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BAM 1, 020 (P285122)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 1, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285122 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08281 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Medical |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] _na# igi#-[min]_-szu2# _gig# {u2}kur#-ra#_ [...] | ... his eyes are sick with a foreign plant ... |
| 2' | [...] _u2_ he-pi2 esz-szu2 sah-le2-e _{u2}masz-[tab]_ | ... new break, cress, maštab-plant |
| 3' | _[i3]-udu# {szim}gig numun_ {szim}[x ...] | saḫlû-plant, kanaktu-plant seed, ...-plant |
| 4' | [kam2]-mu sza2 _{lu2}aszgab 8(disz) u2_ [...] | 8 herbs of the šakku-priest |
| 5' | sza2 _igi-min_ ina _izi szeg6_-lu4 ina _i3-[nun]_ | which before ditto with fire, in ghee |
| 6' | _ellag2# udu-nita2 duh-lal3_ u _i3-nun sud2# [igi-min_-szu2 _mar]_ | You rub the kidney of a ram with honey and butter. You daub his eyes. |
| 7' | _{szim}gur2-gur2 {zi3}sze-sa-a gazi[{sar}]_ | gurgur-aromatic, sesame oil, mustard, |
| 8' | ina _kasz_ tara-bak an-nu-u _lal_ x [...] | You boil this in beer ... .... |
| 9' | _u2 babbar na4_ ga-bi-i _mun_ [...] | white plant, alum, salt ... |
| 10' | an-nu-u t,i-pu sza2 [...] | This is the ṭīpu of ... |
| 11' | _DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 _gig_-ma _u4-mesz_ | If a man’s eyes are sick and he is ill for days |
| 12' | _nu bad_-te ina _kum2 sag-du_-szu2 _igi#-min#_-[szu2] | There is no reopening of the case. In the heat of his head his eyes |
| 13' | _gissu diri sag-du_-su sar# | a roof-beam, its top sar; |
| 14' | ina _u4-me_ 3(disz)-szu2 _nig2-sila11-ga2_ tu-kas,3#-[s,a ...] | On a 3rd day you wrap up my garment ... |
| 15' | _numun {u2}in6-usz_ tur-ar2 ina _i3-sur#_ [...] | You crush seed from sedge in a reed bundle ... |
| 16' | _[dilim2]-a#-bar2 sud2 igi-min_-szu2 _mar-mesz#_ [...] | You pound alum, you daub his eyes .... |
| 17' | _dub#?_ ba3#?-[ri3] | Tablet (of) Bāri |
Sources & licences
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