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BAM 4, 386 (P285457)
Medical, Babylon
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| Designation | BAM 4, 386 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285457 |
| Museum no. | VAT 16446 |
| 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] x _gid2#-da#?_ x [...] x [...] | ... long ... |
| 2' | _gal2#_-szi _e3_-ak _dur sig2 babbar_ [...] | there will be ...; the dur, white wool .... |
| 3' | ina _sza3 izi igi_ sza2 _uruda nig2-gid2-da_ tu x [...] | in the middle of the fire, the front of the copper arrow ... ... |
| 4' | _7(disz)-ta-am3 ka-keszda a2_ ana _a2_ sza2 _uruda nig2-gid2#-[da?_ ...] | 7 kakešda-measures of lead to the side of copper niggida ... |
| 5' | ta-ka-s,ar _en2 sa-hul du8-u3-da#_ [...] | You will unharness (them). Incantation: "Remove the evil from your body" .... |
| 6' | e-ma _kesz2_ ana _ugu szid_-nu ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-[an ...] | If a knot is placed on top of a rope on his neck .... |
| 7' | _{na4}dur2-mi-na_ {na4}mu-s,u2 _{na4}zu2 babbar {na4}uruda nita2#_ [x x] | lapis lazuli, mūṣu-stone, white alabaster, male copper |
| 8' | 4(disz) _na4-mesz_ mim-ma lem-nu ana _lu2 nu te_-e ina _dur#_ [x x] | 4 stones, nothing evil will approach a man; in the ... |
| 9' | ina _gu2#_-szu2 _gar_-an _en2 sa-hul du8-u3-da szid#_ [x x] | You put it on his neck. You recite the incantation "Sahul" ... |
| 10' | _{na4}dur2-mi-na ban3-da_ {na4}asz-pu2-u _{na4}zu2 [zalag2]_ | alum, ašpû-stone (and) date-palm |
| 11' | _{na4}pa_ {na4}ni-bu _{na4}szu#-u# nita#_ [u _munus]_ | papparu-stone, nibu-stone (and) šû-stone of male and female |
| 12' | 7(disz) _na4-mesz_ mim-ma lem-nu ana _lu2# [nu te_-e x x] | 7 stones, nothing evil against a man ... |
| 13' | ina _dur uruda sa5 e3_-ak ina# [...] | ... with a red copper rod, ... in ... |
| 14' | _{na4}kur_-nu _dab_ {na4}mar-hal-lu4 _{na4}za-[x_ ...] | kurnu-stone seized, marḫallû-stone, lapis lazuli |
| 15' | _{na4}musz-gir2 {na4}za-gin3 na4_ ba-ah-re#-[e ...] | serpentine, lapis lazuli, agate, ... |
| 16' | 1(u) _na4-mesz_ mim-ma lem-nu [...] | 10 stones, anything evil ... |
| 17' | ina# _giri3_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 [...] | on his right foot ... |
| 18' | _na4# bal {gesz}mes_ {na4}x [...] | Bal stone, mes stone ... |
| 19' | [x x] _x-mesz_-szu2 [...] | ... his ... ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | ina [...] | in ... |
| 3' | sza2-man sza2 x [...] | the šaman-plant that ... |
| 4' | _{u2}lu2-u18-lu_ [...] | the man’s plant |
| 5' | _pesz10-{d}id2_ x [...] | Peš-Id ... |
| 6' | 7(disz) lip2-pi <tala2>-pap _en2_ 7(disz)-szu2 _szid#_ [...] | You recite the incantation 7 times ... |
| 7' | _en2 id2-da-ta# {gesz#}tir# [gal-gal-la-ta]_ | Incantation: From the river to the great forest |
| 8' | _tir-dara3 masz#_ [...] | Tirdara, goat ... |
| 9' | _mul4-mul4 {gesz}gesztin#_ [...] | The Bristle, wine ... |
| 10' | _{gesz}kisz16_ [...] | ... a scepter |
| 11' | _musz-musz_ [...] | snake ... |
| 12' | _mul-mul#_ [...] | The Pleiades ... |
| 13' | _du8 i3-ti#-[la_ ...] | he will live as a captive .... |
| 14' | _du8 nam-tag#-[ga_ ...] | Release the sin ... |
| 15' | _zag du8 gar_ [...] | it was set to the right. ... |
| 16' | _udug-hul [he2-bad_ ...] | May evil udug-demons be annihilated ... |
| 17' | _gidim hul [min_ ...] | Evil ghost, ditto .... |
| 18' | _maszkim hul min#_ [...] | Evil demon, ditto ... |
| 19' | _{d}dim3-me [min_ ...] | Ditto by Lamashtu! |
| 20' | _zi an-na he2-pad3#_ [...] | May the life of heaven be determined .... |
| 21' | _ka# inim-ma_ [...] | The mouth of a word .... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] _sa#?_ | ... ... |
| 2' | [at-ta _dingir_ sza2 ta-ku-lu sa-'a-mat _nam]-lu2-u18-lu_ | You, O god, who eats food, you are the one who decrees the fates of mankind. |
| 3' | [e-li-ma ana _an_-e szu-ri-da _{na4}]kiszib#?_ da-nim | up to heaven a seal of Anu |
| 4' | [sza _nita_ ru-ku-us] _sag-du_-su | of a man, his head is swollen. |
| 5' | [sza2 _munus ugu nu_ du-muq] _gal4#-la_-sza2 _szub_-a szi-pat-su | that a woman who has no husband abandons her foetuses, |
| 6' | [mim-ma _ta du_-ku da-mi]-iq-ta-sza2 liq-bi _tu6 enuru{+e2-nu-ru}_ | whatever from the road her good fortune may he command. Incantation of the city Enuru |
| 7' | [... _mud2_ ina?] _kir4_-szu2 szur-du-ma _du_-ku | ... blood flows from his nose and he goes. |
| 8' | _[na4 ku3-babbar na4] ku3#-sig17 na4 uruda na4 an-na_ | silver, gold, copper, and tin |
| 9' | [4(disz) _na4-mesz DISZ] na# sza3_-szu _dab-dab_-su _mud2_ ina _kir4_-szu2 _du_-ku | If a man's belly is seized by him: blood will flow from his nose. |
| 10' | _uzu#?-mes#_-szu2 u2-zaq-qa-tu-szu2 ina _dur babbar_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an | You put his flesh on a white cord on his neck. |
| 11' | _na4 uruda {na4}szu-u_ {na4}ka-pa-s,a _sa5_ | copper, šû-stone, kapaṣu-stone |
| 12' | 3(disz)# _na4-mesz DISZ na sza3-mesz_-szu2 it-te-nen-bi-t,u | 3 stones: If a man’s intestines constantly sting |
| 13' | _eme#_-szu2 _dab-dab_-at2 ina ka-s,a-a-ti ina-al | (If) his tongue is seized: he will recover from illness. |
| 14' | [ina _ge6?] mud#_-ud ina _dur babbar_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an | During the night?, there was blood in a white halo on his neck. |
| 15' | [x] x _{na4#}zalag2 {na4}gug_ gi-rin-na _{na4}kur_-nu _dab_ | ... of lapis lazuli, carnelian, ebony and mountain stone seized. |
| 16' | _[na4 uruda] kal#-ga i3 {gesz}erin_ kur-s,ip-tu2 _gu4_ | strong copper stone, oil, cedar, ox or bull |
| 17' | [x x x] x x ina _dur babbar_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an | You put ... in a white band around his neck. |
| 18' | [...] x x [x] _{na4#}pa_ | ... papparu-stone |
| 19' | [...] x | |
Sources & licences
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