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BAM 4, 338 (P281829)
Medical, Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 4, 338 |
|---|---|
| ID | P281829 |
| Museum no. | VAT 10392 |
| 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 x uh3# [...] | ... ... dust |
| 2' | [...] x-'-a-szip x [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | [...] _{im#}mar-tu_ qar-du [x x x] u2-nap#-[x ...] | ... Amurru, hero ... ... |
| 4' | [...] el-lum [x] szu-u2# lip-szur# [...] | ... he is pure ... may he absolve ... |
| 5' | [...] _ab#-ba masz-masz dingir-mesz dingir_ el#-lum szi-pat ba-la-t,i [...] | ... the Apsu, exorcist of the gods, pure god, who decrees life ... |
| 6' | [...] _{d}utu {d}szakkan2 : {d}nisaba : {d}id2_ hur-sa-a-[ni ...] | ... the gods Šamaš, Shakkan, Nisaba, Id, the mountain range |
| 7' | [...] qar-du-ti ka-li-szu2-nu li-szi-bu-[ka] | ... may all the warriors dwell with you. |
| 8' | [...] x lu-ka _dingir-mesz_ el-lu-[ti ...] | ... ... may I be yours, the pure gods ... |
| 9' | [...] {d}masz-tum _dumu-mesz_ {d}[3(u)? ...] | ... Ninurta, sons of Sin |
| 10' | [...] x pa-szit-ta _gig# sag-du_ di-'u x [...] | ... ...: he will suffer from pastittu-illness, headache, di'u-disease .... |
| 11' | [... li-is?]-su#-hu#? [x] i#?-na te-e-szu-nu da-nu u an-tum x [...] | ... may he tear out? ... from among them, Anu and Antu ... |
| 12' | [li-pa-asz2]-szi-ra#-ka [...] | May he make you ... |
| 13' | [...] x ana e-pisz kisz-pi-szi-na ru-he-e ru-se-e# up-sza2-sze-e# [...] | ... for the evil of their witchcraft, magic, sorcery, ... |
| 14' | [mim]-ma# lem-na sza2 ina# zu#-um#-ri-ka li-is#-[suh-szu ...] | May whatever evil that is in your body be removed . . |
| 15' | [... _u4?]-na2-am3?_ li#-pat,-t,i-ra ar2-ni-[ka ...] | ... daily(?) may he release your curse ... |
| 16' | [...] ah#-ha-zu szu-ru-up#-pa a-szu2-usz-tum GIG di-'u [...] | ... ahḫazu-disease, šuruppa-illness (and) azûtu-diʾu-jaundice ... |
| 17' | [...] e-t,im2-ma mi-qit [...] | ... a ghost, an attack ... |
| 18' | [...] x ah-ha-zu _dingir_ mu-rag-ga-[a ...] | ... ..., your helper, the god who brings ... |
| 19' | [...] _{lu2}lil2-la2 sikil#-la2 ki-sikil#-lil2-[la2_ ...] | ... the pure sage, the pure maiden |
| 20' | [...] _an_-e s,i-ri-ih _mul-mesz_ mi-qit be-en-[ni ...] | ... of heaven, resplendent one of the stars, whose radiance is surpassing ..., |
| 21' | [...] x ba:la-s,a ur-gu-li [...] | ... lion ... |
| 22' | [... _{d}asal]-lu2-hi dumu sag_-tu-u2 sza2 eri-du10# [...] | ... Asalluhi, the first-born son of Eridu |
| 23' | [...] x li-is-suh ina _su_ [...] | ... may he remove ... from the body ... |
| 24' | [... x]-tu2 sik-ka-tu s,e-en-ni-it [...] | ... ... the hem of ... |
| 25' | [...] gir-gesz-sza2 sa-ma!(LA)-[nu? ...] | ... her feet are swollen(?) |
| 26' | [... masz-ka]-du sa-ga-la sag-ba-[nu] | ... maškalu-offerings, saggala offerings, |
| 27' | [...] x nap-s,a sza2 _giri3_ ki-is-sa-at i-sza2-[ti ...] | ... ... the napsû-offering of the foot of the rope of the stairs ... |
| 28' | [ni-szik _ur-gi7] musz gir2-[tab]_ nam-masz-ti ni x [...] | lion's paw, snake of the Scorpion, divinity ... ... |
| 29' | [...] x _e2 sza3_-bi [x x x] x ri [x x x] _e2#?_ [...] | ... ... the house inside ... |
| 30' | [...] sza2 sza2# [...] | ... of ... |
| 31' | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x i-bal#? [...] | ... rebels(?) |
| 2' | [... _{d}amar]-utu#? masz-masz dingir-mesz#_ [...] | Marduk, exorcist of the gods |
| 3' | [...] u te-e sza2 _nin_-ka [...] | ... and the command of your lady ... |
| 4' | [... _{d}]amar-utu_ man-nu sza2? ki-ma#? [...] | ... Marduk, who like ... |
| 5' | [... x]-an ad di _ugu un-mesz_ ta-zar-ru nu-uh-[hu ...] | ... ..., who renders verdicts over the people, who extols justice, ... |
| 6' | [... mur-s,u] mi#-iq-tum li-'-bu di-'u [...] | ... illness, misfortune, distress, ... |
| 7' | [... ah]-ha#-zu szu-ru-up-pu-u2 a-szu2-usz-tum# : hur-ba-szu2 _{lu2}lil2-[la2_ ...] | “... aḫhāzu (means) šuruppû-disease. Ašulṣtum (also means) : hurbāḫu (mean) a lamentation priest ... |
| 8' | [...] s,i#-da-nu u ha-a-a-at-tu : mu-kil _sag-hul_-ti x [...] | ... ṣidānu and ḫayattu means “the one who carries off the evil ...,… |
| 9' | [si-li]-i'-tu4 _sa-al-hab_ li-i'-bu u2-qu-qu-u x x [...] | 'sili'tu-disease, salabhu-jaundice, li'bu-jumbled ... ... |
| 10' | [... mi]-szit#-tu4 ra-pa-du _gidim#_ la-masz-tu4 la-ba2-s,u# ah-ha-zu [...] | … is a wide scepter, a ghost is surrounded by a lamaštu-demon, your fear is ... |
| 11' | [...] x mu ek-ki-im-[tu] u2-tuk-ku ra-bi-s,u# szag-[ga-szu2? ...] | ... year: “Ekkimtu, utukku-disease, rabi-ṣu, his head |
| 12' | [... mu?]-tu hi-in-t,u2 ki-ib-bu kat3-til-[lu ...] | ..., the sin, the crime, the completeness ... |
| 13' | [... a]-lu#-hap-pu lu-u'-tum _nam-tar_ mim-ma lem-nu mu-s,ab-bit a# [...] | ... aluhappu, lu'tu, Namtar, anything evil, who seizes ..., |
| 14' | _[en2?_ ... u2-tam-mi]-ku-nu-szi da-nim u an-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 _dingir_ x [...] | Incantation: “The gods Anu and Antu, the great gods of the gods ... ... |
| 15' | [... x]-ku-nu-szi _{d}du-ri2 {d}da-ri2_ {d}lah3-mu u {d#}x [...] | ... you, Duri, Dari, Lahmu and ... |
| 16' | [...] ku#-nu#-szi# _[{d}u]-gur# {d}ga-ar2_ {d}a-la-la u {d}x [...] | ... for her, Nergal, Gar, Alala and ... |
| 17' | [...] _{d#?}masz {d#}szakkan2# [{d}]ku3#-su3_ {d}asz-na-an {d}sirasz u? x [...] | ... Ninurta, Šakkan, Kusu, Ezina, Siraš and ... |
| 18' | [...] _ge6# u3# u4-da a-mesz_ u _i3?_ [...] | ... night and day, water and oil ... |
| 19' | [...] x _um-gid2-da_ tab#?-{d}alla# [...] | ... umgida priest of Tab-balla |
| 20' | [...] er#-ru _u4-2(u)-kam2#-ma_ x-ka ma-ha-[s,u ...] | ... will enter ... on the twentyth day, ... your ... |
| 21' | [...] x zu rat zu#? x sza2 {d}e2-a _en_ eri-[du10 ...] | ... of Ea, lord of Eridu |
| 22' | [... _{d}]asal-lu2-hi_ ha#-[']-a-a-t,i mu-kil _sag-hul_ [...] | ... Asalluḫi, the merciful one, the one who provides evil ... |
| 23' | [...] _nenni a nenni_ sza2 _[dingir] nenni_ {d}isz8-tar2-szu _nenni_ [...] | ... my so-and-so, son of the so- and so, whose personal god is my (and personal) goddess is my ... |
| 24' | [lu te-re]-eq-qa lu-u ta#-be2-sza2 lu te#-nit#-sa-a lu-u tan-na-as-[sa-ha? ...] | You should be attentive, you should speak to her, you must keep her in good spirits, and you should not ... |
| 25' | [...] tu2 lu pa-ra-ku x [x] x-tu2 tak-ki-[...] | ... I am afraid ... |
| 26' | [...] x at-tal-ka _tu6-[en2]_ | ... ... I came. Incantation formula. |
| 27' | [...] x {d}e2-a szi-pat {d}e2-a ru-tu2 {d}e2#-[a ...] | ... Ea, creator of Ea (and) princely Ea |
| 28' | [... _{d}asal]-lu2-hi_ a-bu-bu i-nam-di x [...] | ... Asalluḫi the flood will rage ... |
| 29' | [...] x ku sza2 qar#-ra-di# x [...] | ... of the warrior ... |
| 30' | [...] x _nin_ x x [x x] _nin_ [...] | ... ... the lady ... |
| 31' | [...] x [...] | |
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