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BAM 2, 183 (P285275)
Medical, Assur
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| Designation | BAM 2, 183 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285275 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08943 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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 | [{u2}ak]-tam {u2}ap2-ru-sza2 | a plant of apricots |
| 2 | [x] ina _i3_ ina _kusz_ | ... in oil, in a leather bag |
| 3 | _sig2 ugu-dul-bi sig2 ur-ge6_ ina _kusz_ | the wool of the roof-beams was black wool, in a leather bag. |
| 4 | _{u2}igi_-lim _{na4}szurun {d}gu4_ | tamarisk, šurūnu-stone, ox |
| 5 | _{u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur_ ina _kusz_ | harhar plant, mountain plant in a leather (bag). |
| 6 | _numun_ {gesz}bi-ni _numun {gesz}ma-nu_ | seed of a date palm, seed of an ox |
| 7 | _numun babbar-hi{sar} nig2-dara2 szu-lal_ ina _i3_ | white plant, emmer, šulālu-plant in oil |
| 8 | _sze10 szah sze10 ur-gi7 ge6 uh2! ansze_ | the pig, the dog, the night-time rain, the donkeys |
| 9 | ina _i3 hi-hi_ ina _{sig2}aka3 nigin_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an | You wrap it in fine oil in a tuft of wool, you put it around his neck. |
| 10 | _sig2 ur-gu-la sig2 uz3_ | wool from Urgula, wool from goats |
| 11 | ina _de3 igi-mesz_-szu2 _sar_ | in order to see him he wrote. |
| 12 | mu-s,a s,a-s,u-um-tu2 _giri3-pad lu2-mesz_ | the ṣaṣūtu of the men’s foot |
| 13 | ina _i3 esz_-su | with sesame oil |
| 14 | sah-li2-i _{tug2}nig2-dara2 szu-lal_ | a saḫlû-garment, a linen šulal garment |
| 15 | mu-sza2!-t,i _naga si_ ina _de3 sar_-szu2 | “If he is ill with a lump of nīnû-mineral in the way of his sar |
| 16 | _bar musz bar sum-sikil{sar} numun gada_ | a snake's liver, a sedge of cumin, seeds of linen |
| 17 | _pesz10-id2_ sah-li2-i mu-sza2-t,i | the canal of the saḫlû-waterway, the irrigated area, |
| 18 | _{szim#}gur2-gur2 i3-gesz gazi{sar} zi3 nu sim#_ | Gurgur-aromatic, oil, gazelle, flour, and no-smear ingredients |
| 19 | _pap 9(disz) sar-mesz {d}dim11#-[me]_ | Total: 9 sar of Lamaštu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3 lal3 i3-nun-na_ [x x x] | oil, honey, butter ... |
| 2 | _mud2 {gesz}erin_ nap-t,u# [x] | mud from cedar, meal ... |
| 3 | nap-szal-ti _tu-ra kilib3-[ba]_ | the life of the whole body |
| 4 | 1(u) 6(disz)#? _na4-mesz {d}dim11-me_ | 16(?) stones for Lamaštu |
| 5 | 1(u) [x] _ilimmu4_ | 10+x ilimmu-vessels |
| 6 | x _ilimmu4_ | ... an ilimmu |
| 7 | x _ilimmu4_ | ... an ilimmu |
| 8 | 1(u) 4(disz) _an-ta-szub-ba_ | 14 (pieces of) antimony |
| 9 | 1(u) 4(disz) mim-ma lem-nu | 14 evil things |
| 10 | 4(disz) _ilimmu4 ilimmu4_ | 4 ilimmu-songs, illuminations, |
| 11 | 6(disz) _a-la2 ilimmu4_ | 6 ala of ilimmu-plants, |
| 12 | 7(disz) ina _ki-na2_-szu2 _huluh-mesz_-ut | 7 times in his bed they are destroyed. |
| 13 | 4(disz) be-en-nu szur-pu-u | 4 (mana wool for) Bēnu, the šurpû |
| 14 | 3(disz) ne2-me-di ha-a-a-at-te | 3 (mana wool for) Nēmedi of Hatti, |
| 15 | 9(disz) di-hu szib-t,u _usz2-mesz_ | 9 dīḫu-plants, šibṭu-reeds, dead, |
| 16 | 7(disz) _igi-min-mesz hul_ | 7 evil eyes |
| 17 | x _eme ilimmu4_ | ... tongue of a diviner |
| 18 | [x] _szu#-min_ u _giri3-min_ | ... hands and feet |
| 19 | [x x] x 2(u) _na4 {d}dim11-me_ | 20 stones of Lamaštu |
| 20 | [...] x pa-szit-tu2 | ... supplication |
| 21 | [...] szam#?-ri-te | ... of the highlands(?) |
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