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BAM 2, 146 (P285242)
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| Designation | BAM 2, 146 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285242 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13793 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Medical |
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' | [...] _esz_ | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] _u2#_ [x x] _dab#?_ [...] _ra#_ | ... ... capture? ... |
| 3' | _{szim}gur2-gur2_ {szim#}[x x] x x x IGI? x [...] | Gurgur-aromatic (a kind of juniper) |
| 4' | _zu2-lum#-[ma_ x x x] x _mun_ ina _kasz_ u _kasz3_ x [...] | dates ... salt in beer and beer ... ... |
| 5' | _sum_ [...] _a# gazi{sar}_ [...] | ... ... gazelle juice ... |
| 6' | x [...] x _sze-sa-a_ [...] | ... ... barley ... |
| 7' | _egir#_-szu2 [...] _dub# nag#_ | After that ... you smear it on a tablet and drink it. |
| 8' | _DISZ na u4-da# [tab-ba_ ...] {szim#}li# sud2#_ | If a man is constantly surrounded by a cloud: you pound juniper, you put it on as a bandage. |
| 9' | ina _i3-gesz_ x [...] _nu#_ pa-tan _nag_ | In ... oil ... you ... on an empty stomach. |
| 10' | _DISZ na u4-da [tab-ba_ ana _gig_-su] _nu#? gid2-da {u2}hab_ | If a man is constantly afflicted by a stroke: for his illness not to last long: ḫašubu-plant |
| 11' | _sig7_-su [...] 3(disz) _u4 3(disz)-kam2 lal-lal_ | his redness ... 3 days, honey |
| 12' | _DISZ na u4#-[da tab-ba_ ...] e#?-ri ina _i3-udu_ ina utul7 zi3!-da_ | If a man has been seized by lightning for a long time, he drinks it in fat from a trough of flour. |
| 13' | _gin7_ [ra-bi-ki tara]-bak#? _szeg6-ga2_ la pa-tan _nag#_ | Like a raven you heat up (and) drink cold beer on an empty stomach. |
| 14' | _DISZ na sza3_-szu2 _[u4-da] tab#_-ma _an-ne sud2_ ina _kasz-sag nu_ pa-tan _nag#_-ma ina-esz | If a man’s belly is constantly swollen, and then you pound anu-salt solution in prime-quality beer on an empty stomach, then he will get better. |
| 15' | _DISZ na_ s,e-[e-ta ha]-mi#-it, _gesztin ka5-a sig7_-su | If a man has been deprived of sleep: he will experience red wine. |
| 16' | [x]-tu-[x-x]-szu#?-ma _ti-la_ | ... and life |
| 17' | [_DISZ ki]-min?_ {u2#}ka-mu#-na _sud2_ ana _sza3 i3 szub szesz2_-su-ma _ti_ | If ditto: you pound kamunu-plant, you put it into oil, you anoint him repeatedly with it, and then he will recover. |
| 18' | [x x] {u2}s,a-s,u#-tu2 _sud2_ ana _sza3 i3 szub szesz2_-su-ma _ti_ | You sprinkle ṣaṣūtu-plant, you throw it into oil, you anoint him with it and he will recover. |
| 19' | [_DISZ ki-min a]_ pi-szi-ri? [x _i3]-gesz#?_ si-ir-di-im tu-bal _gaz_ | If DITTO, you dry, crush, and sift water from a širû-vessel (and) sirdim-plant, (and then) you anoint him repeatedly with it. |
| 20' | [ina] _i3-gesz szub_-di# [x] _szesz2#_-su-ma _ti-[la]_ | You rub him with oil, and then he will recover. |
| 21' | [_DISZ ki-min] a_ pi-szi-[ri? x x] x ha# lu? ku ina {na4}ur-[bi-ti ...] | If ditto: water from a well ... ... with burbitu-stone |
| 22' | [...] _szesz2_-su-ma _ti_ | ... his brother will recover. |
| 23' | [...] _sig7#_-su tu-kas,3-s,a-szu2-ma _ti_ | ... you rub him with his yellow ... and he will recover. |
| 24' | [...] x ta-nap-pi2 ina _a_ SILA11-asz tu-kas,3-s,a-szu2-ma [TI] | ... you pound ..., you knead them in water, you keep anointing him, and then he will recover. |
| 25' | [...] _u4-da nu igi_ [...] | ... he will not see a day ... |
| 26' | [... tu-kas,3]-s,a-szu2-ma _ti#_ | ... you keep him awake and life. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [... _{u2}]gamun sig7_-su ta-sak3 _nu#_ [pa-tan] | You pound together ... and yellow cumin; you do not remove (the mixture). |
| 2 | [...] x bi du _gaz_ ina _a sila11_-asz tu-kas,3#?-[s,a?-szu2?-ma? _ti_] | ... ... you crush it, you rub it with water, and then he will recover. |
| 3 | [_DISZ na u4-da tab-ba]_-ma _sig2 sag-du_-szu2 _gub-gub_-az _igi-[mesz_-szu2] | If a man is seized by lightning and his head is covered in hair: his eyes will be affected. |
| 4 | _[nigin-mesz_-du]-szu2# it-ta-na-as,-ra-hu _su_-[szu2] | his limbs constantly tremble, |
| 5 | [ta-ni-hu _tuku-tuku_-szi] _kum2#_ la ha-ah-ha-asz _tuku-[tuku_-szi] | The one who trusts in her will have no fear, the one who does not fear her |
| 6 | [su-a]-lam# _tuku-tuku#_-[szi? _sza3_-szu2 e?-ta?-na?-sza?]-asz2# il#-la-tu2-[szu2] | The one who has a statue of himself, his heart has ceased, his limbs |
| 7 | _[du_-ku] _sza3_-szu2 [ig-da-na]-ar#-ru-ur2 ri-du#-[ut] | He goes, his heart constantly trembles. |
| 8 | [er]-ri# _gig_ [u u2]-szar-da e-le2-na# _[uzu_-szu2] | If he suffers from erru-illness and sardudu-disease: above his flesh. |
| 9 | [ka]-s,u-u2 szap#-[la]-nu e-s,e-en-ta-szu2 s,ar-[ha-at] | The lower part of his limbs is shattered. |
| 10 | ina s,a#-la-li-szu2 i-ni-'-i _gi-gid2 mur-mesz_-szu2 | in his sleep he swore an oath: his illnesses |
| 11 | it-te#-ni-is-kir u2-ga-asz2-szi s,i-ri-ih-ti | he has slain her, she is a frightened woman |
| 12 | _kum2# sza3# tuku-[tuku]_-szi _na bi u4-da tab-ba_ ana _ti_-szu2 | If he is afflicted with a burning belly: that man, a storm will be set up for his life. |
| 13 | _{u2}gamun# uzu-dir-kur-ra_ ka-man-tu | cumin, a kind of meat |
| 14 | _{u2}sze-lu_ [{u2}]kam-ka-du {u2}s,a-s,u-un-tu2 | šelû-plant, kamkadu-plant (and) aṣaṣuntu-plant |
| 15 | _{szim}li gesztin ka5-a 8(disz) u2-hi-a szesz disz_-nisz _gaz_ | juniper, fermented wine, 8 plants, brother of Niš, killed |
| 16 | _szim#_ [ina] _kasz# nag_ ina _i3 szesz2_-ma _ti_ | You pound aromatics in beer, you anoint him with oil, and then he will recover. |
| 17 | _DISZ na uzu#-[mesz]_-szu2#? _[kum2]-mesz# sed-mesz ninda gu7 kasz nag_-ma | If a man’s flesh is cooled, he eats bread, drinks beer, and then |
| 18 | [i]-ar2#-ru3 i-ta#-na#-asz2 e-le-na _uzu-mesz_-szu2 _sed_ | he will get better and will become better; above, his flesh will be soothed. |
| 19 | [u] szap#-la-nu e-s,e-en#-ta-szu2 s,ar-hat _na bi_ | and the lower part of his limbs is thick: that man will prosper. |
| 20 | _[u4]-da tab-ba_-ma li#-'-ba _tuku_ ana _ti_-szu2 _{u2}gamun_ | If he is ill for a day and has fever, for his life cumin |
| 21 | {u2#}kam-man-ta {u2}[kam]-ka-da _{u2}eme ur-gi7_ | From the kamman plant, from the kamkad plant, the dog’s tongue plant |
| 22 | {u2}KAD5#?-ru#? ina _i3 szesz2#_-su#-[ma] ina-esz | You wash him with kadru-plant in oil and he will get better. |
| 23 | u2 a-re-e u2 [...] | ... grass, ... |
| 24 | _{u2}za3-hi-li a#_ [...] _szim#_ [...] | šaḫilu-plant ... juniper ... |
| 25 | _{u2}igi_-lim# [... _{u2}igi]-nisz u2_ [...] | a plant ... a date palm ... |
| 26 | _na4_ ga-bi-i# {u2}ak#-tam _pap_ [x] _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti | a stone of gabbî-stone (and) niptu-plant, total [x] these plants |
| 27 | _tesz2#-[bi] sig3_-as, szum4-ma ta-[x]-asz2 ina _za3-hi-li[{sar}]_ | If you ... in emmer |
| 28 | si-ka-ti _sig3_-as, ina _{gi}sag-[kud] gid2#_-ad _egir_-[szu2] | (If) the hair is thick: with a reed mat you tie it on his back. |
| 29 | _kasz nag_-szu2 szum4-ma _en-te-na_ [ina] _kasz# nag_-[ma _ti_] | You libate beer for him. If he drinks entenu-beer in beer and then he will recover. |
| 30 | [_DISZ na] tumu_ isz-bit,-su-ma ma-gal e-em# [...] | If a man has been struck by a wind and he is very ill: whatever .... |
| 31 | [...] x x [...] | |
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