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BAM 4, 394 (P285465)
Medical, Nippur
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| Designation | BAM 4, 394 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285465 |
| Museum no. | HS 1904 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Medical |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | _ki#_ szu2#? za-mar! ir-di# x [...] | The place where ... is bright, ... ... |
| 2 | [x x x x] x _szesz2-szesz2#_-su#-[ma?] _ti#-la_ | ... his brother and? life |
| 3 | _ki-min szika im-szu-rin-na_ i-na _i3-gesz szesz2_-ma _ti_ | Ditto: you wash your hands with imšurinnu-plant in oil, and then he will recover. |
| 4 | _ki-min_ u2-ra-nu i-na _i3-gesz szesz2_-ma _ti_ | Ditto: you anoint him with urânu-plant in oil and he will recover. |
| 5 | _{szim}gur2-gur2_ {u2}szu-mu-tu2 _pesz10-{d}id2_-lu2#-ru#-gu | šumūtu-juniper, a plant of Iddin-lurugu |
| 6 | _gazi{sar} u2 babbar tesz2-bi_ ta-sak3 i-na _i3-gesz szesz2-szesz2#_-su | You pound together saḫlû-cress and white plant, you anoint him with it in oil. |
| 7 | ne-su-tim _{u2}sikil numun {gesz}szinig_ ta-t,ur# _[i3]-udu_ | nēsûtum-plant, sikillu-plant (and) seed of a kiln you will grind. Oil |
| 8 | _{gesz}szinig kur-ra tesz2-bi hi-hi_ i-na _i3-udu_ | a mountain tree together with its trimmings from fat |
| 9 | tu-sza-ha-an _a szu!(SU)_-szum ta-s,a-mid-ma | you will give him water to drink, and then |
| 10 | [u2]-ra#-nu-um _za3-hi-li{sar} {u2}kur-ra{sar}_ ta-sak3 | You pound urânum-plant, zaḫilium-plant (and) kurru-plant |
| 11 | [ina] _a-gesztin-na szesz2-szesz2_-su-ma _ti-la_ | You bathe him in wine, and then he will live. |
| 12 | [x] ne#-su-tim _{u2}sikil gazi!{sar} sud2_ i-na _i3-gesz szesz2-szesz2_-su | ... nēsû-plant, sikillu-plant (and) gazelle oil, you heat them up in sesame oil |
| 13 | _i3-gesz_ [x] x u2-ra-nu-um i-na u2-kul-tim | oil ... of urânum-plant in the ukultum-vessel |
| 14 | [ina _a-gesztin]-na# su_-szu2 _szesz2_-ma | you rub his body with wine, and then |
| 15 | [x] x {u2}ur2-nu-u2 ina _a-gesztin-na kasz-sag_ ana _gu2! ki-min_ | ... burnû-plant in wine, first-class beer on the neck ditto. |
| 16 | _[{szim}gur2]-gur2 {szim}li {u2}nu-luh-ha {u2}kur-ra{sar#}_ | mint, burāšu-juniper, nuḫurtu-plant, kurra-plant |
| 17 | [x] x _mun gazi!{sar} tesz2-bi szeg6_-al ana _dur2_-szu2 x [x x] | ... salt (and) gazelle oil together, poured into his body ... |
| 18 | [x] x _sar {u2}kur-ra{sar}_ {u2}ur2-<nu>-u2 _gesztin#_ [x x] | x sar of kurru-plant, burnû-plant and wine |
| 19 | [x x x] x _{u2}in-usz {u2}kur-kur?_ {u2}[x x x] | nīnû-plant, ...-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x x] qi2-lip2 _zu2-lum-ma#_ [x x] | ... dates ... |
| 2 | [x x] _i3-udu ellag2 udu_ [x x] | ... fat from a sheep ... |
| 3 | [x x] _{szim#}li 1/2(disz) sila3_ {szim}[x x] | ... juniper, 1/2 sila3 of ...-aromatic |
| 4 | [x x _{szim}]gam#-ma 1/2(disz) sila3_ {szim}[x x] | ... cumin, 1/2 sila3 of ...-aromatic |
| 5 | [x _{u2}]kur#-kur 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}kur-ra#_ [x] | x kurkurru-plants, 1/2 sila3 of ...-plant |
| 6 | [x] x _{gesz#}erin# 1/3(disz) ma {gesz}szur#-[min3]_ | ... cedar, 1/3 mina of cypress, |
| 7 | 1/3(disz) _ma {szim}gir2 1/3(disz) ma gi du10-[ga]_ | 1/3 mina of šimgir-aromatic, 1/3 ma of good reed |
| 8 | 1/3(disz) _ma {szim}sal 1/3(disz) ma {gesz}u3#?-[suh5?]_ | 1/3 mina of šimsal-aromatic, 1/3 (mina) of ebony |
| 9 | [x] _ma illu_ ba-lu-hi ta-hasz-szal ta-nap-pi | x minas of rain, you will harness it and wipe it clean. |
| 10 | [x] x _i3-gesz du10-ga tag-tag_ ina _kusz_ szip-ki!(DI) _masz-da3_ ta-s,a-mid | You wrap ... with good oil, you wrap it in a leather bag, you anoint it with gazelle wax. |
| 11 | _{szim}li {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}sal mud2 {gesz}erin {szim}szur-min3_ | juniper, mint, mud, cedar, cypress |
| 12 | _{szim}gir2_ {szim}szu-pu-uh2-rum _{szim}{d}nin-urta_ | Gir-aromatic, šupuḫrum-plant, ninurta-juniper |
| 13 | _illu_ ba-lu-hi ta-hasz-szal ta-nap-pi | you will harness (them) for the flood and you will wipe them clean. |
| 14 | i-na _dida sig5 lal3 i3-gesz bara2_ ta-_gesz hi-hi_ | In good quality sweet wort, honey and pressed oil you mix together. |
| 15 | a-na _{dug}dal_ te-sip a#-na#? _{dug}utul2_ ta-na-szar | You pour it into a flask, you pour it in a pitcher. |
| 16 | i-na _izi_ tu-sza-ha-an i-na _{gi}sag-kud_ | you ignite with fire. With a reed mat |
| 17 | bu-uh2-ra i-sza-ad-da-ad | (Sum) He screams at the young man (Akk) The young man shouts |
| 18 | _gaba#-ri {m}szesz_-ba-ni _{lu2}a-zu_ | flank of Aḫu-bani, physician |
| 19 | x x ni _{d}amar-utu in-sar_ | Marduk wrote. |
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