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BVW, F (P282445)
Recipe or Instruction, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | BVW, F |
|---|---|
| ID | P282445 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09542 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Recipe or Instruction |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢tu-ra⸣-da-⸢šu⸣-[nu] | ... their etūrāšu ritual |
| 2' | [ta-se-ar tu-ṣa-rah] tu-ṣa-ap [A-MEŠ] ta-ša-qi | You will rub (it), you will rub it, you will give (it) water to drink. |
| 3' | [... 7 IKU] A.ŠA₃ i-lu-ku | 7 ikû field they will run |
| 4' | [... u₂ ra]-si-<ni> te-pa-aš₂ ta-pa-ṭar tu-uš-ga-ra-a-ar | You will perform ... and rāsinnu-plant, you will unharness (them), you will leave (the mixture) behind. |
| 5' | [...] i+na 1/2 u₄-mi U₂-MEŠ ma-⸢la⸣ ri-te | ... in half a day, the plants will multiply |
| 6' | [tu-ra-da-šu-nu e-ku]-⸢lu⸣ a-di ta-hap-še ta-ra-kas | You will harness them, you will harness (them) together with felt. |
| 7' | [... ma-la] si-ip-sa-te ta-la-bi | ... as much as the poles you will cover. |
| 8' | [...] ⸢maš-ar⸣-tu-šu-nu il-ta-a-nu | ... their maššērtu-plants they have given |
| 9' | [i+na hu-li tu-ka]-šad ta-pa-ṭar tu-uš-ga-ra-ar | You will ride on the road, you will unharness (them), you will make them roll. |
| 10' | [... ši-na]-te ta-na-⸢aq-qi⸣ A-MEŠ ta-ša-qi | You will give (them) water to drink. |
| 11' | [... še-am] ⸢ta⸣-šap-pa-ka-šu-nu e-ku-lu | they will eat the barley of their eta-eša-pa-ka-vessel |
| 12' | [i+na še-er-te] sa-a-am-te a-di ta-hap-še ta-ra-kas | You will harness (them) on the ground with felt. |
| 13' | [... ma-la] si-ip-sa-te ta-la-bi | ... as much as the poles you will cover. |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... i-na]-pu-šu a-na 2{šu} ma-a-ad i+na hu-li | they will perform. For the second time, on the road |
| 2 | [tu-ka-šad ta-pa-ṭar i+na A-MEŠ] ⸢em⸣-mu-te ta-se-ar | You will harness (them) and you will unharness them. With hot water you will rub it. |
| 3 | [a-na A-MEŠ] ⸢ur⸣-ru-du i+na šur-rat še-ru-di-ka | For the water of the urrudû-tree, in the beginning of your journey |
| 4 | [A-MEŠ tu-kal-lam]-ma ta-se-ar tu-še-la-a | You will give water to drink and you will rub (them) off. |
| 5 | [I₃ tu-ṣa-a-ap U₂-MEŠ tu-šar-ra] a-na hu-li ta-ra-kas | You will rub (them) with oil, you will give plenty grass and you will harness them for the road. |
| 6 | [... ma-la si-ip-sa-te ta]-la-bi ta-pa-ṭar i-na-pu-šu ta-ra-kas | ... as much as the poles you will raise, you will unharness (them), they will eat and you will harness (theme). |
| 7 | [...] u₂ ra-si-ni te-pa-aš₂ | ... and you will do rasinnu-plant |
| 8 | [ta-pa-ṭar u₃ šam-šu tu-uš]-ga-ra-ar U₂-MEŠ ṣa-pi-u₂-te | You will unharness (them) and his body will be shattered. The grasses |
| 9 | [tu-šar-ra I₃ tu-ṣa]-ap 1TA.AM₃ qa-li-a-te | You will rub (them) with oil. Each of the qalītu-vessels |
| 10 | 1TA.AM₃ ... 1TA].AM₃ še-am ta-šap-pa-ka-šu-nu e-ku-lu | They will eat 1 each , 1 each of barley. |
| 11 | [... U₂]-MEŠ ma-la ṣi-ib-te tu-⸢ra⸣-da-a-šu-nu e-ku-lu | ... as many plants as you wish they will eat. |
| 12 | [... a-di] ta-hap-še ta-ra-kas 2{šu} hu-la i+na tu-be-ka | ... with felt you will harness (them). Two times at your turning |
| 13 | [... ma]-⸢la⸣ si-ip-sa-te ta-la-bi | ... you will fill the openings. |
| 14 | [... ta]-⸢kal⸣-la i+na hu-li tu-ka-šad | You will harness (them) and you will go on the road. |
| 15 | [...]-MEŠ ta-ta-na-di [x x] | ... you keep wandering about |
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