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BAM 2, 197 (P285288)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 2, 197 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285288 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00236 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 | [_DISZ na szu gidim4]-ma dab_-su _a2 zag_-szu2 | If a man is seized by Hand of a Ghost: his right arm |
| 2 | _[tag-tag]-su# {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim | his sin: tarmuš-plant, ilim-plant |
| 3 | _[{u2}igi-nisz] numun gada {u2}an-ki-nu-ti_ | a plant, a seed of linen, ankinūtu-plant |
| 4 | [...] ina _a-mesz szub_-di ina _mul4_ tusz-bat | ... falls in water and sits in the star. |
| 5 | [ina sze-ri3] _a-mesz_ szu2-nu-ti tu-zak-ka#-szu2 | In the morning you will give him those water. |
| 6 | [_DISZ ki-min] pesz2#-sila3-gaz_ ki e sza ut x | If ditto: you pound pešsilāgaz-plant in a ...-vessel. |
| 7 | [...] x x x _kesz2_-su-ma ina-esz | ... ... you tie it to him and he will get better. |
| 8 | [_DISZ] na# szu gidim4#-ma dab_-su _a2 gub3_-szu2 | If a man is seized by Hand of a Ghost: his left arm |
| 9 | _[tag-tag_-su] _{szim}{d}masz nita2_ u _munus_ | his sin: ‘Ninurta-plant, man and woman |
| 10 | [... _nam]-lu2-u18-lu ka_ tam-tim | ... humanity, the mouth of the sea |
| 11 | [... _numun] {gesz}dih numun {gesz}kiszi16 {gesz}haszhur gesz#-[gi]_ | ... seed of tamarisk, seed of date palm, apple, reed |
| 12 | [...] _sud2#?_ ina _a-mesz szub_-di ina _mul4_ tusz#-[bat] | ... falls in the water and sits in the star. |
| 13 | [ina sze]-ri3 tu-zak-ka-szu2 ina _i3 esz-mesz#_ | In the morning you make him drink it in new oil. |
| 14 | [_DISZ ki-min] {szim#}gam-ma {gesz}dih3 tug2 sur-ra nigin_-[ma] | If ditto: gamma-aromatic (a kind of juniper) (and) a šurru-garment you wrap in a cloth and |
| 15 | [...] x _{sig2}he2-med nu-nu {sig2}aka3#_ | ... he-med wool, nu-nu-wool, wool |
| 16 | [...] ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an | ... will be placed on his neck. |
| 17 | [_DISZ] ki-min {u2}lag gan2 {gesz}li# nita2#_ | If ditto: lupin of the field of a man's yoke |
| 18 | _[zi3] sze-sa-a duh-sze-gesz-i3_ sah-le2-[e] | barley flour, sesame oil, cress |
| 19 | _{szim#}gur2-gur2 {szim}li disz_-nisz _gaz#_ | He shall burn gurgur-aromatic (and) lupin |
| 20 | [... _x]-ta#-am3 ti_-qe2 ina _kasz_ tara#-[bak?] | You take ... ... and you stir it into beer. |
| 21 | [...] x x x x x [x] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na pi]-szer2#-ti kisz-pi u _nam-erim2#_ | for the release of witchcraft and oath |
| 2 | [x x x] _pesz10#-{d}id2 {u2}kur-[kur]_ | ... Ištar of the mountains |
| 3 | [x x x x] _{u2#}in6-usz2 5(disz) u2-mesz#_ | ... ēru-plant, 5 plants |
| 4 | [x x x x] _enuru_ kisz-pi ze-ru#-[ti] | ...... the city of the angry witchcraft |
| 5 | [... _igi]_-lim# _igi-nisz naga si#_ | ... is seen together: horned alkali-plant. |
| 6 | [... {na4}]gab#-bi-i _{u2}har-har#_ | ... gabbû-stone, harhar-plant |
| 7 | [...] nam#-ru-qa ina sze-ri3 | ... shining ... in the morning |
| 8 | [...] _nag_-szu2 masz-qit _szu gidim7_ | ... you anoint him: hand of a ghost. |
| 9 | _[na4 tu] ka# a-ab-ba_ a-bat-te ha-ru-bi | The stone of the mouth of the sea, the water of the abattu-vessel, the ḫarubû. |
| 10 | [ina _izi_ tur]-ar2# nap-szal-ti _szu gidim4-ma_ | You ignite a fire, and he will recover. Hand of a ghost. |
| 11 | [{u2}tar]-musz8# _igi_-lim _igi-nisz {u2}kur-kur {szim}hab_ | tarmuš-plant is seen; alternatively, kurkur-plant (and) habru-aromatic |
| 12 | _{szim#}szesz kusz masz-da3_ {u2}la-pat2 ar2-man-ni | mašdānu-aromatic, lapat-plant |
| 13 | _[ka] a-ab-ba naga si gazi{sar}_ | the mouth of the sea, water, horned alkali, gazelle |
| 14 | _{szim#}li i3-udu ellag2 gu4 sumun 1(u) 3(disz) u2-mesz_ | juniper, fat from an old ox, 13 plants |
| 15 | _szu gidim7-ma_ ina _mud2_ ere-nu _hi-hi sar_-szu2 | the hand of a ghost in mud from a cedar swamp, his sar |
| 16 | [... {u2}]al#-la-nu _numun gada ka a-ab-<ba>_ | ... alānu-plant, seed of linen, mouth of the sea |
| 17 | [... _{gesz}]erin#-sumun? {u2}a-zal-la2_ | ... cedar, azallu-plant |
| 18 | [...] _i3#-nun#_ x x x | ... butter oil ... |
| 19 | [...] _esz#-mesz_-su | ... his omens |
| 20 | [... nap-szal-ti _tu]-ra# kilib3-ba_ | ... the life of the totality |
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