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BAM 2, 120 (P285218)
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| Designation | BAM 2, 120 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285218 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09546 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Medical |
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 col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] lu tar x [x] | ... may he not ... |
| 2' | [...] x la [x] | ... not ... |
| 3' | [... _giri3-min_-szu2] i#-szam#-ma#-ma#-szu2# | ... his feet hurt him. |
| 4' | [... {u2}]a#-la-mu-u | ... alamû-plant |
| 5' | [...] _u2 sikil_ | ... pure plant |
| 6' | [...] _na#? gaz# sim#_ | ... ... will be destroyed, smell |
| 7' | [...] tar-musz# | ... tarmuš |
| 8' | [...] x x _lal_-id [x] | ... ... you bandage ... |
| 9' | szum4#-ma# um#-ma#-a#-ti3#? x x an-bir9 an-usan2! _lal_-su-ma# _[ti]_ | If the ummātu-officials ... anbir-plant and anusan-plant are missing, and the life |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ na giri3-min_-szu2 um-ma u2-kal-la-ma mu-ne2-e _diri#_ | If a man’s feet hurt, saying: “He holds back and he is swollen— |
| 2 | _za3-hi-li {gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3 {szim}li {szim}[x]_ | juniper, cedar, cypress, burāšu-aromatic, |
| 3 | _numun {u2}ab2-duh disz_-nisz ina di2-qa-ar2! ina _nindu usz2_-er# | You crush seed from babduḫ-plant together in a diqāru-vessel (and) on a piece of bread. |
| 4 | tu-sze-el-ma _giri3-min_-szu2 tu-masz-sza2-a' [x] | you shall remove, and his feet you shall cover. |
| 5 | u _i3-gesz sumun_ ina _u2-hi-a szesz hi-hi_-ma _giri3-min_-szu2 _szesz2_-ma _ti#_ | and old oil you mix with a bit of myrtle and his feet hurt him and he will recover. |
| 6 | _DISZ na giri3-min_-szu2 mu-ne2-e u2-kal-la _{u2}har-har_ [x] | If a man’s feet are swollen, he holds back ḫašû-plant |
| 7 | ina _a-mesz sud2 lal_-id _za3-hi-li_ ina _ga sila11_ ina _lal_-id [x] | You knead it in water, you bandage him with it, you smear it on a piece of emmer in ghee, you anoint him repeatedly with it. |
| 8 | _DISZ na giri3-min_-szu2 _kum2 tuku-tuku_-a i-rasz-sza2-szu2 ik-ki-ka#? | If a man’s feet are swollen, he constantly trembles and spits: |
| 9 | la# i-kal-la _gig-mesz diri_-a mu-ne-e _gig#_ | He should not eat bread, (or) there will be illness for him. |
| 10 | [x x] x ta-sak3 ina _a sed_ ta#-la#-asz _lal_-[su _ti]_ | You pound ..., you knead it in cool water, you bandage him with it, and then he will recover. |
| 11 | [...] x x x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | it-te-nen-di-pa | he has sworn. |
| 2 | [...] x mi-im-ma | ... anything |
| 3 | [...] _gu2#? gu7_ ana _giri3-min ti_ | ... he will eat ..., and will return to his feet. |
| 4 | [...] ina _i3-gesz erin_ | ... with sesame oil |
| 5 | [...] _esz-mesz_ | ... new ... |
| 6 | [... it]-te-nen-di-pa | ... he has been turning back. |
| 7 | [...] it#!-te-ne2-mi-im | ... keeps changing(?) |
| 8 | [...] x-e | ... ... |
| 9 | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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