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BAM 2, 145 (P285241)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 2, 145 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285241 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08968 |
| Collection | 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)
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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] u4#-da tab-ba#_-[ma _sig2 sag-du_-szu2] | If a man is seized by lightning and his head is covered in hair: |
| 2 | _gub#-mesz igi-mesz_-szu2 _nigin-mesz_-du#-szu2-[ma] | stand, his eyes surround him, and |
| 3 | i-ta-na-as,-ra-hu | they keep watch over |
| 4 | _su_-szu2 ta-ni-hu _tuku-tuku_-szi | his body is swollen, his strength |
| 5 | _kum2_ la ha-ah-hasz | a kum plant not to break off |
| 6 | su-a-lam _tuku-tuku_-szi | a statue of herself |
| 7 | _sza3_-szu2 e-ta-na-asz2-sza2-asz2 | his heart trembles, |
| 8 | il-la-tu-szu2 _du!_-ku | his ilātu-services he shall perform |
| 9 | _sza3_-szu2 ig-da-na-ru-ur | his heart continually trembles |
| 10 | ri-du-ut ir-ri _gig_ u u2-szar-da# | Ridūt irri illness and ušarda |
| 11 | e-le#-nu _uzu_-szu2 _sed_ | above, his flesh is cool. |
| 12 | [szap]-la#-nu _giri3-pad-mesz_-szu2 s,ar-ha | The lower part of his feet are swollen. |
| 13 | [ina? su-a]-li-szu2 _gi-gid2_ ha-sze-szu2 | in his neck a reed bundle of hašu-fruit |
| 14 | [it]-ti#-ni!-is-kir3 | he has sworn |
| 15 | u2#-ga-na-ah | uganah plant |
| 16 | [s,i-ri-ih]-ti# _kum2 sza3 tuku-mesz_ | ṣirihtu-disease of the heart, |
| 17 | _[na bi u4-da tab-ba_ ana _ti_-szu2] | that man, the day he will die, for his life |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _[{u2}gamun] eme!-dir#-kur-ra#_ | cumin, emdirkurru-plant |
| 2 | [{u2}]kam#-man-tu2 _{u2}kur-[kur? sze]-lu_ | kammantu-plant, mountain-plant |
| 3 | {u2#}kam2-ka-du _{u2}nim-nim {u2}gesztin ka5-a_ | Camomile, nīnû-plant, fox-vine |
| 4 | 7(disz) _u2-mesz szesz disz_-nisz _gaz sim_ | 7 grasses, brother of Niš, roasted, |
| 5 | ina _kasz nag-mesz_ | you drizzle it in beer |
| 6 | ina _i3 esz-mesz_-su-ma _ti_ | with his new oil and life |
| 7 | x x x x | |
| 8 | x x x | |
| 9 | x x | |
| 10 | x | |
| 11 | x | |
| 12 | x | |
Sources & licences
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