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BVW, G (P282446)
Recipe or Instruction, Middle Assyrian, Aššur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | BVW, G |
|---|---|
| ID | P282446 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09751 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Recipe or Instruction |
| Find spot | Aššur (mod. Qalʿat Sherqat) |
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' | [...] | |
| 2' | [... 2 1/2 be-er A.ŠA₃ 1/2TA.AM₃ a-di ta-hap]-⸢še⸣ il-[lu-ku] | 2 1/2 double hours of field, 1/2 of it with felt they will run. |
| 3' | [... 2 1/2 be-er A.ŠA₃ 1/2TA].AM₃ a-di ta-hap-še il-[lu-ku] | 2 1/2 double hours of field, 1/2 of it with felt they will run. |
| 4' | [... 2 1/2 be-er] A.ŠA₃ 1/2TA.AM₃ ta-hap-še il-[lu-ku] | ... 2 1/2 double hours of field, half of it they will run. |
| 5' | [... 2 1/2 be]-er A.ŠA₃ 1/2TA.AM₃ a-di ta-hap-še il-[lu-ku] | ... 2 1/2 double hours of field, 1/2 of it with felt they will run. |
| 6' | [... 2 1/2 be-er A.ŠA₃] 1/2TA.AM₃ a-di ta-hap-še | 2 1/2 double hours of field, 1/2 of it with felt |
| 7' | [... ta-pa-ṭar i+na A-MEŠ em]-⸢mu⸣-te ta-se-ar | You will unharness (them) and you will rub them with hot water. |
| 8' | [...] il-lu-ku | ... they will go |
| 9' | [... ta-ra-kas 2 1/2 be-er A.ŠA₃] 1/2TA.AM₃ a-di ta-hap-še il-lu-ku | You will harness (them). They will run 2 1/2 double hours of field, 1/2 of it with felt. |
| 10' | [...] ta-ab-ri-a tu-šar-ra | ... you have conquered the Tabru |
| 11' | [... še-am ta-ša-pa-ka-šu]-⸢nu⸣ e-ku-lu | ... you will pour out barley for them, they will eat |
| 12' | [... ta-pa-ṭar tu]-⸢ṣa⸣-rah tu-ṣa-a-ap | ... you will unharness (them), you will rub it (with it) and you will wipe it clean. |
| 13' | [...] ta-ra-kas | ... you will harness (them). |
| 14' | [... ta-pa-ṭar] iz-za-zu | ... they stand. |
| 15' | [... a-di ta-hap]-še ta-ra-kas | ... with felt you will harness (them). |
| 16' | [...] ta-kal-la i-na-pu-šu | ... you will hold, they will eat |
| 17' | [...] e-ku-lu | ... eat |
| r | ||
| 1'' | [...] ⸢TAR.RA KASKAL{ni⸣} [...] | ... the ETAR.RA, the road |
| 2'' | [... i-na]-⸢pu⸣-šu 7 IKU A.ŠA₃ ap-pa-tu-šu-nu | ... they shall remove 7 ikû of field as their pledge |
| 3'' | [ma-ag-ga ta-pa-ṭar i+na A-MEŠ em-mu-te ta-se]-⸢ar⸣ a-na A-MEŠ ur-ru-du | You will unharness (them) and they will go down to the water. |
| 4'' | 3{šu} i+na A-MEŠ tu-še-rad i+na šur-rat] še-ru-di A-MEŠ tu-ka-lam | Three times you will bring (them) down from the water. At the beginning of harvesting you will store the water |
| 5'' | 2{šu} i+na še-ru-di ...] la-a ta-na-ṭa-šu-nu | Two times in the šerudu(?) you will not let them pass. |
| 6'' | 3{šu} i+na še-ru-di ta-se-ar tu-še-la-a I₃] tu-ṣa-a-ap | You will rub (them) three times with a paste, you will let (the mixture) cool and you will rub it with oil. |
| 7'' | [I₃-MEŠ tu-šar-ra a-na hu-li ta-ra-kas 2 1/2 be-er A.ŠA₃ 1/2TA.AM₃ a-di ta]-hap-še il-lu-ku | You will harness (them) for the road. They will run 2 1/2 double hours of field, 1/2 of it with felt. |
| 8'' | [ta-pa-ṭar ta-ra-kas 2 1/2 be-er] A.ŠA₃ 1/2TA.AM₃ a-di ta-hap-še il-lu-ku | You will harness (them), they will run 2 1/2 double hours of field, half of it with felt. |
| 9'' | [... ta-ra]-kas 2 1/2 be-er 1/2TA.AM₃ a-di ta-hap-še il-lu-ku | You will harness (them). They will run for 2 1/2 bēru 1/2 each with felt. |
| 10'' | [... ta-pa-ṭar i+na A-MEŠ em]-mu-te ta-se-ar | You will unharness (them) and you will rub them with hot water. |
| 11'' | [... ta-ra-kas 2 1/2 be-er A.ŠA₃ 1/2TA.AM₃] a-di ta-hap-še il-lu-ku | You will harness (them). They will run 2 1/2 double hours of field, 1/2 of it with felt. |
| 12'' | [... ta-pa-ṭar ta]-ra-kas 2 1/2 be-er A.ŠA₃ 1/2TA.AM₃ a-di ta-hap-še | You will unharness (them) and you will harness them. 2 1/2 double hours of field, 1/2 of it with felt |
| 13'' | [il-lu-ku 7 IKU A.ŠA₃] ⸢ap⸣-pa-tu-šu-nu ma-ag-ga | 7 ikû field, their apsatunu field is large |
| 14'' | 2 1/2 be-er A.ŠA₃ 1/2TA.AM₃ a-di ta-hap-še] il-lu-ku 7 IKU A.ŠA₃ ap-pa-tu-šu-nu | 2 1/2 double hours of field, 1/2 of it with felt they will run. 7 iku field are their openings. |
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