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BAM 2, 116 (P285215)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 2, 116 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285215 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00267 + VAT 13743 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | [...] _gig {szim}gur2-gur2 {u2}kur-kur_ | ... illness, mint, mountain plants |
| 2 | _{szim}szesz na4_ ga-bi-i _disz_-nisz _sud2_ | šēdu-aromatic (a kind of sulphur), alum (and) gabbî-stone he mixed together. |
| 3 | ina _gesztin kal-ga_ la pa-tan _nag-mesz_ | He drinks them in strong wine on an empty stomach. |
| 4 | _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}zi-im-_zu3-babbar {u2}numun_ pu-qut-te | If DITTO, imḫur-zubbar (a kind of juniper) (and) puquttu-plant |
| 5 | _{u2}nig2-bur3-bur3 {u2}nig2-su3#-su3 illu {szim}buluh_ | nigburbur-plant, nigsusu-plant: flood of baluhhu-aromatic |
| 6 | _{na4}pesz4-[ansze] szika nunuz ga2-nu11{muszen}_ | a snake with a tail, a raven |
| 7 | _{szim}szesz ka a-ab-ba 9(disz) u2-mesz_ | šēdu-aromatic in the mouth of the sea, 9 plants |
| 8 | mu-s,i# lat#-ku-ti ina _gesztin nag-mesz_ | You libate alum in wine. |
| 9 | _DISZ ki-min u2-sikil_ up-pat _{szim}gur2-gur2_ {gesz}szu#-[nim] | If ditto: saḫlû-plant, tamarisk root, cypress resin |
| 10 | _{szim}hab {szim}szesz illu {szim}buluh_ | ḫašû-aromatic, šēpēku-alkali, alum, balukku-plant |
| 11 | _numun_ {gesz}szu-nim _numun_ {u2}qut-ri _{szim}gam-ma_ | šunû-tree seed, qutru-plant seed, cumin |
| 12 | _i3#-udu_ {gesz}szuq-di 1(u) 1(disz) _u2-mesz_ an-nu-ti | the fat from the šuqdu-vessel 11 plants |
| 13 | _[sud2]_ ina _i3-nun szeg6_-szal szu-hi#-szu2# | he drenchs it with ghee, then he will recover. |
| 14 | _[{uzu}]ur2#-kun_-szu2 [...] | Its tail ... |
| 15 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x | |
| 2' | [...] x x x | |
| 3' | [...] ana _sza3 szub_-di ana _gesz3_-szu2 _dub#_ | ... you throw into it, you pour it into his skull. |
| 4' | _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}ur2-ni-i _min min min_ | If ditto: burāšu-juniper, d[itto]: ditto. |
| 5' | [_DISZ] ki#-min# {u2}gesztin ka5-a sud2 min min min_ | If ditto: you dry, crush and sieve kā’a-juniper, (and) you put it on as a bandage. |
| 6' | _gu2# tur {szim}szesz naga si_ | small neck of myrrh, horned alkali |
| 7' | _ka a-ab-ba na4_ ga-bi-i 5(disz) _u2-mesz_ | the mouth of the sea stone, gabî-stone, 5 plants |
| 8' | _DISZ na_ ana _kasz3-mesz_-szu2 ma-gal _zi-zi_-bi | If a man’s urine causes him a lot of pain: |
| 9' | lu ina _kasz_ lu ina _gesztin_ lu# ina _a-mesz nag-mesz_ | either with beer or with wine or with water, |
| 10' | _{u2}igi_-lim {szim}szesz szika nunuz ga2-nu11{muszen}_ | a plant, a murru-aromatic, šika-plant, kanuz-bird |
| 11' | _{na4}an-zah-ge6 disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina 3(disz) _u4-me_ ina _al-us2-sa{ku6#}_ | Anzaḫ-gēnu-stone: niš’û-stone, in 3 days in the alussa-fish |
| 12' | 2(disz) _u4-me_ ina _gesztin-szur-ra 3(disz) u4-me_ ina _a-mesz_ | 2 days in wine, 3 days in water |
| 13' | {gesz}nu-ur2-mi-i _nag-mesz_-ma | pomegranates drink, and |
| 14' | [ana hi]-niq#-tu2 _u4#-zal#? sa9_ | For a good day it is good. |
| 15' | [ana mal-su-ti]-szu2# za-mar _zi_-[ha] | He is exalted towards his divinity. |
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