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BAM 1, 104 (P285203)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 1, 104 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285203 |
| Museum no. | VAT 10092 |
| 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 | [... x]-ma x [...] | ... and ... ... |
| 2 | [...] _u2-hi-a szesz_ ana x [...] | ... the brother to ... ... |
| 3 | [...] ta-sza2-hal ina _igi_ [...] | ... you crush, in front of ... |
| 4 | [...] _i3-gesz_ u _kasz_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak# _[ti]_ | ... you pour oil and beer into his anus. |
| 5 | [...] _illu# li-tar {szim}szesz_ ina _i3-udu#_ [...] | ... may the flood return, myrtle in fat ... |
| 6 | [...] _ka_ ina _kasz-sag nag#_ [...] | ... you pound ... in prime-quality beer ... |
| 7 | [...] _udu-nita2 naga si {szim}buluh#_ | ... a ram, horned alkali, baluhhu-aromatic |
| 8 | [...] _a-esir2_ tusz-te-mid ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an-ma ina-esz | ... you set up a censer. You put it around his neck and he will get better. |
| 9 | [... x]-ta#-'i _{szim}gig {szim}li_ | ... x-ta'i, sulphur, juniper |
| 10 | [... x]-ma# alla-nu _du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | ... ... and you make a suppository and you place it into his anus. |
| 11 | [...] _im#-gu2-en-na {u2}masz-tab-ba {u2}nu-luh-ha {u2}har-har_ | ... imgūnû-plant, masztaba-plant (and) nuḫurtu-plant |
| 12 | [...] _za3-hi-li_ ina _i3-udu zu2-lum-ma hi-hi_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an ina#-[esz] | You put ... sahlû-cress in fat from a date palm and a bit of it into his anus. He will get better. |
| 13 | [...] _illu li-dur numun gi-zu2-lum-ma# _i3-udu ur-mah_ | ... the river level will decrease, the seed of reed-beds will be fertilized, the fat of a lion |
| 14 | [...] x _sud2_ ina _i3-nun hi-hi_ nap-szal-tu4 | ... ... you heat up ... in ghee (and) you daub his eyes. |
| 15 | [...] [{u2}]_igi_-lim _sud2_ ina _kasz-sag nag_-szu2 | ... you dry, crush and sift ēdu-plant, you have him drink it in prime-quality beer |
| 16 | [...] _[{mul}]ud5 gul-gul nam-lu2-u19-lu_ kam2-mu sza _{lu2}aszgab_ | ... the Goat, the destroyer of humanity, the weapon of the herdsman |
| 17 | [...] x-ra tur-ar2 _sud2_ alla-nu _du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an# | ... you scatter ...; you make a suppository; you place it into his anus. |
| 18 | [...] _{szim#}gur2-gur2 {u2}kur-ra_ {u2}hur-sag_ sah-le2-e _u2 babbar_ {u2}ak-[tam] | ... mint, mountain plants, ḫursag-plant, cress, white plant, baktam-plant |
| 19 | [...] x-_nita2 numun gi-zu2-lum-ma_ {u2}sziz-ba-na _illu {szim}buluh gaz_ ina _i3#_ [...] | ... male ... seed of reed, šišbanu-plant, alum, baluhhu-aromatic, in oil ... |
| 20 | [...] sza# _{gesz}gi-gid2 _du3_-usz _tug2-hi-a_ tu-la-ba-asz2 ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-[an] | You make ... of a reed mat and you wrap it in linen. You put it around his neck. |
| 21 | [...] _{szim#}li za3-hi-li {u2}kur-ra {u2}kur-kur_ {u2#}s,a-s,u2-um-ta# | ... juniper, šaḫilu-aromatic, kurru-plant, nīnû-plant (and) aṣaṣum-plant |
| 22 | [...] x _{u2}ukusz2-hab zu2-lum-ma_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ alla-nam _du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-[an] | ... you make a paste of kushab-plant (and) dates in fat and mix it with allanam-soapwort and place it into his anus. |
| 23 | [...] x _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}sze-li {szim}gir2 gazi{sar#}_ [...] | ... mint, juniper, šelû-aromatic, cypress, gazelle ... |
| 24 | [... _i3]-udu hi-hi_ ina _de3 {gesz}u2-gir2_ qu-ta-ru# [...] | ... fat and sulphur in the process of burning the arrow ... |
| 25 | [...] x-ra id-ra _sud2# szu-si_-ka _{sig2}aka3 nigin_-mi _u2-hi-a_ tu-qat-tar# ina _dur2_-szu2 _[gar]_ | ... ... you twist your fingers. You wrap up a tuft of wool. You scatter plant(s) (and) put it around his neck. |
| 26 | [...] _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}sze-li# {szim}mug {u2}kur-kur_ {u2}kur-ka-nam {szim}[x ...] | ... mint, šeli, mugu-aromatic, nīnû-plant, kurkanam-plant |
| 27 | [...] sah#-le2-e _gazi{sar#} naga si illu li-dur illu {szim}buluh#_ [...] | ... saḫlû-cress, ghee, horned alkali, lidur-plant, tallow, baluhhu-aromatic |
| 28 | [...] _mun# a-gar-gar masz-da3 {szim}szesz u2-hi-a_ an-nu-tu4 _dub#-mesz#_ [...] | ... salt, agargar-soapwort, gazelle droppings, these aromatics, tablets ... |
| 29 | [... sah]-le2-e {u2}kur-ka#-nam# _{u2}nu-luh-ha {gesz}zu2-geszimmar zu2-lum#-[ma]_ | ... cress, mint, nuḫurtu-plant, date palm, dates |
| 30 | [...] {szim}x _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li u5 argab[{muszen}_ ...] | ... juniper, mint, lupin, grass of the argab bird |
| 31 | [...] x _illu li-tar {szim}hab_ ina _i3-udu duh-lal3 hi-hi_ alla-nu _du3_-[usz _ti_] | ... ... may the flood return. You make ḫašû-aromatic in sheep fat, honey, sulphur, and allanu-soapwort. |
| 32 | [...] _gul-gul nam-lu2-u19-lu_ tur-ar2 _sud2#_ [...] | ... destroyer of humanity; it will rain ... |
| 33 | [...] x x [...] ina _a gazi{sar}_ tara-bak _lal_ x [...] | ... ... you stir it into a paste in juice from gazelle ... |
| 34 | [...] x _ze2 _gu4_ [...] _gissu had2-a gaz sim_ t,i-pu sza _dur2-gig_ te-t,e-ni#-[pi-ma] | ... ... of an ox ... you have smashed a tree, you have burnt the sap of a twig from a sore, and then |
| 35 | [...] _nita2#_ u# _munus#_ [...] a a x [...] _disz#_-nisz# _hi-hi dur2-gig szesz2#_ [...] | ... a man and a woman .... |
| 36 | [...] _illu {szim}buluh illu li-tar#_ [...] _[zu2]-lum-ma_ [...] | ... a flood of baluhhu-aromatic may the flood return ... dates ... |
| 37 | [...] ina _i3-udu#_ [...] _duh-lal3 disz_-nisz _szeg6_-szal _szesz2_ [...] | ... with sheep fat ... honey, you heat it up, the brother ... |
| 38 | [...] _gar dur2_ [...] | ... is located ...: the heart .... |
| 39 | [...] x-la# _ne-ne_ x [...] x _szub-szub_-szu2 _dab_-su# _szub-szub_-szu2#-ma# | ... ... these ... his fall, seized him, and |
| 40 | [... x]-tu4 _suhusz# {gesz}nam-tar nita2 suhusz {u2}ukusz2-hab_ sza _tumu si-sa2_ [...] | ... ... the foundations of a male namtar tree, the base of an acacia plant, which is shaped by the wind ... |
| 41 | [...] _szu-si du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an# | ... you make a 'finger'-mark and you put it around his neck. |
| 42 | [...] _mu2-mu2_-hu u2-na-paq qer-be2-nu _gig_ um-s,a-tu4 _illu_ | ... he will give birth to ...; in the middle of the illness, fever, flood. |
| 43 | [... x]-tu4 _numun_ {u2}ak-tam _sze10 ur-gi7 suhusz {gesz}nam-tal nita2 {u2}kur-ra mu2#_ | ... ... seed of nīnû-plant (a kind of sedge) from a dog, the base of a naditu-tree (and) a male kurru-plant |
| 44 | _i3-udu hi-hi szu-si du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar#_-[an] | You make a suppository and place it into his anus. |
| 45 | [...] _udu_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi szu-si du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar | ... you make a sheep-offering in fat and mix it with a finger of myrtle, you put it around his neck. |
| 46 | [...] _szub-szub_-su _sza3_-szu2 _mu2-mu2_-hu _tumu_ x | ... his depression will be released, his heart will become happy ... . |
| 47 | [...] _illu {szim}buluh sud2_ ina# _[i3]-udu# hi-hi_ alla-nu _du3_ ana _dur2_-szu2 [_gar_] | ... the river level is low. You mix burāšu-juniper in fat. You make a lump of allanu-resin. You put it into his anus. |
| 48 | [...] _suhusz# {gesz}nam-tar nita2 suhusz {u2}argab#[{muszen}]_ | ... the foundation of a man's namtar tree, the base of an agru bird |
| 49 | [...] _sze10 ur-gi7 disz_-nisz _sud2_ alla-nu _du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar#_-[an ...] | ... you make a dog's tail and you put it around his neck. ... |
| 50 | [... _i3]-udu hi-hi_ alla-nu _du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-[an] | ... you make a suppository and place it into his anus. |
| 51 | [...] | |
| 52 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] ta-na-asz2-sza2 ina sah-le2#-[e ...] | You pound ..., in cress ... |
| 2 | [...] _du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an ina _a_ [...] | ... you make ... and you place it into his anus. In water ... |
| 3 | [...] _du2#_-szu2 te#-[ne2-qi2] | ... you perform ... against him. |
| 4 | [...] _naga si 1(disz) gin2 {szim}buluh igi-4(disz)-gal2_ [...] | ... horned alkali, 1 1/4 shekels of baluhhu-aromatic ... |
| 5 | [...] alla _du3_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an _en_ ir-ru {u2}ta#-[asz-ru ...] | ... you make ...; you put it into his anus; the lord will die; tašru-plant ... |
| 6 | [...] x-hi-sze _{sig2}aka3 i3-gesz sud_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an# | ... ... wool, sesame oil you put into his bed. |
| 7 | [...] x _hi-hi_ la _kesz_ li#-[...] | ... ... may he not ... panic ... |
| 8 | [...] x-i _dur2_-szu2 tu-qat-tar-szu2 [...] | ... ... you will give him his rest ... |
| 9 | [...] _szub#-szub_-szu2 _{sig2}aka3 i3-gesz sud_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-[an] | ... its fall: you put sourdough and oil into his anus. |
| 10 | [...] tu#-qa-tar-szu ina _ugu {gesz}szu2-a dur2_ [...] | ... you will present it to him. He sits on a chair ... |
| 11 | [...] x id-ra _gin7 ir_ um-tasz-sze-ra ur-szu# | ... ... like a river, he has slain his enemy. |
| 12 | [...] _szub#-szub_-ni _{sig2}aka3 i3-gesz sud_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an# | ... falls: you put down fine flour and oil into his anus. |
| 13 | [...] _i3#-udu {szim}gig {szim}li sud2_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi szu-si du3_-usz | ... you mix suluppu-aromatic (and) juniper, you stir them into a paste in fat and you bandage him with it. |
| 14 | [...] _ti gar-gar_-an _im-gu2 pesz10-{d}id2_ [...] | ... you put ... on the river bank. The imgû of Ištar ... |
| 15 | [...] x te-qi2 ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-[an] | ... ... you pour it into his anus. |
| 16 | [...] _sud2#_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi szu-si du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-[an] | You pound ..., you mix it with fat from a sheep's thigh, you put it into his anus. |
| 17 | [...] ina _i3-udu hi-hi szu-si du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-[an] | ... you make a suppository with fat from a sheep and put it around his neck. |
| 18 | [...] ana _a szub szeg6-ga2 sud2 lal_ [...] | ... you pour it into a well, cool off in the morning ... |
| 19 | [... _i3]-udu_ ina _a i3-gesz-sar sila11_-asz _lal_ [...] | ... you knead sheep in water from a thornbush, you bandage him with it ... |
| 20 | [...] qi2-lip2 _zu2-lum-ma_ ina _i3-udu_ [...] | ... a reed bundle of dates in fat ... |
| 21 | [...] 2(disz)-szu2 3(disz)-szu2 _gar_-[an] | ... you set up ... 2 or 3 times. |
| 22 | [... _hi]-hi_ ana _dur2_-szu2 [...] | ... a bandage against its base ... |
| 23 | [...] _im suhusz {u2}nu-luh-ha_ {uzu}nap-sza2-[te i-me-ri] | ... the base of the nuḫurtu-plant (and) napšātu(-plant) was covered. |
| 24 | [...] x _sud2_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi su-si du3_-usz _[gar]_ | ... ... you heat up ... in sheep fat, you put down a tuft of wool and you put it on his neck. |
| 25 | [...] si#-su#-tu4# sza2 _gub3 uzu_ nap-sza2-te i-[me-ri ...] | ... the swelling of the left shoulder of the flesh of the nape ... |
| 26 | [...] x [...] _szesz2_ [...] | ... ... brother ... |
| 27 | [...] sza2 _gub3_ [x x] _szesz2# bar_ x x [...] | ... which stands ... brother ... ... |
| 28 | [...] ir#-ru# [...] | ... he entered ... |
| 29 | [...] | |
| 30 | [... ana] _dur2#_-szu2 _gar_ [...] | ... it was set towards its base ... |
| 31 | [... ana] _dur2#_-szu2 _gar_ [...] | ... it was set towards its base ... |
| 32 | [...] _szesz2#_ [...] | ... brother ... |
| 33 | [...] ti#-pu sza2 _dur2-gig_ | ... the tipu-disease of the Dur-gig |
| 34 | [... _{u2}]kur#-ra sud2 gada_ ta-[x ...] | ... kurru-plant, sour cream, linen ... |
| 35 | [...] x ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-[an] | ... ... you place it into his anus. |
| 36 | [...] x ina _i3-gesz sud2 hi-hi_ ana _dur2_-[szu2 _gar_-an] | ... ... in oil, you put a lump of sulphur into his anus. |
| 37 | [...] x _nam-tar_ nita2# sud2 hi-hi_ tu-kap-pat ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_ [...] | ... ... you wrap namtar-stone of a man in red wool, you put it around his neck ... |
| 38 | [... _zu2]-lum-ma_ tur-ar2 _sud2 i3-udu_ {szim}[x ...] | ... dates, you crush (and) sieve (the mixture), oil, ...-aromatic ... |
| 39 | [... _i3]-udu# hi-hi_ tu-kap-pat ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | ... you wrap in fat, you put it into his anus. |
| 40 | [...] x _hi-hi_ tu-kap-pat ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | ... ... you wrap ... and place it into his anus. |
| 41 | [... _i3]-nun# hi-hi_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | ... you put ghee and salt into his anus. |
| 42 | [... _{gesz}]erin gaz_ ina _i3-nun hi-hi_ al-la-nam _du3_-usz# | You crush ... cedar, you mix it in ghee (and) you make a paste. |
| 43 | [...] tu-tak2-kap i-na _e2-gar8 sahar#?_ a hu a sa [...] | ... you will discard. In the wall the dust ... |
| 44 | [...] x-ma ta-lal2 _buru8 min e2-gar8# man#_ ta-lal x [...] | ... ... and you fill it. The harvest, ditto, you fill the wall of the king ... |
| 45 | [... x]-ak-ka ina _i3-nun hi-hi_ ina _szu-si_-ka te-qi2 [...] | ... your ... with ghee, you take with your left hand ... |
| 46 | [... ina _{uruda}]szen-tur szeg6_-szal tu-kas,3-s,a ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak | you cool it with a small copper kettledrum and pour it into his anus. |
| 47 | [... sah]-le2-e ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an-ma u2 _esi_ | ... you put sahlû-cress in sheep fat into his anus, and then he will vomit. |
| 48 | [...] _gazi#{sar} naga si sud2 szu-si_-ka _du3_-usz# | ... you make a paste of tamarisk, horned alkali, (and) your fingers. |
| 49 | [... _{gesz}sze]-na2#-a szub_-szu2 _i3-nun dur2_-szu2 _szesz2_ | ... a cedar tree fell on it, ghee covered its base with oil |
| 50 | [... _i3]-udu# ellag udu-nita2_ | ... fat from a sheep's kidney |
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