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BAM 3, 246 (P285331)
Medical, Assur
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| Designation | BAM 3, 246 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285331 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13896 |
| 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 | _[munus]-pesz4# sza3 sza3_-sza3 ana _szub_-di _a#_ [x] | a pregnant woman, her belly to fall ... |
| 2 | _[eme]-dir# iz-zi gun3-a numun {u2}dili_ | emdir, speckled with izzi-plant, seed of ēdu-plant |
| 3 | _[{u2}]an#-ki-nu-di_ {u2}a-zu-pi4-ra-nu | ankinudu-plant, azapiranu-plant |
| 4 | {u2#}nab-ruq-qu _suhusz_ {u2}bu-s,i-ni | nabruqu-plant, root of bushīnu-plant |
| 5 | _duh#? lu2-kurun2-na 8(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_-ti | beer of the brewer, 8 uhū’a-plants of the brother |
| 6 | _[disz_-nisz] _sud2#_ ina _gesztin nu_ pa-tan _nag_-szi-ma | You knead it in wine on an empty stomach, and then |
| 7 | _[sza3] sza3#_-sza3 szub_-a | the heart of the heart fell |
| 8 | _[DISZ ki-min] eme-dir iz-zi sud2_ | If ditto: you dry, crush and sift emešdir-plant |
| 9 | [ina] _kasz# nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma | You pound it on an empty stomach in beer, and then |
| 10 | _[sza3] sza3#_-sza3 _szub_-a | the heart of the heart fell |
| 11 | _[DISZ ki-min]_ {u2}nab-ru-qu _sud2_ | If ditto: nabruqu-plant you sprinkle |
| 12 | [ina] _kasz# nu#_ pa#-tan# _nag#_-ma# | You knead it in beer on an empty stomach, |
| 13 | _[sza3 sza3_-sza3 szub_-a] | the heart of the heart has fallen |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | [x] ra? ki _i3-gesz?_ x szi? x [x] | ... oil ... |
| 4' | _nag#?_-ma usz3#-sa _szub_-a# | drink, and her body will fall. |
| 5' | _[DISZ] ki#-min u2_ x x x _sud2_ [x x] | If DITTO, you anoint him regularly with ... plant .... |
| 6' | _nag#_-szi-ma usz3#-sa _[szub_-a] | drink her, and her body will fall. |
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