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BAM 4, 320 (P285402)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 4, 320 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285402 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13893 + VAT 13982 |
| 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 |
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 mal2-ma#-[lisz ...] | ... all together ... |
| 2' | [x x] _kuszu2 haszhur_ i-na-sik# [...] | ... the skin of the apple is swollen ... |
| 3' | [x x] _e3 tag-ga min zabar_ [x x x] | ... ... bronze ... |
| 4' | [x] i#-na is-qi2 _tag-ga#_ [x x x] | ... in a libation bowl ... |
| 5' | {u2#}si-hu {szim}[x] _nita2#_ u _munus_ {sig2}[x] | sihu-plant, ...-aromatic, male and female, wool |
| 6' | _ku3-sig17 an-bar_ ina _kusz_ | gold and iron in a leather bag |
| 7' | _suhusz {gesz}nim suhusz {gesz}kiszi16_ {na4}[x x] | The base of a cedar, the base of an agate ...-stone |
| 8' | _na4_ ga-bi-i _an-bar szika {gesz}nu-ur2-ma_ [x] | stone of gabî-stone, iron, ... a pomegranate |
| 9' | _sahar id2 szub_ ina _gesztin-sur nag#_ | You crush the earth from the river and drink it in wine. |
| 10' | _ka-keszda {na4}kur-nu-dib gu2-gal_ [x x] | a seal of kurnudib-stone, gugal-stone |
| 11' | _{u2}in6-usz2_ {u2}ak-tam _{u2}nu-luh#-[ha]_ | tamarisk, saffron, nuḫurtu-plant |
| 12' | _pa {gesz}szinig_ ina _kusz#_ | a bowl of wine in a leather bag |
| 13' | _{u2}la2 {u2}dili_ {u2}[x x x x] | lupin, single plant, ... plant |
| 14' | [x] _{u2}in6-usz2 numun_ {u2}[x x x x] | x plants of tamarisk, seeds of ...-plant, |
| 15' | [x] sza2 _ugu ki-mah#_ [x x x x] | ... which is on the grave ... |
| 16' | _szah# udu-nita2 szika sila-limmu_ lu# [x x x] | a ram's piglet, ... sucklings ... |
| 17' | _na4#_ ga-bi x [x x x x x x] | stone of the stomach ...... |
| 18' | _pa_ {gesz}x [...] | ...-wood |
| 19' | _{u2}igi_-lim {u2#}[x ...] | tamarisk, ...-plant |
| 20' | _{u2}kur#-ra_ {u2}x [x x x x x] | mountain plant, ... plant |
| 21' | _[{u2}]nu-luh-ha_ {u2}[x x x x x] | nuhurtu-plant, ...-plant |
| 22' | _[{tug2}nig2-dara2]-szu-la2_ {u2#}[x x x x x] | a nigdašula-garment, ...-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x]-at#-ma _bil2_ [x x x] | ... and the bill ... |
| 2 | [x x x] _{gesz}gi_ ina _i3-gesz_ [x x x] | ... reed in oil |
| 3 | _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li mun#_ [x x] | gurgur-aromatic, lupin, salt |
| 4 | _{u2}kur-kur_ ina _i3-gesz_ [x x x] | kurkur-plant in oil |
| 5 | _{u2}tar-musz8 {u2}dili_ {u2}[x x x] | tarmuš-plant, single plant, ... plant |
| 6 | _ka-keszda {gesz}ma-nu sig7#_ [x x] | a seal of red manu-wood ... |
| 7 | _{na4}ad-bar_ hi-s,ip {na4}[x x x] | lapis lazuli, ...-stone |
| 8 | _{u2}sikil {u2}in6-usz2_ [x x x x] | sikillu-plant, ēru-plant |
| 9 | _na4# {u2}nig2-man_ {u2}A [x x x x] | stone of nig-man-plant, ...-plant |
| 10 | _{gesz}kiszi16_ sza2 _ugu [ki-mah]_ | a date palm which is on the grave |
| 11 | ina _mud2 {gesz}erin hi-hi_ ina _kasz [nag]_ | You smear it on a piece of cedar with beer. |
| 12 | _{na4}gug gazi{sar}_ {na4}[x x] | carnelian, mustard, ... stone |
| 13 | _{na4}gesz-nu11-gal {na4}kur-nu-dab-[ba an]-bar_ | alabaster, kurnutudab-stone, iron |
| 14 | ina _dur gada_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar#_ | You put it on a linen band around his neck. |
| 15 | _{u2}sag-du_-a-na _{u2}eme ur-gi7#_ | sagdu-plant, hound's-tongue plant |
| 16 | _suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2 suhusz_ {u2}x [x] | the base of a male namtar tree, the base ...-plant |
| 17 | _[suhusz]_ ab#-bu s,e-nu? _suhusz {gesz}nim_ {gesz}[x] | the base of a ṣīnu-tree, a base of cedar, |
| 18 | {u2#}hu#-bi#-da#-nu# szim#-ru# {szim}[x] | ḫubidānu-plant, juniper |
| 19 | _{szim#}sal gi du10_ {gesz}su-a-[du] | juniper, good reed, suadu-wood |
| 20 | {gesz#}eri-nu ina _kasz_ [x x x x] | cedar in beer ... |
| 21 | [...] | |
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