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BAM 3, 229 (P285315)
Medical, Assur
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| Designation | BAM 3, 229 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285315 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13777 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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' | [...] x x x x [x x x] | |
| 2' | [... s,a-s,u]-un-tu2 _pa_ [x x x] | ... shadûtu-disease ... |
| 3' | [...] _{gesz#}ma-nu pa_ {gesz#}[x ...] | ... a manu tree, a ... tree |
| 4' | [...] _erin#?_ [...] | ... troops? ... |
| 5' | [x x x x] dap2#-ra-ni _pa gi du10-ga pa# x {szim#}gur2-[gur2]_ | ... his lips ... sweet reeds ... mint |
| 6' | _[{szim}]mug#_ szu-lu-ut, _szim-[hi]-a {szim}kur-ra#_ [x x] x {gesz}x [x] | mugû-aromatic, šūḫū’a-plant, kurru-juniper, ...-wood |
| 7' | [x x x] _geszimmar#_ x x [x _{gesz}lum]-ha# gazi{sar}_ szi-te-e [x x] | ... date palms ... lupin, gazelle, šitê-plant |
| 8' | [x x x x] x _henbur2 {gesz#}kiszi16#_ 4(u)# 6(disz)# mar-ha-as, _pa#-[mesz]_ | ... henbur-tree, date palms, 46 mash-tubs |
| 9' | _[tab] u4-da_ szi-bit, [sza2-a]-ri# szim-ma-ti ri-mu-u2#-[ti] | Who makes the day bright, who determines the fates of the people, |
| 10' | _[szu] gidim#-ma szu nam#-erim2-ma szu nam-lu2-u18#-[lu]_ | Hand of a Ghost Hand of Evil Hand of Humanity |
| 11' | _[du3?]_ mur#-s,i#? [sza2 ina] _du3_-ti a-su-ti u3 _masz-masz#_-u2#-[ti?] | “The illness(?) that is in the process of the sorcerer and the incantation priest, |
| 12' | [il-ta-za-az]-ma# _nu du8_-ir ina _a id2 a pu2_ | he stood and did not release; in water from the river or from the well |
| 13' | [...] a-ru-ul-li _ga gu4-ab2 kasz3 gu4-ab2_ | ... arullu-disease, ga-fish, mustard, oxen |
| 14' | hi-qa-[a] _kasz-sag szeg6_-szal _kusz gig i3-nun szesz2_ | “Hiqāya, first-class beer, cold beer, sick skin, butter oil, |
| 15' | [x] _{szim}gir2_ <ana> _sag-du_-szu2 _szub_-di 7(disz) _u4_-me sze-ra u _an-usan2_ | x sherds fell on its head. 7 days, in the morning and in the evening |
| 16' | _ra-mesz_-su-ma _silim_-im _ra_-s,u an-nu-u _szu-min a-zu_ | This is the hand of a physician. |
| 17' | _DISZ na sag-ki-dab-ba# tuku-tuku_-szi _gesztu-min_-szu2 i-sza2-gu-ma | If a man is seized by sagkidabbu-disease: his ears will tremble and |
| 18' | _igi-min_-szu2 i-bar-ru-ra# _sa#-gu2_-szu2 _gu7-mesz_-szu2 _a2-min-mesz_-szu2 | his eyes see, his neck hurts him, his arms hurt him |
| 19' | szim#-ma-ta5 _tuku-tuku_-szi _ellag2#_-su u2-mah-ha-as-su | šimmatu-aromatic, its tukutu-disease, his kidneys afflict him. |
| 20' | _[sza3]_-szu2 da-lih _giri3-min_-szu2 [ri]-mu-ta5 _tuku-tuku_-szi _na bi_ | his heart is troubled, his feet are swollen: that man will die. |
| 21' | _[gidim?]_ ri-da-a-ti _[us2]-mesz_-szu2 ana _ti-la_-szu2 ina _u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam2_ | a ghost with long legs, for his life on the 15th day |
| 22' | _[u4_-um _{d}3(u)_ u _{d}utu disz_-nisz _gub]_-zu# _na bi {tug2}sza3-ha mu4-mu4_ | When Sin and Šamaš stand together, that man a šalaḫ-garment |
| 23' | [... te-es,]-s,i#-ma _mud_-szu ta-tab-bak | … you rub him with it, and then you drip his blood. |
| 24' | [...] ana _tumu si-sa2 gar_ ana _{d}3(u)_ | ... is set towards the south, towards Sin. |
| 25' | [...] x _ga ab2 bal_-qi2# | ... ... the cow will give birth. |
| 26' | [...] _gar#_-an _kasz-sag_ [x x] | ... you set up. First-class beer ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | [...] x _bad_ | ... ... the city wall |
| 3' | [...] x x | |
| 4' | [...] x _ur5-gin7 du11-ga_ | ... he speaks as follows: |
| 5' | [...] x _nu du10-ga_ | ... ... is not good. |
| 6' | [...] _tar_ | ... will arise. |
| 7' | [...] _dab#-ba#?_ x | ... seized ... |
| 8' | [...] x | |
| 9' | [...] | |
| 10' | [...] _gin2#_ x [x] | ... shekels ... |
| 11' | [...] a-ar2-_ku3#_ x [x x] | ... arkû-stone ... ... |
| 12' | [...] x an x [x] | ... ... |
| 13' | [...] x x [x] | |
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