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BRM 4, 22 (P296520)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 4, 22 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296520 |
| Museum no. | MLC 01869 |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| 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' | _DISZ sza3_ ni-ih _dingir_ x [...] | If a person's stomach is full of fear of the god ... .... |
| 2' | _DISZ sza3_ ni-[x ...] | If the heart of ... .... |
| 3' | _DISZ sza3_ ha-at,-t,i-'-i ina-ziq | If the heart of a ḫattīʾu-disease is swollen: |
| 4' | _DISZ sza3_ kit-mul i-[x ...] _DISZ sza3-mah gal-gal dingir_ t,e3-im _sza3_-szu2 | If the heart of a kitmul-disease ... . If the stomach of šamaḫ-demon, the great god, his heart. |
| 5' | _DISZ_ kar-szi i-szu _dingir_-ni _DISZ_ ban-di-la-an _ninda_ i-szeb-bi# | If he is afflicted by a karsu-disease: his god. |
| 6' | _DISZ_ ba-am-ti _in nu tuku sza3 nig2-bi tur-tur_ [x] | If he has no intestines, the heart of small things ... |
| 7' | _DISZ li-dur_-su kas,-rat nam-rat i-nam-ziq# | If his kidneys are swollen and constantly throbbing: he will die. |
| 8' | _DISZ_ kab-rat kap-s,at mar-ra-as,# | If the breast-bone is swollen: he will die. |
| 9' | _DISZ li-dur_-su nar-bat <<KUR>> _nig2-tuku ti_-ut, _DISZ_ ma-aq-ta-at mar-ra-as,# | If his kidneys are swollen: the land will acquire wealth. If he is ill with aqtû-disease: |
| 10' | [_DISZ_ ...] baq#-szat i-szar2-ri _DISZ_ na-ah-sa-at i-szar2-ri _DISZ_ ina _sza3_-szu szal-mat _dam lu2_ it-ta-na-a-ak# | If ...: he will die of hunger. If he suffers from nahsâtu-disease: hunger. |
| 11' | [_DISZ_ ... ana u2?]-ri t,e4-hi-a-at SZA3.BI | If ... is swollen from the nose-rope: its heart |
| 12' | [_DISZ_] x ina _li-dur_-su _lu2 szub lu2-bi szu2_-tam _du3_-[usz] | If ... falls on a man's hips: that man will be abandoned. |
| 13' | [...] x _dagal-la sza3 hul gig-mesz_-szu2 _diri#?_ [...] | ... wide ... his bitter heart ... |
| 14' | [...] x _lu2 ki-ag2-mesz_-szu2 _diri#?_ [...] | ... ... his beloveds ... |
| 15' | [...] x _gal4-la_ x [...] | ... ... the remainder ... |
| 16' | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... _uku2]_-in | ... is dark. |
| 2' | [... x]-su _szub_-szu2 | ... his ... fell upon him. |
| 3' | [_DISZ gisz3_ ...] x-du-szu2 _e3_ u2-sza-zaq-szu2 _uku2_ | If a sore ... his ... comes out and causes him a stinging pain: |
| 4' | [_DISZ gisz3]_ ku#-um-bu-ul _na-bi_ ra-ar ina _inim dingir_-szu2 {d}1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _e2_ la-li-szu2 _du3_-usz | If a man is struck by a knife: at the command of his god, Ishtar, he will build a house of his own. |
| 5' | [_DISZ gisz] gal uku2_-in _e2_-su u2-sza2-zaq-szu2 | If a large tree is covered with thorns: his house will be plundered. |
| 6' | _DISZ gisz3 tur ge6_ ina-id | If black pigeons are swollen |
| 7' | _DISZ gisz3 ku6 gar szu2_-tam _dumu-mesz tuku_-szi | If a fish is set on a reed fence: its sons will acquire her. |
| 8' | _DISZ gisz3 gu4 gar_ ha-an-t,isz ip-pa-ra-ar2 ip-tar-ra-ar _DISZ gisz3 gu4-ninda gar_ [...] | If an ox's penis is located on the right, he will become frightened and he (the patient) will get better. If a ninda-pen is located .... |
| 9' | _DISZ gisz3 szah gar hul e2 ad_-szu2 i-dag-[gal?] | If a pig is seized by a snake: the evil of his father's house will increase. |
| 10' | _DISZ gisz3 ur-gi7 gar nig2-szu_-szu2 _izi gu7 ug7_-ma tusz-szu2 _ugu_-szu2 _[szub_-ut?] | If a dog’s paw is attached: his property will be destroyed by fire, he will die, and his dwelling will be abandoned over him. |
| 11' | _DISZ gisz3 muszen gar_ s,il-tam sar-x-su [...] | If a bird catches a pigeon: ... his ... .... |
| 12' | _DISZ gisz3 gid2-da_-ma u ka-bar _na-bi nita-mesz u3-tu DISZ gid2-da_-ma u _sig#_ [...] | If a sore's length and is thick: males will give birth to babies. |
| 13' | _DISZ gal_-ma u ka-li-is, _na-bi dam_-su _mi2-mesz_ [...] | If he is ill and constantly ill: his wife ... .... |
| 14' | _DISZ gal_-ma u ul ka-li-is, _kimin DISZ lugud2-da_-ma u ka-li-is, [...] | If he is ill and cannot sleep: alternatively, he will be ill for a long time and not sleep .... |
| 15' | _DISZ lugud2-da_-ma u ul ka-li-is, _na-bi_ [...] | If he is ill and cannot sleep: the fate of .... |
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