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BAM 2, 156 (P285252)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 2, 156 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285252 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00238 + VAT 13727 + VAT 14208 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; 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)
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 | [_DISZ] na nam-erim2_ szah-[hi]-hu _gig_ mim-mu-u i-lem-mu | If a man is afflicted with šahhû-disease: he will experience whatever illness. |
| 2 | ina _sza3_-szu2 la i-na-ah bal-t,am!-ma ana _dur2_-szu2 u2-tab-bak | in his heart he will not be frightened, but will recover and return to his dwelling. |
| 3 | _ninda nu gu7 na bi gid2_-ma _ug7_ ana masz-tak-ti-szu2 u bul-lu-t,i2-szu2 | (If) he does not eat bread: that man will be long and the dead for his extispicy and his recovery. |
| 4 | _a nig2-ar3-ra a pu2# [a] id2 a_ a-gal-pe-e hi-iq _kasz_ | water from the nigarru-vessel, water from a well, water of the river, flood water, loss of beer |
| 5 | _1(disz)-ta#-am3 dug# diri#_-ma ana _a nig2-ar3-ra gazi{sar}_ ana _a pu2_ | 1 extra jug for water, emmer beer for water from a well |
| 6 | _szim-hi-a_ [ana _a] id2# henbur2 {gesz}dih3 henbur2 {gesz}kiszi16_ | aromatics for the water of the river, henbur-tree, tamarisk, kišu-wood |
| 7 | ana _a_ a-[gal-pe]-e {u2}s,a-s,u-un-tu2 _{gesz}sze-na2-a_ | For the water of the broad canal, the ṣaṣuntu-plant, the cedar |
| 8 | ana hi-[iq _kasz] {szim}man-di gi du10 szub_ ina _udun {lu2}kurun2-na_ | For the loss of beer, mandu-juniper and sweet reed you throw (them) in a pot with the brewer's knife. |
| 9 | _usz2_-kir# _e11#_-ma _kum2_-su-nu tu-sze-es,-s,i | You recite the incantation, you rub their skin, |
| 10 | ta#-sza2-hal _i3-nun esz-mesz_-su ina _sza3 ra_-su | You filter his new oil in his urine. |
| 11 | _DISZ ki-min sza3 {szim}gig {szim}szesz {szim}buluh lagab munux(|SZE.PAP.SZESZ|)_ | If ditto: incantation of nīnû-mint, murru-plant, baluḫ-aromatic, lagab-sulphur, malt |
| 12 | sik-ka-tu _gazi{sar} dida numun {u2}ukusz2-hab u2-hi-a_ | a cloth of pomegranates, juniper, seeds of šukû-plant, plants |
| 13 | _szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _kasz szeg6_-szal _i3 i3-nun_ ana _sza3 szub kum2_-su | brother of Miššak-ilī, you heat it up in filtered beer, you pour oil and butter into it, and then he will recover. |
| 14 | ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ma _tin_ | He places it on his anus and he will get better. |
| 15 | _DISZ ki-min {u2}gesztin ka5-a zi3-gig numun gada disz_-nisz _sud2#_ | If ditto: fox-vine, ziggig-flour, seed from a linen cloth you bandage him (with the mixture). |
| 16 | [...] _lal# ti#_ | ... will diminish. |
| 17 | {gesz}si-hu {gesz}ar2-gan-nu _{gesz}lum-ha {gesz}szu2-szu2 {gesz}sze-na-a_ | siḫu-tree, agannu-wood, lupine, šusu-plant, cedar |
| 18 | _gazi{sar}_ {u2}ak-tam 7(disz) _u2-hi-a_ nar3-ma-ak-tu2 _nam-rim_ | mustard, nīnû-plant, 7 plants, namrim-plant |
| 19 | {gesz}al-la-nu _ka_ tam-tim _{u2}a-zal-la2 {szim}szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _i3-nun_ | The hoe, the mouth of the sea, azallu-plant, myrtle, I mixed with ghee |
| 20 | _lal3_ u _duh-lal3 disz_-nisz _hi-hi esz_-su nap-szal-ti _nam-rim_ | You anoint him with honey and flint. You give him life. |
| 21 | _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {u2}kur-kur_ {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ | gurgur-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, mountain plants, lupin, tamarisk, ēru-plant |
| 22 | _{szim}szesz_ {na4}gab-i _illu li-tar {u2}hab_ {u2}ak-tam | may myrtle, gabû-stone (and) a flood return, ḫašubu-plant, baktam-plant |
| 23 | sah-li2-i ni-nu-u2 _gazi{sar} 1(u) 4(disz) u2-hi-a szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_ | saḫlû-plant, ninū’u-plant (and) mustard, 14 plants, brother of Nišni, farmer |
| 24 | ina _kasz_ ba-lu pa-tan _nag-mesz_-ma ina-esz masz-qit _nam-rim_ | He drinks it in beer on an empty stomach, and then he will get better. He will experience a stinging pain. |
| 25 | _DISZ na sag-du_-su ku-ra-ru _dab_-it _sze10-{d}nisaba_ | If a man’s head is swollen: he will be seized by Še-Nisaba. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _had2-a sud2 lal_ ina sze-ri3 ku-ra-ar-szu2 _sar_-ab | you dry, cool, and sift; in the morning you shave his head. |
| 2 | laq-laq-ta-szu2 ta-ta-bal ina _kasz luh_-si | You take it and mix it in beer. |
| 3 | KU-KU _{gesz}taszkarin mar_-ru3 _lal_ ina _igi#_ [x] _ki-na2_-szu2 _du8_-szu2-ma | ... a tamarisk ..., honey, in front of his ... bed you remove it and |
| 4 | tu-sza2-kal ina _kasz luh_-si KU-KU {gesz}e-lam-ma-ki | You heat up (the mixture) in beer, you smear it on a piece of elam. |
| 5 | KU.KU _{gesz}taszkarin_ KU-KU {gesz}kal-mar-hi _sze10-{d}nisaba_ | KU.KU (means) tamarisk. KU (also means) kalmarhu-tree. Še-Nisaba |
| 6 | _gazi{sar} bil2_-ti _mar!_-ru3 _lal_ | sweetened beer, sourdough, honey, honey |
| 7 | _DISZ ki-min kasz3 ab2 sag-du_-su te-sir2 _a naga si_ | If DITTO, you bandage his head with beer, water, and alum. |
| 8 | _a gazi{sar} luh_-si _sag-du_-su _sar_-ab | he shall wash his head with ghee. |
| 9 | _numun {gesz}sze-na-a numun {gesz}nam#-tar numun_ {gesz}qut-ri _{u2}ab2-duh_ | seeds of šenāya, seed of namtar-tree, seed from qutrû-juniper, abduḫ-plant |
| 10 | _{u2#}tal2-tal2_ {gesz#}x {u2}ru-usz-ru-szu {u2}s,a-s,u-um-tu | tamarisk, ...-tree, brušrû-plant, ṣaṣumtu-plant |
| 11 | _{u2}kur-gi-erin2-na_ {u2}te-gi-la-a _{u2}ma2#-eresz4-ma2-la2_ | kurgi-erinnu-plant, tigilâ-plant (and) ēreš-mala-plant |
| 12 | _{u2}masz-husz 1(u) 1(disz) u2-mesz had2-a gaz sim_ ina _a gazi{sar#}_ | mashhuš-plant, 11 plants, tamarisk, sulphur, in gazelle water |
| 13 | _sila11_-asz _gur_-ma _had2-a gaz sim_ ina _kasz-sag_ u _a-gesztin-na hi-hi_ | You boil down suluppu-beer, and then you mix it with first-class beer and wine. |
| 14 | _sag-du_-su _lal_-ma _u4 3(disz)-kam2 nu du8_ | his head is reduced and the 3rd day is not finished. |
| 15 | _DISZ ki-min {u2}gamun-ge6_ kib-rit _sud2_ ina _i3-nun esz-mesz tin_ | If ditto: black cumin, kibrītu-plant, suluppu-plant in ghee, new ones, wine |
| 16 | nap-szal-tu _sag-du pesz10-{d}id2_ ni-kip-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus_ | nāšaltu-disease of the head of Eštum-Iddin, the nikipšakku-demon of the man and the woman |
| 17 | {na4}mu-s,a _{na4}zalag2 {na4}an-zah ka_ tam-tim _numun_ {gesz}bi-ni | mūṣu-stone, lapis lazuli, anzaḫ-stone at the mouth of the sea, seeds of juniper |
| 18 | _gul-gul nam-lu2-u18-lu si-dara3-masz u2-mesz szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_ | destroyer of humanity, sidaramaš-plant, grass, brother of Niši, herdsman |
| 19 | ina _i3_ u _mud2_ {gesz}eri-ini _hi-hi_-ma _sag-ki-mesz_-szu2 tu-lap-pat | You mix with oil and mud from cedar and you rub his temples. |
| 20 | qu3-taru5 _sag-du {u2}kur-kur_ kib-rit {u2}kur-ka-nam | the qutaru-disease, the head of the kurkur-plant, the kibrīt kurkanam-plant |
| 21 | ni-kip-tu _nita2_ u _munus disz_-nisz tu-daq-qaq | a man’s nikliptu-demon and a woman of his own you shall kill. |
| 22 | [ina] _mud2#_ {gesz}eri-ini _hi-hi_-ma ina _de3 sar_-szu2 | you mix with cedar oil and in the process of slicing his garden |
| 23 | [_DISZ na] igi-min_-szu2 _gig_ sah-le2-e bu-tu2-tu2 ina szur-szum-me _kasz_ | If a man’s eyes are sick: sahlû-cress, bututu-disease, in beer diluted with šurshumme-plant. |
| 24 | _[sila11_-asz] _igi-min_-szu2 _lal_-ma _tin_ | You bandage his eyes, and then he will recover. |
| 25 | [_DISZ ki]-min zi3 sze-sa-a_ ina _a gazi{sar}_ tara-bak _lal_ | If DITTO, you knead šesānu-flour in juice from gazelle pomace, (and) you bandage him with it. |
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