In Remedies
Field guide to medicinal plants (BAM 4, 379)
Neo-Babylonian list from Babylon that describes healing plants by their appearance and names the illness each one treats.
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| Designation | BAM 4, 379 (+) BINB B80 |
|---|---|
| Museum no. | VAT 17027 (+) B 80 (D 316) |
| Collection | Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi, Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian |
| Genre | Medical |
| Provenience | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Findspot | 32.535, 44.4258 |
| CDLI no. | P285450 |
| Source | Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative — CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) |
| Lines | 185 (168 with machine English) |
| Font | Esagil (Neo-Babylonian), by Sylvie Vanséveren (made for eBL) |
Machine draft. English generated by model atf-en-best-v2 (montycrypto/atf-to-english) (version d871547f92875415dbbc7f4a37fd65e35f8ac97d) on 2026-10-05, line by line from the ATF. Not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Cuneiform | English (machine draft) |
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| 1' | [...] _mu#-ni_ | 𒄭𒉌 | ... his name |
| 2' | [...] _nag_ | 𒅘 | ... you libate. |
| 3' | [...] _gazi{sar}_ | · | ... garden |
| 4' | [...] x x | × × | |
| 15' | [...] x | × | |
| 16' | [...] _mu#-ni_ | 𒄭𒉌 | ... his name |
| 17' | [... _nu_ pa]-tan# _nag_ | 𒉡 ·𒆗 𒅘 | ... I did not wait for a second time. |
| 18' | _[u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ ...] | · 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 | The plant whose appearance is like.... |
| 19' | [{u2}kam?]-ka-du _mu-ni_ ana _gig_ sza2 _szub#-[szub_-u2] _sud2#?_ ana _igi gig szub_-di | ·𒅗𒁲 𒄭𒉌 𒁹 𒍼 · ··· · 𒁹 𒅆 𒍼 ·𒁕 | The kamkadu-plant (is) his name for the illness that is to be abandoned, the blood(?) will be piled up in front of the illness |
| 20' | _[u2 gar]_-szu2 _gin7 {u2}gana2-zi_ u3 _sa5_ {u2}a-zal-[lu]-u _mu-ni_ | · ·𒊒 𒁶 ·𒉈 𒌋 𒋛𒀀 ·𒉌·𒌋 𒄭𒉌 | whose appearance is like a ganzi-plant and red azallû-plant is his name. |
| 21' | [ana] _gaz sza3 sig5 sud2_ ina _i3-gesz_ [...] | · 𒄤 · 𒅆𒂟 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· | you pour it into a reed bed, you mix it with oil... |
| 22' | [...] _{gesz}nig2-gidru-sipa# numun#_-szu2 [x x] {u2}el#-li-pu# [...] | ·𒉺𒉺𒇻 ·𒊒 · · ·𒇷𒁍 | ... the niggidrusipa, his seed... Ellipi |
| 23' | [...] x x [...] x x | × × × × | |
| 24' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ {u2}duh#-ni [...] | 𒌋 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 ·𒉌 | The plant whose appearance is like a dnu-plant |
| 25' | ana _gesztu-min_ sza2 _lugud_ x [x x x x x x] x ana _sza3 gesztu#-[min]_-szu2 x [x] | 𒁹 ·𒈫 · 𒁁𒌓 × · × × × × · × 𒁹 · ··𒊒 × · | for the ears of the king...... for his ears... |
| 26' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7 {gesz}u3-suh5_ [ti-ri]-na#-ti# zu-[u5?]-'u?-un | 𒌋 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 ·𒈽 ··𒈾𒁲 𒀸··𒌦 | The plant whose appearance is like a tirinatu-tree(?), the tirinatu-tree(?) |
| 27' | {u2}ud-da-szu!(MA) _mu#-[ni_ ...] | ·𒁕· 𒄭· | His uddau-plant, his name |
| 28' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7 za3-hi-li{sar} numun_-szu2 _gin7 za3-hi-li{sar}_ | 𒌋 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 𒍪𒄭· 𒆰𒊒 𒁶 𒍪𒄭· | his plant like a zaili plant, his seed like a zaili plant |
| 29' | {u2}sah-la-nu _mu-ni_ ana _sza3 si2-sa2 sig5_ [...] | ·𒆷𒉡 𒄭𒉌 𒁹 · 𒁍𒊓 𒅆𒂟 | The salanu-plant, his name, in the midst of a good mood... |
| 30' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ u2-pat, _{gesz}kiszi16 numun_-szu2 _gin7 hi-is{sar}_ | 𒌋 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 𒌋· · 𒆰𒊒 𒁶 𒄭· | (If) his... plant like a pig, his seed like a juniper tree |
| 31' | {u2}mat-qu _mu-ni_ ana _sza3 si-sa2 ki-min_ | ·𒄣 𒄭𒉌 𒁹 · 𒁍𒊓 𒆠𒈫 | Ditto: (If) the mqu-plant, his name, in the midst of a reedbed, |
| 32' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7 u2-ukusz2 la2 e3_-su ru-usz-szat _{u2}igi_-lim# _mu-ni_ | 𒌋 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 𒌋𒂇𒍑 𒆷 𒌓𒁺𒆸 𒊒𒍑· ·𒅆 𒄭𒉌 | The plant whose appearance is like a cucumber does not come out, it is the name of the eye plant. |
| 33' | ana _gig du3-a-bi sig5_ | 𒁹 𒍼 𒁲𒁕𒁉 𒅆𒂟 | If it is good for a sick person to do it |
| 34' | _[u2] gar_-szu2 _gin7 {u2}{d}utu numun_-szu2 _gin7_ szi-gu-usz-ti _{u2}igi-nisz mu-ni_ | · 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 · 𒆰𒊒 𒁶 ·𒄖𒍑𒁲 ·· 𒄭𒉌 | whose appearance is like ama's seed like igutu-plant, his name is |
| 35' | [ana] _gig_ la-az-zi _sig5 had2-ra2 sud2_ ana _igi gig szub_-di | · 𒍼 𒆷𒊍𒉈 𒅆𒂟 𒉺𒅆 𒋤 𒁹 𒅆 𒍼 ·𒁕 | If he is ill for a sick person: he will die. He will be ill for a sick person. |
| 36' | _[u2 gar_-szu2] _gin7_ ti-gi-il#-le-e | · 𒃻· 𒁶 𒁲𒄀𒅋𒇷𒂊 | The plant whose appearance is like a tigilê-demon |
| 37' | _[u2 gar_-szu2] _gin7_ szi-kin zap!(GESZ)-pi# x x x {u2}el#-kul!(GI)-la# _mu-ni_ ana x x x _szub_ | · 𒃻· 𒁶 ·𒆥 ·𒉿 × × × ··𒆷 𒄭𒉌 𒁹 × × × · | The plant whose appearance is like a...-plant,... elkulla-plant, his name to... will fall. |
| 38' | _[u2 gar_-szu2] _gin7#_ szi-kin _gesz_ pisz-ri _[ge6_ u3 _ugu]_-szu2 _su_ {u2}as#-suh4-lim _mu-ni_ | · 𒃻· · ·𒆥 · ·𒊑 · 𒌋 ·𒊒 𒆸 ·𒈽𒅆 𒄭𒉌 | whose appearance is like a..., a scepter of night and on top of it, (this) is his name: |
| 39' | [ana _dab] gidim# [zi_-hi _sig5_ ina] _kusz# [du3]-du3#_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an | · · 𒄇 ·𒄭 𒅆𒂟 · · ·· 𒀸 𒄘𒊒 𒃻𒁹 | You put it in a leather bag for a ghost. You put it on his neck. |
| 40' | _[u2 gar_-szu2] _gin7#_ szi-kin _{gesz}haszhur_ ina ni-sih2 _a-ab-ba_ a-szar szam-mu# | · 𒃻· · ·𒆥 · 𒀸 𒉌𒋚 𒁕𒀊𒉿 𒁕· ·𒄭 | and its rites are like the work of a tree in the irrigated area of the sea, wherever it is suitable |
| 41' | [u _gesz]-gi nu gal2-mesz#_ ina _igi a-mesz# e3_ i-na muh-[hi-szu2] | · ·𒄀 𒉡 𒃲· 𒀸 𒅆 𒁕· 𒌓𒁺 𒄿𒈾 𒌋𒅗·· | There are no reeds and reeds in front of water. On top of it |
| 42' | [as]-qu2-du ra-bi-is, _{u2}lal mu-ni_ | ·𒄣𒁲 𒅆𒁉· · 𒄭𒉌 | I drew up. The lalû-plant, his name |
| 43' | [ana _gig]_ szu#-ru-up#-pe2-e _tab u4-da_ u _usz11# zi#_-hi# _sig5_ | · · 𒊒𒊒𒌒𒉿𒂊 𒋰 𒌓𒁕 𒌋 𒍑 ·𒄭 𒅆𒂟 | If he is ill for a sick person: he will recover. Day and night; he will become good. |
| 44' | _[u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ szi-kin] _{u2}eme ur-gi7 min_ | · 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 ·· · 𒋺𒄀 𒈫 | The plant whose appearance is like a lion's tongue. |
| 45' | _[u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7 {u2}lu]-ub2{sar} igi#-mesz_ isz-te-ne2-'e-e | · 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 ·· 𒅆· ·𒁲𒉈·𒂊 | He constantly seeks out the plant as if it had been a plant. |
| 46' | [ina _a-sza3_ mi-ik]-ri# _e3!_ e!-ma# _[zi]_-szu2# szu-ru-us#-su# | · 𒁕· 𒈪·𒊑 · 𒂊𒈠 ·𒊒 𒊒𒊒𒊻𒆸 | in a mikru field emerges. Wherever he is his life, he will recover. |
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| 1' | [...] x x x [...] | × × × | |
| 2' | _[u2 gar]_-szu2 _gin7 sze3 ma2-lah4 pa-mesz_-szu2 szu-ha# [ina _a-ab-ba]_ | · ·𒊒 𒁶 𒅊 𒈠𒌓 𒁁·𒊒 𒊒𒄩 · 𒁕𒀊· | Its... like a... of a barge, its heads are swollen in the sea. |
| 3' | _lu2 igi_-ma i-teb-[bi] {u2}a-mi-[la-nu _mu-ni]_ | 𒇽 𒅆𒈠 𒄿𒁳· ·𒈪·𒉡 𒄭· | (If) a man sees and he sees it: “Ammilanu-plant is his name.” |
| 4' | ana _sag-ki-dab#-[ba] zi_-hi _sig5_ ina _sag-ki_-szu2 _[kesz2]_ | 𒁹 𒊕𒆠𒁳· 𒉈𒄭 𒅆𒂟 𒀸 𒊕𒆠𒊒 · | to the sag-kidab: he will become good; he will become stable in his temple. |
| 5' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7 u2 {d}utu gurun_-szu2 _gin7 gurun {gesz}kiszi16 {u2}luh-ha mu#-[ni]_ | 𒌋 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 𒌋 𒅗𒅗 𒄧𒊒 𒁶 𒄧 · ·𒄩 𒄭· | His... plant like ama his plant like ama his plant like the plant of a kiiru-tree he named. |
| 6' | _u2_ te-lil-ti _lu2_ tu-ul-[lal] | 𒌋 𒁲𒇸𒁲 𒇽 𒂅𒌌· | and the tililtu-offering of a man will be carried off. |
| 7' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7 {gesz#}ma-nu sig7-sig7 numun_-szu2 _gin7 gu2-gal babbar_ x | 𒌋 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 ·𒉡 𒅗𒅗 𒆰𒊒 𒁶 𒄘𒃲 𒌓 × | His plant like a yellow-green manu-tree, his seed like a white neck |
| 8' | _u2 as mu#-[ni] u2 {d}dim11-me zi_-hi | 𒌋 𒊍 𒄭· 𒌋 ·𒅗 𒉈𒄭 | and as a name and a name of Lamatu he named. |
| 9' | _[u2] gar#_-szu2 _gin7 {u2}gun3-gun3 suhusz_-su _gin7 suhusz {gesz}nam-tar_ | · ·𒊒 𒁶 ·𒄘𒌦 ·𒆸 𒁶 · ·𒋻 | whose appearance is like a pomegranate, its foundations are like a pomegranate, its foundations are like a Namtar tree |
| 10' | {u2}kur-ka-nu-u2 _mu-ni u2_ masz-ka-di _zi#_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | ·𒅗𒉡𒌋 𒄭𒉌 𒌋 ·𒅗𒁕 · 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | kurkanû-plant his name and mashkadi-plant the life of his brother with oil |
| 11' | _[u2 gar]_-szu2 _gin7 {u2}har-har_ {u2}ur2-nu-u2 _mu-ni_ | · ·𒊒 𒁶 ·𒄯 ·𒉡𒌋 𒄭𒉌 | whose appearance is like a harhar plant, urnû-plant, his name |
| 12' | ana# _mar-gal szub_-e _sig5 sud2_ ina _a-mesz nu_ pa-tan _nag_ | 𒁹 𒈥𒃲 ·𒂊 𒅆𒂟 𒋤 𒀸 𒁕· 𒉡 𒁁𒆗 𒅘 | to the west, if it is good, he will die in water; he will not drink it. |
| 13' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7 {u2}eme ur-gi7 pa-mesz_-szu2 ne-pel-ka-a | 𒌋 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 · 𒋺𒄀 𒁁·𒊒 𒉈𒉈𒅗𒁕 | The plant whose appearance is like a lion's tongue, its ears are to be cut. |
| 14' | u _sa5_ ina _igi a-mesz gub_-az _egir a-mesz_ ina _pesz10-{d}id2 e3_ | 𒌋 𒋛𒀀 𒀸 𒅆 𒁕· 𒁺𒊍 𒂕 𒁕· 𒀸 𒆠𒀀𒅎 𒌓𒁺 | and red in front of the water you stand behind the water in Aries. |
| 15' | {u2}a-mu-ze-en-na _mu-ni_ ana _sza3-zi-ga_ u3 _tab [u4-da]_ | ·𒄭𒍣𒂗𒈾 𒄭𒉌 𒁹 ·𒉈𒂵 𒌋 𒋰 ·· | Amuzena’s name in the azig and the tavern the day |
| 16' | _zi_-hi _sig5 sud2_ ina _i3-gesz# szesz2#_-[su] | 𒉈𒄭 𒅆𒂟 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·· | he will experience good things. He will recover by oil of his brother. |
| 17' | _[u2 gar]_-szu2# _gin7 gesztug am pa-mesz_-szu2 _dagal-mesz_ [...] | · ·𒊒 𒁶 · 𒄠 𒁁·𒊒 𒂼· | Its... like a wild bull's horns... wide... |
| 18' | [{u2}]u5-ra-an-nu _mu-ni u2_ gu-ra#-[asz-ti] | ·𒅆𒁹𒉡 𒄭𒉌 𒌋 𒄖𒅆·· | urannu-plant, his name, and gurashtu-plant |
| 19' | [u lam-s,a]-ti# _zi_-hi ina _a-mesz sag-du_-su _luh_-si ina _i3-gesz# [szesz2_-su] | · 𒇴·𒁲 𒉈𒄭 𒀸 𒁕· 𒊕𒁲𒆸 𒈛𒁍 𒀸 𒉌· ·· | and rejoicing, with water, his head he poured a libation bowl with his brother. |
| 20' | _[u2 gar_-szu2 gin7] gan2#-zi{sar}_ {u2}szu-mut-tu4 _[mu-ni]_ | · 𒃻𒊒 · 𒃶· ·𒄷𒄭𒂅 ·· | whose appearance is like a umuttu-plant his name. |
| 21' | [...] x x x x x [...] | × × × × × | |
| 27' | ana x [...] | 𒁹 × | to |
| 28' | _u2 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ {u2}[x ...] | 𒌋 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 · | The plant whose appearance is like...-plant |
| 29' | {u2}ge-szu-ut# _[ki_ ...] | ·𒊒𒌓 · | ... reed plant |
| 30' | _pa-mesz_-szu2 _sig7_ [...] | 𒁁·𒊒 𒅗 | its ears are yellow... |
| 31' | _u2 [gar_-szu2 _gin7]_ {u2}[x ...] | 𒌋 ·𒊒 · · | ... plant like... plant |
| 32' | [...] x [...] | × | |
| 33' | [...] | · | |
| 34' | _u2 gar_-szu2# _[gin7_ {u2}x ...] | 𒌋 𒃻𒊒 · · | The plant whose appearance is like...-plant |
| 35' | [...] x | × | |
| 36' | _u2 [gar_-szu2 _gin7_ {u2}x ...] | 𒌋 ·𒊒 𒁶 · | its... plant like... plant |
| 37' | [...] ina _i3-gesz szub#_-[di ...] | 𒀸 𒉌· ·· | ... with oil... |
| 38' | _[u2] gar_-szu2 _gin7_ {u2}sag-[gi-la-ti ...] | · 𒃻𒊒 𒁶 ··𒆷𒁲 | The plant whose appearance is like a saggiltu-plant |
| 39' | _[u2 gar]_-szu2 _gin7 {gesz}nam-tar_ x [x x] x [x] _gurun_-[szu2 _gin7 gurun]_ | · ·𒊒 𒁶 ·𒋻 × · · × · 𒄧· 𒁶 · | his plant like a namtar tree... his plant like a plant |
| 40' | [...] x x [...] | × × | |
| 41' | [...] _gig#_ [...] _u2 gin7_ [...] | · 𒌋 𒁶 | ... illness... like grass... |
| 42' | _[igi-mesz]_ isz#-te-[ne2]-'e-e ti [...] | ·· ·𒁲··𒂊 𒁲 | The eyes are constantly attentive to... |
| 43' | _[u2 gar]_-szu2 _gin7 {u2}sikil{sar} gurun#_-szu2 _gin7# [gurun_ {u2}x x x x] | · ·𒊒 𒁶 · ·𒊒 𒁶 · · × × · | His... plant like...-plant, his plant like... plant |
| 44' | _asz mu-ni u2 gig_ x [x]-ni u qu3-[qa2-ni _zi_-hi _sig5]_ | 𒀸 𒄭𒉌 𒌋 𒍼 × ·𒉌 𒌋 𒄣·𒉌 𒉈𒄭 · | If his name is sick,... and he is sick, he will be good. |
| 45' | _u2 [gar_-szu2 _gin7_ ...] _gig_ [...] | 𒌋 ·𒊒 𒁶 𒍼 | Its setting... like a... illness... |
| 46' | [...] x x x ku [...] _nag_ | × × × 𒆪 𒅘 | ............ |
| 47' | [...] x | × | |
| 48' | [...] | · | |
| 49' | [...] _u2 min u2_ [...] _sag#-du_-su _luh_-[si] | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒊕𒁲𒆸 𒈛· | ...... ditto and...... his head is swollen. |
| 50' | [...] {u2}ka? x [...] _sig5 sud2_ ina _i3-[gesz szesz2_-su] | · × 𒅆𒂟 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·· | ...... good... with oil his brother |
| 51' | {u2}ta#-x [{u2}x x _{d}alad_ sza2-ne2-e] {d}3(u) _sig5 sud2_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-[su] | ·× · × · ·𒉈· · 𒅆𒂟 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·· | ...-plant,...-plant, alternatively Sin, he will be good with oil. |
| 52' | {u2}[x x] {u2}[x x _{d}alad_ sza2-ne2-e] _{d}utu sig5 sud2 ki-min_ | · · · × · ·𒉈· 𒅗𒅗 𒅆𒂟 𒋤 𒆠𒈫 | Ditto:...-plant,...-plant, alternatively ama, good quality, ditto. |
| 53' | [{u2}x x] u2-szi-qi _[tar_-si] _sig5# sud2_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | · · 𒌋·𒆥 ·· 𒅆𒂟 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | ...-plant he brought out, and (then) he... good quality oil with his brother’s oil |
| 54' | _u2 min u2 lu2-tur_ x x _[sig5] sud2#_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒇽𒌉 × × · · 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | If ditto or a baby... is yellow: he will die with oil of his brother. |
| 55' | _{u2}igi_-lim _u2_ mi-qit [t,e3-me _{d}alad_ sza2-ne2]-e _{d}iszkur sig5 ki-min_ | ·𒅆 𒌋 𒈪𒆤 ·𒅗 · ··𒂊 · 𒅆𒂟 𒆠𒈫 | Ditto: Adad will make good the eye-plant and the miqû-plant. |
| 56' | _{u2}igi-nisz u2_ szi-ni-it t,e3-me _{d}[alad_ sza2-ne2]-e {d}gu-la _sig5 ki-min_ | ·· 𒌋 ·𒉌𒀉 ·𒅗 · ··𒂊 ·𒆷 𒅆𒂟 𒆠𒈫 | Ditto! May the awe-inspiring plant and the ntu-plant be good! Ditto! |
| 57' | _[{u2}tar]-musz u2 dab_-ti _{d}alad_ sza2-ne2-e _[{d}szul-pa]-e3-a sig5 ki-min_ | ·· 𒌋 𒁳𒁲 · ·𒉈𒂊 ··𒌓𒁺𒁕 𒅆𒂟 𒆠𒈫 | You strew tarmu-plant and dabtu-plant, alternatively ulpa’e. Ditto. |
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| 1 | {u2}[x x {u2}x x _{d}alad_ sza2-ne2-e _{d}]nin#-urta sig5 ki-min_ | · × · × · ·𒉈𒂊 ·𒅁 𒅆𒂟 𒆠𒈫 | Ditto:...-plant,...-plant, alternatively Ninurta, good quality. |
| 2 | {u2}e x x _u2_ hi-ip# _sza3# [{d}alad_ sza2-ne2-e] _{d}u#-gur sig5 ki-min_ | · × × 𒌋 𒄭𒅁 · · ·𒉈· 𒁲𒄥 𒅆𒂟 𒆠𒈫 | ...-plant,...-plant, ip-plant, alternatively Nergal, good, ditto. |
| 3 | _u2 min u2_ gi-lit-ti ina _gu2 lu2 gar_-an | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒄀𒀖𒁲 𒀸 𒄘 𒇽 𒃻𒁹 | You set up a plant ditto, a censer of juniper on a man's neck. |
| 4 | _u2 min u2 gig du3-a-bi sud2_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒍼 𒁲𒁕𒁉 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | If ditto a plant is covered with sick plants: he will die with oil of his brother. |
| 5 | _u2 min u2 {d}dim3-me_ ina _gu2 lu2 gar_-an | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 ·𒅗 𒀸 𒄘 𒇽 𒃻𒁹 | You put ditto and Lamatu-plant on a man's neck. |
| 6 | _{u2}kur-kur u2_ ra-mi u s,u-hi _{d}alad_ sza2-ne2-e {d}a-nim _sig5 sud2_ | ·𒆳 𒌋 𒅆𒈪 𒌋 ·𒄭 · ·𒉈𒂊 𒁕𒉏 𒅆𒂟 𒋤 | The lands and the reeds and uu-disease of the elder Anu are good. |
| 7 | ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | with sesame oil |
| 8 | _u2 min u2_ gi-lit-ti ina _gu2 lu2 gar_-an | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒄀𒀖𒁲 𒀸 𒄘 𒇽 𒃻𒁹 | You set up a plant ditto, a censer of juniper on a man's neck. |
| 9 | _u2 min u2 {munus}la-ra-ah sud2_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 ·𒅆𒄴 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | and ditto and a lara-plant you mix with oil of his brother. |
| 10 | _u2 min u2_ x x [...] ina _i3-gesz_ u _kasz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 × × 𒀸 𒉌· 𒌋 · ·𒆸 | You mix ditto...... with oil and beer. |
| 11 | _{u2}szem-{d}masz u2 [{d}]me-me {d}alad_ sza2-ne2-e _{d}asal-lu2-hi sig5 ki#-[min]_ | ·· 𒌋 ·𒅗 · ·𒉈𒂊 ·𒇽𒄭 𒅆𒂟 𒆠· | Ditto by em-Ninurta and the Sun and the White Sun! Ditto by Asalluhi! |
| 12 | _u2 min u2_ gi-lit-ti ina _gu2 lu2 gar_-an | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒄀𒀖𒁲 𒀸 𒄘 𒇽 𒃻𒁹 | You set up a plant ditto, a censer of juniper on a man's neck. |
| 13 | _u2_ [x x _u2_ x x] _{d}alad_ sza2-ne2-e {d}gu-la _sig5 sud2_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 · × 𒌋 × · · ·𒉈𒂊 ·𒆷 𒅆𒂟 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | ... and... the alad-demon, alternatively Gula, with oil his brother |
| 14 | _u2 min u2 {munus}la-ra-ah sud2_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 ·𒅆𒄴 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | and ditto and a lara-plant you mix with oil of his brother. |
| 15 | _u2 min [u2]_ gi-lit-ti ina _gu2 lu2 gar_-an | 𒌋 𒈫 · 𒄀𒀖𒁲 𒀸 𒄘 𒇽 𒃻𒁹 | You put a plant ditto and a glittu-plant on a man's neck. |
| 16 | _u2 min_ [...] x _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒈫 × 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | .........: his brother will die with oil. |
| 17 | _u2_ [...] x [...] _u2 min_ [...] _szesz2_-su | 𒌋 × 𒌋 𒈫 ·𒆸 | ............ his brother |
| 18 | _u2_ [...] x e [...] _u2 min_ [...] _szesz2_-su | 𒌋 × 𒂊 𒌋 𒈫 ·𒆸 | ............. |
| 19 | _u2 pa {gesz}gesztin-gir2-ra# u2 min_ [...] _szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒁁 ·𒄫𒅆 𒌋 𒈫 ·𒆸 | plant of juniper and ditto his brother |
| 20 | _u2 pa {gesz}gesztin ka5-a u2 min_ x [...] _szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒁁 · 𒅗𒁕 𒌋 𒈫 × ·𒆸 | plant of fox grapes and ditto his brother |
| 21 | _u2 pa#_ {gesz}[x ...] _sig7 u2 min_ : [...] _sud2#_ ina-[esz] | 𒌋 · · 𒅗 𒌋 𒈫 · 𒀸· | ...... yellow-green... :... wool in... |
| 22 | _u2 pa {gesz}u3-suh5 u2 min : u4-da# sud2_ ina-[esz] | 𒌋 𒁁 ·𒈽 𒌋 𒈫 𒌓𒁕 𒋤 𒀸· | plant of the udu plant and the ditto plant : the day will be long. |
| 23 | _u2 pa {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 u2 min : u4-da sud2_ ina-[esz] | 𒌋 𒁁 ·𒇲𒌒 𒌋 𒈫 𒌓𒁕 𒋤 𒀸· | plant of alub-tree and ditto : the day will be long. |
| 24 | _u2 pa ge6-par3 u2 tab u4-da_ ina _a-mesz szeg6_-szal _ra_-su# | 𒌋 𒁁 𒄀𒌓 𒌋 𒋰 𒌓𒁕 𒀸 𒁕· ·· 𒅆𒆸 | plant of the gipar-vessel and the taboo of the day, in water, he will recover. |
| 25 | _u2 pa {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 u2_ [...] x | 𒌋 𒁁 ·𒇲𒌒 𒌋 × | plant of alub, plant of |
| 26 | _u2 numun {gesz}ha-lu-ub2_ x x _[u2_ x x _{d}alad_ ...] | 𒌋 𒆰 ·𒇲𒌒 × × · × × · | ... seed, alub plant,... alabaster |
| 27 | sza2-ne2-e _{d}asal-lu2-hi sig5 sud2_ [ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su] | ·𒉈𒂊 ·𒇽𒄭 𒅆𒂟 𒋤 · 𒉌· ·· | Another thing: Asalluhi, the good one, with oil his brother |
| 28 | _u2_ [...] _{gesz}ha-lu-ub2 u2_ ar-ra-x [...] | 𒌋 ·𒇲𒌒 𒌋 𒅈𒅆× | ... alub-tree and...-plant |
| 29 | _u2_ x x _{gesz}ha-lu-ub2 u2_ x x [...] | 𒌋 × × ·𒇲𒌒 𒌋 × × | ... alub plant |
| 30 | [...] x x _u2#_ [...] | × × · | ......... |
| 32' | _u2_ [x x] _u2 mar_ x [...] | 𒌋 · · 𒌋 𒈥 × | ............ |
| 33' | _u2 pa {gesz}geszimmar_ sza2 ina _nu tumu_ i-nam-zu-zu2 _sag-ki-[dab-ba]_ | 𒌋 𒁁 · · 𒀸 𒉡 𒅎 𒄿𒉆𒀸𒀸 𒊕𒆠·· | plant of date palm which in a not-haver has known, the saggidabbû-vessel |
| 34' | {u2}ka-zal-lu {u2}x-nu _mu-ni_ [...] | ·𒉌𒇲 ·𒉡 𒄭𒉌 | kazallu-plant,...-nu-plant, his name |
| 35' | {u2}szi-ig-lu sza2-ne2-e {d}a-nim _[sig5_ ina _i3]-gesz# szesz2_-su | ·𒅅𒇲 ·𒉈𒂊 𒁕𒉏 · 𒀸 ·· ·𒆸 | iglu-plant, alternatively Anu, good in oil, his brother. |
| 36' | _u2 min u2 dab {d}dim3-me sud2_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒁳 ·𒅗 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | (If) ditto he strews a plant: Lamatu will die. He will die with oil of his brother. |
| 37' | _u2 min u2 tab u4-da lu2 szu dur2 dab_ [x] | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒋰 𒌓𒁕 𒇽 𒊒 𒄙 𒁳 · | You recite the incantation ditto and the incantation 'The man will seize the throne'.... |
| 38' | _u2 min u2 igi-min gig-mesz_ ina _kasz gesztin#_ | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒅆𒈫 𒍼· 𒀸 · · | You pour a libation bowl of ditto, a libation bowl of sick hands with beer and wine. |
| 39' | _u2 min u2_ di-mi#-ti _lu2 szu dur2 dab_ | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒁕𒈪𒁲 𒇽 𒊒 𒄙 𒁳 | You recite the incantation ditto, the incantation of a man. |
| 40' | _u2 {szim}gur2-gur2 u2 dab a2 gidim_ u _im-hul_ ina _i3_ | 𒌋 ·𒄥 𒌋 𒁳 𒁕 𒄇 𒌋 𒅎𒅆𒌨 𒀸 𒉌 | a plant of juniper, a plant of juniper, and evil in oil |
| 41' | _u2 numun {gesz}ma-nu u2 min_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an | 𒌋 𒆰 ·𒉡 𒌋 𒈫 𒀸 𒉌· · 𒀸 𒄘𒊒 𒃻𒁹 | You put seeds of manu-plant and ditto in oil of a brother on his neck. |
| 42' | _u2 illu {gesz}ma-nu u2_ ina _kud sud2_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒀀𒆗 ·𒉡 𒌋 𒀸 𒋻 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | and the flood, the manu-plant and the plant in a leather bag with oil his brother |
| 43' | _u2 illu {gesz}szinig u2_ ka-asz-ti _kud_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an | 𒌋 𒀀𒆗 · 𒌋 𒅗𒀸𒁲 𒋻 𒀸 𒄘𒊒 𒃻𒁹 | and the flood, tamarisk and katu-plant he placed on his neck. |
| 44' | _u2 ka a-ab-ba u2_ be-en-nu ina _i3 szesz2_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an | 𒌋 𒅗 𒁕𒀊𒉿 𒌋 𒁁𒂗𒉡 𒀸 𒉌 · 𒀸 𒄘𒊒 𒃻𒁹 | You pound the mouth of the sea and the bnnu-plant with oil of a brother on his neck. |
| 45' | _u2 {gesz}szinig sig7 u2_ s,u ma-mi-ti u pi | 𒌋 · 𒅗 𒌋 · 𒈠𒈪𒁲 𒌋 𒉿 | green emmer, u-plant, mtu-plant and mouth |
| 46' | _u2 min u2_ be-en-nu ina _gu2 lu2 gar#_-[an] | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒁁𒂗𒉡 𒀸 𒄘 𒇽 ·· | You set up a plant ditto, a guardian plant on a man's neck. |
| 47' | _u2 uzu-dir {gesz}szinig u2_ gu-rasz-ti ina _a-mesz_ [...] | 𒌋 𒍜𒋛𒀀 · 𒌋 𒄖·𒁲 𒀸 𒁕· | ... meat, tamarisk, and gurashtu-plant in water |
| 48' | _masz min {u2}masz-tab-ba : u2 masz min_ [...] | · 𒈫 ·𒋰𒉿 𒌋 · 𒈫 | (If) he gives birth to ditto a mashtabaku-plant : he gives birth to ditto a mashtabaku-plant |
| 49' | [... x]-ta-nu _u2_ tim-bu-ut-tim x [...] | ·𒁕𒉡 𒌋 𒁴𒁍𒌓𒁴 × | ................. |
| 50' | [...] _u2 zi2_ x x [...] | 𒌋 𒉈 × × | ... plant, flour...... |
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| 1 | [...] x [...] | × | |
| 2 | [...] ki x [...] x ma [...] _du-mesz_ | 𒆠 × × 𒈠 𒁲· | ......... |
| 3 | _[u2_ x] _{u2}eme ur-gi7_ ina _a-sza3_ mi-ik-ri _e3_ {u2}a-ra-an-tum _mu-ni_ | · · · 𒋺𒄀 𒀸 𒁕· 𒈪𒅅𒊑 𒌓𒁺 ·𒅆𒁹𒌈 𒄭𒉌 | ... ewe of a dog in a mikru-field he will go out. Arantum his name |
| 4 | ana gas,-s,i _{d}alad_ sza2-ne2-e _{d}amar-utu_ u {d}ku3-bu _sig5_ | 𒁹 ·· · ·𒉈𒂊 ·𒌓 𒌋 ·𒁍 𒅆𒂟 | to the weak, the second, Marduk and Kubu are good. |
| 5 | _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒋤 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | the blood with sesame oil |
| 6 | {u2}a-ra-an-tum _u2_ szi-i-kin! ina _ga eme3 nag_ | ·𒅆𒁹𒌈 𒌋 ·𒄿𒆥 𒀸 𒂵 𒊩𒀲 𒅘 | arantu-plant and symboling plant in a female kid |
| 7 | _u2 min u2 ka-musz lu2 szu dur2 dab_ | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒅗· 𒇽 𒊒 𒄙 𒁳 | You recite the incantation ditto and the kamu-plant of a man. |
| 8 | _u2 numun {u2}ab2-duh u2_ ka-la-ma u _igi-mesz gig-mesz_ | 𒌋 𒆰 ·𒂃 𒌋 𒅗𒆷𒈠 𒌋 𒅆· 𒍼· | plant, seed, abduh-plant, allamu-plant and sick eyes |
| 9 | _u2 min {u2}masz-tab_ qut-tu-ru ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒈫 ·𒋰 𒋻𒂅𒊒 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | and ditto a mashtakal-plant, a quadru-plant with sesame oil |
| 10 | _u2 min u2_ hi-mi-ti u mi-iq-ti ina _i3-gesz_ | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒄭𒈪𒁲 𒌋 𒈪𒅅𒁲 𒀸 𒉌· | a plant ditto, a plant of juniper and famine with oil |
| 11 | _u2 min u2 gig mur-mesz_ ina _kasz nag u2 min {u2}ki_ x x ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒌋 𒈫 𒌋 𒍼 𒄯· 𒀸 · 𒅘 𒌋 𒈫 · × × 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | (If) he eats a mina of salt and a sick plant with beer and a sick plant... with oil his brother |
| 12 | _u2 lag a-sza3-ga u2 dur2-gig sud2_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | 𒌋 𒋃 𒁕·𒂵 𒌋 𒄙𒍼 𒋤 𒁹 𒄙𒊒 𒃻𒁹 | You set up a censer of juniper to its base. |
| 13 | {u2}pap-pan-nu _sig2-mesz il2_ {u2}ka#-[da-nu] _mu-ni_ ana _dur2-gig sig5 sig7_-su | ·𒉼𒉡 𒅗· 𒅍 ··· 𒄭𒉌 𒁹 𒄙𒍼 𒅆𒂟 𒅗𒆸 | Pappannu-plant, wool, kadanu-plant, his name: to be yellow-green and yellow-green |
| 14 | tu-pa-s,a ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | 𒂅𒁁· 𒁹 𒄙𒊒 𒃻𒁹 | You set up a ritual assemblage in his body. |
| 15 | _[u2_ tim]-bu-ut-tim _a-sza3 u2 dur2-gig_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | · ·𒁍𒌓𒁴 𒁕· 𒌋 𒄙𒍼 𒀸 𒉌𒇻 𒄭𒄭 𒁹 𒄙𒊒 𒃻𒁹 | a field or a reed-bed grass with sheep thorns will be placed in its base. |
| 16 | _[u2 {szim}]szesz_ sza2 _kur u2# min_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ ul-la-nam _du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | · · · 𒆳 𒌋 𒈫 𒀸 𒉌𒇻 𒄭𒄭 𒌌𒆷𒉆 𒁲𒍑 𒁹 𒄙𒊒 𒃻𒁹 | and the brother of the land and ditto (he will recover) with sheep oil (and) hihu-aromatics. He will perform (it) for his life. |
| 17 | _[u2] {szim}szesz u2_ sza2 [raq]-qi2 ina _kasz NE ra_-su | · · 𒌋 · ·𒆥 𒀸 · 𒉈 𒅆𒆸 | and the brother's orchard that you take in beer, you libate |
| 18 | [...] _sag# u2 kal sig5 mu-ni u2_ bu-'u-sza2-ni u ga-x-hi _zi_-hi | 𒊕 𒌋 𒆗 𒅆𒂟 𒄭𒉌 𒌋 𒁍··𒉌 𒌋 𒂵×𒄭 𒉈𒄭 | ...... a good name, a good name, a good name, a good name, and a good... |
| 19 | ina _i3-gesz_ u3 _kasz nag_-ma ina-esz | 𒀸 𒉌· 𒌋 · 𒅘𒈠 𒀸· | You mix with oil and beer and then |
| 20 | _[u2_ x _u2]_ s,a-s,u-un-ti _mu-ni_ nam-masz-ti ina _e2 lu2 nu gal2-mesz_ | · × · ··𒌦𒁲 𒄭𒉌 𒉆·𒁲 𒀸 𒂍 𒇽 𒉡 𒃲· | ... plant, sauntu-plant, his name: "Nammatu-disease in a man's house" |
| 21 | ina _a-mesz szub_-di _e2 sud_ | 𒀸 𒁕· ·𒁕 𒂍 𒋤 | In water the irrigated area of the south |
| 22 | [...] x ti _kud_-si ina _a-mesz szub_-di _e2 sud_ | × 𒁲 𒋻𒁍 𒀸 𒁕· ·𒁕 𒂍 𒋤 | ......................................... |
| 23 | [...] x _mu-ni u2 sag-du si? szub_-di ina _gesztin_ | × 𒄭𒉌 𒌋 𒊕𒁲 𒁍 ·𒁕 𒀸 · | ..................... |
| 24 | [...] x dah ina al-a-ti _pa-mesz_-szu2 _sig7 si na_ | × 𒈭 𒀸 𒀠𒁕𒁲 𒁁·𒊒 𒅗 𒁍 𒈾 | ...... is dark; in the evening, its ears are yellow: the north wind. |
| 25 | [...] x _{gesz}sze-nu2-a_ [... _x]-mesz_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | × ·𒉡𒁕 ·· 𒀸 𒉌· ·𒆸 | ... juniper... with oil his brother |
| 26 | [...] x _u2 murub4-mesz gin7 ze2_ asz-t,a-a-ti | × 𒌋 𒊩· 𒁶 𒍣 𒀸·𒁕𒁲 | ...... like the middle 'finger' of the lung, swollen. |
| 27 | [...] x-ma _had2-ra2 gaz sim_ | ×𒈠 𒉺𒅆 𒄤 𒉆 | ...... and he will die and he will die. |
| 28 | [...] _kasz_ tara-bak _la2_-id | · 𒋻𒄷 𒆷𒀉 | You libate... beer. |
| 29 | [...] x x x _la2_-id | × × × 𒆷𒀉 | ...... he will recover. |
| 30 | [...] szu2 _szub_-di | 𒊒 ·𒁕 | ... he will fall. |
| 31 | [...] x | × | |
| 34' | [...] x [...] | × | |
| 35' | [...] x x [...] | × × | |
| 36' | [...] _sza3 gesztin-min_-szu2 _szub_-di | · ·𒈫𒊒 ·𒁕 | ... the heart of his wine will fall. |
| 37' | [...] x-a-ti ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ | ×𒁕𒁲 𒀸 ·𒌉 | ... in a small axe |
| 38' | [...] x x ra-me musz-szu2-'u#-u | × × 𒅆𒅗 ·𒊒·𒌋 | ... great..., who makes... bow down |
| 39' | [...] _szid ne_-su _ka_-szu2 _sa5_-ma A [...] | · 𒉈𒆸 𒅗𒊒 𒋛𒀀𒈠 𒁕 | ... his... is red, and....... |
| 40' | [...] | · | |
| 41' | [...] _kimin#_ | · | ....... |
| 42' | [...] x _i3_ u _kasz nag_ | × 𒉌 𒌋 · 𒅘 | ...... oil and beer |
| 43' | [...] _i3#_ u _kasz nag_ | · 𒌋 · 𒅘 | ... oil and beer |
| 44' | [...] x-si ina _kasz nag_ | ×𒁍 𒀸 · 𒅘 | ....... you libate beer. |
| 45' | [...] ina _i3-gesz_ u _kasz# nag_ | 𒀸 𒉌· 𒌋 · 𒅘 | ... with oil and beer, |
| 46' | [...] _kasz nag_ | · 𒅘 | ... beer |
| 47' | [...] _nag_ | 𒅘 | ... you libate. |
| 48' | [...] _i3-gesz szesz2_-su | 𒉌· ·𒆸 | ... oil, his brother. |
| 49' | [...] _szesz2#_-su | ·𒆸 | ... his brother |
| 50' | [...] x | × | |