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BAM 2, 130 (P285227)
Medical, Assur
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| Designation | BAM 2, 130 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285227 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13742 + VAT 13746 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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 sa-gal gig_ {u2}tar-musz8#? [...] | If a man suffers from sagging of the hips: tarmuš-plant |
| 2 | _{szim}kur-gi-rin2-na {gesz}erin_ {gesz}[x ...] | kurgirinnu-aromatic, cedar, ...-wood |
| 3 | _gi du10-ga {szim}bal {szim}{d}masz-tab#?_ [...] | Good reed, balû-aromatic, maštab?-juniper |
| 4 | _{szim#}li {szim}sal {szim}gam-ma_ {szim#}[x ...] | burāšu-juniper, suluppu-aromatic, cumin, |
| 5 | x na#?-ah-ru {gesz}si-hu {gesz}ar2-ga-nu {gesz}ukusz#_ [x] | naḫru-wood, sihu wood, barganu wood (and) leather |
| 6 | [...] _lal# {gesz}nig2-tuku 2(u) u2-hi-a#_ an#-nu-ti# | ... honey from the nigtuku-tree, these 20 plants |
| 7 | _gaz#? sim_ ina _izi#_ [x x _szeg6]_-szal | You fumigate? a smear of smoke in fire ...; it will be cold. |
| 8 | [x x] _murub4#-mesz_-[szu2? ...] _ti_-ut, | ... his midribs? ... you live. |
| 9 | _[DISZ sa-mesz zi-mesz_ sza _szu-min_ u _giri3-min]_ pu-usz-szu-hi | If the nerves of the hands and feet are inflamed: |
| 10 | _[{gesz}erin-sumun {szim}buluh] {szim#}{d}masz pesz10-{d}id2_ | cedar, buluḫ-aromatic, maššakku-juniper |
| 11 | _[a-gar-gar masz-da3]_ pu#-ut-ri _sze10 tu{muszen}_ | agargar, gazelle droppings, pigeon droppings |
| 12 | _[zi3 duh-sze-gesz]-i3_ szu-lu-ut, _szim-hi-a_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ | You mix sourdough flour, sulphur, aromatics in fat. |
| 13 | [ina mar-ha-s,i] _ra#? e11_-ma tu-kas,3-s,a | You bring it out in a libation vessel, and then you cool it. |
| 14 | [... ina _kusz] sur# lal_-ma _ti_ | ... in a leather bag, you bandage him with it and he will recover. |
| 15 | [_DISZ ki-min_ {gesz}si]-hu#? {gesz}ar2#-ga-nu _{gesz}lum-ha_ | If ditto: siḫu-tree, acacia, lupin |
| 16 | _[pa_ e-re]-na# _{gesz}szur-min3 gi du10-ga {u2}kur-kur_ | ... cedar, cypress, good reed, mountain plants |
| 17 | _{szim}man-du_ ina _a-mesz gazi{sar#}_ u# _kasz-sag szub_-di | You crush mandu-aromatic in water, mustard and prime-quality beer. |
| 18 | _szeg6_-szal ina _sza3_-bi _ra#-mesz# [ti]_ | there is rain, in it there is life. |
| 19 | _DISZ na sa ur2_-szu2 ka-la-szu-ma tab-ku | If a man’s hips are constantly swollen: |
| 20 | _zi_-a a-tal2-lu-ka la i-le-'e | “Let me go, but I will not be able to go! |
| 21 | sa-gal-lum _dab-ba_ | the chief of the governors |
| 22 | _DISZ na sa-gal-lum gig#_ | If a man suffers from sagallum-disease: |
| 23 | da-li-la sza2 _sza3 {na4}iszkila_ ina _i3_ u#? [x] | ... of alum in oil and ... |
| 24 | _ka-inim-ma sa-gal_ [...] | Wording of a sagallû-prayer to ... |
| 25 | _du3-du3-bi ka a-ab-ba#_ [...] | Its ritual: the mouth of the sea ... |
| 26 | {u2}kur-ka-nam# [...] | The kurkanum plant |
| 27 | x-'-a ina [...] | ... in ... |
Sources & licences
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