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BAM 3, 209 (P285298)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 3, 209 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285298 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13756 + VAT 13771 + VAT 14162? |
| 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 | _be hul-gig DISZ na nu te#_ [...] | If a sore's appearance is abnormal: .... |
| 2 | ina _i3-szim gig_ x [...] | in oil, ... ... |
| 3 | _hul-gig nu te#_ [...] | The evildoer does not approach .... |
| 4 | _be hul-gig#_ [...] | If a bad illness .... |
| 5 | ina _i3_ [...] | in oil ... |
| 6 | x [...] | |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | [...] | |
| 11 | [x x x x] _szesz# hi-hi ka_ x [...] | ... brother ... ... |
| 12 | _nu# te_-szu2 u _lu2 bi_ [...] | He should not approach it, and that man .... |
| 13 | _be ki-min DISZ lu2 nu te sag had2-ra2_ pu [...] | If ditto, if a man does not approach, the head ... .... |
| 14 | ina _i3 gi# du10-ga hi-hi ka_ [...] | In good reed oil, ... ... |
| 15 | _nu te_-szu2 u _lu2 bi_ [...] | does not approach him, and that man .... |
| 16 | _be ki-min DISZ lu2 nu te_-e _sag_ x [...] | If ditto: a man's head ... .... |
| 17 | ina i3-bara2-ga hi-hi ka a-ab#-[ba_ ...] | In the Ibaraga temple, ... the mouth of the sea ... |
| 18 | _nu te_-szu2 u _na bi_ [...] | He should not approach it, and that ... .... |
| 19 | _be_ di-na _te_-a _DISZ lu2 nu te_-e _sag_ x [...] | If a man does not see ... .... |
| 20 | ina i3-sag hi-hi_ ka-a-a-nisz _szesz2_ [...] | In the beginning of the illness, constantly the brother ... |
| 21 | u3 ina _i3-du8_ ina ar2-[ki] | and in the doorjamb in the rear |
| 22 | _be ki-min DISZ na nu te sag buru5-habrud-da{muszen#}_ [...] | If ditto, if the sun does not rise: the head of a raven .... |
| 23 | ina _i3-bara2#-ga# hi-hi_ ka-a-a-nisz _szesz2#_ [...] | In the ibaraga-vessel there is a lump of ...: the brother .... |
| 24 | [...] ma [...] | ... ... |
| 25 | [...] _u2_ ina _mud2_ [...] | ... grass in the mud ... |
| 26 | [...] sza2-nisz _szesz2_ [x] _su_ [x ...] | ... alternatively, brother ... ... |
| 27 | [...] _tag-ga_-ma# [...] | ... is affected and ... |
| 28 | _be nam-tar_-ru [x x x x] x _kur-zi#_ x [x] _{u2}igi_-lim _disz_-nisz# [x] | If there is a namtarru-mark on the right side of the 'finger': ... a bull's-tongue. |
| 29 | ina _i3-sag hi-hi ka#_ [x x x x x] _zi-ku5-ru-da_ | In a first-class oil, the mouth of ...... is cut off. |
| 30 | _nu te_-szu2 u _lu2 bi_ [x x x] i-me x | did not approach him, and that man ... ... |
| 31 | _be ki-min DISZ na nu te_-e _sag u2_ [x x x x x x x] _{szim}li disz_-nisz _sud2_ | If ditto, if a man is not able to walk, the head of the plant ... juniper you crush together. |
| 32 | ina _i3-gesz szur-min3 hi-hi_ ka-a-a [x] x [x x x x] _zi-ku5-ru-da_ | You mix with cypress oil. |
| 33 | _nu te_-szu2 u _lu2 bi u4 1(disz)-[kam]_ ur-rik | did not approach him, and that man, on the 1st day he will return. |
| 34 | _be ki-min DISZ na nu te_-e _sag a2_ [x x x x x x x] x x | If ditto, if the 'station' does not open, the head of the arm ....... |
| 35 | ina _i3-gesz szur-min3 hi-hi_ ka-a#-[a-nu ...] | You mix with cypress oil ... . |
| 36 | _nu te_-szu2 u _lu2 bi#_ [...] | He should not approach it, and that man .... |
| 37 | 1(u) 2(disz) bu-ul-t,u sza [...] | 12 (pieces of) būlṭu-garments of |
| 38 | _DISZ na_ di-na# _nu te_ {u2}x [...] | If a man does not seek a lawsuit, ... . |
| 39 | ka-a#-[a-nu ...] | The constant ... |
| 40 | x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [x x x x] ina _i3-gesz {u2}dili#_ [...] | ... in single plant oil ... |
| 3' | [x x x x] x _ti-la nu te#_ [...] | ... ... life ... |
| 4' | [x x x] _szub nu te_ {u2}x [...] | ... he should not approach. |
| 5' | [x x x x] x _szub nu te_ [...] | ... ... does not approach ... |
| 6' | x _{u2}szim_ u3 ni-ip-pu-[x ...] | ... juniper and ... |
| 7' | ina _i3-gesz szur-min3 hi-hi_ x [...] | with cypress oil ... ... |
| 8' | _DISZ na zarah nu te_ {u2}kam-ka [...] | If a man is not able to get up from a bed of zaraḫ-disease: your kam-plant .... |
| 9' | _zarah nu te_-szu2 _dingir_ ina sal x [...] | a halo does not approach it: a god in ... .... |
| 10' | _DISZ min {u2}szim_ {u2}a-da-ra-nu _ti_-qe2 _u4_ [...] | If ditto: you take burāšu-juniper (and) adaranu-plant. The day ... |
| 11' | _DISZ na zarah nu te_-szu2 _munus_ x _ga gaba_ [...] | If a man is not able to walk: ... a woman .... |
| 12' | _DISZ na gig nu te {u2}kur-ra_ {u2}[x ...] | If a man is not able to walk: kurru-plant, ...-plant |
| 13' | _nag_-ma ana _na bi gig nu te_ [...] | he drinks it, and then he will not get better .... |
| 14' | _DISZ min sag uga{muszen} ge6_ [...] | If ditto: the black head of a raven |
| 15' | ina _i3 gu-la szesz2_-szu# ma [...] | with great oil his brother ... .... |
| 16' | bu-ul-t,i sza a-da-ra#-[nu ...] | The healing of the adaranu-disease . . |
| 17' | ina t,up-pi an-ni-ti [...] | On this tablet |
| 18' | _dub 3(disz)-kam2 DISZ na sa gu2_-szu2 _[gig]_ | Third tablet of (the series called) "If a man’s neck is sick". |
| 19' | _DISZ na szu gidim-ma dab_-su-ma ina _igi-min-mesz_-szu2 _gin7_ [x x x x] | If a man is seized by Hand of a Ghost and his eyes are like .... |
| 20' | lu-u _gin7 nim-gir2 su3_ [x x] lu#-u _gin7_ [x x x x x] | or like lightning ... or like ... |
| 21' | lu-u _gin7 uz3_ x x x x x _szu gidim_ [...] | or like a goat ... hand of a ghost .... |
| 22' | i-kal [x x x x x] _igi-min-mesz_-szu2 [x x x x] | ... his eyes ... |
| 23' | ana _zi_-szu2 _{szim}mug#_ [...] | In order to cure him, šūmu-aromatic ... |
| 24' | _du3-a bara2_ 1(u) 4(disz) la# [...] | Constructed, the dais 14 not ... |
| 25' | te-qi2-tu sza2 _szu gidim#_ [...] | The extispicy that ... the hand of a ghost. |
| 26' | ana _igi_ {d}gu-la [...] | before Gula |
| 27' | ina _zag_ x [...] | on the right ... ... |
| 28' | x x [...] | |
| 29' | _dumu#_ [...] | son of ... |
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