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BAM 2, 186 (P285278)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 2, 186 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285278 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08277 |
| Collection | 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)
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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 | _2(disz) gin2 {szim}gur2-gur2 2(disz) gin2 {szim#}[li]_ | 2 shekels of burāšu-juniper, 2 shek[els of liquorice] |
| 2 | _2(disz) gin2 {szim}bal 1/2(disz) gin2 {szim}[man-du]_ | 2 shekels of balû-plant, 1/2 shekel of mandu-plant |
| 3 | _2(disz) gin2 gi du10-ga 1(disz) gin2_ {gesz}ur2#-[nu-u?] | 2 shekels of good reed, 1 shekel of cypress |
| 4 | _1/2(disz) gin2 {u2}kur-kur 1(disz) gin2 {u2}gesztin# [ka5-a]_ | 1/2 shekel of kurkur-plant, 1 shekel (of) ka’a-wine |
| 5 | x x x x x x 1/2(disz) gin2_ {u2}kar#-[szu2] | ... 1/2 shekel of karsu-plant |
| 6 | _1/2(disz) gin2 {u2}hab 2(disz) gin2_ {u2}tar-musz8 | 1/2 shekel of hab-plant, 2 shekels of tarmuš-plant |
| 7 | _1(disz) gin2 {u2}igi_-lim 1(disz) _gin2 {u2}igi-nisz_ | 1 shekel of tamarisk, 1 shektu of juniper |
| 8 | 2(disz) _gin2_ {u2}ir-ru-u ina _kasz szeg6_-szal | 2 shekels of birrû-plant in cold beer |
| 9 | _i3 lal3_ ana _igi szub_-di ana _dur2_-[szu2 _dub]_ | You pour oil and honey in front of it, you pour it into his anus. |
| 10 | mar-ha-s,u an#-nu#-[u] | This is an affliction. |
| 11 | ana ah-ha-zi u a-mur-ri-qa#-[nu] | to Ahhazi and Amurriqanu |
| 12 | da-mi-iq lat-ku | “It is good, I am sated. |
| 13 | mar-has, sza _i3-mesz_ hi-mit, _u4-da_ | a bandage of oil, a haze of the day |
| 14 | [x] _{szim#}buluh_ ina _i3_ hal-s,a ta-man-[za-'a] | You mix buluḫ-aromatic in filtered oil. |
| 15 | _{szim#}hab_ ina _i3_ {gesz}sir2-di | ḫašû-aromatic in oil from širdu-tree |
| 16 | [x x _i3]_ hal-s,a ana _lal3#_ | ... filtered oil for honey |
| 17 | [x x x] x na ana# x x [x] | ... to ... |
| 18 | [x] x _gur_ [x x x x x] | x kurru ... |
| 19 | _a#-gesztin sumun_ [...] | old grapes |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x _kasz3_ x [x x x x x x] | ... beer ... |
| 2 | x sza _kun_ x [x x x x] | ... of the tail ...... |
| 3 | _ga {szim}szesz_ ap2#-[x x] | ... myrrh |
| 4 | 1(u) 8(disz) _i3-mesz_ ina pu-usz-szu#-[x] | 18 oil in ... |
| 5 | _{u2}kur-ra {szim}li_ | kurru-plant, juniper |
| 6 | _numun# gada gazi{sar}_ | seeds of linen and gazelle |
| 7 | _numun#_ {u2}la-di-ri# _gu2-gal#_ | seeds of ladīru-plant, gugal-plant |
| 8 | _gu2-nig2-ar3-ra sze-sa-a#_ | barley rations of the gu-nig-ara-festival |
| 9 | _pap 8(disz) u2_ [x x x x x] | total: 8 plants ... |
| 10 | ina _a-mesz szeg6_-szal [x x] x [x] | in cool water ... |
| 11 | _i3 lal3_ ana _igi szub_-[di] | you pour oil and honey into the eyes. |
| 12 | ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ma _ti#_ | He places it on his anus and he will recover. |
| 13 | a-na s,a-bat e-pe-szi | to seize (them) |
| 14 | {m}ki-s,ir-asz-szur _masz-masz e2 [an-szar2]_ | Kiṣir-Assur, exorcist of the temple of Ashur |
| 15 | ha-an-t,isz na-as#-ha | quickly he will recover. |
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