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BAM 4, 378 (P285449)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 4, 378 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285449 |
| Museum no. | Ist A 00233 + VAT 13940? |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | _{na4}za-gin3 ansze#?_ [...] | lapis lazuli for a donkey |
| 2' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ [...] | If a stone's appearance is like .... |
| 3' | _{na4}gug mu-ni#_ | He named it with carnelian. |
| 4' | _{na4}gug ge6_ tak-pat | black carnelian you smear |
| 5' | _{na4}gug_ me-luh-hi _mu-ni_ | he named it with a meluḫh&bu-stone. |
| 6' | _{na4}gug gazi{sar}_ tuk-ku-pat | carnelian, mustard, tamarisk |
| 7' | _{na4}gug gazi{sar} mu-ni_ | a carnelian, tamarisk, his name |
| 8' | _{na4}gug sig7_ tak-pat | yellow carnelian you smear |
| 9' | _{na4}gug_ mar-ha-szi _mu-ni#_ | a marhaši stone, his name |
| 10' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ si-hi-ir ta-bar-ri# | Its stone is like a sīḫir-stone. You scatter it. |
| 11' | _babbar_ ka-rik _{na4#}musz-gir2 [mu-ni]_ | he named it with white glaze (and) mushgir-stone. |
| 12' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _sa5 babbar_ [ud]-du#?-[uh] | Its stone is yellow-green, white-green. |
| 13' | _{na4}musz-gir2# [mu-ni]_ | his name is mušgir-stone |
| 14' | _{na4}musz-gir2_ [sa-di-ru-szu] | a bird, its nest |
| 15' | ma-du _{na4#}[musz-gir2_ ...] | as much as a lion's stone |
| 16' | _na4#_ [...] | ... stone ... |
| reverse col 3' | ||
| 1' | _na4 gar#_-[szu2 _gin7_ t,e-ru-ut _id2_-ma] | Its stone is like a river flood. |
| 2' | _{na4}zalag2_ tuk-kup _{na4}[im-ma-an]-na_ | lapis lazuli, tukkup-stone, immannu-stone |
| 3' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ szi-kin ti#-nu-rim-ma | You recite the incantation 'it is made of stone' as follows: |
| 4' | _{na4}zalag2_ tuk-kup _na4 musz#? mu_-szu2 | lapis lazuli, tukkup-stone, musz-stone: its name |
| 5' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 kusz sa-a {na4#}tesz2 mu_-szu2 | Its stone structure is like a leather bag, its name is teš-stone |
| 6' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 kusz ur-mah_ | The stone that was placed on it is like lion's skin. |
| 7' | {na4}u5-ri-zu _mu_-szu2# | urizu stone is its name |
| 8' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 igi tu-gur4{muszen}_ | (If) its stone is like a turtledove |
| 9' | _na4 ki-ag2-ga mu-ni_ | his beloved stone |
| 10' | _[na4] gar_-szu2 _gin7 lag mun_ sa3-pi | Its stone is like a lump of salt and cress. |
| 11' | _[{na4}]mud mu_-szu2 | mud stone of his name |
| 12' | _[na4] gar#_-szu2 _gin7 sa-sal bil-za-za_ | Its stone is like a pile of sasal-stones. |
| 13' | [{na4}]kur#-ga-ra-nu _mu-ni_ | that kurgarānu-stone |
| 14' | _[na4 gar]_-szu2 _gin7 tug2_ esz-sze-be2-e | Its stone is like a new garment. |
| 15' | _na4# [kur?]-ra mu-ni_ | he named it with the stone of the mountain. |
| 16' | _na4 [gar_-szu2] _gin7# gu2 bal-gi{ku6}_ | Its stone is like the neck of a balgi fish |
| 17' | {na4}[x ...] _mu_-szu2 | ...-stone, his name |
| 18' | _na4 [gar_-szu2 _gin7 u4_-me na]-mir# _{na4}zalag2 mu_-szu2 | (If) its stone is as bright as daylight: its name is zalag stone. |
| 19' | _na4 [gar_-szu2 _gin7_ ...] _{na4#}an#-[zah mu_-szu2] | (If) its stone is like ...: anzahhu-stone is its name. |
| reverse col 4' | ||
| 1' | _[na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7] kun# eme#-szid#_ | Its stone is like a tail of a tongue. |
| 2' | [{na4}x] x _mu-ni_ | ...-stone |
| 3' | _[na4 gar_-szu2] _gin7# im-kal-gug_ | Its stone is like imkalgug-stone. |
| 4' | _[{na4}]zi#?_-ri _mu-ni_ | that stone |
| 5' | _[na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7] {kusz}duh-szi-a_ szi-lip | Its stone, like a leather bag, washed off. |
| 6' | [... _{na4}duh-szi]-a# mu-ni_ | ... he named it with dushšia stone. |
| 7' | _na4# [gar_-szu2 _gin7] kasz3# ansze_ | Its stone is like beer for a donkey. |
| 8' | {na4#}[x ...] _mu#-ni_ | ... stone, his name |
| 9' | _na4 [gar_-szu2 _gin7_ pi-in-na]-ri#? | Its stone is like a pīnāru-stone |
| 10' | {na4}[x ...] | ... stone |
| 11' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ szi#-[ri-in-di ...] | If a stone's appearance is like a string of ... . |
| 12' | _{na4}{d}lamma [mu-ni]_ | he named it "Lamma-stone" |
| 13' | _{na4}gar_-szu2 _gin7 gesztin_ la# [ba-asz2-li] | Its stone is not poured out like wine |
| 14' | {na4}ab3-asz-mu _mu#-[ni]_ | agate, his name |
| 15' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 a-mesz_ hi-ri-ti# | Its stone is like water from a river. |
| 16' | {na4}ab3-asz-mu _mu-ni_ | that ašmu-stone |
| 17' | _{na4}gar_-szu2 _gin7_ <e>-re-eb _{d}utu_-szi | his stone, like the entrance of Šamaš, |
| 18' | _{na4}amasz-mu2-a mu-ni_ | he named it with amašmua-stone |
| 19' | _{na4}gar_-szu2 _gin7 an_-e za-ku-ti | whose stone is as clear as heaven |
| 20' | {na4}asz-pu-u _mu-ni_ | that ašpû stone |
| 21' | _{na4#}gar_-szu2 _gin7 dungu giri3-bal_ | Its surface is like a cloud of dust. |
| 22' | [{na4}]asz#-pu-u _mu-ni#_ | that ašpu-stone |
| 23' | _[{na4}gar_-szu2] _gin7# gesztu_ ha-ma-[s,i-ri] | may his stone be as clear as the eye! |
| reverse col 5' | ||
| 1' | _[na4 gar_-szu2] _gin7#_ x [...] | If a stone's appearance is like ... .... |
| 2' | [{na4}man]-ze#-esz _mu-[ne]_ | that mannesh stone |
| 3' | _[na4 gar]_-szu2 _gin7_ ba-ri-hi qu-[x x] | Its stone is like a ... stone. |
| 4' | _{na4#}sikil mu-[ne]_ | he adorned with silvēnu-stone |
| 5' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 {na4}gug gazi#[{sar}]_ | Its stone is like carnelian, mustard, |
| 6' | {na4}su-u {na4}mar-hu-szum _mu#-[ne]_ | sû-stone and marḫušum-stone are their names |
| 7' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ ban#-di# _gir2-[tab]_ | Its stone is like a bandi-stone. |
| 8' | _{na4}gir2-tab mu-ne#_ | he named it (the statue of) Širtab. |
| 9' | _{na4}gar_-szu2 _gin7 an-bar_-ma# _{na4}kur_-nu# _[dab]_ | Its surface is like iron and a stone is seized. |
| 10' | ta-kip _{na4}bal#? mu-[ne]_ | You crush the “balû-stone"(?), the name |
| 11' | _{na4}gug usz2#?-mesz#? gin7 {na4}bal_ [x x] | carnelian, dead ones like a ballukku-stone |
| 12' | x x szu kal [x x] x x [x x] | ... all ... |
| 13' | _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7#_ x [x] x [x x x] | Its stone is like ... . |
| 14' | u _su_-szu2 ub-bu-[ub? x x x x] | and his body ... |
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