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BAM 1, 106 (P285205)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 1, 106 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285205 |
| Museum no. | HE 332 |
| Collection | École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France |
| 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 | _[DISZ na sza3]-mesz#_-szu2 _mu2-mesz#_-hu# ir#-ru#-szu2 i#-ar2#?-[ru _igi-mesz_-szu2 _nigin-mesz_-du] | If a man’s internal organs are swollen, his eyes are reddish, |
| 2 | _[sza3]-mesz_-szu2 tab-ka-ma _murub4-[mesz_-szu2] _zi#_-ma he-pi2# [...] | his internal organs are swollen, and his middle parts are cut off and broken .... |
| 3 | [mim-ma] _gu7_ u _nag ugu_-[szu2 _nu du]_-ak _na# [bi_ di-'u _gig_] | Whatever he eats and drinks is not good for him. That man suffers from di'u-disease. |
| 4 | [szum-ma?] _na# bi ti-la_ ha-szi#-ih [ana _ti]_-szu2 [{gesz}ere-nu _{gesz}szur-min3_ {gesz}dap-ra-nu] | If he is ill, he will die. For his life cedar, cypress, daprānu-juniper |
| 5 | _[{szim}]gir2# {szim}bal {szim}szesz szim-szal [gi du10-ga {szim}buluh]_ | sulphur, baluḫh&bu-aromatic, myrrh, juniper, sweet reed, balussu-plant |
| 6 | _[{szim}]erin#-sumun {szim}gig {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}man-du# [{gesz}sze-na2-a]_ | cedar resin, sulphur, mint, mandu-aromatic, sesame |
| 7 | _[{u2}]kur#-kur u2_ a-szi-i {u2}si-ha {u2}ar2-ga#-[nu {gesz}ba-ri-rat?] | kurkur plant, ašû-plant, sīḫu-plant (and) barganu-plant |
| 8 | _[mun] ku3#-pad {u2}har-har {u2}nu#-luh#-ha#_ {u2}ak-[tam 2(u) 3(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz_] | salt, ḫašû-plant, nuhurtu-plant (and) baktam-plant: 23 plants for the brother |
| 9 | [ina] _kasz kal-ga u4 3(disz)-kam2_ tara-bak ina _[nindu usz2_-er _e3_-ma] | You stir it in a mighty beer on the 3rd day, you put it on a piece of bread, you let it cool, and then |
| 10 | [ta-sza2-hal 1(disz)? _sila3] i3-gesz_ ana _sza3 hi-hi_ 1(disz)-szu2 [2(disz)]-szu2 3(disz)-szu2 [ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ma _ti_-ut,] | You crush and pour 1? qû of sesame oil into it. You strew it once, twice, three times into his anus and he will recover. |
| 11 | [...] sa#-ma-at _tumu# si#-sa2#_ [...] | ... a sign of a favorable wind ... |
| 12 | [...] x _{u2}hur-sag_ {u2}x [...] | ... juniper, ... |
| 13 | [... _{u2}]masz-tab-ba {u2}ag2#_ x [...] | ... maštaba-plant, nīnû-plant |
| 14 | [... x]-tim ina _kasz_ u _a-gesztin-[na]_ [...] | ... ... in beer and wine ... |
| 15 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _[DISZ na sza3-mesz_-szu2] _mu2#-mesz_-hu _ninda_ u _kasz lal#_ [it-te-ni-is _kud na bi_ hi-x] | If a man’s internal organs are full of mucus: bread and beer will keep pouring; that man ... . |
| 2' | _[i3-udu ukusz2]-hab ki i3-udu {szim}hab illu# [{szim}buluh hi-hi_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_] | You put fat from a kukušhab-sheep (and) fat from an ox, a flood of baluhhu-aromatic into his anus. |
| 3' | [...] x-szu2 u2-tab-bal _numun_ {u2}szu-[nu _a-gar-gar masz-da3 zi3-kum im-gu2_] | ... he carried off. The seeds of their plants, agargar-plant, gazelle droppings, flour he heaped up. |
| 4' | [...] _na disz_-nisz _mar_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ ina _a_ [...] | ... ...: you mix ... in fat from a sheep in water .... |
| 5' | [ra]-bi-ki tara-bak _kum2_-su _kusz-edin sur_-re# [...] | You rub your cheeks, you rub his lips with a leather bandage ... |
| 6' | [... _na4]_ ga#-bi-i _{szim}gir2 argab{muszen} u2 babbar_ [...] | ... stone, gabbî-stone, šūmu-aromatic, argab bird and white plant ... |
| 7' | [7(disz)] nis-hu liq-ti bul-t,i ki-i pi-i# [...] | 7 cuts of lettuce, healing, according to the wording of ... |
| 8' | _[gaba]-ri unug{ki} _ab-sar#_ | the frontier of Uruk, scribe |
| 9' | [x x] {m}ki-s,ir-{d!}_enszada {d!}enszada_ x [...] | ... Kiṣir-Sîn |
| 10' | _dumu# {m}{d}utu-du3 {lu2}masz-masz dumu {m}{d}muati_-be-sun2 _{lu2}masz-[masz]_ | son of Šamaš-ibni, incantation priest, son of Nabû-bēssunu, (who was) also incantator |
| 11' | _dumu# {disz}{d}ba-ba6-szum2-du3 {lu2}zabar-dab-ba_ [x] | son of Baba-šumdu, the bronze smith |
| 12' | [a]-na mal-su-ti-szu2 za-mar _zi#_-[ha] | For his life he will be spared. |
| 13' | [...] e-rib _e2#_ [ar]-hi#-isz li-s,a-am-ma [...] | ... may he quickly enter the house and ... |
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