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BAM 7, 009 i (P384956)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 7, 009 i |
|---|---|
| ID | P384956 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Medical |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | ||
| 26 | 2(disz) _[gin2_ ...] | 2 shekels ... |
| 27 | 2(disz) _gin2#_ [...] | 2 shekels ... |
| 28 | 2(disz) _gin2#_ [...] ; [2(disz) gin2 ka?] a-ab-ba ; 2(disz)# _[gin2] {na4#}an-zah-ge6#_ | 2 shekels of ..., 2 (shekels) of the mouth(?) of the sea, 2 shek[els] of anzaḫ-stone |
| 29 | 2(disz) _gin2 [... 2(disz) gin2 ...] bur3# 2(disz)# gin2# {na4}u2-nig2-si3-si3_ | 2 shekels |
| 30 | 2(disz) _gin2_ im# [... 2(disz) gin2 ...] _kur#-ra 2(disz) gin2 {im}sahar-na4-kur-ra_ | 2 shekels of ...-textile, 2 [shekels ...] of mountain stone, 2 shek[els of saḫarnakurra-stone] |
| 31 | 2(disz) _gin2_ x [... 2(disz) gin2 {gesz}nig2]-na4 2(disz) gin2 szika nunuz ga-nu11{muszen}_ | 2 shekels ..., 2 shek[els] of agate, 2 [shekels of šika-flour], a kanūnu-fish, |
| 32 | 2(disz) _gin2 mun# [... 2(disz) gin2] a#-ma-nim 2(disz) gin2 mun_ buh-ri | 2 shekels of salt ..., 2 [shekels] of amānu-plant, 2 shek[els] of buhru-salt, |
| 33 | sza2-nisz 1/2(disz) gin2# [...] _mun-mesz_ | Alternatively, 1/2 shekel ... salt |
| 34 | _szu-nigin 1(gesz) 3(u) [u2-hi-a_ sza2] hi-niq2-ti _gal_-u2 | total: 90 plants for the great sins |
| 35 | _u2-hi-a_ ina _{gesz#}[naga3_ ...] x ina _{na4}na-za3-hi-li ar3_-en | You mix plant in a potash ... in lapis lazuli |
| 36 | _disz_-nisz _hi-hi_ ina _ga#_ [... te]-sip# ina _ge6_ ana _igi {mul}ud5 gar_-an | You make a wedge in ... and you place it in front of the Lion. |
| 37 | _nig2-na {szim}li# [... gar_-an] _siskur bal_-qi2 _{dug}a-da-gur5 gub_-an | You set up a censer of juniper. You libate a sacrifice, you set up an adagur-vessel. |
| 38 | _en2_ [... x]-tu4# 3(disz)-szu2 _szid_-nu | Incantation: ... you recite the incantation three times. |
| 39 | _en2 dingir#_ [at-ti-ma {d}]gu#-[la] at#-ti#-ma# _dingir-mah_ at-ti-ma mu-bal-li-t,a-at _ad6#_ | Incantation: O god you are Gula you are Ili-maḫ you are the one who revives the dead. |
| 40 | u2-x [... x]-szu2#-nu _igi-bar_-ma _nag_-szu lib-lut,# | ... ... look at their ... and drink it. May he live! |
| 41 | [...] _nam#-dingir_-ti-ki _gal_-tu4 lid-lul _tu6-en2#_ | May ... your great divinity sing. Incantation formula. |
| 42 | [...] x ina _kasz_ lu ina _kasz-sag lu2-kurun2-[na]_ | ... ... with either beer or first-class beer |
| 43 | lu# ina# _gesztin#? nag#-mesz_-ma _na4_ i#-szah#-hu#-uh# [...] x ti | Alternatively, he drinks it in wine, and then he dusts the stone ... ... |
| 44 | _en2_ {d}gu-la _nin an-ta gal [an]-ur2#-ta nam#-ta#-[e3] / {d}min gaszan gal#_-tu4 is#-[tu i-szid _an]_-e ina a-s,i-i#-ki# | Incantation: O Gula, great lady of heaven and earth, come forth from the horizon! Ditto! Great lady! From the source of the heavens in your way |
| 45 | _dingir-re-e-ne-ke4# [ad-gi4-gi4 an]-ur2#-ta nam-ta-e3 / ma-li-kat2 _[dingir-mesz_ i-szid _an_-e] ina a-s,i-i-ki | The gods, counsellors, who come forth from the horizon, who guides the people, who determines heaven and earth, |
| 46 | mah#-di# [... an]-ur2-ta nam-ta-e3 / ti-[iz-qa-ar-tu sza2 ...] u2-dam-ma-qu _min_ | Exalted one, ... who emerges from the horizon, the tizqartu-demon, who ... destroys, ditto. |
| 47 | _u4-gin7# [zalag2 ... an]-ur2#-ta nam-ta-e3_ / te-[li-tu ... x]-ti# ma-gir-tu _min_ | shining like daylight, ... from the horizon, emergent light ... ... message, ditto. |
| 48 | _nin# [e2-szu-me-sza4_ ... _x]-gi-a {d}en-lil2-la2 ki-ag2-ga2 {d}utu-u18-lu_ / [... x]-tu kal-lat _{d}en-lil2_ na#-ram-ti _{d}masz_ | the lady of the Ešumeša temple ... of Enlil beloved of Utu |
| 49 | _ga2#-[e_ ... sza3 an]-su3#-ud-da gu3 mu-ra-an-de2 / ana-ku# _[arad_ {d}gu-la ina qe-reb] _an_-e ru-qu-ti al-si-ki | I, the servant of Gula, call out to you in the middle of the remote heavens. |
| 50 | _dili-mu#_ [...] _du11-ga ga2-e gesz-tuk-ma-ab_ / e#-[x ... x]-az#-ki a-qab-bi szi-man-ni ia-a-ti | 'I am alone ..., speak ... I am a listener ... ... will say to you, hear me! |
| 51 | mu ud x [... _x]-en# igi-zu-sze3 a-i3 gub-bu-da-a-mu_ / asz2#-[x ...] ma#-har-ki az-ziz a-hu-lap-ia | year: “... ... before you, I prayed to you, my brother, |
| 52 | _gal#_ [...] _gig-ga ga2-e dili-mu a-mu_ / [...] mur#-s,i e-disz-szi-ia a-hu-lap-ia | Great ... illness, I am alone, my father ... my illness, my affliction, |
| 53 | [...] _nam#-ti-la-ke4 za-e-me-en_ / [... na]-pisz-ti ba-la-[t,i] at-ti-ma | ... of life, you are the one who ... life. |
| 54 | [... x]-ga2 tuku-ma-ra-ab_ / [...] re-e-ma ri-szi-i | ... may he bless my ..., ... mercy and love me. |
| obverse 1 col 2 | ||
| 24' | _ellag2#_ [...] | The gall bladder ... |
| 25' | _kasz3#_ [...] | beer ... |
| 26' | szum4-ma# _kasz3#_-szu2 _gin7 a-mesz#_ [...] | If his beer is like water ... |
| 27' | szum4-ma _kasz3_-szu2 _sig7#_ [...] | If his beer is yellow .... |
| 28' | szum4-ma _kasz3_-szu2 _babbar_-ma e-ba-a [...] | If its beer is white and ... ... |
| 29' | szum4-ma _kasz3_-szu2 _gin7 {na4!}duh-szi-a_ [...] | If its beer is like sulphur ... |
| 30' | szum4-ma _kasz3_-szu2 _gin7_ sza2 gi-na-a _murub4-min_-szu2 u [...] | If his beer is like that of a regular offering, his middle part and .... |
| 31' | ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim {u2}igi#-[nisz_ ...] | For his life, tarmuš-plant, alum, ibex |
| 32' | _na4_ ga-bi-i {na4}pa {na4}ni#-[bu ...] | alum, papparu-stone, nibu-stone |
| 33' | _{na4}u2-nig2-bur3-bur3 ba-ba-za-{d}id2#_ [...] | nigburbur stone Babaza-Id |
| 34' | mi-sis _a-ab-ba {u2}nu-luh#-[ha_ ...] | “The sea, the nuluḫa-plant |
| 35' | _{u2}har-har_ {u2}szib-bur-rat# [...] | harhar plant, šibburratu-plant |
| 36' | _{u2}lag a-sza3 szika nunuz ga-nu11#_ [...] | I want to lay down a lag plant in the field of the šika-plant, a thornbush |
| 37' | _gu2-gal gu2-nig2-ar3-ra {gesz}x [...] | the throne-bearer, the gunig-arra-priest, |
| 38' | 3(u) 6(disz) _u2-mesz_ mu-s,i sza2 _gar-mesz#_ [...] ina# _gesztin_ lu ina _kasz nag#_ [...] | 36 plants, the scent that is present ... you knead in wine or beer ... |
| 39' | _DISZ na_ lu {na4}mu-s,a _gig_ [...] | If a man or mūṣu-stone suffers from ... |
| 40' | lu si tum3 [...] | ... carrying a horn |
| 41' | {u2}zi-im _ku3-babbar {u2}nig2-bur3#-bur3#_ [...] | ... juniper, silver, niphû-plant |
| 42' | _{na4}pesz4-ansze szika nunuz ga-nu11{muszen} ka a-[ab-ba]_ | šūzu-stone, twig of a raven in the mouth of the sea |
| 43' | _disz_-nisz _sud2#_ lu# ina _kasz-sag_ lu ina _gesztin nag#_-[ma ina-esz] | You anoint him with it either in prime-quality beer or in wine, and then he will get better. |
| 44' | _dub# 3(disz)#-[kam2] DISZ na ellag2_-su _[gu7_-szu2] | 3rd tablet of "If a man's kidney hurts him" |
| 45' | [... ana] _sza3#? gesz3_-szu2 ip-pu-usz _{szim}szesz sud2#_ [...] | ... he performs (the ritual) inside his temple. You anoint him with murru-juniper ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | _a#-mesz#_ x [...] | water ... ... |
| 2' | _{u2}hur-[sag_ ...] | ... mountain plant |
| 3' | sah-le2-e [...] | ... cress |
| 4' | _gazi{sar} im_ [...] | sweetened beer ... |
| 5' | a-na na-sza2-hi [...] | For the našhu-disease |
| 6' | ana _im_ ka-li-te# [ka-le-e ...] | To the kalītu-flour, kalû-frit, ... |
| 7' | {u2}la-ha-ga u# [...] | Lahaga plant and ... |
| 8' | _{na4#}lagab-munu4_ ta-szar-[rap ...] | You crush alum |
| 9' | [ina] _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-[bak ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri _la2_-ma ...] | You stir it in a small copper kettledrum, you tie it to a leather bandage and . . |
| 10' | [ana] szi-me-er-te ka-li-te szu# [...] | To the totality of all ... ... |
| 11' | [...] _numun#_ {u2}tar-musz8! [...] | ... seed of tarmuš plant ... |
| 12' | [... an-nu]-ti te-t,e4-[en ...] | ... these you saw ... |
| 13' | [... _tesz2]-bi hi-hi#_ [...] | ... together ... ... |
| 14' | [...] x [...] | |
| 15' | [...] x x [...] ud [...] | ... ... day |
| 16' | [...] ana _ugu_ tu-x x [...] | ... over ... ... |
| 17' | [...] x _{szim}li sud2_ [... _{u2}igi_-lim] | ... juniper, sudaqqû-plant, šamaštu-plant |
| 18' | _[{u2}]igi-nisz_ ina _i3-gesz hi-hi#_ [...] | You mix juniper in oil ... |
| 19' | _[DISZ] na# szir_-szu2 mun-ga _dab_ ta-tak-kip-ma mun-gu# [...] | If a man's nose is seized by sulphur, you twist it and ... salt .... |
| 20' | _DISZ na szir_-szu2 _lugud_ u2-kal ta-mah-has,-ma nab-ra-a [...] | If a man’s nose is full of sulphur, you rub it repeatedly, and the nabrû-disease .... |
| 21' | _DISZ na_ mi-qit ir-ri _tuku eme-szid-edin-na had2#-[a_ ...] | If a man suffers from a stroke of the nose: emešid-edina-disease ... .... |
| 22' | _eme-szid-edin-na sum{sar}-szir-dili_ [...] | Sumerian emešid-edina, širdili ... |
| 23' | _gir2-tab ti-la u4 3-kam_ ana _i3-gesz szub_ [...] | Scorpius, life of the 3rd day, fell into oil ... |
| 24' | _DISZ ki-min eme-szid-zi-da szeg6_-szal _gu7 szim#_ [...] | If ditto: he eats emeszidzida-plant, black cumin .... |
| 25' | _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}szesz_ {u2}ba# [...] | Gurgur-aromatic, myrrh, ...-plant |
| 26' | _DISZ lu2-tur_ sza2 _munus nu#-zu#_ [...] | If a baby who does not know a woman .... |
| 27' | _had2-a sud2_ [...] | had ..., sudsû ... |
| 28' | szum4-ma x [...] | If |
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- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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