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BAM 3, 311 (P285395)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 3, 311 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285395 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08914 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Medical |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
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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) |
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| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [x x] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] _{u2}igi_-lim ina _kasz sud2_ [...] | ... you knead alum in beer ... |
| 3' | [x x] {u2}[x x x] _numun#_ {gesz}bi-ni ina _kasz_ x [x x] | ... plant, seed of a date palm in beer ... |
| 4' | [x x] _{na4}zalag2 {u2}ka_ tam-tim {u2}nu-s,a-bu ina _kusz#?_ [x] | ... of lapis lazuli, tamarisk, nuṣābu-plant in a leather (bag). |
| 5' | [x x] _numun_ {gesz}bi-ni _{u2}sumun-dar_ ina _kasz sud2_ [x] | You knead ... seed from a date palm (and) date palm in beer ... |
| 6' | [x x] {gesz}szi-kit-tu2 _ka_ tam-tim _{na4}zalag2_ esz3-me-ku ha-ha-a sza2 _udun zi3-mad-ga2#?_ [x] | ... šikittu-wood, the mouth of the sea, lapis lazuli, išmeku-stone, haḫā’u-plant of the udunu-flour |
| 7' | _[DISZ] ki#-min#? {u2}igi_-lim _{u2}kur-ra numun_ {u2}su-ti ina _kusz#_ | If ditto: tamarisk, nīnû-plant, šutu-plant seed in a leather (bag). |
| 8' | _[DISZ] ki#-min# {gesz}szur-min3 {szim}sze-li {na4}kur_-nu _dab_ {u2}u2-ra-nu# [x] | If ditto: cypress, šelû-aromatic, kurnu-stone, nīnu(?)-plant, ... |
| 9' | [x] _{u2}in-nu-usz_ ki-s,ir _{gesz}ma-nu numun_ {gesz}bi-ni ina _kusz#_ | x plants of tamarisk, the knot of a manu-tree, seeds of juniper in a leather bag |
| 10' | _[DISZ] ki-min_ {u2}tar-musz _{u2}har-lum-ba-szir{sar}_ {gesz}he-[pi2] | If ditto: tarmuš-plant, harlum-bašir-plant (and) ḫepi-tree |
| 11' | _{na4#}ad-bar_ he-s,ib _{na4}gug u2 sikil {gesz}sze-na2-[a]_ | a lapis lazuli ring, carnelian, pure plant, šenāya-wood |
| 12' | _{u2#}in-nu-usz_ sza2 _kur {u2}a-zal-la2 {u2}eme ur-gi7#_ [x] | a plant from the land Azalla, a dog's tongue plant |
| 13' | _{gesz#}dih3 iz-zi disz_-nisz ina _{sig2}aka3 usz2 {gesz}erin su3_ ina _kusz#_ | a scepter stood there; he died in a woolen garment; red cedar he covered with a cloth. |
| 14' | _[DISZ] ki#-min# ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 uruda zabar an-zah min babbar min ge6 {na4}zalag2#?_ ina _kusz#_ | If ditto: silver, gold, copper, bronze, anzahhu-vessels, two white ones, two black ones in a leather (bag). |
| 15' | _DISZ ki#-min#_ {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz na4-{d}lamma u2 sikil_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: tarmuš-plant, šalālu-juniper, nikiptu-stone, lamma-stone and pure plant in a leather (bag). |
| 16' | _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}na-a-nu _pesz4 a-ab-ba {u2}kur-kur {u2}a-zal-la2_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: nanu-plant, sedge of the sea, kurkur-plant and azallû-plant in a leather (bag). |
| 17' | _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}kur-ka#-na-a sza2 _kur {gesz}erin_ {na4}mu-s,a ina _kusz_ | If ditto: kurkanû-plant from the mountain, cedar and mūṣu-stone in a leather (bag). |
| 18' | _DISZ ki-min_ {gesz}si-hu#? {gesz#}ar2-gan-nu {gesz}ba-ri-rat _{u2}kur-ra_ | If ditto: siḫu-wood, acacia, karīratu-tree |
| 19' | _{szim}li#_ {u2#}su#?-pa-lu ina _kusz_ | juniper, supālu-plant in a leather bag |
| 20' | _DISZ ki-min {u2}eme ur-gi7 {gesz}szur-min3 im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: emesu-plant, dog's tongue plant, cypress resin in a leather (bag). |
| 21' | _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}har-lum-ba-szir uruda an-zah_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: tarmuš-plant, harlum-bašir-plant (and) anzaḫ-plant in a leather (bag). |
| 22' | 1(u) 5(disz) me-eli _DISZ na_ hu-us, _gaz sza3_-bi _tuku#-mesz#_-szi | 15 melu-vessels: If a man is stricken, he will have a heart attack. |
| 23' | _DISZ na {d}lugal-ur3-ra dab_-su _henbur2 {gesz}dih3 henbur2 {u2}gir2_ | If a man is seized by Lugal-urra: henbur-tree, tamarisk, ḫašû-thorn (and) sedge. |
| 24' | _henbur2 gi szul-hi an-nu-ha-ra-ke4#_ ina _kusz_ | A reed stalk, a sulhû-plant, annuharu-plant in a leather bag. |
| 25' | _DISZ ki-min_ ni-kip-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus in-bubbu-an-na_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: nikiptu-disease of a man and a woman, inbubbu-ana-plant in a leather bag. |
| 26' | _DISZ ki-min {d}masz_ {na4}mu-s,a ni-kip-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus_ he-pi2 ina _kusz_ | If ditto: Ninurta, mūṣu-stone, nikiptu-spurge of a man and a woman, in a leather (bag). |
| 27' | _DISZ ki-min {szim}sze-li babbar {na4}zalag2#_ [ina] _kusz#_ | If ditto: white šelû-aromatic (and) lapis lazuli in a leather (bag). |
| 28' | _DISZ ki-min im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ {na4}mu-s,a _{na4#}za# [gug2_ ina] _kusz_ | If ditto: alum, mūṣu-stone (and) lapis lazuli in a leather (bag). |
| 29' | _DISZ ki-min uzu-dir-kur-ra {gesz}haszhur gesz-gi_ x x x [ina] _kusz_ | If ditto: uzudirkurru-fish, apple, reed ... in a leather (bag). |
| 30' | _DISZ szu {d}innin_ la-zi _zi_-hi _{na4}an-zah min babbar min ge6_ ina _kusz_ | If Hand of Ištar is swollen: he will get better. Anzahhu-stone is second quality, white, second quality in a leather (bag). |
| 31' | _DISZ ki-min {na4}musz {d}masz u2 babbar {na4}an-zah-ge6_ he-pi2 ina _kusz_ | If ditto: muš-stone, Ninurta-plant, white plant (and) anzaḫ-stone are split in a leather (bag). |
| 32' | _DISZ ki-min {na4}babbar-dili {na4}sig7-sig7 {na4}duh-szi-a {u2}lal_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: white limestone, yellow-green limestone, šūzû-stone (and) lal plant in a leather (bag). |
| 33' | _DISZ ki-min {u2}sumun-dar {u2}nam-ti-la {u2}in6-usz2_ {u2}x x ina _kusz_ | If DITTO, you put šūmu-thorn, namtila-plant, ēru-plant and ...-plant in a leather (bag). |
| 34' | _DISZ ki-min gi szul-hi gi du10-ga_ {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi#_-lim# ina _kusz_ | If ditto: reed, šulḫu-tree (and) good re[ed], tarmuš-plant and alum in a leather (bag). |
| 35' | _DISZ ki-min sig2 ur-mah sig2 ur-bar-ra sig2 ka5-a sig2 ur-gi7 ge6_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: wool of a lion, wool of an urbara animal, wool from the ka’a animal or black dog in a leather bag. |
| 36' | _DISZ ki-min u2 babbar {u2}dili_ kur-s,ip-ti _gesztu gu4 sig7_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: white plant, single plant, kurṣippu-plant, yellow-green ox in a leather (bag). |
| 37' | _DISZ ki-min {na4}zalag2_ {na4}mu-s,a _a-gar-gar masz-da3 si dara3-masz_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: zalagû-stone, mūṣu-stone (and) agargar-mineral, gazelle droppings and sulphur in a leather (bag). |
| 38' | _DISZ ki-min {na4}zalag2_ mu-s,a _{gesz}nu11-gal {gesz}taskarin sig2_ AN SZU RA? x x [x] x ri ina _kusz_ | If ditto: alum, mūṣu-stone, niphtha, boxwood, wool, ... in a leather (bag). |
| 39' | _DISZ ki-min im-babbar_ sza2 _sza3 ad-bar ka a-ab-ba {u2}lal_ mu-s,a | If ditto: gypsum from the adbar-vessel of the mouth of the sea, sulphur from the mūṣu-plant |
| 40' | _{na4}zalag2 ur-gi7_ {na4}asz-pu-u ina _kusz_ | lapis lazuli, lion's-eye stone, ašpû-stone in a leather (bag). |
| 41' | _DISZ na_ x _nu igi_ ma-disz _igi_-szu2 _gil {u2}igi_-lim _szurun {d}gu4_ [x] x ina _kusz_ | If a man does not see ..., his eyes are swollen and he is covered with sulphur, oxherd's prebend, ... in a leather (bag). |
| 42' | _DISZ_ mim#-ma# _hul_ ana _na nu te#_-e ni-kip-tu2 mu-sa _ka_ tam-tim _uh2-id2_ ina _kusz_ | If anything evil does not approach a man: you wrap nikiptu-spurge around the mouth of the sea in a leather bag. |
| 43' | _DISZ ki-min sig2 ur-gi7 ge6_ ni-kip-tu2 _uh2-id2_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: wool from a black dog, nikiptu-spurge, in a leather (bag). |
| 44' | _DISZ ki-min sig2 ur-bar-ra kasz_ si-bi _i3-udu ellag2 gu4 ge6_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: wool from a dog, beer from the horn of a black ox in a leather bag. |
| 45' | _DISZ ki-min uh2-{d}id2_ ni-kip-tu ina _kusz_ | If ditto: ḫašû-stone (and) nikiptu-spurge in a leather (bag). |
| 46' | ana mim-ma _hul_ ana {gesz}na2 na nu dim4 {u2}dili {u2}lal {u2!(U)}na_-a-nu _{na4}zalag2_ [x x] ina _kusz_ | For anything evil for a bed, a single plant, lupin, nīnû-plant, lapis lazuli ... in a leather (bag). |
| 47' | _DISZ na a-la2 hul dab_-su {u2}kam-ka-du _{u2}ab2-duh_ x [x x] ina _kusz_ | If a man is seized by evil alû-disease: kamkadu-plant, abduḫ-plant in a leather (bag). |
| 48' | _DISZ ki-min {u2}dili {u2}sumun-dar {na4}zalag2 {u2}ge6_ ina _kusz_ | If DITTO, you put juniper, šundar-plant, lapis lazuli, black plant in a leather (bag). |
| 49' | _DISZ ki-min_ mu-s,a ni-kip#-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus_ kib-ri-tu2 ina _kusz_ | If ditto: you wrap a male and a female kibritu-skin in a leather bag. |
| 50' | _DISZ ki-min {u2}dili?_ [x] x _{u2}sumun-dar_ {u2}x [x x x x] | If ditto: suluppu-plant, šudû-plant (and) ...-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _DISZ na#_ [ina?] _ki-na2_-szu2 _luh-luh#_-ut _gin7 gu3 uz3 gu3_-si i3#-[ra-mu-um] | If a man, when lying down, is frightened like a pig's voice, his voice roars. |
| 2 | i-par-ru-ud ma-gal# _gu3-gu3_-si _szu_ be-en-nu _{d#}[alad_ sza2-ne2-e _{d}3(u)]_ | he smote, he shouted very much: hand of Bēnu, lion, second one of Sin |
| 3 | ana _ti_-szu2 _{u2}gesztin ka5-a_ {u2}an-nu-nu#-tu2# {gesz}haszhur# | For his life, tamarisk, annunitu-plant, apple |
| 4 | _{u2}har-lum#-[ba]-szir#_ {u2}a-ra-ri-a-nu _illu li-tur_ | harlum-bašir-plant, arārīnu-plant: the river level will reduce. |
| 5 | _sig2 ugu#-[dul-bi_ ina?] _kusz# pesz2-ur3#-ra#? du3-du3_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_ | Its tufts of wool are twisted in a leather bag. It is placed on its neck. |
| 6 | _DISZ ki-min_ [x x x x] x {u2}el-kul-la ina _kusz_ | If DITTO, you pound ... lupin in a leather (bag). |
| 7 | _DISZ_ ina#? [x x x x x] x ib-ta-na-ki _{u2}kur-kur_ {u2}tar-musz8 | If in ... he is constantly irritated: kurkur-plant (and) tarmuš-plant. |
| 8 | [x x x x] _nita2_ u _munus ka a-ab-ba_ ina _kusz_ | ... a man and a woman, the mouth of the sea, in a leather bag |
| 9 | _DISZ an#-ta-szub zi# pa su-tin{muszen} pa_ zi-i-bi _{u2}ku6_ ina _kusz_ | If an antašub-bird is covered in zibû-disease: a bat's face is covered with zibu, a fish in a leather (bag). |
| 10 | _DISZ ki-min_ esz3-me-ku _ad-bar {d}masz i3 sumun ka2 {d}gesz-gin2-masz_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: ešmeku-plant, adbar-plant of Ninurta (and) old oil from the gate of Gesh-ginmasz in a leather bag. |
| 11 | _DISZ ki-min_ el-kul-la ak-tam _sig2 ka5-a_ {d}masz {na4#}zalag2#_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: elkulla-plant, aktam-stone, red wool, Ninurta-stone (and) lapis lazuli in a leather (bag). |
| 12 | _DISZ ki-min sag sur2-du3{muszen} szurun {d}gu4 im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ [x x x] ina _kusz_ | If ditto: the head of a bat, the šurunu of oxen, imsaharnû-stone in a leather (bag). |
| 13 | _DISZ ki-min sig2_ a-si _nita_ ina _kusz DISZ ki-min pa ara4-bu{muszen}_ ina kusz_ | If ditto: wool from a male asû-plant in a leather bag. |
| 14 | _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _u2 babbar {u2}lal {u2?}dili_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: tarmuš-plant, alum, white plant, lupine (and) a single plant in a leather (bag). |
| 15 | _DISZ ki-min i3 sumun_ sza2 _sza3 gu zu2 ge6 zu2 babbar zalag2_ ina _kusz_ | If DITTO, you wrap in a leather bag the oil from the inside of the neck of a black dog, the white dog's tongue, |
| 16 | _DISZ ki-min suhusz {gesz}dih3 suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2 suhusz {gesz}kiszi16_ | If ditto: the base of a diḫu-tree, the base (of) a man’s namtar-wood, the foundation (of a date palm) |
| 17 | _suhusz {gesz}sze-na-a suhusz {u2}guru5-usz_ ina _kusz_ | The base of the cedar, the base of tamarisk, in a leather (bag). |
| 18 | _DISZ ki-min numun_ bi-ni _numun_ u2-ra-ni _{u2}lal gesz3 bal-gi{ku6}_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: seeds of bīnu-plant, seeds of urânu plant, lal-plant (and) balgi-fish in a leather (bag). |
| 19 | _DISZ ki-min suhusz_ {gesz}szu-szi _suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2 {u2}lal# a-gar-gar masz-da3_ | If ditto: the base of a šuši-tree (and) the foundation of male namtar-plant, lal plant, agargar-plant and gazelle droppings. |
| 20 | _ka_ tam-tim ni-kip-tu2 ina _kusz_ | the mouth of the Sea with a knot in the skin |
| 21 | _DISZ ki-min suhusz {gesz}ma-nu im-sahar-na4-kur-ra {szim#?}bal_ [ina] _kusz_ | If ditto: you wrap the base of a manu-tree (with) imsaḫur-nakurru-stone (and) balû-aromatic in leather. |
| 22 | _DISZ ki-min uzu-dir ar2-zal-la2 {u2}gesztin# ka5-a#_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: you wrap a piece of meat in a leather (bag). You wrap kabû-vine in leather. |
| 23 | _DISZ ki-min i3 sumun za3-du8 abul suhusz {gesz}dih3 suhusz {u2#}gir2#_ u2-ra-nu _u2_ he-pi2 | If ditto: ghee, salt, gate-stone, base of a diḫu-vessel, base (of a sedge), urânu-plant, hepānu plant |
| 24 | _DISZ ki-min {u2}mur-du3-du3 suhusz {gesz}hab suhusz#_ {gesz#}szu-szi _suhusz {u2}dili#?_ | If ditto: murdudu-plant, the base of a ḫašû-tree (‘tamarisk’) (and) a base of sūši-juniper |
| 25 | _{u2}sumun-dar {u2}eme ur-gi7# {u2#}tal2!-tal2# {u2#}lal?#_ x [x x] he-pi2 | šundar-plant, ēmû-plant (‘dog’s tongue plant), taltal-plant(?) (and) lal plant(?) ... broken |
| 26 | _DISZ ki-min suhusz {gesz}dih3 suhusz {u2}gir2 suhusz#_ x x x x [x x x x] x ina _kusz_ | If ditto: you pound the base of a stag's thigh, the foundation of šēpê-plant, the base ... in a leather (bag). |
| 27 | _DISZ na_ lu _an-ta-szub-ba_ lu _{d}lugal#-ur3#-ra_ lu _szu_ x [x x _szu-gidim?]-ma#_ | If a man or an antašub-disease, or Lugal-urra, or Hand of a Ghost |
| 28 | ina _su_-szu2 _zal-zal_-ma _nu du8_-ar2 {na4#}mu-s,a {na4}algames#_ [x x (x) ina] _kusz#?_ | He washes himself with it and does not dry. Muṣu-stone, algameš-stone ... in a leather bag. |
| 29 | _DISZ ki-min suhusz {gesz}dih3 {gesz}kiszi16# suhusz {u2}ku6 suhusz_ {gesz}szu#-nu | If ditto: the base of a tamarisk tree, juniper tree, fish tree, base of their tree |
| 30 | _suhusz {u2}szakira si dara3-masz igi suhur-la2_ sza2 _gub3_ ina _kusz_ | the base of šakira-plant, the horn of a stag, the front of the 'finger' which stands in a leather bag. |
| 31 | _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ {u2}ir-kul-la el-kul-la | If ditto: tarmuš-plant, alum, birkullu-plant (and) elkulla-plant |
| 32 | u2-ra-nu#? _{u2}an-ki-nu-te na4_ [ga]-bi#-i ina _kusz_ | urânu-plant, ankinūtu-stone (and) alum in leather |
| 33 | _DISZ ki-min {u2}igi#_-[lim] {u2#}IGI-lim _{u2}dili_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: irrû-plant, imhur-līm-plant (and) single plant in a leather (bag). |
| 34 | _DISZ ki-[min] {u2}har-[lum-ba]-szir {u2}dili_ {na4}mu-s,a ina _kusz_ | If ditto: harlum-bašir-plant, single plant (and) mūṣu-stone in a leather (bag). |
| 35 | _DISZ ki#-min#_ ni-kip#-[tu2] _nita2#_ u munus in#-bubbu-an-na_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: nikiptu-disease of a man and a woman, inbubbu-ana-plant in a leather bag. |
| 36 | _DISZ [ki]-min_ {u2}eli#-kul-la _{u2}ku6 {u2}an-ki-nu-te_ ka-mun _{gesz}szennur_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: elikulla-plant, fish, ankinūtu-plant (and) salt from a date palm in a leather (bag). |
| 37 | _DISZ na#_ [ina] _ki#-[na2]_-szu2 _zu2-mesz_-szu2 _gurusz3#_-as,# _{u2}har-lum-ba-szir ka_ tam#-tim# | If a man’s teeth cause him a stinging pain in his bed: harlum-bašir-plant in the mouth of the sea. |
| 38 | _[pesz10-{d}id2] {zi3#}{d}nisaba {u2}ab2#-duh#_ ni-kip-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus_ | “Peš-Id, nisaba-flour, abduḫ-plant, nikiptu-spurge of man and woman |
| 39 | [x x x] x-a-na _uh2-{d}id2#_ ina _kusz_ | ... in a leather bag |
| 40 | _DISZ ki#-[min_ x x x] x _ka a-ab-ba_ ni-kip-tu2 _{u2}dili_ ina _kusz_ | If DITTO, you wrap ... in a leather (bag) with sea salt, nikiptu-spurge and a single plant. |
| 41 | [x x x x x] x _ka a-ab-ba numun {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 {u2}dili_ ina _kusz_ | ... the mouth of the sea, seeds of ḫalû-tree, juniper in a leather bag |
| 42 | _[DISZ ki-min bar] gu4-ud_ ina _kusz_ | If ditto: liver of an ox in a leather bag. |
| 43 | [x x x x x] x _u2 sikil {u2}dili_ tim-bu-ut _a-sza3_ ina _kusz_ | ... pure plant, single plant, the harvest of the field in a leather (bag). |
| 44 | [x x x x] _sar e3_ a-na s,a-bat _du3_-szi {m}ki-s,ir-_an-[szar2]_ | ... he went out to seize it. Kiṣir-Ashur |
| 45 | [x x x x] _{lu2}masz-masz e2 an-szar2_ ha-an-t,isz _zi_-ha | ... the incantation priest of the temple of Ashur quickly dispersed |
| 46 | [x x x x] _gin7 libir-ra_ [...] | ... like old age ... |
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