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In Remedies

Remedies with unusual ingredients (BAM 4, 398)

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Medical prescriptions from Nippur, including river water and a goose's head.

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DesignationBAM 4, 398
Museum no.Ist Ni 00178
CollectionArkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
LanguageAkkadian
GenreMedical
ProvenienceNippur (mod. Nuffar)
Findspot32.1271, 45.23
CDLI no.P285469
SourceCuneiform Digital Library Initiative — CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Lines92 (91 with machine English)
FontNotoSansCuneiform (generic face, any period), by Google / Monotype Design Team (Noto project)

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.

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1[x x x] x [x x] x x [x x] ri#-mu-tim szup#?-szu-[hi?]· × · × · · × × · · 𒊑𒄭𒁴 ·𒊒·...... rejoicing
2[...] U2 [...] _{gesz}ma#-nu#_𒌋 ··...... manu-wood
3_{u2}ukusz2-hab {u2}har-har numun_ {u2}[x x x] {u2}si#-hu·𒆸 ·𒄯 𒆰 · × · ·𒊑uabû-plant, araru-plant,...-plant, siu-plant
4[{u2}]ar#-ga-an-nu-um {u2}ba-ri-ra#-tum#·𒂵𒁹𒉡𒌝 ·𒊑𒅆𒌈aganum-plant, bariratum-plant
5[x x] bi# _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ut-ti tur#-te# x [x]· · 𒁉 𒌋𒄭𒁕 𒁹𒉡𒌓𒁲 𒌉𒁲 × ·... these small plants...
6ina _{dug!}utul2 gin_ rib-ki tara-bak𒀸 · 𒍤𒀀 𒆗𒆠 𒋻𒄷You pour it in a libation bowl.
7ina _ga_ u _kasz-sag_ tu-szab-szal _la2-la2_-su-ma _[ti]_𒀸 𒂵 𒌋 ·𒊕 𒂅𒉺𒅁· 𒆷𒆷𒆸𒈠 ·You pour it on top and on top of a first-class beer, then you libate it, and he will recover.
8_DISZ 2(disz) numun_ u2-ra-an-nu-um _numun {gesz}sze-nu {szim}gur2-gur2_𒁹 · 𒆰 𒌋𒅆𒁹𒉡𒌝 𒆰 ·𒉡 ·𒄥If 2 seeds of urannum, seed of juniper, juniper,
9_{szim}li {szim}sze-li_ szur-szum-mi _kasz_ la-bi-ru-ti#?· ·𒇷 ··𒈪 · 𒆷𒁉𒊒𒁲juniper, juniper, juniper, old beer(?)
10_had2-ra2 gaz sim_ ina _a gazi{sar}_ em-mu-ti ta-la-[asz]𒉺𒅆 𒄤 𒉆 𒀸 𒁕 · 𒅎𒄭𒁲 𒁕𒆷·You crush a censer of juniper (and) a juniper in a censer of mtu-beer.
11ina _kusz_ te-t,er-ri ba-ah-ru-us-su _szu-bi-asz-am3_𒀸 · 𒁲·𒊑 𒉿𒄴𒊒𒊻𒆸 𒊒𒁉𒀸𒀀𒀭With a leather strap, he is bound to his neck.
12_DISZ 3(disz) za3-hi-li{sar}_ bu-t,u2-un-tu2 _dida sig5_𒁹 · 𒍪𒄭· 𒁍·𒌦𒂅 𒌑𒊓 𒅆𒂟If 3 zaili-sar (gloss: new break): good quality fat.
13_{zi3}sze-sa-a_ {u2}ha-szi-i {u2}ba-ri-ra-[tum]·𒊓𒁕 ··𒄿 ·𒊑𒅆·sesame, ai-plant, bariratum
14ina _kasz-sag_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak ina _kusz_ te-t,er-ri𒀸 ·𒊕 𒀸 ·𒌉 𒋻𒄷 𒀸 · 𒁲·𒊑You mix with first-class beer and tin with a cauldron. You wrap it in a leather bag.
15_szu-bi-asz-am3_𒊒𒁉𒀸𒀀𒀭it is its ubia.
16_DISZ 4(disz) za3-hi-li{sar} {zi3}sze-sa-a {u2}nu-luh!-ha {u2}har-har pa {gesz}szinig_𒁹 · 𒍪𒄭· ·𒊓𒁕 ·𒈛𒄩 ·𒄯 𒁁 ·If 4 zailiar-plants, esâ-plant, nuluhhu-plant, arar-plant, uar-plant, tamarisk
17_had2-ra2 gaz sim_ ina _kasz-sag_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak𒉺𒅆 𒄤 𒉆 𒀸 ·𒊕 𒀸 ·𒌉 𒋻𒄷You crush a thornbush and sulphur with first-class beer in a small axe.
18_{zi3}ziz2_ ana _igi_ ta-sza2-ba-ah ina _kusz_ te-t,er-ri _szu-bi-asz-am3_· 𒁹 𒅆 𒁕·𒉿𒄴 𒀸 · 𒁲·𒊑 𒊒𒁉𒀸𒀀𒀭You pour emmer-flour into the presence of a pig in a leather bag.
19_DISZ 5(disz) za3-hi-li{sar} gazi{sar} pa_ {gesz}szu-szum _{u2}{d}utu_𒁹 · 𒍪𒄭· · 𒁁 ·· ·If 5 zailiar-plants, pegs, uum-plant, ama
20_tesz2-bi_ ta-sak3 ana _a szub_-di ina _{im}szu-rin-na_ te-sek-ker·𒁉 𒁕𒊕 𒁹 𒁕 ·𒁕 𒀸 ·𒆸𒈾 𒁲𒋝𒄫you mix together. You pour (the mixture) into water. You pour it into a libation bowl.
21_giri3-min_-szu2 tu-masz-sza2-a'-ma u3 _i3-gesz szesz2_-su-ma _ti-la_𒄫𒈫𒊒 𒂅···𒈠 𒌋 𒉌· ·𒆸𒈠 𒁲𒆷his feet you shall kill, and he will drink and his brother will live.
22_DISZ 6(disz)_ szur-szum-mi tu-bal ta-sak3 _{szim}{d}nin-urta {u2}har-har_𒁹 · ··𒈪 𒂅𒁄 𒁕𒊕 ·𒅁 ·𒄯If 6 urummu-plants you stir, you mix. Ninurta-plant, arar-plant
23_{u2}kur-kur_ te-t,e-en ina _kasz-sag_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak·𒆳 𒁲·𒂗 𒀸 ·𒊕 𒀸 ·𒌉 𒋻𒄷You mix the lands with first-class beer and tin.
24_{zi3}ziz2_ ana _igi_ ta-sza2-ba-ah ina _kusz_ ba-ah-ru-us-su _szu-bi-asz-am3_· 𒁹 𒅆 𒁕·𒉿𒄴 𒀸 · 𒉿𒄴𒊒𒊻𒆸 𒊒𒁉𒀸𒀀𒀭you pour emmer-flour into the presence of a pig in a leather bag.
25_DISZ 7(disz) {gesz}pa_ szu-szum ina _a gazi{sar}_ ta-la-a-asz𒁹 · · 𒊒· 𒀸 𒁕 · 𒁕𒆷𒁕𒀸If 7 pnu (gloss: new break) you mix with fig-tree.
26tara-bak-ma _la2_-su-ma _ti-la_𒋻𒄷𒈠 𒆷𒆸𒈠 𒁲𒆷You recite this incantation and he will recover.
27_DISZ 8(disz) {gesz}szinig {u2}in-usz {gesz}sza3 geszimmar had2-ra2 gaz sim_𒁹 · · ·𒍑 · · 𒉺𒅆 𒄤 𒉆If 8 tamarisks, incense, the womb, and the date palm are smashed,
28_{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ ta-sak3 _tesz2-bi hi-hi_·𒄥 · 𒁕𒊕 ·𒁉 𒄭𒄭You mix ghee and juniper together.
29ina _{zi3}gig_ u3 szur-szum-mi tara-bak _la2_-su-ma _ti-la_𒀸 · 𒌋 ··𒈪 𒋻𒄷 𒆷𒆸𒈠 𒁲𒆷You crush with diorite and urummu-flour and take away his (own) life.
30_DISZ lu2_ szim-ma-tu# x x x-ri _tuku-tuku_-a𒁹 𒇽 ·𒈠𒂅 × × ×𒊑 𒌇𒌇𒁕If a man's aromatics...
31ana szim-ma-[ti x x x] sze#?-ri _zi_-[hi] t,u2-ba-am szur-szi-i𒁹 ·𒈠· × × · 𒅊𒊑 𒉈· ·𒉿𒄠 ··𒄿For the omens................. a happy life,
32{u2}ak-tam {u2}hu-ub x x ru#? gu ina _kusz-edin ki_·𒌓 ·𒌒 × × 𒊒 𒄖 𒀸 ·𒂔 𒆠aktam-plant, ub-plant,... in the steppe(?)
33_gurun_ {gesz}kal-ba-nu# {u2}s,a#-s,u-un#-[tu] _pa {gesz}gesztin-gir2_𒄧 ·𒉿𒉡 ··𒌦· 𒁁 ·𒄫fruit of kalbanu-tree, auntu-plant, pnu-juniper,
34_u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ut-ti _had2-ra2 gaz sim_𒌋𒄭𒁕 𒁹𒉡𒌓𒁲 𒉺𒅆 𒄤 𒉆these uhû-plants smashed, crushed,
35u3 _im-gu2-en-na_ [...] ti#? [x]𒌋 𒅎𒄘𒂗𒈾 𒁲 ·and the tiara...
36[x x] bak# [... x]-su#-ma _ti-la_· · 𒄷 ·𒆸𒈠 𒁲𒆷...... and he will recover.
37[...] _tuku#?_-a·𒁕... have...
38[...] ma#?𒈠......
39[...] _tal2#?-tal2_𒊑𒊑... will go out.
40[...] x×
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1'[x x] _munus#_ [...]· · ·...... woman...
2'[x _sze]-sa-a_ [x x x _{u2}]har-har#_ [x] x usz#? GAR x [x x]· ·𒊓𒁕 · × × ·· · × 𒍑 𒃻 × · ·... sesame... arar......
3'_[szu-min?]_-szu2 u _giri3#-min#_-szu2# x x [ta]-s,a-mid-ma _ti-[la]_··𒊒 𒌋 𒄫·𒊒 × × ··𒁁𒈠 𒁲·your hands and feet... you sweep, and he will live.
4'_enuru#{+e2-nu-ru#}_·𒉡·the Enuru
5'szim#?-ma-tum szi-im-ma-tum·𒈠𒌈 ·𒅎𒈠𒌈aromatics
6'[szim?]-ma-tum szim-mat _gir2!-tab_·𒈠𒌈 ·𒆳 𒄫𒋰a perfume ingredient, a perfume ingredient
7'[x ta]-az?-qu2-ti zu-qa2-qi2-pa-ni-isz· ·𒊍𒄣𒁲 𒀸𒋡𒆥𒁁𒉌·... the taqutu of the Zuqaqipani
8'[tam]-ha#-s,i ina qar!(GAR3)-ni-ki tu-szar-di-i ina si-im-ba-ti-ki·𒄩· 𒀸 ·𒉌𒆠 𒂅·𒁕𒄿 𒀸 𒁍𒅎𒉿𒁲𒆠You make the tamhashu-demon shine in your qarrnu-festival.
9'_[gurusz?]_ ina su-un _ki-sikil_ tu-sze-li-i· 𒀸 𒆸𒌦 𒆠𒂖 𒂅𒅊𒇷𒄿You put a young man in the lap of a young woman.
10'_[ki-sikil]_ ina su-un _gurusz_ tu-sze-li-i·· 𒀸 𒆸𒌦 · 𒂅𒅊𒇷𒄿You are a young woman in the lap of a young man.
11's,i#-i#-im# szim-ma-tum ki-ma szi-iz-bi tu-le-e·𒄿𒅎 ·𒈠𒌈 𒆠𒈠 ·𒄑𒁉 𒂅𒇷𒂊a scent of aromatics like a jug of juniper
12'ki-ma zu-u'-ti ina sza-ha-ti𒆠𒈠 𒀸·𒁲 𒀸 ·𒄩𒁲like a lion in a snare
13'ki-ma me-e sza-te-e ina na-kap-ti𒆠𒈠 𒅗𒂊 ·𒁲𒂊 𒀸 𒈾𒆏𒁲like that of a water in a canal
14'ki-ma szi-na-a-ti ina bi-ri-it pu-ri-di𒆠𒈠 ·𒈾𒁕𒁲 𒀸 𒁉𒊑𒀉 𒁍𒊑𒁕like them, between the threshing floor
15's,i-i-im szim-ma-tum ki-ma szi-iz-bi ina tu-le-e ir-ti-sza·𒄿𒅎 ·𒈠𒌈 𒆠𒈠 ·𒄑𒁉 𒀸 𒂅𒇷𒂊 𒄈𒁲·a scent of aromatics like a izbu-plant,
16'ki-ma u2-pa-t,i ina na-hi-ri u3 ha-si-si𒆠𒈠 𒌋𒁁· 𒀸 𒈾𒄭𒊑 𒌋 𒄩𒁍𒁍like a snare in the nairu and asisu
17'am-mi-ni szim-ma-tum _gurusz_ u _ki-sikil_ ta-kas3-sa3-si𒄠𒈪𒉌 ·𒈠𒌈 · 𒌋 𒆠𒂖 𒁕𒆜𒊓𒁍“Why, imatum, the young man and the young woman, are you torn out?
18'ki-ma ina szi-in-ni pu-u la i-bit-tu4𒆠𒈠 𒀸 ·𒅔𒉌 𒁍𒌋 𒆷 𒄿𒂍𒂅Just as in a tablet a claim has not been made,
19'szim-ma-tum ia-i-bit ina _su gurusz_ u _ki-sikil_·𒈠𒌈 𒅀𒄿𒂍 𒀸 𒆸 · 𒌋 𒆠𒂖I fashioned a censer of juniper in the body of a young man and a young man.
20'szi-ip-tum ul ia-at-tu-un·𒅁𒌈 𒌌 𒅀𒀜𒂅𒌦I did not have a claim
21'szi-pat {d}e2-a u3 _{d}asar-lu2-hi_ szi-pat _masz-masz dingir-mesz {d}amar-utu_·𒉻 𒁲𒁕 𒌋 ·𒇽𒄭 ·𒉻 ·· 𒀭· ·𒌓of Ea and Asalluhi, of the incantation priest of the gods Marduk
22'szu-nu id-du-u2-ma a-na-ku u2-sza-an-ni _tu6 enuru{+e2-nu-ru}_𒊒𒉡 𒀉𒁲𒌋𒈠 𒁕𒈾𒆪 𒌋·𒁹𒉌 𒂅 ·𒉡𒊒they killed, and I caused to rise. The village of the Enuru
23'_ka inim-ma_ szim-ma-tum _kam2_𒅗 𒅗𒈠 ·𒈠𒌈 𒄰It is the mouth of a spoken word of destinies.
24'_kid3-kid3-bi henbur2 {gesz}dih3 {gesz}kiszi16 henbur2 gi szul-hi_𒆤𒆤𒁉 𒊺𒆕 · · 𒊺𒆕 𒄀 ·𒄭Its ritual: a reed mat, a dah tree, a reed mat, a reed mat
25'_henbur2 {gesz}gir2 henbur2 {gesz}ma-nu gi-pa-ur2 gi_ u2-ra-an-nu-um𒊺𒆕 · 𒊺𒆕 ·𒉡 𒄀𒁁𒌫 𒄀 𒌋𒅆𒁹𒉡𒌝a kind of insect, a kind of insect, a kind of insect
26'ta-sak3 _tesz2-bi_ ina _i3-gesz hi-hi_ ka-a-a-na a-di i-nu-uh-hu𒁕𒊕 ·𒁉 𒀸 𒉌· 𒄭𒄭 𒅗𒁕𒁕𒈾 𒁕𒁕 𒄿𒉡𒄴𒊑you mix together, with oil, uu-flour, until they become old.
27'_szesz2-szesz2_-su-ma _ti-la_··𒆸𒈠 𒁲𒆷his brother and a life
28'_DISZ min_ u2-ra-an-nu-um _numun {gesz}sze-nu_ {u2}su-pa-lam _{gesz}szinig_𒁹 𒈫 𒌋𒅆𒁹𒉡𒌝 𒆰 ·𒉡 ·𒁁𒇴 ·If ditto a rnum-plant, seed of cypress, suplam-plant, tamarisk
29'_{u2}in-usz {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}sze-li {u2}nu-luh!-ha_·𒍑 ·𒄥 · ·𒇷 ·𒈛𒄩Inu, gurgur-plant, ili-plant, nulua-plant
30'_{szim}gam-ma ka gir2#? a-ab-ba {szim}{d}nin-urta_·𒈠 𒅗 𒄫 𒁕𒀊𒉿 ·𒅁cumin(?),..., sea aromatic, Ninurta
31'_za3-hi-li{sar}_ te-ne-e-ti _{zi3}sze-sa-a dida sig5_𒍪𒄭· 𒁲𒉈𒂊𒁲 ·𒊓𒁕 𒌑𒊓 𒅆𒂟a censer of juniper, fine flour, good quality wort
32'_henbur2 {gesz}szur-<min3> ka! a-ab-ba {u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur_𒊺𒆕 ·· 𒅗 𒁕𒀊𒉿 ·𒄯 ·𒆳arar-plant, arar-plant, arar-plant
33'{u2}ur2-ne-e {u2}ba-ri-ra-tum _{zi3}ziz2-an-na tesz2-bi hi-hi_·𒉈𒂊 ·𒊑𒅆𒌈 ·𒁹𒈾 ·𒁉 𒄭𒄭Urnê-plant, bariratum-plant, izanna-plant together
34'ina szur-szum-me2-e pu-ti ina _a gazi{sar}_ em-mu-ti ta-la-asz𒀸 ··𒅗𒂊 𒁍𒁲 𒀸 𒁕 · 𒅎𒄭𒁲 𒁕𒆷𒀸You pour (the mixture) into a libation bowl (made) of juniper.
35'_gin7_ ra-bi-ki tara-bak ina _kusz_ szi-ip-ki te-t,er-ri𒁶 𒅆𒁉𒆠 𒋻𒄷 𒀸 · ·𒅁𒆠 𒁲·𒊑Like your greatness, you wrap it in a leather bag.
36'ba-ah-ru-us-su _la2-la2_-su u _en2_ an-ni-tu2 _szid-szid_-nu𒉿𒄴𒊒𒊻𒆸 𒆷𒆷𒆸 𒌋 𒋙𒀭 𒁹𒉌𒂅 ··𒉡his death, his loss, and the incantation he imposed upon him.
37'ka-a-a-na tu-masz-sza-a'-szu-ma _ti_𒅗𒁕𒁕𒈾 𒂅···𒊒𒈠 𒁲you will see him, and he will recover.
38'_DISZ 3(disz) gi-pa-ur2 gi szul-hi henbur2 gi szul-hi_𒁹 · 𒄀𒁁𒌫 𒄀 ·𒄭 𒊺𒆕 𒄀 ·𒄭If 3 reed huts, reed huts, reed huts, reed huts,
39'_henbur2 {gesz}kiszi16 {gesz}szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu numun_ u2-ra-an-nu-um𒊺𒆕 · · 𒆰 ·𒉡 𒆰 𒌋𒅆𒁹𒉡𒌝ibur, kiiru, juniper, seed, seed, urnum,
40'{u2}kam-ka-du ta-sak3 ina _a id2 nag sag-du kur-gi{muszen}_·𒅗𒁲 𒁕𒊕 𒀸 𒁕 𒀀𒇉 𒅘 𒊕𒁲 𒆳·You mix the kamku-plant with water from the river, (and) the head of the goose
41'ina _i3 {gesz}szur-min3 numun_ {u2}kam-ka-du _hi-hi szesz2-szesz2_-su-ma _ti_𒀸 𒉌 ·𒈫 𒆰 ·𒅗𒁲 𒄭𒄭 ··𒆸𒈠 𒁲with oil, cypress, seeds of kamkadu-plant, iu-plant, and a life
42'_DISZ lu2_ szim-ma-at _uzu gig a-gar-gar_ ru-ub-s,i _libir-ra ti_-[qe2]𒁹 𒇽 ·𒈠𒀜 𒍜 𒍼 𒁕𒃻𒃻 𒊒𒌒· 𒅆𒂠𒅆 𒁲·If a man's flesh is sick: he will recover.
43'it-ti _{u2}in-usz {gesz}kam-u5_ ana _sza3 a-gar-gar szub_-di𒀉𒁲 ·𒍑 ·𒄷𒋛 𒁹 · 𒁕𒃻𒃻 ·𒁕with a threshing floor in the threshing floor you set up.
44'ina _a pu2_ ka-la _ud_-mi ina _{im}szu-rin-na_ te-sek!(SZE)-ker ina _mul_ tusz-bat𒀸 𒁕 𒁍 𒅗𒆷 𒌓𒈪 𒀸 ·𒆸𒈾 𒁲·𒄫 𒀸 𒀯 ·𒁁You put it in a well, all day, in a threshing floor. You sit in the star.
45'ina _a2-gu2-zi-ga_ ana {dug}nam-har ta-tab-bak i-ra-ah-ha-as,# [TI?]𒀸 𒁕𒄘𒉈𒂵 𒁹 ·𒄯 𒁕𒋰𒄷 𒄿𒅆𒄴𒄩· ·You pour it into a namaru-vessel, and he will recover.
46'_DISZ 2(disz) a-gar-gar_ ta-hasz-szal ina _a gazi{sar}_ ta-la-a-asz ta-as,-s,a-na-mid-su𒁹 · 𒁕𒃻𒃻 𒁕·· 𒀸 𒁕 · 𒁕𒆷𒁕𒀸 𒁕··𒈾𒁁𒆸If the coils of the colon are 2: you mix (the mixture) with fig-beer; you mix it with a censer.
47'ina _a2-gu2-zi-ga du8_-szu ina _a {gesz}sze-nu_ i-ra-ah-ha-as,𒀸 𒁕𒄘𒉈𒂵 𒁲𒊒 𒀸 𒁕 ·𒉡 𒄿𒅆𒄴𒄩·with a threshing floor he strews it with water from a fruit tree.
48'_e11_-ma {u2}ak-tam _{szim}{d}nin-urta_ ta-sak3 _i3-gesz erin-na_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2#_ [x]𒇯𒁺𒈠 ·𒌓 ·𒅁 𒁕𒊕 𒉌· 𒂞𒈾 𒀸 𒉌· · ·emerges and the aktam-plant of Ninurta you pour oil, cedar oil and brother’s oil
49'_DISZ lu2_ szim-ma-at _sa-mesz gig_ i-ra-[x x] ina _{im}szu-rin-na#_ [x]𒁹 𒇽 ·𒈠𒀜 𒊓· 𒍼 𒄿𒅆· · 𒀸 ·𒆸· ·If a man... a perfume ingredient... in the oven
50'[x] x qa _la2-la2_-id-su-ma# x x [x x] x ina# _a {gesz#}sze-nu_· × 𒋡 𒆷𒆷𒀉𒆸𒈠 × × · · × 𒀸 𒁕 ·𒉡... 'litres' of lala-idsu and... in a threshing floor
51'[x x] ma _pesz10-{d}id2 ka a-ab-ba_ {na4}mu-[s,u ...]· · 𒈠 𒆠𒀀𒅎 𒅗 𒁕𒀊𒉿 ··... Pn-Id, the mouth of the sea, muu-stone
52'_{szim}{d}nin-urta i3-gesz erin-na_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2-szesz2_-su-[ma _ti]_·𒅁 𒉌· 𒂞𒈾 𒀸 𒉌· ··𒆸· ·Ninurta oil, cedar oil, with sesame oil, and for the life