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BAM 3, 228 (P285314)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 3, 228 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285314 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00237 |
| 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 | _pa {gesz}pesz3 pa {gesz}ildag2 pa {gesz}haszhur pa_ [...] | ... juniper, fig, apple, ... apple |
| 2 | _pa {gesz}nu-ur2-ma pa {gesz}gesztin pa_ {gesz}[x ...] | a pomegranate, a grapevine, ... , |
| 3 | _pa {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 pa {gesz}mes-gam3 pa_ [...] | ... ḫalû-wood, ... mesgam-wood |
| 4 | _pa {gesz}szinig-kur-ra pa_ {gesz}szu-szi _pa {gesz}[x ...] | a bowl of šinigkurra-wood, a pot of ...-wood |
| 5 | _pa_ {gesz}sa-da-ni _pa gi-zu2-lum-ma pa_ {gesz}x [...] | a bowl of sadānu-tree, a pot of reed, ... ... |
| 6 | _pa_ {gesz}ha-sza2-a-ni _pa_ {gesz}si-ha _pa_ {gesz}ar2-ga-[nu] | a pail of ḫašānu-trees, a pail of siha-wood, and an aranu-wood; |
| 7 | _pa_ {gesz}ba-ri-ra-tu4 _pa_ {gesz}s,a-s,u-un-tu2 _pa {gesz}masz-[husz]_ | a pānu of ṣaṣuntu-wood, a mašḫūru-wood; |
| 8 | _pa_ {u2}ak-tam _pa {gesz}ge6-par3 pa {gesz}ma-nu pa gi szul-hi_ | a pot of baktam-plant, a bowl of gipar-trees, an bowl of manu-wood, an oven of reed, šulḫu-wood; |
| 9 | _pa {u2}ku6 pa {u2}in6-usz2 pa {gesz}erin pa {gesz}szur-min3_ | fish, ēru-plant, juniper, cedar, cypress, |
| 10 | _pa {szim}gir2 pa szim-szal pa_ {gesz}asz-ra-ni# _pa gi du10-ga_ | a bowl of šūmu-tree (and) a pot of juniper. A bowl of chick-peas. |
| 11 | _pa {szim}gam-ma {szim}mug_ szu-lu-ut, _szim-hi-[a {szim}kur]-ra#_ | a paste of cumin, mugu-aromatic, šulūtu-juniper, aromatics, kurru-plant |
| 12 | tap-pi-is, _munu6 dal-dal {gesz}geszimmar_ [x] {gesz}[x ...] | “You cut down a flax, a date palm, ...-tree |
| 13 | _gazi{sar}_ szi-te-e _gazi{sar} henbur2_ {gesz}[x] _henbur2 {gesz}kiszi16_ | šitānu-plant, juniper, ḫašû-tamarisk, ...-tree, a date palm, |
| 14 | 4(u) 6(disz) mar-ha-as, _pa-mesz_ sza2 _tab u4-[da_ szi]-bit sza2-a-ri | 46 bales of pomegranates, which are on the day of the passing of the day, |
| 15 | szim-ma-ti ri-mu-u2-ti _szu# gidim#-ma szu nam-erim2#_ | šimmatu-plant, rīmû-plant: hand of a ghost; hand of evil. |
| 16 | _szu nam-lu2-u18-lu_ u3 _du3_ mur-s,i | Hand of Humanity and the making of illness |
| 17 | sza2 ina _du3_-ti a-su-ti u3# _masz-masz_-u2-ti | who in the course of the rituals of the asû-demon and the incantation priests |
| 18 | il-ta-za-az-ma _nu du8_-ir | he stood and did not release. |
| 19 | ina _a id2 a pu2 a ambar a_ gam-me _[a]_ a-ru-ul-li _ga gu4-ab2_ | in water from the river, water from a well, water of the marsh, water ..., ... oxen |
| 20 | _kasz3 gu4-ab2_ hi-qa-ti _kasz-sag szeg6#_-szal _kusz gig i3-nun-na_ KU# [...] | mustard, oxen, hiqātu-disease, first-class beer, cold beer, sick skin, ghee ... |
| 21 | x _{szim}gir2_ ana _sa-[ki] szub#_-di x _u4_-me sze-ra u _an-usan2_ | you cast ... of šubû-juniper into a cloth. ... days of the morning and evening |
| 22 | _ra-mesz_-su-ma _dilim_-im _ra_-s,u an-nu-u _szu#-min# a-zu_ | This is the hand of a physician. |
| 23 | _DISZ na sag-ki-dab-ba tuku-tuku_-szi _gesztug-min_-szu2 i-sag-gu-ma | If a man is seized by sagkidabbu-disease: his ears roar. |
| 24 | _igi-min_-szu2 i-bar-ru-ra _sa-gu2_-szu2 _gu7-mesz_-szu2 | his eyes will see, his neck will hurt him. |
| 25 | _a2-min_-szu2 szim-ma-tu4 _tuku-tuku_-szi _ellag2_-su u2-mah-ha-as, | his limbs are sulphur, his liver is swollen. |
| 26 | _sza3_-szu2 da-lih _giri3-min_-szu2 ri-mu-tu2 _tuku-tuku_-szi | his heart is frightened, his feet are full of fear. |
| 27 | _na bi gidim_ ri-da-a-ti usz-mesz_-szu2 ana _ti-la_-szu2 | That man, a ghost of distant days, his dead for his life |
| 28 | ina _u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam2 u4_-um _{d}3(u)_ u _{d}utu disz_-nisz _gub_-zu | On the 15th day, when Sin and Šamaš stand, |
| 29 | _na bi tug2 sza3-ha mu4-mu4_-asz | that man a šaḫa-garment daily |
| 30 | ina _{na4}ka sag-ki_-szu2 te-ez-zi-ma _mud2_-szu2 ta-tab-hu | You stand on his forehead with a stone, and you rub him with it. |
| 31 | ina _sza3 {gi}uri3-gal tug2-dara2_-szu2 _igi_-szu2 ana _tumu si-sa2 gar_-an | in a reed basket, his garment, his face towards the south you place. |
| 32 | ana _{d}3(u)_ ana _{d}utu-szu2-a nig2-na {szim}li gar_-an _ga gu4-ab2 [al]_ | For Sin, for Šamašshua, you set up a censer of juniper. The horn of the ox is high. |
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