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BAM 4, 385 (P285456)
Medical, Babylon
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| Designation | BAM 4, 385 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285456 |
| Museum no. | VAT 17580 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Medical |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] _i3#-gesz du10-ga disz_-nisz _hi-hi#_ [...] | ... good oil, mist ... |
| 3' | _DISZ#? 5(disz) {u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ {u2}ha-sza2-nu [...] | If 5 ikû-plants, alum, ḫašānu-plant |
| 4' | _{u2}in-nu-usz en numun_-szu2 _numun# {gesz}szinig#_ [...] | The plant innuš, the lord of his seed, the seed of the tamarisk |
| 5' | _{na4}zalag2 {u2}dili ka a-ab-ba# pesz10#-{d}id2_ x [...] | šalālu-stone, single plant of the mouth of the sea, Pesh-Ida ... |
| 6' | _giri3-pad-du nam-lu2-u18#-lu#_ [liq?]-tim#? {u2}si-ha# [...] | May the footstool of mankind ... sīḫu-plant |
| 7' | {u2}ba-ri-ra-tu2 _{szim#}[li?] {szim}gur2-gur2_ {szim}[x ...] | burāšu-plant, juniper, mint, ...-plant |
| 8' | _{szim}im-man-du {gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3 {gesz}haszhur#_ [...] | Immandu-aromatic, cedar, cypress, apple |
| 9' | _{szim}szesz 2(u) 5(disz) u2-hi-a_ an-nu-tim nap-szal-[ti ...] | 25 these plants for the supplication of |
| 10' | _szu-gidim-ma_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su#-[ma _ti_-ut,] | You anoint him with a ghost in oil, and then he will recover. |
| 11' | ni-s,ir-ti _{lu2}[masz-masz]_ | protective spirit of the incantation priest |
| 12' | _DISZ#_ 6(disz) {na4}mu-s,a _{na4}zalag2 {na4}an-zah min babbar na4 an-[x_ ...] | If 6 (pieces of) mūṣu-stone, lapis lazuli, anzahhu-stone: ditto, white, ...-stone |
| 13' | _{na4#}ka-gi-na dab-ba {na4}dur2-mi-na_ {na4}[x ...] | kagina-stone, agate, ...-stone |
| 14' | _[{u2}]dili disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _mud2 {gesz}erin hi-hi szesz2-mesz_-su#-[ma x x] | a single plant you pound together. In the sap of juniper you rub his brothers and . |
| 15' | _[DISZ] lu2# gin7 {gesz}gidru_ sza _{d}suen gar_ szum-ma _giri3#_ [...] | If a man, like you, has a scepter of Sîn set, if the foot |
| 16' | [i]-tar#-ra-as, i-ra-am-mu-um u ru-u'#?-[tu ...] | he trembles, he weeps, and a ruʾû-disease ... |
| 17' | [x x] _du_-ak _gidim_ mur-tap-pi-du ina _edin_ [...] | ... goes: the ghost of Urtappidu in the steppe .... |
| 18' | [x x] kal#-ba-ni {u2}s,a-s,u-un-tu _u5 argab#[{muszen}_ ...] | ... the strong one, the ṣaṣuntu-plant, the argab bird |
| 19' | [x x] x kim-zu-rat _ad6 had2-ra2_ ta#?-[sak3] | ... you pound kimzuratu-plant, ad-ra₂. |
| 20' | [x x x] x _bad musz_ qin-ni a-la-pa-a sza2#? [...] | ... ... snake of the alapâ-flood which ... |
| 21' | [x x x x] _i3-udu hi-hi_ [...] | ... sheep fat ... |
| 22' | [x x x x x x] _szesz2-szesz2_-su-ma# _ti#?_ [x] | ... his brother and life? ... |
| 23' | _[DISZ na gidim dab_-su x] i#-mi-im i-ka-as,-s,a [...] | If a ghost has seized a man: ... he will become frightened .... |
| 24' | [ha-a-a]-at#-ta-szu2 qer-bit _u4_ u _ge6#_ [...] | His anger is in the middle of the day and night ... |
| 25' | _[gu3_-szu2] _gin7# uz3_ it-ta _szub_-di# [...] | Its voice is like a nanny goat falling from afar .... |
| 26' | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [... tur]-ar2 _sud2_ | ... will be small; it will rain. |
| 2 | [... _en2 szu-si] hul#-gal2#_ ana _sza3 szid_-nu | You recite the incantation 'The finger is evil' into it. |
| 3 | [... _nu gar]_-ma _nu tag_-su | ... is not present and does not touch it. |
| 4 | _[DISZ na szu-gidim-ma dab]_-su#-ma _{lu2}mu7-mu7 zi_-szu2 | If a man is seized by šugidû-disease and his breath is full of mucus |
| 5 | [la i-le-'i] _{u2}lal {u2}an-ki-nu-te#_ | He should not eat lal and ankinūtu-plant |
| 6 | _[{u2}dili {u2}]tal2#-tal2 {u2}hur-sag sig7#_ | a single plant, a multicoloured plant, green ḫursag plant |
| 7 | _[gurun {gesz}]masz#-husz gurun {gesz}dih3 : gurun {gesz}kiszi16 {u2}ar2-zal-[la]_ | seed of mašḫusz-tree, seed of dahlû-juniper : seed of date palm and azallu-plant |
| 9 | [{u2}tar]-musz {u2}el-kul-la _numun_ {gesz}bi#-[ni?] | tarmuš-plant (and) elkulla-plant, seeds of birû-tree |
| 10 | _{u2}lu2-u18-lu disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _i3 erin# [...] : _i3-gesz_ [...] | (If) a man is covered in sulphur oil ... : oil .... |
| 12 | ina _kusz du3-du3 : kusz masz-da3_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar#?_-[an ...] | You make ... in a leather bag. : You put the leather bag of a gazelle on his neck ... |
| 14 | _DISZ szu-gidim-ma_ ina _su lu2#_ il#-ta-za-az#-[ma _nu du3]_ | If a ghost stands in the man's body and is not removed: |
| 15 | ana _zi_-szu _{na4}tu ka a-ab-ba_ a-bat-[ti hu-ra-bi] | for his life a stone of the mouth of the sea, a word of joy |
| 16 | ina _izi_ tur-ar2 ta-mar#-raq ina _mud2 {gesz}erin#? [hi-hi]_ | You ignite it with fire, you scatter it, you mix it in the sap of juniper |
| 17 | _en2_ 7(disz)-szu2 _szid_-nu _en2_ ka-kip [ka-kip _lugal_ ka-kip] | You recite the incantation seven times. |
| 18 | _lugal_ ka-na-kip _lugal#_ tum3-ma-[ta5? ...] | king of Kanākip, king in Tummat |
| 19 | _{d}nin-urta_ tum3-ma-ta5 pu-[t,ur lem-nu _nu te_-a _tu6 en2]_ | Ninurta, you are adjured. Release the evil so that it does not approach. Incantation formula. |
| 20 | _en2_ ez-ze-ta5 szam-ra-ta5 na-ad-ra#-[ta5 gas,-s,a-ta5] | Incantation: “I am furious, I am frightened, |
| 21 | gap-sza2-ta5 dan-na-ta5 pa-asz2-qa-ta5 lem-ne2-[ta5 a-a-ba-ta5] | “You are weak, you are strong! You are the one who is afflicted by evil, you have become weak! |
| 22 | sza2 la {d}e2#-a man-nu u2-na-ah-ka# [sza2 la _{d}asal-lu2-hi]_ | Who will remove you from the presence of Asalluhi? |
| 23 | man-nu u2-szap#-szah#-ka {d}e2-a li#-[ni-ih-ka] | Who will overthrow you? May Ea rejoice over you! |
| 24 | _{d}asal#-lu2-hi_ li#-szap-szih#-ka# _[tu6 en2]_ | May Asalluhi soothe you. Incantation formula. |
| 25 | _en2_ an-na-a-tu 7(disz)#-szu2 ana _[ugu_ nap-szal-ti] | Incantation: These seven times over the life |
| 26 | _szid#_-nu-ma [e]-ma# _tag-mesz_-[szu2 _szesz2-mesz_ ina-ah] | You recite the incantation, and whenever he touches it, he will get better. |
| 27 | [...] x x [...] | |
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