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BAM 3, 205 (P285295)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 3, 205 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285295 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| 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' | [x x] x x [...] | |
| 2' | _DISZ na_ ka-sip-ma _uzu#_ [...] | If a man is bewitched and .... |
| 3' | pi-qa _nu_ pi-qa x [...] | “Piqa, not piqa ... ... |
| 4' | _suhusz {gesz}nu-ur2-ma_ x [...] | the base of a cypress |
| 5' | _{u2}in-nu-usz_ x [...] | tamarisk ... |
| 6' | _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _kasz#_ [...] _ag#_ [x x] | You knead it in beer ... ... |
| 7' | _DISZ na_ ka-sip-ma _uzu#_ [x] x ku mun-ga x [x x x] | If a man is bewitched and he eats meat ..., flour .... |
| 8' | u bir-ka-szu2 ga# [x x] x _sza3_-szu2 _munus_ ka-szih [x] | and his breast-bone ... ... his belly, a woman is seized ... |
| 9' | szal-szi _bar_-ma _sza3_ [x x] x tu4 _na bi_ ri-hu-[su] | You take a third of it and ... the heart .... |
| 10' | _ki ad6_ szu-nu ana _ti_-szu2 _{u2}kur-ra_ | with the stag, for his life a mountain plant |
| 11' | _{u2}har-har {u2}igi_-lim _{u2}nu-luh-ha_ | harhar-plant, alum, nuḫurtu-plant |
| 12' | {u2}su-pa-lam {u2}tu-lal _{u2}asz-tal2-tal2_ | supālu-plant, tullal-plant |
| 13' | _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina# _gesztin#-sur nu_ pa-tan _nag-mesz_ | You knead it in wine on an empty stomach. |
| 14' | _DISZ ki-min {u2}kur-kur_-at-ma _bil-za-za sig7 {gesz}haszhur gesz-gi_ | If ditto: kurkuratu-plant, yellow-green bilzazu-plant (and) apple tree |
| 15' | ina _i3-gesz {gesz}erin esz-mesz_-su _na bi en ti-la_ | with old cedar oil that man may live. |
| 16' | _sza3#_-szu2 _ga tun3_-szu2 kisz-pi _nu te_-szu2 | his heart ..., witchcraft will not approach him. |
| 17' | _DISZ ki-min {szim}gur2-gur2 {gesz}tar-musz8 mun_ a-ma-nim | If ditto: gurgur-aromatic, tarmuš-wood, amānum-salt |
| 18' | _{u2}kur-kur_ ina _i3-gesz szur-min3 esz-mesz_-su# | kurkur-plant with oil of the finest (quality) sesame oil |
| 19' | _[DISZ] na_ ina _ki-na2_-szu2 _luh-luh_-ut _sza3_-szu2 _gur_-ut ina _ki-na2_-[szu2] | If a man's sleep causes him a stinging pain in his belly, his belly is turned back in his sleep: |
| 20' | ri-hu-su _du3_-ak _na bi dib_-ti _{d}amar-[utu]_ | he made a riḫussu-offering. That man died. Marduk |
| 21' | u {d}isz8-tar2 _ugu_-szu2 _gal2_-szi ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz# | and Ištar are present over him. For his life, tarmusz-plant |
| 22' | _{u2}dili {u2}har-lum-ba-szir_ ki-s,ir {gesz}bi-ni _{gesz}dih3 sig7_-su | a single plant, harlum-bašir-plant, kiṣir-wood, birnu-tree, and yellow-green juniper |
| 23' | _{na4#}ad-bar hi-hi! {na4}gug_ | lapis lazuli, carnelian |
| 24' | _{u2#}sikil {u2}in-nu-usz pa {gesz}sze-na2-a_ | sikillu-plant (and) ēnuš-plant, the face of a cedar |
| 25' | _{na4#}u2-nig2-bur3-bur3 {u2}a-zal-la2 {u2}eme ur-gi7_ | alum, azallu-plant, dog's tongue plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x] x _gir2_ x _ka#_ x x [...] | ... foot ... ... |
| 2 | [x] x _sud2_ ina _mud2 {gesz}erin hi-[hi_ ...] | ... ... in the sap of juniper |
| 3 | _{na4}gug gazi{sar} {na4}za-gin3 {na4}[gesz-nu11-gal]_ | carnelian, gazelle, lapis lazuli, alabaster |
| 4 | _{na4}ka-gi-na dab-ba an-bar_ ina _dur# [gada]_ | a kagina-stone, surrounded by iron, on a long cord. |
| 5 | _e3#_-ak# ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an-ma [e]-lil# | you make an incantation on his neck, and then he will be pure. |
| 6 | {gesz}si-hu _{szim}{d}masz nita_ u _munus sig2 ugu-dul-bi_ | a reed bundle of Ninurta, a man and a young woman covered in hair |
| 7 | _ku3-sig17 an-bar tesz2-bi_ ina _kusz {munus}asz2-gar3 gesz3 nu-zu_ | Gold and iron, together with the skin of a female kid, which she does not know |
| 8 | _du3-du3_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-ma _lu2 nu ku3_ e-lil | It is performed. It is placed on his neck and the man is not pure. |
| 9 | _u4_-um ri-hu-su i-s,ar-ru-ru _{d}masz {gesz}pisan gesz_ | On the day that he trembles, Ninurta, the bow of the tree |
| 10 | ina _kasz-sag nag_-ma e-lil | You drizzle it in prime-quality beer, and then he will recover. |
| 11 | _DISZ ki-min_ szu-uh2# [...] i-na-sik-ma e-lil | If ditto: you pound šuḫu-plant ..., you put it on as a bandage, and then he will recover. |
| 12 | _DISZ ki-min esir-e3-[a] tag_-at-ma e-lil | If ditto: you rub it with esirû-plant, and then he will recover. |
| 13 | _DISZ ki-min zabar tag_-at-ma e-lil | If ditto: he wears a bronze bracelet and he will get better. |
| 14 | _DISZ ki-min_ i-na-kis2-ki _tag_-at-ma e-lil | If ditto: you rub yourself with it, and then he will recover. |
| 15 | lu _nita_ lu _munus_ su-'u-us ri-hu-su-nu | either a man or a woman, a šuʾû-demon, their rihūssu-disease |
| 16 | [x] 'u-us2 _du3_-ak lu ina _x-mesz_-szu2-nu | ... he made. Or in their ... |
| 17 | [x] _bir#_ [x x x x x x] _{u2}sag-du-a-na_ | x plums, x heads of juniper, |
| 18 | [...] x _{u2}nam-tar nita2_ | ... male namtar plant |
| 19 | [...] x pu-s,i-ni | ... ..., |
| 20 | [...] x x | |
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