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BAM 3, 221 (P285308)
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| Designation | BAM 3, 221 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285308 |
| Museum no. | MRAH O.0195 |
| Collection | Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Medical |
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 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] _sud2#_ x [...] | ... rain ... ... |
| 2' | _[DISZ na gidim dab]_-su-ma i-ha-ru [...] | If a ghost has seized a man and ... .... |
| 3' | _[nu igi]_ ana# _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz _{u2#}[igi_-lim] | He should not be seen for his life: tarmuš-plant, ēdu-plant |
| 4' | [...] {u2}a!(ZA)-za-la {u2}bu-uq#-lu# ina _kasz#_ | ... azala-plant, buqlu-plant in beer |
| 5' | _[DISZ na] gidim# dab_-su-ma ma-gal u2-ga-asz-szi [...] | If a ghost has seized a man and he is very ill: .... |
| 6' | [...] {gesz}bi-ni _numun {gesz}ma-nu {u2}har-har gi# du10#-[ga]_ | ... juniper, seed of manu-tree, harhar-plant, sweet reed |
| 7' | _sud2#_ ina _kasz nag_-szu#-ma# [...] | You anoint him with suluppu-plant in beer and ... .... |
| 8' | _[DISZ] na# szu gidim-ma dab_-su-ma lu ina _du3_-ti# _a-zu_-ti [...] | If a man is seized by Hand of a Ghost and either in the process of healing .... |
| 9' | il#-ta-zi-iz-ma _nu du8_ ana _[ti]_-szu2 [{u2}tar]-musz {u2#}x [...] | He stood up and did not go out to his life: tarmuš-plant, ...-plant |
| 10' | [... _x]-duh#_ {u2}ak-tam _{u2}har#-[har_ ...] x _bi_ [...] | ... ..., nīnû-plant, harhar-plant ... |
| 11' | [...] _gaz#_ lu ina _kasz#_ [lu ina] _gesztin#_ i-szat-ti-ma# _[ti]_ | ... he will kill ..., either with beer or with wine, and will live. |
| 12' | _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ x [...] _{u2#}kur-kur_ [...] | tamarisk, boxwood, ... ... mountain plants |
| 13' | _{u2}gesztin ka5-a [u2]-hi#-a# szu#_ [...] | “Booty of the fox, plant of . . |
| 14' | {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-[x ...] | Tarmuš-plant, ...-plant |
| 15' | _numun {gesz}ma-nu na4_ ga-[bi-i ...] | seed of a manu-tree, stone of ... , |
| 16' | {u2}ur2-ne2-e 1(u) 2(disz) _u2-[hi-a_ ...] | burnû-plant, 12 plants |
| 17' | _DISZ na gidim dab_-su-ma# [...] | If a ghost has seized a man and .... |
| 18' | _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}s,a-s,u-un#-[tu2 ...] | If ditto: ṣaṣuntu-plant |
| 19' | _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}s,a-[s,u-un-tu2 ...] | If ditto: ṣaṣuntu-plant |
| 20' | _DISZ# ki#-min#_ {u2#}[x ...] | If ditto: ... . |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | _szeg6#?_-szal#? [...] | ... rain(?) |
| 2' | ina kal-li _gul-gul_ [...] | In the kallû-vessel ... |
| 3' | _i3-udu gu4 i3-udu ur-mah {gesz}u2_ [...] | fat of an ox, fat of a lion |
| 4' | {u2}szuk-kusz-ti _bar musz disz_-nisz _sud2#_ [ina _de3]_ | sukkuštu-plant, liver, snake, mush, supānu-disease in the process |
| 5' | _DISZ na gidim-ma gig 1/2(disz) sila3-ta-am3 kasz3#_ [...] | If a man suffers from a ghost: 1/2 sila3 beer .... |
| 6' | u sa-ah-ti _ti_-qe2 _nag_-ma _[ti]_ | You take sahtu-plant, drink it, and then he will recover. |
| 7' | _DISZ na szu gidim-ma_ i-na _su_-szu2 il-ta-za-az-ma [...] | If a man is seized by Hand of a Ghost in his body and .... |
| 8' | ar2-an-na-ba# tu-sza2-kal-szu-ma _[ti]_ | You give him a reed bundle and he will live. |
| 9' | _DISZ ki-min kasz3_ ru-usz-sze-e-ti ina _{im}szu-rin-na_ te-sek-ker ina x | If ditto: you knead rūšû-beer in cypress (and) ... in . |
| 10' | ina _i-szir2-limmu-ba_ ir-ta-na-muk-ma _ti_ | in the eponym year of Ištar-līmû-ahhe-iddina, he prayed to him, and he died. |
| 11' | ana _szu gidim-ma zi_-hi u3 _bur2_-ri _uzu_ esz-sze-bi{muszen} _gu7_-[ma] | In order to cure a ghost and to release it, he eats the meat of an ešebi bird and |
| 12' | ina _geszimmar_ ina _izi_ tur-ar2 _sud2_ ina _usz2 {gesz}erin hi-hi_ | You crush (and) sieve with a date palm in fire, you put it on as a bandage, (and then) you anoint him with it with cedar blood. |
| 13' | _en2 szu-si hul-gal2_ ana _sza szid_-nu _sag-ki_-szu2 _tag_-ma _nu gur_-ma _nu tag_-szu2# | Incantation: "The evil finger is placed on his forehead, but he does not turn back and does not touch him." |
| 14' | _DISZ na szu gidim-ma dab_-su-ma _{lu2}masz-masz zi_-szu2 la i-le-'i | If a man is seized by Hand of a Ghost and the incantation priest does not know his life: |
| 15' | _{u2}lal {u2}an-ki-nu-te {u2}dili {u2}asz-tal2-tal2 {u2}hur-sag sig7_ | lupin, ankinūtu-plant, single plant, aštaltal-plant (and) yellow-purple plant |
| 16' | _gurun {gesz}masz-bir nunuz {gesz}dih3 nunuz {gesz}kiszi16 {u2}ar2-zal-la_ {u2}tar-musz | fruit of mašbir-tree, pomegranate, juniper, ṣumlalû-plant, thornbush, |
| 17' | {u2}el-kul-la _numun_ {gesz}bi-ni _{u2}lu2-u18-lu disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _szesz2_-asz | The elkulla-plant, the seed of the birnu-tree (and) the lulu-plant I cut off. In his brother |
| 18' | ina _kusz du3-du3-bi_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an | You put it on his neck with a leather bag. |
| 19' | _DISZ szu gidim-ma_ ina _su lu2_ il-ta-za-az-ma _nu du8_-ar ana _zi_-szu2 | If Hand of a Ghost stands in the man's body and is not removed: for his life |
| 20' | _{na4}tu ka a-ab-ba_ a-bat-ti ha-ru-bi ina _izi_ tur-ar2 ta-mar-raq | You burn the mouth of the sea with a sulphur-stone. You burn it with fire. |
| 21' | ina _usz2 {gesz}erin hi-hi en2_ 7(disz)-szu2 _szid_-nu | You recite the incantation seven times over (it). |
| 22' | _en2_ ka-kip ka-kip _lugal_ ka-kip _lugal_ ka-na-kip _lugal_ tum3-ma-ta5 | Incantation: “Kakappu, kukappu of the king, kakkappu-of-the-king, kamankip, king of Tummatu, |
| 23' | _en_ sza2-qa-a _lugal dingir-mesz {d}nin-urta_ tum3-ma-ta5 | the exalted lord, king of the gods, Ninurta, bringer |
| 24' | pu-t,ur lem-nu _nu te_-e _tu6-en2_ | Release the evil, so that it does not come near. Incantation formula. |
| 25' | _[en2_ ez]-ze#-ta2 szam-ra-ta5 na-ad-ra-ta5 gas,-s,a-ta5 gap-sza-ta5 dan-na-ta5 | Incantation: “You are furious, you are frightened, [you are angry], you are angry, you have a stinging sting. |
| 26' | [...] lem#-ne2-ta5 a-a-ba-ta5 sza2 la {d}e2-a man-nu u2-na-ah-ka | ... evil, who can overturn you that which is not Ea? |
| 27' | [... _{d}]asal#-lu2-hi_ man-nu u2-szap-szih-ka | ... Asalluhi, who will soothe you? |
| 28' | [...] ni-ih-ka# | ... your fearsomeness |
| 29' | [...] szap#-szih-ka _tu6-en2_ | ... your lips. Incantation formula. |
| 30' | [...] _ugu#_ nap-szal-ti _szid_-nu-ma | You recite ... over the meal and |
| 31' | [...] _szesz#_-ma ina-ah | ... he will become ill. |
| 32' | [...] _hi_ | ... ... |
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