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BAM 2, 158 (P285253)
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| Designation | BAM 2, 158 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285253 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13789 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [_DISZ na_ in _dab_-it _szu-gidim] zi# sag#-[ki]_ | If a man, when he is seized by a ghost, the life of the head |
| 2 | _[tuku-tuku_-szi ana] _kar#_-szu2 1(u) _gin2_ {gesz}eri-nu? | its weight to its quay: 10 shekels of cedar |
| 3 | _[1(u) gin2 {gesz}]szur-min3 1(u) gin2 {szim}szesz 1(u) gin2_ | 10 shekels of cypress, 10 (shekels) of burāšu-juniper |
| 4 | _{szim#}man-du3 1(u) gin2#_ {gesz}dap-ra-nu 1(u) _gin2 szim-szal_ | Mandu-juniper, 10 shekels of daprānu-wood, 10 (shekels) of baltu-aromatic |
| 5 | _[1(u)] gin2# {szim}bal# 1(u) gin2 {szim}gam-ma_ | 10 shekels of balû-aromatic, 10 (shekels) of cumin |
| 6 | _1(u) gin2 {szim}li# 1(u) gin2 {szim}gur2-gur2_ | 10 shekels of burāšu-juniper (and) 1 shekel of mint |
| 7 | _[1(u)] gin2# gi du10 1(u) gin2# gi du10 1(u) gin2 gazi#{sar} 1(u) gin2 {szim}hab_ | 10 shekels of good reed, 10 shek[els of good] rēšu, 10 [shek]els of kasû-tamarind, 10 (shekels) of hab-aromatic |
| 8 | _[1(u)] gin2 lagab munu5 1(u) gin2# duh#-sze-gesz-i3 bara2-ga_ | 10 shekels of lagab-flour, 10 shek[els] of sesame oil for the dais |
| 9 | _[1(u)] gin2 dida2 sig5# [1(u)] gin2#_ sah-le2-e | 10 shekels of good dida-flour, 10 sheqels of cress |
| 10 | _1(u) gin2_ qi2-lip2# _zu2-lum-ma 1(u) gin2 gu2-gal_ | 10 shekels of qīlip-flour, dates, and 10 (shekels) of coriander |
| 11 | _1(u) gin2 gu2-tur tesz2-bi gaz sim_ | 10 shekels of gutur-flour, together they shall burn. |
| 12 | lu ina _kasz-sag_ lu ina _gesztin_ tara-bak | You knead them either in prime-quality beer or in wine. |
| 13 | ina _kusz sur zi3 imgaga_ ana _igi_ | in a leather bag with fine flour in front of |
| 14 | ta-szab-bah _sag-du_-su tu-gal-lab | you will sprinkle, his head you will recite. |
| 15 | ina _sag-ki-min_-szu2 _lal_-ma ina-esz | You bandage his temples and he will get better. |
| 16 | _pa {gesz}ildag2 pa_ {gesz}bi-ni _pa {gesz}pesz3_ | a potter's knife, a bowl of pomegranates; |
| 17 | _pa {gesz}nu-ur2-ma pa {gesz}asal2!_ | a bowl of pomegranates, a pot of dates, |
| 18 | _pa {u2}in-nu-usz pa {u2}tal2-tal2_ | pomegranate leaf, alum leaf |
| 19 | _{gesz}geszimmar-tur {gesz}masz-bir_ {gesz}szu2-sze | tamarisk, mašbir-tree, juniper |
| 20 | _{gesz}sze-na2-a {gesz}erin {szim}gir2_ | šenāya-tree, cedar, garlic |
| 21 | _gi du10-ga pesz10-{d}id2 uh2-{d}id2_ | sweet reed, Peš-Ida, Uḫ-Idida |
| 22 | _naga si gazi{sar}_ szi-te-e _gazi{sar}_ | horned alkali, šitê-plant, juniper |
| 23 | _{gesz}dih3 {u2}gir2 gi szul-hi_ | a reed bundle of šulḫu-tree |
| 24 | _{gesz}nam-tar_ {u2}s,a-s,u-un-tu2 ka-man-tu2 | Namtar, ṣaṣuntu-plant, kamantu |
| 25 | [{u2}]kam2-ka-du {gesz}nu-s,a-bu | tamarisk, muṣabu-wood |
| 26 | _[numun]_ bi-nu _numun {gesz}ma-nu_ | a plant, a seed of a boat |
| 27 | [...] {u2#}x _pa-mesz_ sza! szu-x-sze? | ... ... plants |
| 28 | [...] _szu#-dingir-ra_ | ... of the gods |
| 29 | [...] GAG? _gig_ | ...: illness. |
| 30 | [...] x _bi_ [...] | ... ... |
| 31 | _[pa] {gesz}ildag2 pa {gesz}ildag2#_ [...] | ... a fig tree, a fruit tree ... |
| 32 | _[pa]_ {gesz}nu-ur2-mu _pa_ [...] | ... pomegranate ... |
| 33 | _[pa] {gesz}haszhur kur-ra pa_ [...] | ... apple trees of the mountains ... |
| 34 | _[pa] {gesz#}ge6-par3 pa_ {gesz}[x ...] | “Pa of the Gepar, pa of the ...-tree |
| 35 | _[gi] szul#-hi {u2}in6-usz2_ {gesz}[x ...] | reed, šulḫu-plant, innards, ...-wood |
| 36 | _[numun_ {gesz}]bi-nu _numun {gesz}ma-[nu_ ...] | seed of a date palm, seed of an ebony |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | {szim}[x ...] | ...-juniper |
| 4 | {szim}[x ...] | ...-juniper |
| 5 | {gesz}ar2-ga-[nu ...] | The barganu tree |
| 6 | {u2#}ak#-tam# [x] _{u2#}sze-na2#-[a]_ | nīnû-plant |
| 7 | {u2}szu2-sze {u2}ka#-man-[tu] | šuše-plant, kamantu-plant |
| 8 | {u2}kam2-ka-du {u2}nu-s,a-[bu ...] | Camomile, nuṣābu-plant |
| 9 | {u2}s,a-s,u-un-tu2 _{u2}szakir_ | ṣaṣuntu-plant, juniper |
| 10 | _{u2}ku6 {u2}masz-husz pesz10-{d}[id2]_ | fish, mashhuš plant of the Euphrates River |
| 11 | _uh2-{d}id2 gazi{sar}_ szi-te-[e] | Uḫ-Ida, mustard, šitē |
| 12 | _gazi{sar} naga si henbur2 {gesz}[x ...] | ... juniper, horned alkali, henbur-plant, ...-wood |
| 13 | _henbur2 {gesz}gir2_ [x] | a stalk of a chariot |
| 14 | _DISZ na_ masz-ka-du3 _dab_-su {u2}[x x] | If a man is seized by gazelle droppings |
| 15 | _{u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur {u2}kur-ra#_ | harhar plant, mountain plant |
| 16 | _{gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3_ {gesz}dap-ra-nu | cedar, cypress, daprānu-wood |
| 17 | _gi du10 {szim}gir2 {szim}bal#_ | sweet reed, sulphur, baltu-aromatic |
| 18 | _{szim}{d}masz {szim}gur2-gur2_ {szim}[x] | Ninurta's resin, mint, ...-aromatic |
| 19 | _szim-szal {szim}gam-ma_ {szim#}[x] | aromatics, cumin, ...-aromatic |
| 20 | _{gesz}erin-sumun_ {gesz#}[x ...] | cedar, ...-wood |
| 21 | {gesz}ar-ga#-[nu ...] | The barganu tree |
| 22 | _{gesz}geszimmar-tur_ [...] | a date palm |
| 23 | _{u2}in6-usz2_ | a kind of plant |
| 24 | _sim_ ina _kasz#?_ | aromatics in beer? |
| 25 | ina x [...] | in ... |
| 26 | _nu_ [...] | ... not .... |
| 27 | x [...] | |
| 28 | ana [...] | to ... |
| 29 | x [...] | |
| 30 | x [...] | |
| 31 | x [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | ana _ti_-[szu2 ...] | for his life ... |
| 2' | sah-le2-e x [...] | ... cress |
| 3' | szim [...] | ... aromatic |
| 4' | {u2}ru-usz-[ru-szu ...] | brušu-plant |
| 5' | ana _a kasz3#_ [...] | to water of beer ... |
| 6' | ana e?-za? [...] | To your house(?) |
| 7' | _ra_-su x[...] | his love ... ... |
| 8' | _{szim}gur2-gur2_ [...] | Gurgur-juniper |
| 9' | _DISZ na murub4_-szu2# [...] | If a man’s hips ... |
| 10' | _had2-a gaz_ [...] | had ..., he killed ... |
| 11' | ina szur-szum-mu _kasz_ [...] | At the beginning of the month, beer ... |
| 12' | _i3-gesz murub4_-szu2 _esz-me#_ [...] | You anoint his middle part with oil ... |
| 13' | ana _min_ {u2}ak-tam {gesz}si-hu | For ditto: baktam-plant, sihu-tree |
| 14' | {gesz}ar2-ga-nu _{gesz}[lum]-ha_ ina _nindu usz2_-er | He dies from a threshing floor (and) a date palm in a baked brick. |
| 15' | ina _sza3 ra_-su-ma _ti_-ut, | in his heart he will live |
| 16' | _DISZ na murub4_-szu2 _gig sum{sar#} sud2_ | If a man’s abdomen is full of sores: |
| 17' | _ki zi3 sze-sa-a hi-hi_ ina szur-szum-mu _kasz-sag_ | with šesâ-flour (and) ḫītu-grain in Šur-shummu first-class beer |
| 18' | _sila11_-asz _lal_-su _ti_ | He should take a suckling lamb, and he will recover. |
| 19' | _DISZ min_ {u2}[x x] ina _a-mesz szub_-di ina _nindu usz2_-er | If ditto: you pound ...-plant in water, you anoint him with it in a censer. |
| 20' | _habrud? e11_-a# _ki zi3 sze-sa-a hi-hi_ | “It is a copper ... with šēsa-flour, I mix it |
| 21' | ina szur-szum-mu _kasz-sag sila11_-asz _lal_-su _[ti]_ | In the morning you libate first-rate beer, you bandage him, and he will recover. |
| 22' | _ka-inim-ma ki-min zi nu_ x [x] | Incantation formula: alternatively, life not ... |
| 23' | _gi du10 {szim}{d}masz {szim}gir2# x [x] | sweet reed, Ninurta-juniper, šunû-aromatic |
| 24' | _{gesz}erin_ {gesz}im-[x ... x]-mu | cedar, ...-wood |
| 25' | _pap_ an-nu-u _gaz sim_-pi# [ina] _kusz sur#_ | All this: you pound sulphur in a leather bag. |
| 26' | tu-gal-lab ta-t,ap-pi-ma _zi_-[x] | You recite the incantation three times and ... |
| 27' | _DISZ na giri3-min-mesz_-su2 kim-s,a-szu2 _dugud_-szum#-ma# | If a man’s feet cause him a stinging pain |
| 28' | u2-sah-ha-la-szu2 {gesz}[x ...] | he removed it, the ...-wood |
| 29' | {gesz}u5-ra-[nu ...] | a scepter |
| 30' | _{u2}ukusz2-hab_ [...] | ... a plant |
| 31' | _numun_ {gesz}[x ...] | seed of ...-wood |
| 32' | gesz x [...] | ... tree |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] _sza3_ [...] | ... heart ... |
| 3 | [_DISZ na] a nag ninda [gu7_ ...] ME | If a man drinks water and eats bread ... |
| 4 | [...] _gir2_ | ... lightning |
| 5 | [...] {u2#}ak-tam | ... a plant |
| 6 | [... _u2]-hi-a szesz_ | ... plants for the brother |
| 7 | [x x x] he-pi2 sza#? _szu-min#?_ u _giri3-min_ | broken ... of hands and feet |
| 8 | [ina _nindu] usz2_-er ina _sza3 ra_-su | He dies in a nindanu-vessel: in his heart. |
| 9 | _dida2 sig5-ga naga si_ | good quality emmer, horned alkali |
| 10 | _{u2}tal2-tal2_ ina _sza3 gaz sim_ | You crush a plant in it, you daub (his eyes). |
| 11 | lu ina gesztin lu ina _kasz-sag sud2_ | You pound it either in wine or in prime-quality beer. |
| 12 | ina _sza3_ te-sir-szu2 | in his tēsir |
| 13 | _{u2}tal2-tal2_ {u2}tar-musz ina _i3 esz-mesz_-szu | tamarisk, tarmuš-plant in its new oil |
| 14 | [_DISZ] na# im_ ina _sza3_-szu2 u2-sa-na-har | If a man constantly receives water from his belly: |
| 15 | _{u2}eme ur-gi7_ sza2 ina _zi_-ka | dog’s tongue plant that is in your body |
| 16 | _{d}utu nu igi-bi had2-a sud2_ | Šamaš, whose face cannot be seen, is swollen, |
| 17 | ina _kasz-sag nag_-szu2 | you have him drink it in prime-quality beer. |
| 18 | _DISZ na sag-ki-dab-ba tuku-tuku_-szi | If a man is seized by sagkidabbu-disease: |
| 19 | ana _ti_-szu2 _{gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3_ | for his life cedar, cypress |
| 20 | _{szim}gir2 {szim}gam-ma gi du10_ | Gir-aromatic, cumin, sweet reed |
| 21 | _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ {szim}si-hu-ru | burāšu-juniper, lupin, siḫuru-aromatic |
| 22 | _szim-szal {szim}bal {szim}man-du_ | aromatics, ballukku-aromatic, maštakal-plant |
| 23 | _illu {szim}buluh zi3 gig_ | a flood of buluḫ-aromatic, wheat |
| 24 | _zi3 imgaga disz_-nisz _gaz sim_ | ghee, emmer flour, shekels of sulphur |
| 25 | ina _gesztin sur_ tara-bak _sag-ki-min_-szu2 _lal_ | You knead it in wine, you bandage his temples. |
| 26 | _DISZ_ szi-me-er-te ka-li-szu | If all of the šimertu-disease |
| 27 | szu-s,e-e _lu2 ti {szim}gur2-gur2_ | šūṣû (means) a man with a knot of juniper. |
| 28 | _{szim}li {u2}har-har numun_ tar-musz8 | juniper, harhar-plant, seed of tarmuš-plant |
| 29 | {u2}ka-man-tu2 {u2}ba-ri-ra-tu2 | kamantu-plant, barīrātum-plant |
| 30 | _6(disz) u2-hi-a szesz ar3_-en _sim_ | 6 bundles of onions, garlic |
| 31 | sah-le2-e _gibil2 dida2 sig5-ga_ | new saḫlû-cress, good juniper |
| 32 | _[tesz2]-bi hi-hi_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak | You stir together the lumps with a small copper pot. |
| 33 | [ina] _ummu3 sur_-ri _lal_-su-ma _ti_ | If he is ill with a sore in the middle of the day, and he will recover. |
| 34 | [...] {gesz}szu2-sze _numun {u2}har-har_ | ... tamarisk, seed of ḫarhar-plant |
| 35 | [...] x ina _gesztin_ ina _mul4_ tusz-bat | ... ... sits in wine in the star. |
| 36 | [ba-lu] pa-tan _nag_ x [...] | You libate on an empty stomach ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] _henbur2 {u2}gir2_ an-nu-x _henbur2 gi szul#-hi_ ina _a-mesz_ [...] | ... henbur-plant (and) šēpê-tree (‘spurge’) ..., hepatocarp reed in water ... |
| 2 | [...] _gazi esz-mesz ra_-su-ma ina-esz [x]-_zu {m}{d}szu2-su#_ [...] | ... he will burn ... and will get better. ... Susa ... |
| 3 | la ba-ri | untranslatable |
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