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BAM 2, 122 (P285220)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 2, 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285220 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00264 + Ist A 00269 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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_ kin-s,a-szu2 _du8-du8_ | If a man’s hips are swollen: |
| 2 | _a {gesz}sze-nu a sar munu6_ | water of cedar, water of tamarisk |
| 3 | {u2}ak-tam _szeg6_-szal | a kind of sedge |
| 4 | _giri3-min_-szu2 ir-ta-na-has, | his feet he has twisted, |
| 5 | _{szim}li {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}bal_ | burāšu-juniper, mint, ballukku-aromatic |
| 6 | _duh-lal3_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ | filtered honey from sheep fat |
| 7 | ina _kusz_ te-t,er-ri _lal_-id | You knead it in a leather bag. |
| 8 | _DISZ na giri3-min_-szu2 szim-ma-tu2 _tuku_ | If a man’s feet are swollen: |
| 9 | _gu7-mesz_-szu2 _sa giri3-min_-szu2 sa-ag-gu-ma | his intestines are swollen, his feet are stiff and |
| 10 | _giri3-min_-szu2 _bal#-bal#_-szu _pa_ {gesz}bi-ni | his feet, his limbs, ... of a cedar |
| 11 | {u2#}[x (x)] _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ | ..., mint, juniper |
| 12 | _disz_-nisz ta-hasz-szal ina _a munu6_ ina _nindu_ | You crush it in the sap of a sedge in a loaf. |
| 13 | _usz2_-er ul-tu ib-tasz-lu | he died. After he had sinned |
| 14 | _ki-min_ a-di 7(disz)-szu2 _tu5_-szu2 | Ditto 7 times his bathing |
| 15 | ta-sa-dar-szum-ma _ti_-ut, | you ask him, and he will recover. |
| 16 | _DISZ lu2 giri3-min_-szu2 szim-ma-tu2 u2-kal-la | If a man’s feet hold sulphur: |
| 17 | _kum2_-ma _tuku_-a u3 a-na a-tal2-lu-ku _dugud_-szu2 | he is ill, has a headache, and in order to go, his head |
| 18 | {u2}kam-ka-da {gesz}ur2-nu-u | a type of juniper |
| 19 | _gi szul-hi {u2}en-di_ | reed, šulḫu-plant, beetroot |
| 20 | ta-hasz-szal _mun_ a-ma-an | you rub with salt. |
| 21 | _ba-ba-za-{d}id2 uh2-{d}id2_ | Babaza-Ištar, Uḫ-iddin |
| 22 | _{u2}igi_-lim _suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2_ | a date palm, the base of a male namtar tree |
| 23 | [ina] _kasz!-bir-mesz u2-hi-a_ an-[nu-ti] | with these mixed beer |
| 24 | [...] _hi#-hi# gaz#?_ tu [...] | ... a reed bundle ... |
| 25 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... u2]-kal-ma _ti_-ut,# | ... holds and lives. |
| 2' | _DISZ na sa# giri3-min_-szu2 sza-gu-ma | If a man’s feet are swollen and |
| 3' | a-tal2-lu-ka la i-le-'e | I will not come to you. |
| 4' | _sa-mesz giri3-min_-szu2 pu-usz-szu-hi | his feet are swollen, |
| 5' | _za3-hi-li pa_ {gesz}szu-szi | a šaḫilu-vessel with a handle |
| 6' | ta-hasz-szal ta-nap-pi | You crush (and) sieve (them). |
| 7' | ina _kasz_ pu-ut-ti ina _{dug}utul2_ | in beer, in a large bowl |
| 8' | _gin7_ ra-bi-ki tu-ra-ba-ak t,e#!-t,e4#-er-ri | Like a great flood, you will pour out a message to me |
| 9' | _nig2-la2_-ia# _sa giri3-min-mesz_-szu2 | my possessions, the bundles of his feet |
| 10' | i-pa-szu2-ha _giri3-min_-szu2 i-qa-li-la | his feet he shall cut off, |
| 11' | [_DISZ] na# giri3-min_-szu2 _dugud-mesz_-it# szu2 | If a man’s feet are stiff: he will die. |
| 12' | [a-tal2-lu-ka] la i-le-'i | I came to you, but he did not obey |
| 13' | _na bi_ man-gu# [...] i-[x ... x]-szu2 | That man, ... ... his ... |
| 14' | _szesz2_-ma musz-szu2-a-te | brother of the mushšūtu, |
| 15' | _had2-a gaz ki i3+gesz {szim}gur2-gur2_ | roasted with oil of mint, |
| 16' | ina _{na4}la-ha-an giri3#-min#_-szu2 | with lahanu-stone (and) his feet |
| 17' | _szesz2-mesz_-ma _ti_-ut, | brothers, and live |
| 18' | _u2-te-gil-la_ {u2}pu-qut-tu2 | reed bundles of pomegranate |
| 19' | {u2}ka#-zal#!-la# ina _kasz nag_ | You libate kazallu-plant in beer |
| 20' | _esir had2-a_ x [x] _ka a-ab-ba_ | ... of the sea |
| 21' | {u2}kur-ka-nam# {u2}tar-musz8 | kurkanam-plant, tarmuš-plant |
| 22' | _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ | a type of grass, a kind of grass |
| 23' | _buluh i3_ ina _de3_ | he will wash with oil. |
| 24' | u2#-il3#-ti {m}ki-s,ir-_an-szar2 masz-masz [e2 an-szar2]_ | offering of Kiṣir-Ashur, exorcist of the temple of Ashur. |
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