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BAM 2, 159 (P285254)

Medical, Assur

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DesignationBAM 2, 159
IDP285254
Museum no.Ist A 00198
CollectionArkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
LanguageAkkadian
GenreMedical
Find spotAssur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Coordinates35.4557, 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.

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1_[DISZ na .. ina] _a_ {gesz}szu-nimIf a man, in the sap of juniper
2[x x] u# _kasz#-sag# szub#-szub# {szim}szesz {u2}hab_... and first-class beer, šubû-aromatic, myrrh, juniper
3_illu# {szim#}buluh# numun# {u2#}[an-ki]-nu!-te {u2}tar-musz8flood of baluhhu-aromatic, seed of ankinūtu-plant, tarmuš-plant
4_numun_ {u2}ur2-ne2-e _numun {gesz}gesztin ka5-a na4_ ga-bi-ithe seeds of burāšu-juniper, the seed of pressed grapevine, the stone of libî-flour
5_naga si suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2 {na4}pesz4-ansze_a potash, the base of a man’s horned namtar stone,
6x x x 1(u) 2(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz_ mal#-ma-lisz tu2-szam-s,a... 12 uhū’a-plants, brother, you mix together.
7_ar3_-en _sim_ ina _i3-gesz_ hal-s,i _szeg6_-szal bah-ru-suYou crush aromatics in filtered oil, (and) you anoint him repeatedly with it.
8ina# _mud uruda#_ ana _gesz3_-szu2 _dub_-ak-ma _ti_You pour copper into his temple and he will recover.
9_DISZ na_ ina _gesz3_-szu2 _mud2_ u2-tab-ba-ka _gin7 munus {gesz}tukul_ ma-hi-is,If a man’s neck is swollen from his neck: like a woman he will be struck by a weapon.
10ana# _ti#_-szu2 _gu2-gal {u2}nu-luh-ha naga si disz_-nisz _sud2_For his life gugal-plant, nuḫurtu-plant (and) nīnû-mineral you pound together.
11[ina] _kasz# szub#_ ina _mul4_ tusz-bat ina sze-ri3 _nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_you put it down in beer, you sit down in the star, in the morning you should not drink it on an empty stomach, and then he will recover.
12_5(disz) gin2 {szim#}szesz# 5(disz) gin2 na4_ ga-bi-i5 shekels of myrtle, 5 shek[els of gabbî-stone]
13_5(disz) gin2 naga si 5(disz) gin2 ka a-ab-ba 5(disz) gin2 gu2-tur_5 shekels of horned alkali-plant, 5 [shekels] of the mouth of the sea, 5 shek[els of gutur-plant]
14_5(disz) u2_ ma-gal _zi-mesz_ lu [ina] _gesztin_ lu ina _kasz nag_5 large plants, either in wine or in beer you shave.
15_DISZ na_ sza-a-szi-tu-na un-nu-un#-ti# u ma-gal _zi-mesz_If a man suffers from sores, cramps, and a lot of blood:
16_bun2#!(NUNDUM)_-szu2 he-sa-at _na bi u4-da sa2-sa2_If his intestines are swollen: that man, the day will be favorable.
17ana _ti_-szu2 _numun {u2}eme ur-gi7 numun_ {gesz}bi-nifor his life the seeds of ēmu-plant, lion’s tongue plant, seeds of beetroot
18_numun kiszi16-hab szim-hi-a {szim}szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_seed of kišihab-plant, juniper, brother-in-law, ṣumlalû-plant
19lu ina _gesztin_ lu ina _ga_ lu ina _kasz-sag_either in wine or in emmer or in prime-quality beer
20_nu_ u2-sa-dir ina _u4 3(disz)-kam2 u4 1(disz)-kam2 nag_He should not drink it, on the 3rd or 1st day he will vomit.
21_DISZ na tun3-sza3_-szu2 _dab-dab_-su gi-na-a _mud2_ ina _ka_-szu2If a man’s intestines afflict him regularly: blood in his mouth.
22_du_-ku _mu2-mu2_-ah u in-ne2-sil _na bi_he will go to work, become ill and will be ill. That man
23_dur2 gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 _kusz ur-mah_ tur-ar2 _sud2_(If) he suffers from a sore: in order to heal him, he should remove the skin of a lion; he will be ill.
24ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ u _du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-ma _ti_You put it in his anus and he will recover.
25_DISZ ki-min_ qi2-lip _zu2-lum-ma sud2_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ u _du3_If DITTO, you dry and pound suluppu-plant, you mix it in fat and you anoint him repeatedly.
26ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-ma _ti_to its base it was placed and he died.
27_DISZ ki-min {u2}gesztin ka5-a_ ina _kasz nag {gesz}sze-na2-a_ ina _kasz nag_If ditto: you knead kāšu-juniper in beer, (and) sesame in beer.
28[_DISZ ki-min] {u2#}kur-kur_ ina _kasz nag_If DITTO, you smear kurkurru-plant in beer
29[_DISZ na ninda] gu7# kasz nag_-ma u2-nap-paq _igi-mesz_-szu2 _nigin-mesz_-duIf a man eats bread, drinks beer, and then his eyes become swollen.
30_[na bi ze2] gig#_ ana _ti_-szu2 _{u2}ukusz2-hab gibil_That man suffers from bile for his life: new plant.
31[sza _{tumu}si-sa2] zi#_-ah ina _a-mesz luh_-siof šašsīsu-plant, you stir them into a paste in water.
32_[{szim}buluh_ tu-sal-lat] _{u2}nu-luh-ha_ te-be-erYou mix burāšu-juniper (and) nuḫurtu-plant.
33_[3(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_ ina 1/2(disz) _sila3 kasz]-sag#_ ki pi-i3 uhī’a-plants for a brother in 1/2 qû of first-class beer according to the wording
34[mal-ma-lisz tara-muk ana _igi] mul# ge6 gar_-anYou set up a halo in front of the black star.
35_gesz-hur nigin_-mi ina _a2-gu2-zi-[ga_ sza]-szu#?-nu ta-sza2-halYou recite these incantations in a ziggurat.
36_nu_ pa-tan _nag_ i-lap-pat-su-ma is-sa-la-'a#If he does not drink on an empty stomach, he continually trembles and screams:
37la ta-na-kud _ti_-ut, ina _u4 sze-ga nag_-szu2You should not eat, (or) you will die on a propitious day.
38_DISZ na gaba_-su u sza2-szal-la-szu2 _kum2-mesz zu2-mesz_-szu2 i-hi-laIf a man’s chest and hips hurt him:
39e-pisz _ka_-szu2 _dugud na bi ze2 gig_ ana _ti_-szu2He who opens his mouth is ill; that man suffers from bile for his life.
40_{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}gam-ma mun illu li-tar_May gurgur-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, cumin, salt, and water from the well be removed.
41_{u2}ku6 u2 babbar {u2}hab_ {u2}ak-tam _{gesz}hab {u2}kur-kur u5 argab{muszen}_a white fish, a nīnû-plant, baktam-plant (and) a mountain plant, grass of a raven
42_[1(u) 2(disz) u2-hi]-a szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma i-ar2-ru312 plants, brother of Nišu, he drinks it in beer on an empty stomach, and then he will vomit.
43[x x x x x x x] e#-pisz _ka dugud_...... the work of a heavy mouth
44[x x x x x x x x] ina _kasz nag_-ma _ti_You pound ...... in beer, and then he will recover.
45[...] _{szim#}szesz_... myrrh
46[...] _sud2_... it rains.
47[...] x
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1_im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ ina#! _i3#-gesz#_ u# _kasz# sag# nag# numun!#_ {u2}szi!-ig-gu#-[usz]-tu#?You pound imsahar-nakurru-plant in oil and prime-quality beer, seed of šiguštu-juniper
2ina _kasz nag {u2}gir2_-a-nu ina _kasz nag_ {u2}nab-ru-quYou drink it in beer, you drink šēdu-plant in beer and nabruqu-plant
3ina _kasz nag# ur2_ {gesz}szu-sze sza ina _zi_-ka _{d}utu!(SZU2) nu igi_-raYou drizzle (them) in beer. The base of the cypress, which is in your breath, is not visible.
4tu#!(NAP)-bal# tu-has2-s,a ina _kasz_ tara-muk ina _mul4_ tusz-bat ina sze-ri3You mix it, you stir it in beer, you leave it out overnight under the stars, in the morning
5_nu_ pa-tan _nag_You should not drink it on an empty stomach.
6_DISZ min ur2_ {gesz}szu-sze ta-ka-sim2 a-na _a-mesz szub_-diIf ditto: you crush (and) sieve the base of a cypress and throw it into water.
7ina _nindu usz2_-er ina _sza3 ra_-su2 : _DISZ min gu2 nig2-ar3-ra_If ditto: he dies from nīnu-disease in his belly.
8sa-an-du-ti ina _{dug}bur-zi-gal_ ana _igi_-szu2 _gar_-anYou set up a sanddūtu-vessel in a bowl before him.
9_{na4}ku3-sig17 {na4}gug {na4}za-gin3_ {na4}pa-ru-tamgold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, parutu-stone
10ina _{sig2}he2-med e3_ ina _szu_-szu2 _kesz2_-ma ina-t,alHe came out in red wool, tied it to his hand, and he will recover.
11_DISZ na_ ah-ha-za _gig {u2}lag gan2 {szim}li disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _ga u8 ku7-ku7 nag_If a man suffers from ahḫāzu-jaundice: you dry, crush, and sift lupine from the field of juniper, (and) you drink it in sweet milk from ewes.
12_DISZ na sza3-mesz_-szu2 _mu2-mu2_-hu _giri3-min_-szu2 it-te-nen-bi-t,aIf a man’s internal organs are constantly swollen: his feet will become weak.
13_gurun_ {u2}ir-re-e _had2-a sud2_ ina _nig2-sila11-ga2 sze-sa-a_You knead birrê-plant, you stir it into a paste, (and) you put it on as a bandage.
14_hi-hi_ 7(disz) u 7(disz) ku-pa-tin-ni _du3_-usz _lal3 kur_-ia mixture of 7 and 7 kupātinnu-vessels I made. Mountain honey
15u2-s,ap-pa u2-al-lat _kasz zu2-lum-ma nag_I shave, I wash myself, I drink beer and dates.
16ina _dur2_-szu2 _si-sa2_-ma _ti_in his left arm he lies down and lives.
17_DISZ ki-min suhusz_ {gesz}szu-sze ina _a_ tara-muk ina _mul4_ tusz-batIf ditto: you soak the base of a cypress in water, (and) you let it sit in the star.
18ta-sza2-hal _nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_You crush and sift. You drink it on an empty stomach, and then he will recover.
19_DISZ ki-min i3-udu {u2}ukusz2-hab_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-anIf ditto: you put fat from kušhab-plant into his anus.
20_DISZ na sza3-mesz_-szu2 _mu2-mesz_-hu _tumu_ ina _sza3_-szu2 usz-tar-'a-abIf a man’s internal organs are constantly swollen: a wind will rage in his heart.
21_sza3_-szu2 _dab-dab_-su-ma szit-ta-szu2 ina _sza3_-szu2 e-ta-nab-balhis heart seized him, and his šitātu-disease carried away in his heart.
22_na bi_ ur-ba#-tu# _gig#_ ana _ti_-szu2 _numun {u2}dili_That man suffers from urbatu-illness for his life: seeds of juniper
23_numun {u2}tal2-tal2_ {u2}sah-la-na 3(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_seeds of taltal plant, sahlanu-plant, 3 plants for brother
24_disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _gesztin nag_-szu2 [u2-na-ha]-sa#!-ma _szub_-aYou anoint him with suluppu-plant in wine, he rubs him with it, and then he will die.
25_DISZ na_ ur-ba-tu _gig_ x [x x x x] _sum{sar}_If a man suffers from urbatu-disease: you strew ... incense.
26_nu_ pa-tan _gu7 kasz kum2_ x [x x i]-sza2-'-at,-ma _nag_If he does not eat on an empty stomach, he drinks cold beer ... and then he will vomit.
27u2-na#-ha#-sa-ma _szub_-ahe shall cut off and fall.
28_pa {gesz}nu-ur2-ma_ sza2 _igi im-si#-sa2 ti_-qe2You take a pomegranate that is in front of her.
29ina _a_ masz-ti-ti-szu2 ina _nindu usz2_-er ina sze-ri3 _e11_-ain the water of his extispicy in a nindu-vessel he will die; in the morning he rises.
30ta-sza2-hal {u2}hu-luh-hu ana _sza3 szub_-diyou crush (and) throw huluhhu-plant into it.
313(disz) _u4-me_ tu-bar-ra-szu2-ma _gu7_-szu2 _min#_For 3 days you rub him and he will eat him. Ditto.
32_DISZ min suhusz_ {gesz}szu-szi _sud2_ ana _sza3# i3-gesz szub_-di# [...] _min_If ditto: you twist the base of a cypress, you pour it into oil, DITTO ...
33_DISZ min {u2}lag gan2 sud2_ ina _i3-gesz_ u _kasz-sag [nag?] min_If ditto: you dry, crush and sift lupine from a field in oil and prime-quality beer, (and then) you anoint him repeatedly (with the mixture).
34_DISZ min sum{sar} sud2_ sah-le2-e ta-pa-as, [ina] _gesztin#? kal-ga nu_ pa-tan _nag min_If ditto: you knead mint (and) saḫlû-cress, you boil them down in a mighty wine on an empty stomach.
35_DISZ min ga-rasz{sar} {u2}pa gam gu7 kasz kum2#_ [i]-sza2-'a-at,-ma _nag min_If ditto: he eats burāšu-cheese and pomegranate juice, drinks cold beer and drinks it.
36_DISZ min {u2}sze-lu2{sar} sud2_ ina _lal3_ [nag_-ma szub_-a]If ditto: you knead šelû-plant, you drench it in honey, then you throw it on the ground.
37_DISZ min {u2}kur-ra{sar} sud2_ ina _a-mesz nag#_-ma# _[szub_-a]If ditto: you pound kurru-plant, you soak it in water, and then you throw it on the ground.
38_DISZ min {u2}hur-sag{sar} sud2_ ina _kasz nag_-ma _szub_-[a]If ditto: you knead ḫursag-plant, you boil it down in beer, and then you throw it on the ground.
39_DISZ min_ {u2}ur2-nu-u _sud2_ ina _kasz nag_-ma _szub_-aIf ditto: you pound urnû-plant, you boil it down in beer, and then you throw it on the ground.
40_DISZ min {u2}pa {gesz}u3-suh5 sud2_ ina _kasz nag_-ma _szub_-aIf ditto: you dry, crush, and sift pomegranate sap in beer, then you throw it on the ground.
41_DISZ min sum{sar} sud2_ ina _a-gesztin-na nag_-ma _szub_-aIf ditto: you knead šūmu-plant, you boil it in wine, and then you throw it on the ground.
42_DISZ min i3-ku6 nag_-ma _szub_-aIf ditto: he drinks fish oil and falls.
43_DISZ na sza3_-szu2 ur-ba-tu qu-qa-nu u pe-lu-uIf a man’s belly is full of quqānu-disease and paralysis:
44_dab_-it 1(u) 4(disz) _sze-bar {u2}igi_-lim _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz_ hal-s,ihe captured. 14 bar of tamarisk barley he roasted in filtered oil
45_gaz_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak-ma _ti_You pound into his anus and he will recover.
46_DISZ na sza3_-szu2 ur-ba-tu _dab_-it szit-ta-szu2 i-ta-nab-balIf a man’s belly is full of urbatu-disease: he will carry off his offspring.
47_szim-hi-a-mesz gaz_ ina _gesztin-sur_ u _kasz_ tu-la-bak _szeg6_-szal ta-sza2-halYou crush aromatics, you boil them down in wine and beer, you heat up a fire.
48_1(u) gin2 lal3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ ana _sza3 gaz_ ana _dur2_-szu2 ta-hi-t,a-szu210 shekels of honey, 1/3 sila3 of oil into it you pour, into his anus you rub it.
49_DISZ na_ ina-at,-ma lu ni-t,a lu _lugud_ lu nik-ma-tuIf a man is seized by a nadītu-disease and either he is ill or he has been ill:
50sza2 _dur2 gig_ u2-tab-ba-ka ana _ti_-szu2 _{szim}gur2-gur2_who a sore's surface afflicts you, in order to heal him, mint
51_{szim}li naga si {u2}nu-luh-ha {u2}ukusz2-hab_juniper, horned alkali, nuḫurtu-plant, kušhab-plant
52[ina x x] x tara-muk ina _mul4_ tusz-bat ina sze-ri3You set up in ... and sit in the star. In the morning,
53_[sed i3]-gesz#_ ana _igi szub_-di ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak-ma _ti_You put cool oil on the eye, you pour it into his anus, and then he will recover.
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1_[DISZ ki-min_ x x x] _ga ku7-ku7 ga u8-udu#-me#?_If ditto: ... sweet milk, ewes
2_i3#-nun#? i3-gesz hal-s,a u4 1(disz)-kam2-ta-am3 nag#?-mesz_filtered butter and filtered oil for 1 day you will drink.
3_DISZ ki-min_ mu-du-ul _gu4 gur4-gur4-ra_ mu-du-ul _ku6_If ditto: he eats fat from an ox, he drinks fat from a fish.
4_gur4#-ra u4 1(disz)!(SZU2)-kam2!(MA)-ta-am3 gu7#-mesz_they ate 1 gur of barley per day
5_DISZ ki-min_ mu-du-ul _gu4 gur4-gur4-ra ki i3-nun_If ditto: he eats oxen tanned with butter.
6ba-lu pa-tan _gu7-mesz_-ma _ti_If he eats on an empty stomach, then he will recover.
7_DISZ ki-min {u2}har-har_ ina _kasz nag i3-udu {u2}ukusz2-hab_ nag#If ditto: you knead harhar plant in beer, you suck fat from kušhab plant
8_DISZ ki-min u2 babbar sig7_-su ina _ga szeg6_-ma _[nag]_If DITTO, you boil white plant of his, in ghee, and then he will get better.
9_DISZ ki-min {u2}kur-ra_ ina _kasz nag_-ma _ti#_If DITTO, you pound mint in beer, and then he will recover.
10_DISZ na_ ina-at,-ma ni-t,a u2-tab-ba-ka _na bi_If a man is seized by a sore and he is swollen: that man will be ill.
11nik-ma-ti sza2 _dur2 gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 _{szim}szesz_a ritual arrangement for a sick lung for his life, myrrh
12_{szim}sze-li babbar sud2_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ alla-nu _du3_-usz [ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar?]_You knead white šelû-aromatic, you make an infusion from it in sheep fat, (and) you put it into his anus.
13ana _a {gesz}sze-nu szub-szub_-szu2 _dur2_-szu2 i-pa-ru [x x x]to the water of the cedar he fell, his limbs he split
14_{u2}kur-ra sud2_ [te]-ser it-qur-ti _dur2_-szu2 te-[qi2 x x]You pound mint, you stir it, you daub his anus, ...
15_{szim}gig_ ni-kip-tu2 szu-nu [x x] x {gesz}dih3#?_nikiptu-aromatic, they are ... tamarisk
16{u2}ur2-nu-u _kasz3 pirig_ 7(disz) _u2_ x [x x] _gig#_burnû-plant, beer of a lion, 7 plants ... illness.
17_sud2_ kisz-sze-ni ina _kusz#_ te-ser ina [x x] ta#-sza2-hatYou wrap a tuft of wool in a leather bag, you put it on ...
18_DISZ ki-min {u2}kur-gi-na mun sud2_ [x x x] _i3-nun esz-mesz_If DITTO, you knead kurginal plant, salt, ..., ghee (and) new oil
19_DISZ ki-min_ {u2}am-ha-ra# _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz [esz-mesz]_If ditto: you pound amḫara-plant, you mix it in new oil
20_na4_ ga-bi-i a-hu-sa _pesz10-{d}id2_a stone of gabî-stone, her brother, Eš-Idi
21KU-KU x PAP PI TA _naga si disz_-nisz tur-ar2... ... from the potter’s kiln, he will recover.
22ina _i3-gesz_ te-ser _u2-hi-a sahar#_ tal-lak#-ti sza _kur_ hat-tiwith oil, a censer of juniper, the dust of the road of the land Hatti
23_DISZ ki-min {u2}kur-ra {u2}gamun sud2_ ina _i3-gesz esz-mesz_If DITTO, you knead kurru-plant (and) cumin in new oil
24_DISZ ki-min {u2}ga_-a-nu _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz esz-mesz_If DITTO, you dry (and) pound kanaktu-plant in new oil
25_numun_ {gesz}bi-ni _numun {gesz}ma-nu numun {u2}[szakir] numun {u2}a-zal-la2_seeds of juniper, seeds of manu-tree, seed of šakir-plant, seed from azallu-plant
26{u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz 7(disz) _u2_tarmuš-plant, ālu-plant (and) īnû-plant: 7 plants
27_an-ta-szub-ba_ lu ina _kasz_ lu ina _gesztin nag_You anoint him with it either with beer or with wine.
28{u2}a-ra-ri-a-nu _numun_ {gesz}bi-ni _numun {u2}a-zal-la2#_arariānu-plant, seed from a date palm, seed of azallû-plant
293(disz) _u2_ hu-s,a _gaz sza3_-bi _tuku-mesz_-szi ina _kasz nag#_You crush and sift 3 hushu-plants, you have her drink them in beer.
30{u2}tara-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz suhusz {gesz}[hab]_taramuš-plant, ṣillīm-plant (and) ēru-plant: the base of a log.
314(disz) _u2 zi-ku5-ru-da_ ina _kasz [nag]_You strew 4 plants of zikurudu-plant in beer.
32_en2_ id-di {d}e2-a _[szid_-nu]Incantation: “Ea, the šidnu priest
33_numun_ {gesz}bi-ni _numun {gesz}ma-nu [numun {u2}har-har]_seeds of juniper, seeds of manu-tree, seed of harhar-plant
343(disz) _u2 sag-hul-za-za_ [ina _kasz nag_]You drizzle 3 plants of sahulzaza-plant in beer
35_{u2#}nu#-luh#-ha#_ x [...]Nuḫurtu-plant
36[...]
37[...]
38[...]
39[...]
40_u2#_ [...]... ...
41_suhusz u2#_ x [...]The base of the plant ... ....
42{u2}ur2-ne2-e# [...]Burnê-plant
43szit-ti _su-tin#[{muszen}_ ...]The šitātu-disease of the bat ...
44_buru5-habrud-da{muszen#}_ [...] _hab_(If) a raven ... he will die.
45ina _kasz nag_ [...]You ... in beer ....
46_{u2}{gesz}haszhur gesz-gi#_apple tree
47{u2}tar-musz8 {u2}[x ...]tarmuš plant, ... plant
48_{na4}pesz4-ansze_ x [...] _nita2#_a male donkey
49_kar_-asz2 tam-tim [...]... the Sea ...
50_numun_ {gesz}bi-ni _numun_ [...]seed of a date palm, seed of
51_{u2}nu-luh-ha_ [...]Nuḫurtu-plant
52{u2}szib-bur-ra#-[tu2 ...]šibburratu-plant
533(u) _u2 nig2-la2 dur2-gig#_ [...]30 nīnû-plants for the durgig-disease ...
54lu ina _kasz lu2-kurun2#-[na_ lu ina ...]or with beer from a brewer or with ...
55_im-sahar-na4-kur#-[ra im-kal-la {u2}nu-luh-ha]_Imsahar-nakur-plant, imkalla-plant (and) nuḫurtu-plant
563(disz) _u2 mud2-mesz [tar_-si _sud2_ ina _kasz nag_]3 mud-plants, tarsu-plant, sudu-plant in beer,
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1'an#-nu#-u2# t,i-pu sza2 _igi-[min_]This is the tipu of the eyes.
2'_DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 _gig_-ma _u4-mesz_ ma-'-du-te _nu bad_-te#If a man’s eyes are sick and he cannot sleep for many days:
3'ina _kum2 sag-du_-szu2 _igi-min_-szu2 _gissu diri_(If) his head and eyes are covered with a cloud:
4'_sag-du_-su _sar-sar_ ina _u4-me_ 3(disz)-szu2 _nig2-sila11-ga2_his head is sarsar. On the third day of the month of Nigsiga
5'tu-kas,3-s,a _numun {u2}in-nu-usz_ tur-ar2you crush (and) sift seed from ēru-plant.
6'ina _i3-nun dilim2-a-bar2 sud2 igi-min_-szu2you rub his eyes with ghee (and) alum
7'_mar-mesz_-ma bul-t,u lat-ku“If he is ill and ill,
8'[_DISZ] na# igi-min_-szu2 _mu2-mesz_-ma u _tumu_ le-qa-aIf a man’s eyes are dark and he has a fever, take it!
9'_[zi3] {szim}gur2-gur2 zi3 gazi{sar} bil2-mesz zi3 sze-sa-a_gurgur-flour, gazelle flour, bilmeš flour, barley flour
10'[ina _kasz]-sag_ tara-bak _igi-min_-szu2 _lal_You stir it into prime-quality beer, you bandage his eyes.
11'_DISZ na# [igi]-min_-szu2 _tumu_ ud-du-pa-a-ma a-pa2-aIf a man’s eyes are swollen, and he is constantly frightened
12'a-sza2-a u _er2 szub-szub_-a _zi3 gu2-gal zi3 gu2-tur_field and weeping have fallen, gugal-flour, small-grain flour
13'_zi3 {u2}[sze-du3]-a zi3 sze-sa-a zi3 gazi{sar} zi3 {szim}gur2-gur2_šedû-flour, flour of the barley-heap; flour of gazelle; flour from Gurgur;
14'_zi3 {szim}li zi3 {szim}man-du disz_-nisz _hi-hi_flour of burāšu-juniper, flour of mandu-aromatic,
15'ina _a gazi{sar}_ tara-bak _sag-ki-min_-szu2 _igi-min_-szu2 _lal_-ma _ti_You stir it in ghee (and) you bandage his temples and his eyes, and then he will recover.
16'_DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 a-pa2*-a a-sza2-a u _er2 szub-szub_-a na-t,a-laIf a man’s eyes are full of phlegm, sighing and weeping: he will die.
17'mu-ut,-t,u ana _ti_-szu2 _{szim}szesz u2 babbar u5 argab{muszen}_For his life he drank murru-aromatic, white plant, alum
18'_mun_ eme-sal-lim _{szim}gur2-gur2 u2_ a-szi-i _{u2}kur-ra_salt, emesallu-salt, mint, ašû-plant, mountain plant
19'7(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz igi-4(disz)-gal2-la-ta-am3_ ina _igi {d}utu_7 uḫī’a, one-fourth of a brother in front of Šamaš
20'ina _{gesz}erin2 lal_-al _sud2 igi-min_-szu2 _mar_You knead it in honey from a cedar tree, you daub his eyes.
21'man-da ta-bi-la tu-t,ep-pi-ma ina-eszYou will bring a prize, you will measure it, and he will get better.
22'te-qit _igi-min-mesz_ sza2 ana ha-am-mu-ra-bi lat-kuThe eye-witnesses who to Hammurapi are blind,
23'_DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 _er2#_ bir-ra-tam a-sza2-a dal#-ha#-a#-[tim]If a man’s eyes are full of tears: he will get better.
24'_tuku-mesz_-a 1(disz) _gin2 u5 argab{gi}{muszen} 1/2(disz) _[gin2] u2# babbar#_have 1 shekel of argab bird oil, 1/2 shekel white plant
25'1(u) 5(disz) _sze mun_ eme-sal-lim ina _i3-nun sud2 igi-min_-szu2 _mar_15 grains of malt, emesallu-salt solution in ghee, you daub his eyes.
26'_DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 i-bar-ru-ra _{szim}szesz u2 babbar_If a man’s eyes are swollen: murru-plant and white plant
27'_u5 argab{muszen}_ ina _i3-nun sud2 igi-min_-szu2 _mar_You pound alum in ghee (and) you daub his eyes.
28'_DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 bar-ra u _er2_ u2-kal-laIf a man’s eyes are swollen and he keeps weeping:
29'_u2 babbar lal3# [kur-ra]_ ina _i3-nun sud2 igi-min_-szu2 _mar_You pound white plant and mountain honey in ghee, you daub his eyes.
30'3(disz) te-qit _igi-min_-[szu2 sza bir-ra-ti? ...]3 teqitu-shields of his eyes, which are split ...,
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1[_DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 er2]_ u2#-kal-la sah-le2-e {u2#}[x x]If a man’s eyes are full of tears: kalla-plant, cress, ...-plant
2ina _kasz sila11_-asz [... _la2]_in beer, ... reduced.
3_DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 _er2_ lu-ha-a _szub-mesz_ [x x]If a man’s eyes are full of tears and swollenness: ...
4sah-le2-e _dida_ ina _a-mesz sila11_-asz _la2_-[id]you pound cress and saffron in water from a sila-vessel.
5_DISZ_ a-na _er2 tar_-si _kal-ku7-ku7_ kib-rit#If he is constantly affected by lamentation: bitterness of the heart.
6ina _i3-udu giri3-pad-ra2 gid2-da udu-nita2 sud2 mar#_In a sheep's fat, the length is extended: a male sheep will die.
7_DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 a-sza2-a bir-ra-tam u ri-szu-tam#If a man’s eyes are swollen, he has a headache and rišûtu-disease:
8u2-kal-la _numun {u2}si-sa2_ ina _a-mesz u4 3(disz)-kam2_he holds. The seed of the sisa plant in water for 3 days
9tara-muk i-har-ra-as,-ma ina _a-mesz_-szu2?-ma? _sud2 mar_“If he is stricken, he will become ill, and in his water(?), he shall die of a stroke.
10_DISZ na_ gi-mir _zu2-mesz_-szu2 i-na-asz2 u ri-szu-tamIf a man’s entire body hurts him and he is constantly ill:
11_tuku_-szi _u2 babbar {u2}hab {u2}kur-ra na4_ ga-bi-i#has white plant, ḫašû-plant, kurru-plant (and) alum
12_disz_-nisz _sud2 {tug2}gada lal3 sud_ tu-lam _ugu zu2-mesz_-szu2#If he wears a cloak, honey (and) honey, he will get better over his teeth.
13_en mud2 e3_-ni ta-kar _i3-udu ur-mah#_The lord of the blood comes out. You discard the lion's fat.
14szum4-ma _i3-udu ka5-a [gu7]_If he eats fat from a fox
15_suhusz_ {u2}hal-tap-pa-ni _suhusz_ {u2}al-lu4-zi 2(disz) _[u2]_the foundations of ḫaltappānu-plant, the base of allû-zid plant, 2 plants
16_[zu2]-mesz_-szu2 _sig!-mesz_ ta-bi-la bi-rit _zu2-mesz [gar]_his reddish limbs you carried, between the vertebrae you placed.
17[{u2}a-mu]-usz#-sze _u2 babbar na4_ ga-[bi-i]amušše-plant, white plant, alum
18[x x x x ana] _zu2#_-szu2 _gar_-ma!(GISZ) _[ti]_... is placed on his body and he will recover.
19[...] x x x [x x]
20x _gid2-da#_ [...]... long ...
21_{u2}kur-ra_ {u2#}[x x] _naga si na4_ ga#-[bi-i]mountain plant, ... plant, alkali, horned stone
22_{u2}har-har# [5(disz)?] u2_ ka-par _zu2 zu2_-szu2 ta#-[kap-par?]You crush 5 ḫarhar-plant (and) you smear it on his tooth.
23_na4_ ga-bi#-[i _{u2}kur]-ra# {szim}hab sud2 suhusz zu2-[mez_-szu2]a stone, alum, kurru-plant, ḫašû-aromatic, the base of his tooth
24ta-kap-par# [x x x] x _na4_ ga-bi-i#You will unharness ... stone.
25_ugu zu2-[mesz_-szu2 _ki-min_] ana#? _dugud zu2_-szu2 _zi_-hiOn top of his teeth ditto, on top of the tooth of his tooth you cut.
26_na4_ ga-bi#-[i x x] x _{u2}gamun-ge6_stone of the libītu-plant, black cumin
27_{u2}nig2-gidru#? [sipa_ x x] x _ka-keszda {gesz}hab_niggidru-plant, shepherd of ..., kakešda-bowl
284(disz) _u2#_ [x x x x x] ina _lal3_ ta-kap-par2#You knead 4 plants of ... in honey.
29_u2#_ [x x] _{u2}kur-ra_ sah-le2-e _u2 babbar na4_ ga#-[bi-i]..., nīnû-plant, cress, white plant, alum
30[{u2}]szib-bur#-[ra-tu2] _{szim#}szesz mun_ eme-sal-[lim]šibburratu-plant, myrrh, salt (and) emesallu-salt
31_{szim}li_ 9(disz) _u2 ka_-szu2? u na-hi-ri-szu2 _hab_-nu _dab#_-[su]9 juniper, his mouth(?) and his nostrils are swollen, they seize him.
32ina _i3-nun lal3_ ta-kap-par#You crush it in butter and honey.
33{u2}zi-im _ku3-babbar_ {u2}zi-im _ku3-sig17 {u2}ar2-zal-la2_a cedar tree, silver, cypress, gold, šalālu-plant
34_{u2}SAR a-sza3_ {u2}el-lat _a-sza3_ {u2}ka#-su#-ua plant from a field, a ballatu-plant from the field Kasû
35_{u2}tur-a-ni suhusz {u2}tur-a-ni 8(disz) _u2_ ki-is _sza3_-biits young, the base of the young, 8 plants, its inside
36sza2 _ansze-kur-ra_ ina _gesztin-sur_ ina na-hir _gub3_-szu2 _dub_-ak-ma _ti_You strew a horse's horn in wine at the nahhiru-offering, and then he will recover.
37{gesz}e-re-nu _{gesz}szur-min3_ {gesz}dap-ra-nu _{szim}gir2 szim-szal_cedar, cypress, daprānu-tree, šunû-juniper, balsam
38_gi du10-ga {szim}bal {szim}{d}masz {szim}man-du {u2}kur-kur_good reed, balû-aromatic, Ninurta's aromatic, mandu-juniper, mountain plants
39_{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}sze-li babbar {szim}gam-ma_gurgur-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, white sesame, cumin
40_{u2}har-har_ {u2}si-hu {gesz}ar2-ga2-nu _{gesz}lum-ha naga si_harhar plant, sihu-plant, agānu-tree, lupin, horned alkali
41_{u2}nu-luh-ha mun_ sah-le2-e _gazi{sar} 2(u) 3(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_nuḫurtu-plant, salt, cress, mustard, 23 plants for brother
42_1/3(disz) sila3-ta-am3 ti_-qe2 ina _kasz_ tu-{la}lab-bak ina _ge6_You take 1/3 sila3 each, you stir it into beer, and then in the night
43ana _igi {mul}ud5_ tusz-bat ina sze-ri3 _szeg6_-szal ta-sza2-halin front of the Eagle sat. In the morning you will make a black frost.
44_henbur2 {u2}ukusz2-hab u2 sig-mesz sud2 ki 1(disz) sila3 lal3_henbur-plant, ukušḫābu-plant and low-quality wool, together with 1 sila3 of honey
45u _1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz gaz#_ ana _kusz_ masz-qi2-te te-sipand 1 sila3 of pressed oil you pour into a mašqītu-vessel.
46ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak masz-qi2-tu sza _ansze-kur-ra_to its base he shall place. The extispicy of horses
47sza _disz_-en _ansze-kur-ra 4(disz) sila3 kasz-sag_ ba-asz2-lubelonging to Bel the horse, 4 sila3 of first-class beer was carried.
48_DISZ na sza3-mesz_-szu2 _mu2-mesz_-hu ir-ru-szu2 i-ar2-ru-ru ir-ru-szu2If a man’s internal organs are swollen, he constantly trembles, constantly twitches,
49_du11-du11_-u2 _tumu_ ina _sza3_-szu2 i-le-eb-bu ina _dur2!(KI)_-szu2 u2-na-kapIf a storm blows in his belly, he will be seized in his body.
50_na bi_ nik-ma-ti _gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 _{u2}kur-kur_ {u2}ti-ia2-tu2That man suffers from nikmatu-illness for his life: kurkur-plant (and) tīyatu-plant
51_{u2}ukusz2-hab mun_ eme-sal-lim _na4_ ga-bi-i 5(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz_nīnû-plant, emesallu-salt, alum, 5 plants for the brother
52ina _a-mesz_ tu-lab-bak ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak-ma _ti_You soak it in water, you pour it into his anus, and then he will recover.
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1[ana e-sil-ti _sza3_-szu2 _si-sa2_-ri ur-szi _gaz-mesz]_for the esiltu-disease of his belly, he will die of thirst.
2[um-s,a-te qut-tu-pi _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li] naga# si#_sulphur, burāšu-juniper, lupin, horned alkali
3_[{u2}nu-luh-ha {u2}nam]-ti#-la_ mal-ma-lisz _la2_ ina _kasz_Nuḫurtu-plant (and) namtila-plant you mix together in beer.
4[u _a-gesztin-na szeg6_-szal ta]-sza2-hal <_i3-gesz_> ana _igi szub_-diYou crush and sift grapes, you pour oil over it.
5[ana _dur2_-szu2 ta-sar]-raq-ma _ti_you pour it into his anus and he will recover.
6[_DISZ na tumu_ ina _dur2_-szu2 it-te]-es-kir _tumu gin7_ szit-tiIf a man has been seized by a wind in his sleep: the wind will blow like a stormwind.
7[_nu e3_-a? _na bi u4-da] sa2-sa2 dur2-gig gig_If he does not come out that day, he will suffer from durgillu-disease.
8[... _{szim}]li gazi{sar} naga si_... juniper, gazelle, horned alkali
9[...] _bad#_ sah-le2-e _{u2}kur-ra_... the wall of mountains of cress
10[...] _sila3 a-gesztin-na_... sila of grapes
11[... ina _{uruda}]szen#-tur szeg6_-szal ta-sza2-hal _sed_... with a small copper kettledrum you heat up (and) cool (the mixture).
12_[i3-gesz_ ana _igi szub_-di ana _dur2_-szu2] _dub#_-ma _ti_You pour oil in front of it, you strew it into his anus, and then he will recover.
13[_DISZ na tumu gin7_ di-ik-szi ina _sza3_-szu2 _tag]-mesz#_-su ina _kusz 1/3(disz) gin2 {gesz}erin_If a man, like a wind, is affected by dikšu-disease in his belly: with a leather (bag) 1/3 shekel of cedar
14_[1/3(disz)? gin2 {gesz}szur-min3 1/3(disz)? gin2 {szim}]gir2# 1/3(disz) gin2 {gesz}erin-sumun?_1/3? shekel of cypress, 1/3 shekel(?) of šimgir-aromatic, 1/3 (shekel) of juniper,
15_[1(u) gin2 mun_ eme-sal-lim _{szim}]li# {szim}gur2-gur2 disz_-nisz _gaz_10 shekels of salt, emesallu-salt, burāšu-juniper, kukru-aromatic he shall kill.
16_[sim_ ina _kasz szeg6_-szal _i3-gesz_ ana _igi szub]_-di# ana _dur2_-szu2 DUB-akYou boil juniper in beer, you pour oil over it, and you pour it into his anus.
17[...] x _gi du10 {szim}bal_... good reed, baltu-aromatic
18[...] _{gesz}erin-sumun? {gesz}sze-nu_... cedar, cypress
19[...] pur#-si-tum... pursītum
20[...]
21[...]
22[...]
23[...]
24[_DISZ na sag sza3_-szu2 _dab-dab_-su _sza3_-szu2 _mu2-mu2-mesz_-hu]If a man’s right ear causes him seizing pain and his left ear constantly ring:
25[u _tumu_ e-ri _sa-mesz_ sza2 _murgu_-szu2 szad-du]and the rising of the earth, the horns of his head are high.
26_[murub4-mesz_-szu2 asz-t,a kin-s,a-a-szu2 _gu7-mesz]_-szu2#?his middle parts are swollen, his limbs hurt him
27[ina pa-ni ma-ka-le]-e# _mu2_-ahin front of the makalû-festival he will die.
28[u i-sza2-aq-qa _na bi_ ni-kim-tu2 _tumu_ u _u4-da gig_ la]-am# _na bi gig_ la-az-ziIf he is ill with nīkimtu-disease, a wind and a storm: he will recover.
29_[gur_-szu2 _{u2}kur-ra {gesz}kur-kur_ ur2]-ne2-e _{szim}li_his head with mountain plant, mountain juniper, resin
30_[{szim}sze-li {szim}gur2-gur2] {szim#}bal 7(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_šelû-aromatic, mint, balātu-juniper, 7 plants for the brother
31[ina hi-iq _kasz_ ina _nindu] usz2#_-er ina sze-ri3 _e11_-maHe will die in a libation of beer in an oven, in the morning he will come out and
32[tu-kas,3-s,a x x ina _a] gazi#{sar}_ i-sza2-hat _egir_-szu2you crush (and) ... in ghee he smears it behind him.
33[...] x _egir_-szu2 _i3-gesz_ u _kasz-sag_... ... after that, oil and first-class beer
34[... an-nam ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak]-ma i-lab-bak... you write this on his temple and he will get better.
35[x x x {u2}al-la-nu] _numun# gada ka a-ab-ba_... allanu-plant, seed from a linen cloth on the mouth of the sea
36_[numun_ x x _{gesz}]erin#-sumun {u2}a-zal-la2 disz_-nisz _sud2_the seed of ... cedar, azallû-plant he cut down.
37[x x x x] _i3-ku6_ nap-t,a [...] x... fish oil for the meal ... ...
38[...] _esz-mesz_-su-ma nap-szal-ti _tu-ra kilib3-ba?_... his foundations and the life of the whole
39[{u2}tar-musz8] _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz sud2_ ina _i3-gesz_ sir2-di#You pound tarmuš-plant, šalālu-plant (and) irdīnu-plant in oil.
40_[esz_-su?] ina _ki_-ka _ki-ta giri3-min-mesz_-ka _esz-mesz_-mahis foundations in your earth, beneath your feet are foundations, and
41_nam-tag-ga dingir {d}1(u) 5(disz) lugal idim_ u _nun_ ana _na nu-te_The sin of the gods Ishtar, king, nobleman, and prince does not approach a man.
42_DISZ na gidim dab_-su _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ ni-kip-tu2If a ghost has seized a man: mint, juniper, nikiptu-spurge
43_{szim}man-du {gesz}erin-sumun? {szim}gam-ma {szim}szesz_Mandu-aromatic, juniper, cumin, myrrh
44_uzu-dir kur-ra gazi{sar} 9(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_meat of the mountain, mustard, 9 plants, brother
45ina _izi_ tur-ar2 _sud2 i3-gesz esz-mesz_-su-ma _ti_You ignite it with fire, you pound it, you anoint it with new oil, and then he will recover.
46_DISZ na gidim dab_-su 1(disz) {na4}mu-s,a ni-kip-tam _ka a-ab-ba_If a ghost has seized a man: 1 muṣa-stone, nikiptu-spurge of the mouth of the sea.
47_pesz10#-{d}id2 disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz {gesz}erin hi-hi sag-ki-mesz_-szu2“Peš-Id, he washed his head with cedar oil.
48_ki-ta giri3-min-mesz_-szu2 _esz-mesz_-su-ma _ti_below his feet he renewed, and life
49_{u2}a-zal-la2 numun gada {u2}lal_ {gesz}al-la-nu kib-rit _ka a-ab-ba_azallû-plant, seed, linen, lupin, allanu-wood, kibrītu-plant of the mouth of the sea
50_{u2}ku6 7(disz) u2-hi-a_ nap-szal-ti _sag-ki-dab-ba gaz sim_fish, 7 plants for a napšaltu-offering, sagkidabba-plant, poisoned,
51ana _sza3 i3 {gesz}erin szub sag-ki-mesz_-szu2 da-da-ni-szu2 _esz-mesz_-ma _ti_into oil of cedar he fell, his temples and his limbs he changed, and life
52a!(DISZ)-na szim-ma-ti _zi_-hi _henbur2 {gesz}hab henbur2 {gesz}kiszi16 henbur2 gi szul-hi_For šimmatu-aromatic, sulphur, ḫašubû-tree, henbur-wood, kishu-wood and reed,
53_henbur2# {szim}gir2 <<sud2>> henbur2 {gesz}sze-nu henbur2 gi suhusz {u2}tal2-tal2_henbur-plant, šimgir-aromatic, sud-plant (a kind of juniper), henbur-wood, cedar, hendru-wood (and) reed, the base of a plant
54[7(disz)] _u2-hi-a szesz sud2_ ina _i3-gesz hi-hi_ ka-a-a-an _en_ i-nu-uh-hu7 drugs for removing a brother in oil daily, until the lord has cooled
55_esz-mesz_-su-ma _ti_his foundations and life
56[sza] _szu# {m}en-abgal-dingir-mesz_in the charge of Bēl-abgal-ilani

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