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BAM 3, 212 (P285301)
Medical, Assur
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| Designation | BAM 3, 212 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285301 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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 | _en2_ [at-ta man-nu] mim#-ma lem-nu _{d}alad_ lem-nu | Incantation: “You, who are you? Who are the evildoers, the evil Alad? |
| 2 | _[gidim?_ lem]-nu _[a]-la#_ lem-nu _gal-la2_ lem-nu | Evil ghost, evil alû-demon, great evil |
| 3 | [...] x lem-nu ha-a-a-t,u ha-i-t,u | ... evil ... |
| 4 | _gig_ di-'i-i di-lip-tu2 _lu2-lil2-la2_ | illness, diʾu-illness, diliptu-disease of the lilî-demon, |
| 5 | _ki-sikil-lil2-la2 ki-sikil-u4-da-kar-ra_ | The young woman, the young woman of the quay |
| 6 | [...] mu#-s,a-bit a-me-lu-[ti] | ..., the one who saves mankind |
| 7 | sza2 [... x]-ma ur-ra u _ge6 us2_-an-ni | which ... ... and in the future and during the night, will follow me |
| 8 | _gig-[me_ ...] _hul_ at-ta-di#-[ka] | I have given you the illness of ... evil. |
| 9 | _gig sag-ki-mu_ ana _sag#-ki_-ka _min_ | The illness of the temple ditto against your temple. |
| 10 | _gig ugu-mu_ ana _ugu_-ka _min_ | Ditto to you! |
| 11 | _gig#_ pa-ni-_mu_ ana pa-ni-ka _min_ | If a sore's appearance ditto against you. |
| 12 | _gig igi#-min#-mu_ ana _igi-min_-ka _min_ | The illness of my eyes, ditto to your eyes. |
| 13 | _gig_ ap#-pi-_mu_ ana ap-pi-ka _min_ | The illness of my nose, ditto to your nose. |
| 14 | _gig gesztug-min-mu_ ana _gesztug-min_-ka# _min_ | The illness of my ears, ditto to your ears! |
| 15 | _gig nundum#-mu_ ana _nundum#_-[ka _min]_ | The illness of the breast-bone: ditto for your breast. |
| 16 | _gig eme#-mu_ ana _eme#_-[ka _min]_ | Ditto for the illness of my tongue against your tongue! |
| 17 | _gig ka-mu_ ana _ka_-[ka _min]_ | The illness of the mouth ditto for your mouth. |
| 18 | _gig gu2-mu_ ana _gu2_-ka# _min_ | The illness of the neck ditto against your neck. |
| 19 | _gig a2-mu_ ana _a2_-ka# _min_ | Ditto for the illness of my arm: |
| 20 | _gig kiszib-mu_ ana _kiszib_-ka _min_ | The illness of my seal: to your seal ditto. |
| 21 | _gig umbin-mu_ ana _umbin_-ka _min_ | If ditto a sore's claw against your back: |
| 22 | _gig 1(u) 5(disz) mu_ ana 1(u) 5(disz)-ka _min_ | the illness 15 years to 15 years ditto |
| 23 | _gig 2(gesz2) 3(u) mu_ ana 2(gesz2) 3(u)-ka _min_ | the illness reaches 190 years, ditto to 190 you. |
| 24 | _gig ubur-mu_ ana _ubur_-ka _min_ | If ditto a sore's surface to your sore: |
| 25 | _gig ti-mu_ ana _ti_-ka _min_ | May the illness of your life ditto! |
| 26 | _gig sza3-mu_ ana _sza3#_-ka# _min_ | The illness of my heart to your heart ditto. |
| 27 | _gig en3-dur-mu_ ana _en3#-[dur_-ka _min]_ | The illness of the endurmu-disease, ditto for your enurmu disease. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _gig# gu2-murgu-mu_ ana _gu2-murgu_-ka# _[min]_ | The illness of my neck, ditto to your neck. |
| 2 | _gig murub4-mu_ ana _murub4_-ka# _[min]_ | The illness of the middle part is directed towards your middle part. |
| 3 | _gig gesz-kun-mu_ ana _gesz-kun_-ka# _[min]_ | The illness of the nail, to your nail ditto. |
| 4 | _gig tuhul-mu#_ ana# _[tuhul_-ka _min]_ | Ditto for your evil illness. |
| 5 | _[gig pesz4-mu_ ana _pesz4]_-ka# _min_ | If a sore's appearance is to your sore: ditto. |
| 6 | _gig# ur2#-mu_ ana _ur2_-ka _min_ | If a sore's surface ditto against your sore: |
| 7 | _[gig]_ kin3-s,i-_mu_ ana kin3-s,i-ka _min_ | The illness of my sleep, ditto for your sleep. |
| 8 | _gig giri3-min-mu_ ana _giri3-min_-ka _min_ | The illness of my feet to your feet ditto. |
| 9 | _im_ 1(disz) li-zi-qam-ma at-ta la [ta-ziq-qa] | One tablet may be destroyed, but you may not be destroyed. |
| 10 | _im 2(disz) ki-min im 3(disz) ki-min im 4(disz) ki#-min#_ | clay, 2 ditto, clay, 3 (ditto), clay, 4 (ditsto), |
| 11 | [...] _ugu_ {d}gu-[la ...] | ... upon Gula |
| 12 | [szum]-ma _gur_-ma _lal_-ti# _gar# tu6#-en2#_ | If he returns and there is deficiency, incantation formula. |
| 13 | _[du3]-du3-bi ki-gar_ tu-qad-dasz2 _im ki-gar [ti]_-qe2 | Its ritual: you recite the incantation. You take the clay from the incontest. |
| 14 | [ina] _lal3 tesz2-bi hi-hi nu_ mim-ma lem-nu# _du3_-usz | You mix together in honey, nothing evil will be done. |
| 15 | _[mu_-szu2] ana _masz-sila3 gub3_-szu2 _sar_ ina _sza3_ x x-ri x | his name to a goat's thigh he wrote, in ... ... |
| 16 | [ina] _igi {d}utu_ ta-dan-szu2 _i3-[kur]-ra# i3-ku6 kasz3_ [...] | You give him in front of Šamaš: he will become rich, fish, beer .... |
| 17 | ta#-szal-luh-szu2 3(disz) _u4-me_ ina# _kasz3# gig#_ tusz#-[te-mid] | You wash him three days in bitter beer. |
| 18 | [e]-ma? _an-bar7#_ x _en2 3(disz)-ta-am3_ ana muh-hi _szid_-nu | When the eclipse ..., you recite the incantation three times over it. |
| 19 | ina 3(disz) _u4-me e3_-ma# ina har-ba-te te-te-mir | On the 3rd day you go out and you see the road. |
| 20 | zi-pa-di tu-tam-ma-szu2 | You have him recite the incantation, |
| 21 | ana _egir_-ka# _nu igi-bar_ | He should not look behind you. |
| 22 | [u2]-il3#-ti _{m}{d}PA-idim-pap-mesz_-szu2 | the iltītu of Nabû-apla-uṣuršu |
| 23 | _lu2#-masz#-[masz] e2_ asz-szur | exorcist of the temple of Ashur |
| 24 | _dumu_ {m}asz#-szu#-_gin# [masz]-masz# e2#_ [asz-szur] | son of Ashur-kenu, exorcist of the temple of Assur |
| 25 | _lu2#-sanga# [gal_-u] sza2# _e2_ [asz-szur] | chief priest of the temple of Ashur. |
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