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BAM 3, 303 (P285387)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 3, 303 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285387 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00220 |
| 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' | _{szim}gur2-gur2_ [...] | Gurgur-juniper |
| 2' | _{szim}szesz_ [...] | myrtle |
| 3' | _{szim}hab i3-udu#?_ [...] | ḫašû-aromatic, fat |
| 4' | x x ku ru x [...] | ... ... |
| 5' | _sze-gesz-i3#_ [...] _kid_ [...] | sesame ... ... |
| 6' | {szim}[x ...] _kasz-dida# sig5_-tim x | ...-aromatic, sweetened beer |
| 7' | {szim#}x [... _sze?]-gig hi_-tu2 sza2 lu-ub-[bu]-ki | ...-aromatic (a kind of juniper) |
| 8' | bul-t,u lat-ku | “The life of the latku-priestess, |
| 9' | _{u2}sullim{sar}_ x x ki? ta-t,e4-en ina _a_ x _i3-nun-na_ | sullīm-plant you mix in ... ghee |
| 10' | ana _igi szub_-di masz-szi-ti _ki-min_ | Ditto for the one who casts himself into the presence of a ghost. |
| 11' | {u2}sah-le2-e ina _kasz3_ tu-lab-bak | you mix saḫlû-cress in beer |
| 12' | asz-li _murub4_-li _zu2-lum-ma_ | the middle of the dates |
| 13' | u3 _ga eme3 sila11_-asz _hi_-tu2 _ki-min_ | and a she-ass, a lamb, ditto. |
| 14' | _sze-gig_ ana _munu6_ ta-ha-szal# | You crush the wheat into a soup. |
| 15' | _munu6_-szi-na _ti_-qe2 it-ti sa-ar2-[bi] | you take their mash-tubs, together with the dust. |
| 16' | sza2 _u8-udu-hi-a hi-hi_ {szim}[x] | of ewes, ... juniper |
| 17' | mal2!-ma-lisz _gaz sim#_ | he will die of malasz-disease. |
| 18' | _illu {szim}buluh_ ina _izi szeg6_-[szal] | a flood of buluḫ-aromatic was burning with fire. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti | these plants |
| 2 | ana _igi_ ta-za-ru masz-szi-ti sza2 [x] | In front of the tazaru-drum, the maššītu-instrument of ... |
| 3 | sza2 _im_ ed-pi-tu# | of edpitu clay |
| 4 | u3 sza2-ag-gi ana lu-ub-bu-ki# | and the šaggi-priestess for you |
| 5 | 4(disz) masz-sza2-a-ti sza2 lu-ub-bu-ki# | 4 maššātu-containers of lubbuku-flour |
| 6 | bul-t,u lat-ku sza2 _szu-min um-me-a_ | “The life of the dead, of the hands of the elders, |
| 7 | _dub_ {m}ki-s,ir-{d}asz-szur _masz-masz e2_ asz-szur | Tablet of Kiṣir-Assur, exorcist of the temple of Assur. |
| 8 | _dumu {m}{d}pa_-be-sun _masz-masz e2_ asz-szur | son of Nabû-bēssunu, exorcist of the temple of Assur |
| 9 | _dumu {m}ba-ba6_-mu#-_du3_ | son of Baba-šuma-ibni |
Sources & licences
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