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BAM 2, 193 (P285285)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 2, 193 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285285 |
| Museum no. | VAT 10073 + VAT 11014 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Medical |
| Find spot | Assur |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | du x [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | 1/3(disz) x [...] | 1/3 (workman): |
| 3' | _szim#_ [...] | ... aromatic .... |
| 4' | _{u2}gur2-[gur2_ ...] | a kind of grass |
| 5' | ina _{kusz}edin sur_-ri#? x [...] | in a leather bag ... |
| 6' | {u2}tu-lal {u2#}[x ...] | tulal plant, ... plant |
| 7' | _kur2_ ina _mud2_ e-em _lal_-usz#? [x x x] ti-[ut,?] | enemy in mud, when you recover? ... |
| 8' | _DISZ na sag-ki_-szu2 _ra_-su#-ma# _du3 uzu#-mesz_-szu2 | If a man’s temple causes him seizing pain and he continually eats his flesh: |
| 9' | _gu7#-mesz_-szu2 sa3-li#-i' qa2#-te-er _sag sza3_-szu2 | his intestines are pure, the top of his belly |
| 10' | _gu7#_-szu2 _gu7 nag_-ma ut-ta-nar-ra _na bi_ | If he eats it, drinks it, and keeps drinking it: that man will die. |
| 11' | _usz11-zu dab_-szu2 | your witchcraft will seize him. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [... x]-ma# _ti_ | ... ... and life. |
| 2' | [_DISZ na sag sza3_-szu2 ru-pul2-ta _tuku-mesz]_-szi | If a man's head has a stinging sensation: |
| 3' | _sag# [sza3_-szu2 u2-s,ar-rap-szu2 _ninda2_ u _a lal uzu]-mesz_-szu2 | his head and his belly he made him eat bread and water, the oil of his flesh. |
| 4' | tab-ku# _[na bi usz11-zu gu7]_ u3# _nag_ | It is a tabkû-demon; that man will eat and drink witchcraft. |
| 5' | ana szup-szu2-ri#-[szu2 {u2}ha-szu-u] {u2}tu-lal | for his recitation: ḫašû-plant, tullal-plant |
| 6' | _u2 sikil disz_-nisz _sud2#_ ina _kasz# szub_ ina _mul4_ tusz-bat | pure plant, mustard, you put it down in beer, you leave it out overnight under the stars. |
| 7' | ina sze-ri3 ba#-lu pa-tan _nag_-szu2 _buru8_-ma _ti_ | In the morning, without dining, he drinks it, eats it, and then he will recover. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ min a-mesz_ mu-un-di _nu_ pa-tan _nag_-[szu2-ma _ti_] | If ditto: he drinks water from a well without dining, and then he will recover. |
| 2 | _DISZ min pa {u2}ukusz2-hab sud2_ ina _gesztin nag_-szu2 _buru8#_-[ma _ti_] | If ditto: you pound root from kushabu-plant, you have him drink it in wine, you smear it on a pig and then he will recover. |
| 3 | _DISZ min 7(disz) [sze] {na4}an-zah_ ina _i3-gesz nu_ pa-tan _nag#_-[szu2] _min_ | If ditto: you soak 7 grains of anzaḫ-stone in oil on an empty stomach, DITTO. |
| 4 | _DISZ# min#_ [{u2}]a#-ri-ha _sud2_ ina _gesztin nu_ pa-tan _nag_-szu2 _min_ | If ditto: you pound ariḫu-plant, you put it in wine on an empty stomach, (and) DITTO. |
| 5 | [... _i3]-nun#-na? sud2_ ina _gesztin nag_-szu2 _min_ | ... you pound ghee, you have him drink it in wine, ditto. |
| 6 | [... {u2}]ha#-szu-u | ḫašû plant |
| 7 | [...] _kasz#-sag_ | ... first-class beer |
| 8 | [...] x | |
| 9 | [...] x _gaz_ | ... ... will be destroyed. |
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