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BAM 4, 407 (P285478)
Medical, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 4, 407 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285478 |
| Museum no. | VAT 14534 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Medical |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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' | [...] isz# x [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] ana# _sza3_-bi _uru4-uru4_-isz# _ninda# gu7_ x | ... he eats bread in the middle of the night ... |
| 3' | [...] _dingir# uru#_-szu2 _DISZ_ ina _szu dingir_ na-ad-ru# [...] | ... the god of his city. If in the hand of a god a nadru ... |
| 4' | [...] x _{u2}za3-hi-li {u2}kur-ra {na4}za-gin3_ | ... juniper, mountain plant, lapis lazuli |
| 5' | [...] _kasz#_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an u2-sze-li-li bi-na-tu2-szu2# | ... you put beer on his neck, he purifies his intestines. |
| 6' | [...] _uru4#-uru4_-isz _ninda_ u _kasz_ la i-mah-har a-ma#-[tu2] | ... in the future, he will not receive bread and beer. |
| 7' | [...] DAN# _szu dingir_ mut-tak-li _{d}alad_ sza2-<ne2>-e {d}gu#-[la] | ... the hand of a god who trusts in you, the alad-god of Gula |
| 8' | [... _szu dingir]_ mut#-tak-li _kar_-szu2 ni-lu _ur-gi7 ge6_ [x] | ... Hand of a Merciful God, his quay is full of lions. Night of the xth, |
| 9' | [...] MIN# ma a-di i-di-ik-ma szu2-nu zi-bi _ninda_ u _kasz sza3_-szu2# | ... ditto, saying: "Until he gives them back, they will eat bread and beer." |
| 10' | [...] ga#-asz2-ri _{d}alad_ sza2-<ne2>-e _{d}u-gur DISZ_ ina _szu dingir_ ga-asz2-[ru] | ... is strong, the alad-god of heaven is Nergal. If in the hand of a strong god |
| 11' | [...] _du3_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an _{u2}sikil {gesz#}szinig#_ ina _i3-gesz szub#_ | ... you make. You put it on his neck. You throw sikillu-plant and tamarisk in oil. |
| 12' | [...] usz#-tan-na-ah _e2-gar8_ ina _szu-min_-szu2# [...] _u2#_ x x x [...] | ... he will be sated with ...; the wall in his hands .... |
| 13' | [...] ni ina _szu dingir_ szam-ri _{d}alad#_ [...] x x [...] | ... by the hand of the bright deity, Alad ... ... |
| 14' | [...] x x x zum-bi bu [...] | ... its body |
| 15' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 16' | [...] x x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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