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BAM 4, 327 (P281832)
Medical, Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 4, 327 |
|---|---|
| ID | P281832 |
| Museum no. | VAT 10998 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [... ana x x _sig_ ... x-ma] _ti_ | ... low to ... ... and he will recover. |
| 2' | _[u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ {u2}x x {u2}x x] _mu-ni_ | (If) a plant's appearance is like ...-plant: its name is . |
| 3' | [ana x x _sig_ ... _szesz2]_-su-ma TI | For ... below ... you anoint him, and then he will recover. |
| 4' | _[u2 gar_-szu2 ...] _gin7 babbar-hi{sar}_ | Its medical application: like a white plant |
| 5' | [{u2}x x _mu-ni_ ana x x] _sig had2-a sud2_ | you pound ...-plant, you put it on the left side of the kidney. |
| 6' | [... x-ma] _ti_ | ... and he will recover. |
| 7' | _[u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ {u2}x x {u2}x x _mu-ni_ ana] _gesztu2#_ sza _lugud du#_-ku# | When he makes food, like ...-plant, he speaks to the wisdom of the king. |
| 8' | _[sig_ ... ana] _sza3 gesztu_-szu2 _gar_-an | low ... you put into his ears. |
| 9' | _[u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ {u2}x x _gurun_-szu2 _gin7] gurun# {gesz}nu-ur2-ma_ | its appearance is like ... plant, its fruit is like the fruit of a cedar tree |
| 10' | [{u2}x x _mu-ni_ ana _murub4-min]-mesz_ asz2-t,a-te _sig_ | ...-plant, in the middle of the writing-boards, low. |
| 11' | [...] _la2_-ma _ti_ | ... is short and he will recover. |
| 12' | _[u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ {u2}x x ... _gin7]_ {u2}sah#-le2-e!? | Its medical application: like ...-plant, like saḫlû-plant |
| 13' | [...] x | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7 za3-[hi-li{sar}_ ... {u2}x x] | the plant that is placed on it, like a šaḫili-plant ... ... plant |
| 2' | _mu-ni_ ana lam#-[s,a-te _zi_-hi _sig_ ...] | Its name means "to cut off the limbs." ... |
| 3' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ {gesz}li#_ [... x x-szu2] | (If) he eats food, like a lard ... his ... . |
| 4' | ha-na-[ab?] _u2 bi_ x [x _mu-ni_ ...] | may he ... for him. That plant ... |
| 5' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7 kun gir2#-[tab_ ...] | Its appearance is like a tail of a scorpion ... |
| 6' | _numun_-szu2 _gin7 gu2-gal_ x [...] | his seed ... like a bull ... ... |
| 7' | ina _gana2#? sahar# [e3_ ... {u2}x x _mu-ni]_ | in the field dust came out ... he named it. |
| 8' | ana mur-ri#-[qa-ni _sig_ ...] | low to the south ... |
| 9' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ [...] | If he eats food, it will be like .... |
| 10' | szu x [...] | Hand of ... |
| 11' | _u2 gar_-szu2 [...] | ... the plant that is placed on him .... |
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