e-de3_ a-na _ugu szid_-nu | Incantation: “Do not enter through a window, |
| 9 | _ka2 bad_-ma _{gesz}tukul {gesz#}[ma]-nu_ sza2 ina _sag lu2-gig gar_-nu _il2_-ma ina _sag_ | The gate is open, and the weapon and weapon which are placed in the head of the sick man is raised, and on the head |
| 10 | _en2 {d}en-me-szar2-ra {d}nin-me-szar2-ra_ | Incantation: O Enmeshara, Ninmeshara |
| 11 | _ad_ u _ama_ sza2 _dingir-mesz_ ka-la-ma | father and mother of all the gods |
| 12 | _{d}en-da-szurim-ma {d}nin-da-szurim-ma_ | Endašurima (and) Nindaszurima |
| 13 | _szesz#_ u _nin_ sza2# _dingir#-mesz#_ ka-la-[ma] | brother and sister of all the gods |
| 14 | [x x x] su x x [x] | ... ... |
| 15 | [x x x]-szak#-ma um-ma t,i-it,-t,i-isz tu-sze#-mi | ... and said thus: "You heard the truth." |
| 16 | [x x x] an# [x] ti an [x]-ma _gal-mesz_ e-pu-usz | ... ... and I will do great things. |
| 17 | [x x] _sis sza3_-bi-szu ni-i-hu | ... his angry heart |
| 18 | [x x]-sza2# _ig e2-gesz-nu11-gal#_ | ... door of Egeshnugal |
| 19 | [szad]-a# el-li sza2-da-a ur#-rad# | The pure mountain, the pure mountain I conquered. |
| 20 | [{u2}]a-na-mi-ru szam-mu ul-tu szur-szi-szu2 isz-ru-hu-ma | anamiru-plant, a medicinal plant, from its roots he received, and |
| 21 | [x x] sza2 ri#-i-zu-uq-ma pa-ni-szu2 | ... who is afraid and his face |
| 22 | [x x] x-szu#-usz#-ma# _dingir-mesz szesz-mesz_-szu2-nu | ... and the gods, their brothers |
| 23 | [x ip]-pal a-ma-ti! i-qab-bu-szu2 | ... listens to the words that they speak to him |
| 24 | [x x] x-ku-nu bi-la-a-ni _tu6-en2_ | ... your ..., Incantation-formula |
| 25 | _[ka] inim#-ma udug_ [x x x] | The mouth of the matter is a udug ....... |
| 26 | _[du3-du3]-bi_ {u2}a-na-mi-ru ina _a-mesz_ u _i3 {gesz}erin_ [tu-bal-lal] | Its ritual: you mix anamiru-plant in water and oil of cedar. |
| 27 | [szi-ip-ta] 3(disz)-szu2 ina _ugu szid_-nu _u4_ 2(u) 9(disz)-kam2_ sza2 _{iti}ne_ | 3rd extispicy, on the 29th day of Abu |
| 28 | [pa]-ni-ka _szesz2_-ma {d}a-nun-na-ki | Your face, brother of the Anunnaki, |
| 29 | [it]-ti#-ka i-dab-bu#-bu | they speak with you |
| 30 | [x x x] {u2}x [x] a _igi im_ ana _an_ pa-qul x _bad-ki_ x | ... ... water in front of the rain, a flood ... the city wall |
| 31 | [x x x x x] x _di_ da-a x a-na [x x x] x | ...... to ... |
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