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BAM 3, 214 (P282334)
Medical, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 3, 214 |
|---|---|
| ID | P282334 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00013 + Ist A 00393 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | _be_-ma _na igi-mesz_-szu2 _nigin_-du-szu2 | If a man's eyes are pointed: |
| 2 | _gesztug-mesz_-szu2 i-sza2-gu-ma | his ears he shall raise, and |
| 3 | _uzu-mesz_-szu2 szim-ma-ta | his flesh with aromatics |
| 4 | _tuku-tuku_-u2 | possessors |
| 5 | _sza3_-szu2 it-ta-na-at-s,ab | his heart has been seized |
| 6 | _gar_-in _gig_-szu2 nu-zu-zu | is present; his illness does not know. |
| 7 | _na bi_ ka-sip | That man is a thief |
| 8 | _nu-mesz_-szu2 _du3-mesz_-ma ina _ki gul-mesz_ | his omens were made and in the place of destruction |
| 9 | ana _{d}eresz-ki-gal_ pa-ag-du | to Ereškigal, the shepherd |
| 10 | ana _usz11-bur2-da kam2_ | came to the ešburda ritual. |
| 11 | sza2 _nu-mesz_-szu2 _du3-mesz_-ma | that his omens were made and |
| 12 | ina _ki gul-mesz DISZ {d}eresz-ki-gal_ | in the place of destruction, Ereshkigal |
| 13 | [x x] x _du_ | ... goes |
| 14 | [x x x x] _kam2_ | ... ...th day |
| 15 | [x x x x] _imhur4#_ | ...... of a reed stalk |
| 16 | [x x x x x] x | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | _nig2-nam {szim}li dub_-ak | You strew everything of juniper. |
| 2 | _udu-siskur ku3-ga du3_-usz | a pure offering he made |
| 3 | _{uzu}zag uzu-me-zag_ szu-me-e sza2 | a šumēzag-vessel of the name of |
| 4 | _kasz-sag bal_-qi2 | first-class beer poured; |
| 5 | _na bi_ ina _ugu {gesz}szinig ku3_ | that man on top of a silver kiln |
| 6 | tu-t,u2-s,a-su-ma 1(u) 4(disz) _nu-mesz im_ | you removed it, and 14 clay slabs |
| 7 | li-pi _i3-udu duh-lal3_ sza2 _lu2-usz11_ | a libation of fat and honey of a weavers |
| 8 | u _munus-usz11 du3_-usz _il2_-ma | and a woman built, raised, and |
| 9 | ana _igi {d}utu_ ki-am _du11-ga_ | in front of Šamaš he said thus: |
| 10 | _{d}utu di-ku5 an_ u _ki_-ti | Šamaš, judge of heaven and earth, |
| 11 | _di-ku5 ba-usz2_ u _ti-la_ at-ta-ma | you are the judge of death and life. |
| 12 | ana _il2_-szu qu-lam-ma | to raise him, he shall die, and |
| 13 | a-lak-ti li-szat | May my path be straight. |
| 14 | _lu2-usz11_ u _munus-usz11 ti_ | witch and sorcerer's prebend |
| 15 | [...] x-at _kusz ti-la_-at | ... ... skin, life. |
| 16 | [... x]-ia _kusz tur-mesz_ | ... my ... small cubits |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | an#-ni#-tu2# _du11-ga_-ma ana# _id2#_ x | he spoke this and to the river ... |
| 2' | 2(u) _til_ x | 20 til ... |
| 3' | _{d}utu di-ku5_ kisz-sza2-a-ti | Šamaš, judge of the world, |
| 4' | mu-du-u2 ka-la-ma | the one who knows everything |
| 5' | _{d}utu_ ina ba-lu-ka e-pesz _hi-a_ | Šamaš, without you, do the work! |
| 6' | _hi-a ul du3_-usz u pa-at-hat an-na-a | he did not make a claim against me, but this claim |
| 7' | _ul_ i-pa-tu-pa ina ba-lu-ka | Without you |
| 8' | _{d}utu_ an-nu-u2 _nu lu2-usz11 mu_ | This Šamaš is not a criminal. |
| 9' | u _munus-usz11 mu_ sza2 kisz-pi ru-he-e | and a woman, the name of witchcraft and magic |
| 10' | ru-sze-e up-sza-sze-e la _du11-ga-mesz_ | the rūšê-demons and the sorcery that cannot be undone |
| 11' | nap-sza2-sza2-ti na-asz-pa-ra-a-ti | supplications, messages |
| 12' | _hul#-gal2# zi-ku5_-t,e3-e _ka-dab-da-kam_ | It is an evil “cutting-of-the-throat'-prayer to the kadab priest |
| 13' | _di-bal-e-da_-ma _kur2_-e | shall contest, and the enemy |
| 14' | u lem-ne2-et t,a3-me2 e-pu-sza2 | and evil, good, I made. |
| 15' | [...] x x x x x x x x | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] ni-pi-sze | ... of the sheepfold |
| 2' | sza _szu_ kisz-pi | of the hand of witchcraft |
| 3' | _szu {m}{d}KU.A isz-ma-ni _masz-masz_ | Hand of Marduk, Išmanni, exorcist |
| 4' | _a {m}utu-masz masz-masz_ | son of Šamaš-ninurta, exorcist |
| 5' | _ki me me me masz-masz-ma_ | the place of the cosmic powers, the ‘solar powers’, |
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