AMT pl. 015 03 (K 08809) + pl. 018 05 (1879-07-08, 0163) + AMT pl. 032 02 (K 01714) + AMT pl. 073-075 01 (K 00067 + K 02592) + AMT pl. 100 03 (K 09565 + K 10464) (P393740)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 015 03 (K 08809) + pl. 018 05 (1879-07-08, 0163) + AMT pl. 032 02 (K 01714) + AMT pl. 073-075 01 (K 00067 + K 02592) + AMT pl. 100 03 (K 09565 + K 10464) |
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| ID | P393740 |
| 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)
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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.
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| 1 | [...] x x KI KUG.GA A ⸢TU₅⸣ | ... gold from the ETU₅-e23 family |
| 2 | [... lu es]-ra lu suq-an ik-bu-⸢su⸣ | ... he smote him either in the steppe or in the street. |
| 3 | [... IGI] {⸢d}UTU⸣ ina UGU ESIR.UD.DU GUB-⸢su⸣ | before Šamaš-ēṭer, it stands on top of Esirudu. |
| 4 | [...] ⸢KI⸣.SI₃.GA-ka il-pu-ut a-ra-an-šu₂ | ... of your Eki-Esiga he performed his prayer. |
| 5 | [...] x KI.SI₃.GA i-kas₃-sip | ... he crushes the earth. |
| 6 | [... GEŠTIN] ⸢KA₅⸣.A {u₂}a-zal-la | wine, ēkābu-tree, azallu-plant |
| 7 | [... HI].⸢HI⸣ I₃.NUN EŠ-MEŠ ⸢LAL⸣ | You mix ..., ghee, oil, ešû-plant |
| 8 | [... i-na-aq]-qi₂-šu₂-ma {giš}ŠINIG {u₂}x | he will speak to him, and tamarisk |
| 9 | [...] ⸢ta⸣-sar₂-raq KI ⸢KUG.GA⸣ | ... eta’esarraq with ekukku-plant |
| 10 | [...] ⸢EŠ⸣-šu₂ ana x [x] | ... its ešu-plant to |
| 11 | {[giš]}⸢si-hu⸣ [... {u₂]}a-zal-la x [x x] | esihû-plant, azallu-plant |
| 12 | {[giš]}KIŠI₁₆ x [... tara]-⸢bak⸣ ina TUG₂ ⸢te⸣-[ṭer₅-ri LAL] | You ... juniper ... in a woolen garment (and) you bandage him with it. |
| 13 | [DIŠ NA] ⸢ka⸣-bar-ta GIG-ma x [...] KUG.AN ⸢i⸣-[ku-ul] | If a man is sick with ka’ebarta-disease and ... ...-gold (and) ekuul-plant |
| 14 | [A] ⸢ta⸣-hab-bu ana ŠA₃ A ⸢TU₅⸣ [... A] ⸢ta-hab-bu⸣ [x x x] | descendant of Tahabbu |
| 15 | {[d}e₂]-⸢a⸣ LUGAL ap-si-i LU₂ an-⸢nu⸣-[u ...] ⸢ZU₂⸣.LUM ina IGI-⸢ka⸣ [x x x] | Ea, king of the Apsû, the man of An-nu-e-u ... ēšu-juniper in front of you ... |
| 16 | [A] ⸢ta⸣-hab-bu-ma ana IGI {mul}⸢UZ₃⸣ [... LAG] A.ŠA₃ {⸢šim⸣}x [x x] | (If) it is surrounded by a rainbow and in front of the Goat-Fish: ... of the field ... . |
| 17 | {[šim]}⸢GUR₂⸣.GUR₂ {u₂}KUR.KUR {u₂}kur-ka-⸢na₇⸣ x [... ina] {⸢urudu⸣}ŠEN.TUR tara-⸢bak⸣ [x x] | kukru-aromatic, nīnû-plant, kurka’e-plant ... in copper kettledrum ... |
| 18 | [DIŠ NA] ⸢GIG⸣ ka-[bar]-⸢ti₃⸣ ša A TU₅ ik-bu-us {⸢munus}NU.GIG⸣ A PU₂ ⸢i-hab⸣-bu ana ŠA₃ A šu₂-nu-ti {⸢giš⸣}[ŠINIG] | If a man swallows a kabar-eštītu-plant, which is from a sickle, a nugig-plant from the well, ihab-ebbu-plant into his body, that son of tamarisk |
| 19 | [x x] ŠUB ina MUL₄ tuš-⸢bat⸣ ina ⸢še-ri₃⸣ GIM {d}UTU KUR tu-še-ri-da ana IGI {d}UTU GI.⸢DU₈ GUB⸣-an NIG₂.NA {šim}LI GAR-⸢an⸣ | You place ... in the star. In the šerû-temple, like Šamaš, you scatter the land. You set up a censer in front of the sun. You place an offering table. You make an offering. |
| 20 | [šid]-⸢di⸣ GIM ša₂ {lu₂}HAL GID₂-ma 1 {dug}LA.HA.AN A 1 {dug}LA.HA.AN KAŠ DIRI-ma ina ⸢TE GI⸣.DU₈ GUB-an ka-a-am tu-šad-⸢bab⸣-[šu₂] | The svid-dî-vessel extends like that of a diviner, and you multiply 1 lhānu-bowl of water, 1 litre of beer and you place it in the reed-bed of the gate. You repeat it repeatedly. |
| 21 | [ri]-⸢im⸣-ki ZU-u₂ NU ZU-u₂ ik-bu-us ina-an-na ina IGI-ka GAR-⸢kin₂⸣ e-ṭi ina GIG ina SU-⸢ia⸣ | (If) your limbs do not know (how to) bend over, now, in your presence, a ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’-demon is seen in a sick person, in my body. |
| 22 | ⸢GAL₂⸣-u₂ li-su-uh em-qu mas-su-u MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}asal-lu₂-hi 3⸢šu₂⸣ DU₁₁.GA-ma A-MEŠ u KAŠ iq-⸢qi₂⸣ | May the rab ešû-priest remove the evil. The exorcist, the incantation priest of the gods, Asalluḫi, speaks three times and pours water and beer. |
| 23 | DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}kam₂-ka-du {u₂}AB₂.DUH {giš}ŠINIG {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ {u₂}ap₂-ru-ša₂ GI.⸢ŠUL⸣.HI BURU₅ ID₂.DA | If DITTO, kamkadu-plant, abduḫ-plant (a kind of juniper), tamarisk, maštakal-plant(asafoetida), apricot(šānu), reed bundle(s) (and) ēru-tree (‘conifer’) (are) the locusts of the river. |
| 24 | HAD₂.DU GAZ ina ZI₃.KUM HI.HI ina {urudu}ŠEN.TUR ina I₃.NUN u KAŠ tara-bak ina TUG₂ ⸢te⸣-ṭer₅-ri LAL | You crush (and) sieve (them), you mix them in flour, you stir them into a paste in ghee and beer, you bandage him with a piece of etēti-berru-textile. |
| 25 | DIŠ NA GIG ka-bar-ti₃ ša BARA₂.SI.GA ik-bu-us ana IGI {d}UTU a-šar ⸢BARA₂⸣.SI.GA na-du-u GUB-ma | If a man suffers from kabartu-illness due to a stroke of the dais, before Šamaš, the lord of the ēpî-disease, he stands and |
| 26 | e-ma BARA₂ šu-a-tu NIG₂.NA {šim}LI GAR-an PA {giš}KIRI₆ i-tab-bak 7 NINDA GAL.GAL 7 NINDA ⸢TUR.TUR⸣ ina UGU PA {giš}KIRI₆ | At that dais a censer of juniper is placed. The roof of the orchard is torn out. 7 large loaves, 7 small loaves are on top of the roof. |
| 27 | ana IGI {d}UTU GAR-an 1 {dug}LA.HA.AN A 1 {dug}LA.HA.AN KAŠ DIRI-ma ina TE PA {giš}KIRI₆ GAR-⸢an ṭir⸣-ṣa i-tar-ra-aṣ | You set up in front of Šamaš. You pour one libation vessel of water (and) 1 libations vessel of beer, and at the side of the pail of the orchard you set up. Its branches will be split. |
| 28 | ki-a-am tu-šad-bab-šu₂ i-na ZU-u₂ NU ZU-u₂ BARA₂ šu-bat DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-⸢MEŠ ik-bu-us⸣ | Thus you have spoken to him, but he does not know. The dais is the seat of the great gods. |
| 29 | ina UD-mi an-ne₂-e a-šar HUL-tu₄ {{ lum-ni }} ⸢BARA₂ e-nim⸣-ma ana IGI {d}UTU TI.LA ⸢lu⸣ [da-ar₂] | On this day, the ašar of evil, the evil of the E’ebara, the enumēma, and before Šamaš, life of the Elû (temple) is prolonged |
| 30 | DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}ak-tam {u₂}bu-ša₂-nu {giš}LI {giš}⸢GUR₂⸣.[GUR₂] {⸢šim⸣}IM.DI DUH.ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ HAD₂.DU GAZ ina ZI₃.⸢KUM⸣ [HI.HI] | If DITTO, you dry, crush, and sift aktam-plant, bušānu-plant (a kind of juniper), ēru-tree ('liquorice'), errû ('tamarisk') (and) sulphur, sesame oil, oil of ghee, you mix them in ekum-flour |
| 31 | [ina] {⸢urudu⸣}ŠEN.TUR ina I₃.NUN u KAŠ tara-⸢bak ina⸣ TUG₂ TE IGI GIG I₃.NUN ŠEŠ₂ [LAL] | You stir them into a paste in ghee and beer. You mix it in a cloth. You daub the surface of the sore. You bandage him with the soot. |
| 32 | [DIŠ KI MIN] {u₂}x [x {giš}NU.UR₂].⸢MA⸣-a NUMUN {u₂}a-na-me-ri NUMUN {u₂}pu-qut-ti NA₄ ZU₂.LUM.MA NA₄ ha-ru-pi ⸢NA₄⸣ UKUŠ₂.⸢HAB⸣ | If DITTO, nīnû-tree, anameru-plant, pomegranate seed, date stone, haruppu-stone (and) ēru-stone |
| 33 | [ina {urudu}ŠEN.TUR ina I₃.NUN u KAŠ] ⸢tara⸣-bak ši-in-ta ba-šil-ta ana ŠA₃ DUB-ak LAL-ma 3 UD-mi NU DU₈ | You pound (it) in a small copper bowl in ghee and beer from Etara-Ebak. You pour a šīnu-container into the hand. You bandage (his head) and you should not remove (the bandage) for 3 days. |
| 34 | [DIŠ NA GIG ka-bar-ti₃ ša] ⸢I₃⸣ KUG.GA ik-bu-us ana IGI {d}DIŠ DINGIR MIN ina GU₂ ID₂ U₂ {giš}KIRI₆ ta-tab-bak | If a man suffers from mucus (suālu): he eats fine oil (and) prostrates himself in front of god; alternatively, you sprinkle plant on the bank of a river. |
| 35 | [... 1 {dug]}⸢LA⸣.HA.AN A 1 {dug}LA.HA.AN KAŠ DIRI-ma ina TE U₂ {giš}KIRI₆ GAR-an 7 NINDA ina kin₃-ṣi ZAG-šu₂ | ... 1 ešānu-vessel of water (and) 1 laḫânu of beer you mix them and you put them on the side of the plant of the orchard. 7 rods on its right side |
| 36 | 7 NINDA ina kin₃-ṣi GUB₃-šu₂ 12 ⸢NINDA⸣ ina ki-ṣir am-mat ZAG-šu₂ 12 NINDA ina ki-ṣir am-mat GUB₃-šu₂ GAR-an GIM {d}ŠAKKAN₂ tu-šar-ba-su | You set up 7 rods in the work-assignment on his left. 12 e22nindanu-containers in a circle. You put down 12 rods (in) the circle. Like Šakkan you make him bow down. |
| 37 | [ki-a-am tu-šad-bab-šu₂ {d]}⸢e₂⸣-a ana di-ni-ia qu-la-ni-ma ina di-ni-ku-nu mi-ša₂-ru-ta lul-lik | Thus you have spoken to him: O Ea, come to my court and let me go to your court with justice. |
| 38 | [... e]-⸢ma⸣ DU₁₁.GA-u₂ uš-kin A u KAŠ BAL-qi₂ NIG₂.NA ina GUB₃-šu₂ IL₂ 7šu₂ | (If) ... is said in the ēmâtu-temple: you set up a censer (and) pour water and beer. You raise the cen[ser] on his left. |
| 39 | ana ⸢ma-hir⸣-[ti 7šu₂ ana qid-da]-ti u₂-ṭa-ba-ma e-ma u₂-ṭab-bu-u {d}e₂-a lip-šur DU₁₁.GA | He speaks seven times to the emaḫurtu-priestess and whenever he speaks, may Ea absolve, |
| 40 | DIŠ KI MIN {⸢u₂}LAG A⸣.[ŠA₃ {u₂]}⸢ak⸣-tam {u₂}EME UR.GI₇ {u₂}ZA.BA.LAM {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ PA {giš}šu-šum {šim}LI {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ | If DITTO, ēšû-plant (a kind of juniper), eak-etam-plant, dog's tongue plant, zabalam-lupin, innards, pomegranates, ṣūru-tree (and) kukru-plant |
| 41 | {⸢šim⸣}IM.DI {⸢u₂⸣}[si]-⸢ha⸣ {u₂}ar-ga-na₇ {giš}ba-ri-ra-ta₅ DUH.ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ HAD₂.DU GAZ ina ZI₃.KUM HI.HI | You crush, crush, and sift šimdu-plant, ēsî-ḫālu-juniper, barganu-plant (and) barīratu-tree (‘tamarisk’), sesame oil, you mix them with coarse flour. |
| 42 | [ina] {⸢urudu⸣}ŠEN.TUR ina ⸢I₃⸣.[NUN] u KAŠ tara-bak ina TUG₂ te-ṭer₅-ri LAL-id | You stir them into a paste in ēru-plant, in ghee and beer. You wrap it in a cloth (and) you bandage him with it. |
| 43 | [DIŠ NA] ⸢GIG⸣ ka-bar-ti₃ ⸢GIG-ma⸣ ši-kin₃ UZU-MEŠ-šu₂ BABBAR GE₆ ŠUB-u GIG BI NAM.ERIM₂ {u₂}kam₂-ka-du {u₂}AB₂.DUH | If a man suffers from ēšû-disease: he should not eat white meat during the night, (or) that patient will be ill with a spell of kamkadu-plant (and) abduḫ-plant. |
| 44 | {[u₂]}⸢SIKIL⸣ U₂ {d}UTU {u₂}ur₂-⸢nu⸣-u GAZ ina KAŠ SAG ina {urudu}ŠEN.TUR tara-bak ina TUG₂ te-ṭer₅-ri tu-kaṣ₃-ṣa LAL-id | You crush and sift ēsikillu-plant, plant of Šamaš (and) urnû-plant. You boil down (the mixture) in prime-quality beer in a small copper pot. You tie it on a piece of fabric and you bandage (his head). |
| 45 | [DIŠ KI] ⸢MIN⸣ 1/2 SILA₃ {šim}LI 1/2 SILA₃ {šim}⸢GUR₂⸣.GUR₂ 1/2 SILA₃ ZA₃.HI.LI 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ MUNU₆ 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GU₂.GAL 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GU₂.TUR | If with ditto: 1/2 qû of burāšu-juniper, half qa of kukru-aromatic (and) half a sila of saḫlûat, half an qala of malt flour, [half a qan] of gugal-flour, [1/2 q]a of chickpea flour |
| 46 | 1/2 ⸢SILA₃⸣ NUMUN {giš}šu-ši 1/2 SILA₃ DUH.ŠE.GIŠ.⸢I₃ 10 KISAL⸣ ILLU {šim}BULUH 10 KISAL ZU₂.LUM ta-sak₃ ina KAŠ ina {urudu}ŠEN.TUR tara-bak | Half a šalānu-tree, seeds of juniper, half a qû of sesame oil, ten qa of sulphur, resin of baluhhu-aromatic, and ten (qa) of dates, you knead (the mixture) in beer in a small copper pot. |
| 47 | ⸢ba⸣-ah-ru-us-su ina TUG₂ te-⸢ṭer₅-ri⸣ IGI GIR₃-MIN-MEŠ-šu₂ u SA GU₂-šu₂ LAL-ma UD.3.KAM₂ NU DU₈ | (If) he sees him in a tērû-garment: his feet and his neck will be reduced and he will not be able to sleep for three days. |
| 48 | [DIŠ] ⸢NA⸣ GIG ka-bar-ti₃ GIG-ma ši-kin₃ ⸢UZU⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂] ⸢BABBAR SA₅⸣ ŠUB GIG BI ir-te-hi PA {giš}GE₆.PAR₃ PA {giš}ŠENNUR PA {giš}PEŠ₃ PA {giš}HAŠHUR | If a man suffers from ēšû-disease (and) is sick with kabartu-illness and he is given the following advice: he should not eat meat from a pig, (or) he will become poor. That patient will be ill: a nape of juniper, a lapis-lazuli-tree, an ebony, an orchard, and a goat's tongue. |
| 49 | ⸢PA⸣ {giš}ŠINIG PA GI.ŠUL.HI PA {giš}GIŠIMMAR.⸢TUR⸣ [PA GI].⸢ZU₂⸣.LUM.MA ana A ŠUB ina IM.ŠU.RIN.NA te-sek-ker GIR₃-MEŠ-šu₂ tara-haṣ-ma | You pour ēšû-juniper, tamarisk, reed bundles, cypress (and) date palm into water. You crush (them) in gypsum. You rub his feet. |
| 50 | DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}si-ha {giš}ar₂-gan-na {giš}ba-ri-[ra-ta₅] {⸢u₂⸣}kam₂-ka-da NAGA SI {u₂}a-zal-la-a | If DITTO, sīḫu-plant, acacia, barīrātu-juniper, horned alkali (and) azallû-plant |
| 51 | ⸢DIŠ-niš⸣ GAZ ina SAHAR MUNU₆ ZI₃ MUNU₆ HI.HI ina ⸢KAŠ⸣ [ina {urudu]}⸢ŠEN.TUR tara-bak LAL⸣ | You crush (and) sieve ēdišnu-plant, you mix it in saḫlû-cress, flour of šalālu-flour, you stir it into a paste in a kettledrum (and then) you put it on as a bandage. |
| 52 | ⸢DIŠ NA GIG ka-bar-ti₃⸣ GIG-ma eq-ba-⸢a-šu₂⸣ MU₂.MU₂ SA-MEŠ GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ kab-ba-ru-ma i-tal-lu-ka | If a man is sick with mucus (suālu) and he is ill with eqba-ešû-disease: his feet will be stiff and will come to you. |
| 53 | la i-le-ʾi ana TI-šu₂ IM.BABBAR ZA₃.HI.LI NAGA SI pu-ud-ri SUD₂ ina GA | For his life, you pound white plant, saḫlû (‘cress’), horned alkali-plant (and) pudru-salt solution in milk. |
| 54 | ina {urudu}ŠEN.TUR tara-bak ba-ah-ru-us-su ina TUG₂ TE LAL 3 UD-mi NU DU₈ | You stir it into a small copper pot (and) you bandage him with it. You remove it from the garment. You do not remove it for 3 days. |
| 55 | DIŠ NA GIG ka-bar-ti₃ GIG-ma SA eq-bi-šu₂ IM ma-lu-u₂ ana šu-ṣe-e {šim}LI {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ IM.BABBAR | If a man is sick with mucus (suālu) and his body is full of sulphur, clay, gypsum, kukru-aromatic |
| 56 | GAZI{sar} {u₂}HAR.HAR ŠE.SA.A SUD₂ ina ZI₃.KUM HI.HI ina KAŠ ina {urudu}ŠEN.TUR tara-bak ina TUG₂ TE LAL-ma IM E₃-a | You pound mustard, ḫašû-plant (and) esā’u-plant, you mix them in coarse flour, you stir them into beer in a small copper pot, you tie it to a garment, you bandage him with it, and then the tablet will come out. |
| 57 | DIŠ NA GIG ka-bar-ti₃ GIG-ma GIR₃-MEŠ-šu₂ MUD₂ DIRI SU {giš}NU.UR₂.MA | If a man is sick with mucus (suālu) and his feet are full of blood: he will die of pomegranate |
| 58 | A.GAR.GAR MAŠ.DA₃ SUD₂ ina A GAZI{sar} ina {urudu}ŠEN.TUR tara-bak LAL-id | You pound maštakal-plant, you stir it into a paste in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind') (and) in a small copper kettledrum, you bandage him (with the mixture). |
| 59 | ⸢DIŠ NA⸣ GIG ka-bar-ti₃ ⸢GIG⸣-ma PA {u₂}UKUŠ₂.HAB I₃.UDU UKUŠ₂.HAB ta-sak₃ | If a man is sick with mucus (suālu): you pound ēriš-sulphur and you daub (his eyes). |
| 60 | [ina] ⸢ZI₃⸣.KUM HI.HI ina ⸢KAŠ⸣ ina {⸢urudu⸣}ŠEN.TUR tara-bak LAL-id | You mix it in ēšû-flour, you stir it into a paste (and) you bandage him with it. |
| 61 | {[u₂}si-hu] {⸢u₂}ar₂⸣-[ga-nu x x x {u₂}EME] ⸢UR.GI₇⸣ U₂ {d}UTU SUD₂ ina I₃.UDU HI.HI | You pound sīḫu-plant, ēbarganu-plant (and) hound’s-tongue plant, Šamaš-plant and mix them in fat. |
| 62 | [x x x x] ⸢NU DU₈⸣ [GIM] ⸢UZU⸣-šu₂ DUG₃.GA LAL.LAL | You blow ešunu-plant (and) you bandage him with it. It is good to rub his flesh. |
| 63 | [DIŠ NA GIG ka-bar-ti₃] GIG-ma {⸢šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}LI SUD₂⸣ ina I₃.⸢ŠAH ZI₃⸣ MUNU₆ HI.HI ina KAŠ ina {urudu}ŠEN.TUR tara-bak LAL-id | If a man suffers from kabartu-illness and then you pound kukru-aromatic (and) burāšu-juniper, you mix them in ghee, flour of saḫlû ('cress'), you stir them into beer in a small copper pot, you bandage him (with the mixture). |
| 64 | ⸢DIŠ KI⸣ [MIN x x x x x x] ⸢GAZ⸣ ina ZI₃.KUM HI.HI ina A GAZI{sar} ina {urudu}ŠEN.⸢TUR tara⸣-bak LAL UD.1.KAM₂ NU DU₈ | You mix ešû-plant with ēmuru-plant DITTO (= you anoint him repeatedly with the mixture) . You mix kamu'ti-plant in coarse flour, you stir them into a paste in juice from kasuḫi-herb ('tamarind') in a small copper kettle, you bandage him (with the mixture), (and) you should not remove it for 1 day. |
| 65 | DIŠ KI MIN {⸢u₂⸣}[ŠAKIRA x x x ina] ⸢SAHAR⸣ MUNU₆ HI.HI GIM KAM.ZI₃.DA tara-bak LAL DIŠ KI MIN ⸢SUR₂⸣.DU₃{mušen} {{ ⸢SAG.DU₃⸣{ku₆} }} HAD₂.DU GAZ ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL | If DITTO, you mix ēšû-plant (and) sakurru-plant in a bowl of malt, you stir them like a paste, you bandage (his head), (and then) you remove (the bandage) (with the mixture). |
| 66 | DIŠ NA GIG ⸢ka⸣-[bar-ti₃ GIG-ma] ⸢ši-kin₃ UZU⸣-šu₂ e-šu-u₂ {u₂}⸢kam₂⸣-ka-du | If a man suffers from eska-ebartu-illness and the eši-kin-disease causes him to vomit his flesh: ēkam-e-kadu-plant |
| 67 | {u₂}GIR₃ ⸢UGA⸣{mušen} [x x x] ⸢HAD₂⸣.DU GAZ GIM KAM.ZI₃.DA tara-bak LAL | You crush and sift šēpê-plant, ēru-tree (‘sulphur’) (and) ḫašudu-plant (a kind of juniper) like emmer flour, (and then) you bandage (his head). |
| 68 | DIŠ NA GIG ka-bar-⸢ti₃⸣ [GIG-ma x x x x] ⸢šag₃⸣-gu-ma PA {giš}šu-ši SIG₇ {⸢u₂}si⸣-ha {u₂}ar-ga-nu | If a man suffers from kabar-etī-illness and ... ešag-egû-liquorice and PA of yellow-green juniper, sīḫu-plant, barganu-plant |
| 69 | {giš}ba-ri-ra-ta₅ ta-sak₃ ⸢ina ZI₃⸣.[KUM HI.HI ina A GAZI]{⸢sar⸣} tara-bak LAL-ma UD.1.KAM₂ NU DU₈ | You pound barīrātu-tree ('tamarisk') (and) you mix it with coarse flour. You boil down (the mixture) in the sap of kasû-tamarind, you bandage (his head), and then you should not remove (the bandage) for 1 day. |
| 70 | DIŠ NA GIG ka-bar-ti₃ GIG a-tal₂-⸢lu⸣-[ka] ⸢la i⸣-le-ʾi {u₂}EME UR.GI₇ PA {giš}bi-ni | If a man suffers from kabartu-illness, (and) he is constantly ill with atalû-disease: he will recover. |
| 71 | HAD₂.A GAZ ina ZI₃ MUNU₆ HI.HI ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL | You dry (and) crush (the mixture), you mix it in malt flour, you stir it into a paste in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind'), you bandage (his head). |
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| 31' | DIŠ ⸢KI⸣ [MIN ...] | If a house ditto |
| 32' | DIŠ ⸢KI⸣ [MIN ...] | If a house ditto |
| 33' | ⸢DIŠ KI⸣ [MIN x x x x] x [...] | (If) ditto ... .... |
| 34' | [DIŠ KI MIN x x x x] x ⸢HAD₂.DU GAZ⸣ [...] | If DITTO, ... eḫaddu-plant, kasû-plant |
| 35' | [DIŠ KI MIN PA {giš]}⸢UKUŠ₂⸣.HAB HAD₂.DU GAZ [...] | If DITTO, you dry, crush, and sift ēru-tree leaf |
| 36' | [DIŠ KI MIN] {⸢na₄}PEŠ₄⸣ ID₂.DA GAZ ⸢IGI⸣ [...] | If DITTO, you crush and sift ēšu-stone from the river bank, ... imhur-stone |
| 37' | ⸢DIŠ⸣ KI MIN {u₂}⸢si⸣-hu {u₂}⸢ar₂⸣-zal-la₂ ⸢NUMUN⸣ {u₂}ap₂-⸢ru⸣-[ša₂ x x x x] ⸢MAR⸣ | Ditto: ēsîḫu-plant, ālu-arzalla-plant (and) zēru-tree (a kind of juniper) |
| 38' | DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}GEŠTIN KA₅.A {u₂}tu-lal GAZ ina šur-⸢šum-me KAŠ⸣ [x x x] ⸢MAR⸣ | If DITTO, you crush and sift fox-vine, tullal-plant, in a brewer's kiln (and) marduk-plant |
| 39' | DIŠ KI MIN NA₄ ZU₂.LUM.MA ta-sak₃ I₃.ŠAH ⸢ŠEŠ₂ MAR⸣ | If DITTO, you pound date stone, you daub (his eyes) with ghee (and) ēšû-plant. |
| 40' | DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}pi₄-zal-lu-ur-tu ta-sak₃ I₃.GIŠ ⸢ŠEŠ₂ MAR⸣ | If DITTO, you pound pīzallurtu-plant, you daub (his eyes) with oil from an ešû-plant |
| 41' | DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}a-zal-la-a {u₂}SIKIL GAZ I₃.KUR ŠEŠ₂ ⸢MAR⸣ | If DITTO, you crush and sift azallû-plant (and) sikillu-plant, you anoint him with oil from ēmurru-tree ('spurge') |
| 42' | DIŠ KI MIN BAR {giš}NU.UR₂.MA tur-ar₂ SUD₂ I₃ KU₆ ŠEŠ₂ ⸢MAR⸣ | If DITTO, you crush and sift pomegranate peel, you pound it, (and) fish oil, you put it on as a bandage. |
| 43' | DIŠ GIG ka-bar-ti₃ ma-gal NAM.ERIM₂ DAB-su i-pa-šah ana EGIR UD-me ⸢BA⸣.UŠ₂ | If a man is afflicted with a severe illness (and) a terrible fate has seized him, he will be frightened in the future. |
| 44' | DIŠ GIG ka-bar-ti₃ ru-ṭib-ta ib-ta-ni BA.UŠ₂ | If a patient has been seized by fever, he is ill with ruṭibtu-disease: he will die. |
| 45' | DIŠ GIG ka-bar-ti₃ A.GAR.GAR SIG₇ ina KAŠ₃ ru-uš-še-te ina {urudu}ŠEN.TUR ina ZI₃.KUM HI.HI LAL | If a person is sick with mucus (suālu): you mix yellow-green amurru-plant in beer (and) rūšû-colocynth in a small copper pot with coarse flour, (and then) you bandage him (with the mixture). |
| 46' | DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}ur₂-ne₂-e {giš}si-ha {giš}ar-ga-na {⸢u₂⸣}ba-ri-ra-ta₅ ZI₃ UKUŠ₂.HAB | If DITTO, burnû-plant, sīḫu-juniper, argānu-tree, barīratu-flour (and) malt flour |
| 47' | ina I₃.NUN I₃.ŠAH ina {urudu}ŠEN.TUR tara-bak LAL | You mix in ghee (and) saḫlû ('cress') in a small copper pot (and then) you bandage (his head). |
| 48' | DIŠ GIG ka-bar-ti₃ {u₂}i-ši-in A.ŠA₃ tur-ar₂ ana IGI GIG ŠUB | If a patient is sick with mucus (suālu): you dry and crush isin-plant, you pour it into the presence of the patient. |
| 49' | DIŠ KI MIN PA {giš}šu-še SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB DIŠ KI MIN ŠIKA {giš}NU.UR₂.MA ta-qal-lu ana IGI ŠUB | If DITTO, you pound pomegranate leaf, (and) you put it on the surface of the sore. If ditto, you dry and crush kernel of nīnû-tree ('liquorice') in front of (the sore). |
| 50' | DIŠ KI MIN SUR₂.DU₃{mušen} ta-qal-lu ana IGI ŠUB DIŠ KI MIN PA GIŠ.GI.ZU₂.LUM.MA ta-sal-laq ana IGI tu-tab-bak | If DITTO, you fumigate him with šudû-plant, you pour it into the presence of a sore. |
| 51' | DIŠ KI MIN PA GIŠ.GI.ZU₂.LUM.MA PA {u₂}ur₂-zi-in-ni ta-sal-laq ana IGI tu-tab-bak | If DITTO, you take leaf from date palm (and) leaf from urzinnu-plant and you put it on the surface. |
| 52' | DIŠ KI MIN PA {u₂}UR₂.TAL₂.TAL₂ {u₂}UR₂.TAL₂.TAL₂ ta-sal-laq ana IGI tu-tab-bak | If DITTO, you crush and sift urtaltal-plant (and) uḫašû-plant, you pour it in front of (the mixture). |
| 53' | DIŠ NA kap-pal-ta-šu₂ GIG SAG.DU EME.DIR tur-ar₂ ta-sak₃ ana IGI GIG MAR | If a man suffers from kappaltašu-illness: you pound the head of a lizard, you shave (and) you daub (his eyes). You put (it) in front of the sore. |
| 54' | ŠIKA {giš}NU.UR₂.MA ta-sak₃ ana IGI ŠUB | You pound pomegranate seed, you put it on the surface of the sore |
| 55' | SAG.DU ka-zi-ri ta-qal-lu ana IGI ŠUB | You raise the head of the kaziru-vessel in front of the patient. |
| 56' | IGI GIG ta-kap-par it-qur-ta₅ te-qi₂ | You wipe the surface of the sore (and) you daub (his eyes). |
| 57' | DIŠ NA GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ GIG-MEŠ DIRI SUHUŠ {giš}NAM.TAR NITA₂ HAD₂.A GAZ SIM ina I₃ GUD LAL₂-ma TI | If a man's feet are full of sores: you dry, crush (and) sieve root from male namtar tree, you put it in ox oil, you bandage him with it, and then he will recover. |
| 58' | DIŠ NA GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ GIG-MEŠ DIRI GIG šu-nu-ti a-da-na TUKU-u UD-um GIG-MEŠ DIRI U₂ {⸢d⸣}[UTU] | If a man's feet are full of sores: that sore has a name; the day of the sore's disappearance is full of plant of Šamaš |
| 59' | ša₂ ana {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A IGI-MEŠ-šu₂ šak-nu ina IGI {d}UTU ZI ki-a-am DU₁₁.GA {d}UTU šam-mu U₂-⸢ka⸣ x [x x] | Whoever trusts in Šamaš (and) the Sun-God, his eyes are opened in the presence of the Sun. He speaks thus: S&ckvamšītu is yours, yours ... |
| 60' | U₂ šu₂-a-tu₂ ana qid-da-ti te-sir₂ UR₅.GIM DU₁₁.GA pu-ṭur {d}UTU ru-um-me {d}UTU 7šu₂ ⸢DU₁₁⸣.[GA] | You recite this incantation seven times over (it). |
| 61' | ina u₄-mi-šu₂-ma SAHAR KA₂.GAL ŠU.TI ana ID₂ tal-lak ana ID₂ tu-ur-rad-ma IGI-šu₂ ana qid-da-te GAR-⸢an⸣ [x x] | At that time, the earth of the city gate was taken away. You go down to the river. You return to the watercourse and you recite his incantation three times. |
| 62' | GIR₃-MEŠ-šu₂ ina qid-da-ti te-sir₂ UR₅.GIM DU₁₁.GA at-ta tar-kus at-ta pu-ṭur {d}UTU 7šu₂ ⸢DU₁₁⸣.[GA] | You sweep his feet with a cloth (and) you speak as follows: You are a slave, you are the guardian of Šamaš. Seven times you speak (as follows): |
| 63' | IGI-šu₂ ana ma-hir-ti GAR-an SAHAR šu-nu-ti GIR₃-MEŠ-šu₂ ana ma-hir-ti u₂-maš-ša₂-ʾa UR₅.GIM ⸢DU₁₁.GA⸣ | (If) his eyes are turned into a cloud: he will cause the earth to become cloudy; his feet will turn into darkness. He will be covered with a roof-beam. |
| 64' | at-ta tar-kus at-ta pu-ṭur {d}UTU 7šu₂ DU₁₁.GA-ma AL.⸢BUR₂⸣ | You are the tarkus, you are the guardian of Šamaš. You speak seven times and it will be released. |
| 65' | DIŠ GIG ina GIR₃ NA lu ina ŠIR NA E₁₁-ma i-raš-ša₂-šum-ma uk-kak ru-ṭib-tu₄ qi₂-lu-tu₄ MU.⸢NI⸣ | If a sore comes out from the feet of a man or from a snake and it hurts him and he is swollen: rutbibtu-disease (and) qilûtu, its name is |
| 66' | ana TI-šu₂ GAZI{sar} GU₂.TUR sah-le₂-e ina A GAZI{sar} SILA₁₁-aš LAL-id ina I₃.UDU HI.HI NAGAR DU₃-uš ana DUR₂-šu₂ GAR-ma ⸢TI⸣ | In order to cure him: you knead kasû-tamarind, a small tuft of saḫlu-cress in the sap of kibrītu-herb ('tamarind') (and) you mix them in fat. You make a carpenter's assemblage, you place it into his anus, and then he will recover. |
| 67' | DIŠ GIG ina GIR₃ NA E₁₁-ma i-raš-ša₂-šum-ma uk-kak GIG ru-ṭib-te ⸢GIG⸣ | If a sore comes out from the feet of a man and it hurts him and he is swollen: sore of rutbibtu-disease. |
| 68' | TUG₂ nar-ba I₃ SUD ana IGI ŠUB ZI₃ qut-ri-ni ina UGU TUG₂-HI.A GAR-ma ⸢TI⸣ | You pound a šubû-garment (made of) oil, you place it on the surface of the sore (and) flour of a qutrūnu-flour (on top of) the garment, and then he will recover. |
| 69' | A NAGA SI ana IGI GIG LUH I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂ NUMUN {u₂}SIKIL NUMUN {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ ana IGI [MAR] | He sprinkles water of horned alkali on the surface of the sore. You anoint him with oil, seed of sikillu-plant (and) seed of maštakal-plant in front of (the sore). |
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| 1 | U₂ BABBAR SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB {u₂}IGI-lim {u₂}tar-muš {u₂}IGI.NIŠ ta-sak₃ ana IGI ŠUB NUMUN {u₂}IN.NU.⸢UŠ⸣ | You pound white plant, you put it on the surface of the sore, imḫur-līm-plant, tarmuš-plant (and) ēru-plant. You place it in front of the sinews, seed of maṣhatu-plant |
| 2 | NUMUN {u₂}⸢kam₂-ka⸣-di SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB {u₂}ak-tam NUMUN u₂-ra-ni SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB {šim}LI {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB | You pound seed from ēkamka’edi-plant, (and) you place it in front of the sore. (Then) you pound aktam-plant seed from an urânu-tree ('spurge') and you place (it) in front. (You pound) burāšu-juniper and kukru-aromatic ('cypress'), (and then) you put (them) into front of (the sore). |
| 3 | {u₂}ur₂-nu-u SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB {u₂}ka-zal-la {u₂}KUR.RA SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB HENBUR₂ GI.ŠUL.HI | You pound urnû-plant, (and) you put it on the surface of the sore. |
| 4 | {u₂}ak-tam SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB SUHUŠ {u₂}UR.TAL₂.TAL₂ NUMUN {giš}bi-ni SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB | You pound aktam-plant, (and) you put it on the surface of the sore. Root of lupin, seeds of juniper, you pound (them) and you place (the mixture) in the surface(?). |
| 5 | PA {giš}GE₆.PAR₇ PA {giš}šu-še PA {giš}MA.NU {šim}LI {šim}⸢GUR₂⸣.GUR₂ e-ma GIG ŠUB-MEŠ | a plant, a šû-tree (plant), a date palm, juniper, mint, ēgiru-aromatic, whenever a patient is sick |
| 6 | {u₂}ar-ga-na₇ {u₂}ba-ri-ra-ta₅ ana IGI GIG ŠUB ina ⸢IM.ŠU.RIN⸣.NA te-sek-ker | You sprinkle alum (and) bariratu-plant on the surface of the sore. You smear (the mixture) on a piece of ēru-wood. |
| 7 | GIR₃-MEŠ-šu₂ tu-maš-ša₂-ʾa I₃ EREN {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {u₂}an-ki-nu-⸢ti₃ HI⸣.HI ŠEŠ₂ | You wash his feet. You mix cedar oil, kukru-aromatic (and) ankinû-plant. |
| 8 | NUMUN {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ NUMUN {u₂}SIKIL ta-sak₃ ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL | You pound seeds of maštakal-plant (and) seeds of sikillu-plant, you stir them into a paste in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind'), you bandage (his head). |
| 9 | NUMUN {u₂}UR₂.TAL₂.TAL₂ {u₂}UR₂.TAL₂.TAL₂ NUMUN {u₂}ŠAKIRA NUMUN {u₂}EME UR.GI₇ ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak I₃.GIS tal-tap-pat LAL-id | You soak seed from urtaltal (a plant), seed from burāšu (a kind of juniper) (and) seed from dog’s tongue in juice from kasû ('tamarind'), you rub (them) with oil, you bandage him (with the mixture), |
| 10 | NUMUN {u₂}AB₂.DUH NUMUN BABBAR.HI{sar} ta-sak₃ ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL-id | You pound seeds of abukkatu-plant (and) seeds of white plant, you stir them into a paste in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind'), you bandage (his head). |
| 11 | U₂-HI.A an-nu-ti ina KAŠ ⸢NAG⸣ ina DUH.LAL₃ HI.HI LAL-id | You mix these plants in beer (and) ēšû-plant in wax, you bandage him (with the mixture). |
| 12 | LAG A.ŠA₃ PA {giš}GE₆.PAR₇ PA u₂-ra-ni ta-sak₃ ana IGI ŠUB | You pound the shoulder of a field (and) the leaf of an ēru-tree, the leaf from urânu-plant, in front of the šubtu-demon |
| 13 | DIŠ GIG ina GIR₃ ⸢NA⸣ E₃-ma GIM BU.BU.UL-te ⸢i-har⸣-ra-aṣ sag₃-ba-nu MU.NE NINDA er-ra DIRI-ma ina-eš | If a sore comes out at the foot of the ešānu-tree and it is like a BUBU.UL-tea tree (and) iḫaraṣ (a kind of sagbanu-plant): its name is erru-bread, and then it will recover. |
| 14 | DIŠ KI MIN ŠE₁₀ LU₂.U₁₈.LU ŠEŠ₂-ma ina-eš DIŠ KI MIN BURU₅ SAHAR.RA tur-ar₂ SUD₂ MAR-ma ina-eš | If DITTO, you daub (his eyes) with the blood of a man, and then he will recover. |
| 15 | DIŠ KI MIN MUD₂ ELLAG₂ GUD ŠEŠ₂ il-ta ša₂ IN.NU tur-ar₂ ⸢SUD₂⸣ MAR-ma ina-eš DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}UKUŠ₂.HAB HAD₂.DU SUD₂ KI MIN | If DITTO, you pound blood from an ox’s kidney (and) you daub (his eyes) with it from the inside of a straw-vessel, you scatter it (on the sore), and then he will get better. |
| 16 | DIŠ KI MIN IGI GIG I₃.GIŠ ⸢I₃⸣.NUN ŠEŠ₂ ŠIKA {giš}NU.UR₂.MA HAD₂.A SUD₂ MAR | If DITTO, you dry, crush, and daub (his eyes). |
| 17 | DIŠ KI MIN ILLU {šim}BULUH SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB DIŠ KI MIN IGI GIG I₃ ŠEŠ₂ ⸢NA₄⸣ ZU₂.LUM.MA SUD₂ KI MIN | If DITTO, you pound resin of baluhhu-plant, (and) you put it on the surface of the sore. If ditto, you anoint him with oil from ēšû-tree ('faces a thousand' plant), (and then) you di[tto]. |
| 18 | DIŠ KI MIN ⸢IGI⸣ GIG I₃.GIŠ {giš}EREN I₃.⸢NUN ŠEŠ₂⸣ {šim}⸢LI {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {u₂⸣}GAMUN DIŠ-niš SUD₂ MIN | If DITTO, you pound together imḫur-ešrā-plant, cedar oil, ghee, ēru-tree resin, kukru-aromatic (a kind of juniper), ṣumlalû-plant |
| 19 | DIŠ KI MIN {giš}ŠA₃.GIŠIMMAR tur-ar₂ SUD₂ KI MIN DIŠ KI MIN NE {giš}ŠA₃.GIŠIMMAR IN.RI IN.⸢NU NINDA⸣.[I₃].⸢DE₂⸣.A tur-ar₂ ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL | If DITTO, you pound šūmu-tree ('cress') (and) you daub (his eyes). |
| 20 | DIŠ KI MIN NINDA.I₃.DE₂.A ⸢tur-ar₂⸣ SUD₂ ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL DIŠ KI MIN PA {giš}bi-nu SUD₂ ina MUD₂ {giš}EREN ŠEŠ₂ ana IGI ŠUB | If DITTO, you pound ēšû-bread (and) tur-aru-bread, you stir them into a paste in the sap of kammantu-herb ('tamarind'), you bandage him (with the mixture). |
| 21 | ⸢DIŠ KI MIN DUH.LAL₃⸣ tu-la-am LAL-⸢id⸣ DIŠ KI MIN ⸢LAL₃⸣ ŠEŠ₂ NE {giš}EREN.NA ana IGI ŠUB | If DITTO, you knead ḫašû-tree ('spurge') (and) you bandage him (with the mixture). |
| 22 | DIŠ KI MIN LAL₃ ⸢ŠEŠ₂⸣ GU₂ TU.⸢KUR₄⸣{mušen} tur-ar₂ SUD₂ KI MIN | If DITTO, you crush and sift honey from ēšû-tree ('hymn') (and) fish from ṭāru-reed ('tamarisk'), you pound (the mixture), (and then) ditto. |
| 23 | ⸢EN₂ ZU⸣.ZU.⸢E.NE⸣ ZU.ZU.⸢E⸣.NE ina ŠIR ina e-bil me-eriš₇-ta | Incantation: “ZU₂.E.NE₂.E.N.E‘ZU.EvN’. In a dream, by means of a reed bundle, |
| 24 | [KA].⸢INIM.MA sag₃⸣-ba₂-nu | Incantation formula: sag-ebanu-disease |
| 25 | [x x x x] su U₂-HI.A DU₃.A.BI ⸢ina⸣ [KAŠ] ⸢ta-sa₃-ak⸣ [HI].⸢HI⸣ ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL-ma ina-⸢eš⸣ | You mix together ... and all the plants. You knead beer (and) tasak-beer, you stir them in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind'), you bandage him with it, and then he will recover. |
| 26 | [DIŠ NA sa]-ag-ba-nu-um I₃.NUN ŠEŠ₂ 1 GIN₂ PA {giš}NU.UR₂.MA ta-pa-aṣ UD.4.KAM ta-za-ru-ma ina-eš | If a man is covered with sagbānum-oil: you pound 1 shekel of pomegranate leaf, you scatter it on the fourth day, and then he will recover. |
| 27 | [DIŠ KI MIN] ⸢ILLU {šim⸣}BULUH DIŠ-niš HI.HI KI ZU₂.LUM.MA tur-ar₂ ta-pa-aṣ I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂ ta-za-ru-ma ina-eš | If DITTO, you mix emillu-plant (and) ēšû-plant together, you stir them with dates, you knead them in oil, and then he will get better. |
| 28 | [DIŠ NA ma]-⸢hir⸣-ta-šu₂ nu-uh-hu-ra-at-ma SI DARA₃.MAŠ SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ HI.HI ŠEŠ₂ ta-za-ru-ma ina-eš | If a man’s limbs are swollen and you pound sulphur (and) you mix it in oil, you rub it, and then he will recover. |
| 29 | [DIŠ KI MIN NUMUN {giš]}⸢ŠINIG⸣ SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB NE MUN SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB {giš}KIŠI₁₆.HAB tur-ar₂ SUD₂ ana IGI ŠUB | If DITTO, you pound seed from tamarisk (and) you put it on the surface of a sore. You pound salt, you pour it into the surface (of the sore). You parch and pound ṣumlalû-tree ('tamarisk'), you place (it) in the surface |
| 30 | [x x x x] ⸢SUD₂⸣ ana IGI ŠUB {u₂}hal-tap-pa-na ta-sak₃ ana IGI ŠUB | You pound esuddû-plant in front of the 'hand' of ḫaltappānu-plant, (and) you put it in front |
| 31 | [x x x] ⸢GAZI⸣{sar} BIL-MEŠ si-ku-ti ⸢ina KAŠ⸣ ŠEG₆-šal 3 UD-me LAL NIG₂.LAL GIR₃ nu-hur-ti | ... ēšû-tamarisk, new ones, sikutu-plant, in beer, after sunset. 3 days, honey, reed syrup, sulphur, nuḫurtu. |
| 32 | [...] ⸢NA₄⸣ ZU₂.LUM.MA ⸢tur⸣-ar₂ SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ ⸢HI.HI I₃⸣.NUN EŠ-aš 2 NIG₂.LAL ša₂ GIG nu-hur-ti | You pound ..., ēšânu-plant, dates (and) etur-ear(-plant), you mix them in oil, ḫašu-juniper, ghee, 2 drugs for the illness of the nuhurtu-demon |
| 33 | [DIŠ NA ...] ⸢GIG⸣ IM.GU₂.⸢EN SUD₂⸣ ina I₃.GIŠ ⸢ŠEŠ₂⸣-su MAR-ma ina-eš | If a man ... you pound ēšû-plant (and) ‘heals-a-thousand’-plant, you anoint him repeatedly with it in oil from ṣūru-tree ('carob'), and then he will recover. |
| 34 | [...] ina I₃.GIŠ HI.HI LAL-ma ina-eš | You mix ... in oil, bandage (his head), and then he will recover. |
| 35 | [...] ⸢ŠEŠ₂⸣-aš IM.BABBAR ŠEG₆-šal MAR-ma ina-eš | (If) ... (gloss: new break). You daub his eyes and he will get better. |
| 36 | [...] ⸢A⸣ GAZI{sar} tara-bak KI MIN | You stir ... and ēšû-tamarind together, ditto. |
| 37 | [...] x ma ina UGU GAR-ma [ina-eš] | ... ... is placed upon it and will recover. |
| 38 | [... LAL]-⸢ma⸣ [ina-eš] | ... he will recover. |
| 39 | [... tara]-⸢bak⸣ LAL-ma [ina-eš] | You recite ..., you bandage him, and then he will recover. |
| 40 | [...] ⸢LAL⸣-ma kur x [x x] | ... descends and the land ... |
| 41 | [...] ⸢im⸣ [x x x] | ... a wall |
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| 1 | {šim}LI {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}GIG ⸢HAD₂⸣.A ŠUB.ŠUB-ma ina-eš | You pound juniper, kukru-aromatic, ēšû-plant, and he will recover. |
| 2 | DIŠ KI MIN IGI GIG LUH-si I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂ {giš}⸢ar⸣-ga-na {u₂}ba-ri-ra-ta₅ ina A ŠUB | If DITTO, you wash the surface of the sore, you anoint it with oil, you put ēšu-juniper (and) bariratu-plant in water |
| 3 | ina IM.ŠU.RIN.NA te-sek-ker E₁₁-a šu-nu-ti GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ tu-maš-ša₂-ʾa-ma | You crush (them) in gypsum (and) you daub (his eyes). These are his feet. |
| 4 | I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂-aš {giš}LI {giš}GUR₂.GUR₂ {u₂}an-ki-nu-ti HI.HI ŠEŠ₂-ma ina-eš | You mix sesame oil, juniper, kukru-aromatic (and) ankinūtu-plant, you bandage him with it, and then he will recover. |
| 5 | DIŠ ⸢KI MIN⸣ IGI GIG LUH-si I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂ NUMUN {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ NUMUN {u₂}SIKIL DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL-ma ina-eš | If DITTO, you wash the surface of the sore (and) you anoint it with oil, you pound seed from maštakal-plant, seed from sikillu-plant together, you stir them into a paste in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind'), you bandage him with it, and then he will recover. |
| 6 | DIŠ KI MIN IGI GIG LUH-si I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂ NUMUN {u₂}ur₂-ne₂-e NUMUN {u₂}SIKIL NUMUN {u₂}EME UR.GI₇ | If DITTO, you wash the surface of the sore (and) you anoint it with oil. You knead burāšu-juniper seed, sikillu-plant seed, dog's tongue seed |
| 7 | ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak ina I₃.GIŠ TAG.TAG-ma LAL-ma ina-eš | You boil (them) in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind') (and) you rub it with oil, and then you bandage (his head), and then he will recover. |
| 8 | DIŠ KI MIN IGI GIG LUH-si I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂ NUMUN {u₂}GAMUN{sar} NUMUN {u₂}HI.IS{sar} ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL-ma ina-eš | If DITTO, you wash the surface of the sore (and) you anoint it with oil. You boil down seed from saḫlû ('cress'), seed from burāšu ('juniper') in juice from kasûat, you bandage him with it, and then he will recover. |
| 9 | DIŠ KI MIN IGI GIG LUH-si I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂ U₂-HI.A an-nu-ti ina DUH.LAL₃ HI.HI LAL-ma ina-eš | If DITTO, you wash the surface of the sore, you anoint it with oil, you mix these plants in wax, you bandage him with it, and then he will recover. |
| 10 | ⸢DIŠ KI MIN IGI⸣ GIG LUH-si I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂ {u₂}SIKIL PA {giš}GE₆.PAR₇ u₂-ra-nu DIŠ-niš SUD₂ MAR-ma ina-eš | If ditto, you wash the surface of the sore (and) you anoint it with oil. You pound sikillu-plant, šūmû-tree leaf, uranu-wood together, you daub (his eyes), and then he will recover. |
| 11 | [KAŠ] ⸢SAG⸣ BAR {u₂}ha-še-e NITA ina ni-di ša KU₆ tuš-te-mid-ma ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ma TI | You stir beer from ēsaĝ-tree ('tamarisk') (and) male ḫašvēlu-plant in the water from the fish and pour it into his anus, and he will recover. |
| 12 | [KAŠ] ⸢SAG⸣ BAR {u₂}ha-še-e ina GA {munus}AŠ₂.GAR₃ GIŠ₃.NU.ZU GIŠ₃.NU.ZU ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ma TI | You pour esag-beer (and) ḫašê-plant in milk from a young female kid, šamaš-tree ('liquorice') (and then) you pour it into his anus, and then he will recover. |
| 13 | [x x] {⸢u₂⸣}IN.NU.UŠ {⸢u₂}ur₂-ne₂-e u⸣ {u₂}ha-še-e NU pa-tan NAG-ma TI | He drinks ..., maštakal-plant, burnû-plant and ēšālu-plant on an empty stomach, and then he will recover. |
| 14 | [x x] {⸢u₂⸣}tar-muš {⸢u₂⸣}x [x x x] NU pa-tan NAG-ma TI | He drinks ēru-plant, tarmuš-plant and ...-plant on an empty stomach, and then he will recover. |
| 15 | [x x] {⸢u₂}ha-še-e⸣ [x x x] x {šim}IM.DI ina A tara-sa₃-an ina MUL₄ tuš-bat | You heat up ēšê-plant (and) sulphur in water, you let it sit in the star. |
| 16 | ina šer₂-⸢ti tu-zak⸣-[ka x x x] NU pa-tan NAG-ma TI | In the morning you make a suppository. He drinks ... on an empty stomach, and then he will recover. |
| 17 | DIŠ NA a-si-da-šu₂ pur-ru-ur {šim}HAB HAD₂.DU GAZ ina {urudu}⸢ŠEN⸣.[TUR] ⸢ina⸣ A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL | If a man’s hips are swollen: you dry, crush (and) sieve asafoetida-plant, you stir it into a paste in ēšû-colocynth, ghee, mustard juice, (and then) you bandage him (with the mixture). |
| 18 | DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}UKUŠ₂.HAB HAD₂.DU GAZ ⸢ina⸣ [I₃].⸢UDU⸣ HI.HI LAL | If DITTO, you crush (and) sieve saḫlû-plant, you mix it with ina-ēšu-juniper, oil of ‘sheep fat’, you bandage him (with the mixture). |
| 19 | DIŠ NA a-si-⸢da⸣-šu₂ lu-ut-ta-a mu-bat-ti-ra ša₂ A.ŠA₃ ina ⸢I₃⸣.[UDU] ⸢HI⸣.HI LAL | If a man's asi-eda-ešu suffers from mubattiru-disease: you bandage the inside of his arm with fat from ēdu-plant (and) eḫû-plant. |
| 20 | DIŠ KI MIN-ma la-bir AL.LUL ID₂ HAD₂.DU SUD₂ [x x x] x ŠUB | If DITTO, you dry, crush (and) sieve ‘cress of the river’, you pound (it) ..., you put it on as a bandage. |
| 21 | DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}ak-tam HAD₂.DU ta-sak₃ ta-za-ru₃ DIŠ KI MIN {šim}ŠEŠ ⸢ta⸣-[sak₃ ...] | If DITTO, you dry, crush (and) sieve baktam-plant, you pound (it) and you daub (his eyes). |
| 22 | DIŠ KI MIN ZI₃ {u₂}SUMUN.DAR{sar} SUD₂ ina I₃.UDU HI.HI LAL DIŠ KI MIN KUŠ ⸢e⸣ [...] | If DITTO, you pound flour from šunû-tree ('tamarisk'), mix it in fat, (and) bandage (his head). |
| 23 | DIŠ NA a-si-da-šu₂ gi-na-a mar-ṣa KAŠ₃ ina NINDU te-sek-ker em-me-te u ⸢ŠED₇-MEŠ-te⸣ [...] | If a man’s hips are constantly swollen: you knead beer in bread (and) you anoint him repeatedly with soapwort and sulphur |
| 24 | DIŠ NA KI.TA GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ GIR₂.GIR₂-su PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ ⸢ina⸣ [...] | If a man’s lower legs are constantly swollen, his feet swell, the river, the ešānu-plant |
| 25 | DIŠ KI MIN PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ {šim.d}MAŠ ⸢KA A⸣.AB.BA ina I₃ HI.HI KI.TA GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ [...] | If DITTO, you mix kibrītu-stone, šimdi-ninurta-plant, ēkatu-plant (and) abukkatu-tree in oil, below his feet |
| 26 | ⸢DIŠ NA⸣ x du šu₂ x x x lu ina mim-ma lu GIR₃-šu₂ lu ŠU.SI-šu₂ im-ru-uṭ-ma [...] | (If) a man ... . |
| 27 | [...] ⸢i-šar⸣-rik šum₄-ma LUGUD E₃-a lab-ki GAZI{sar} [...] | ... Išar-erik, if a king comes out, mustard, ... |
| 28 | [...] UKUŠ₂.HAB ŠE₁₀ ŠAH DIDA ⸢ESIR⸣ LAL-⸢ma⸣ i-⸢šar-rik⸣ | (If) a sow gives birth to a pig: he will be deprived of food. He will be delayed from entering the esir temple. |
| 29 | [DIŠ KI MIN x x] ⸢ZU₂⸣.LUM 3 ŠE ILLU ba-lu-hi LAL i-ba-šal x [x x DIŠ KI MIN {u₂}ur₂]-⸢ne₂⸣-e ⸢LAL⸣ | If DITTO, ... ēšû-juniper, 3 litres of barley, the flow of the baluḫi-plant will be reduced . |
| 30 | [DIŠ KI MIN] ⸢lab⸣-ki LAL-ma i₃-šarru₂ DIŠ KI MIN lab-ki [...] ⸢i₃⸣-šarru₂ | If DITTO, you bandage (his head) with elab-eki-plant and he will become king. |
| 31 | [DIŠ KI MIN] ŠIKA gul-gul LU₂.U₁₈.LU tur-ar₂ SUD₂ [...] | If DITTO, you crush and sift šūpu-plant ('tamarisk') from a man's temple (and) you pound it ... |
| 32 | [DIŠ KI MIN] x ⸢NAM⸣ ša₂ NAM ina IZI tur-ar₂ ⸢SUD₂⸣ [...] | If DITTO, you fumigate him with ēšamaš-plant of the nāru-plant in fire, (and then) esud-plant |
| 33 | DIŠ NA x [x x x] ⸢GIG⸣ ŠURUN ANŠE x [...] | If a man ... ēšû-plant, the excrement of a donkey |
| 34 | DIŠ NA ⸢ŠU.SI⸣.[MEŠ GIR₃.MIN-šu₂ x x x] ⸢ŠURUN ANŠE⸣ ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ [...] | If a man’s feet ... ēšû-plant, the house-builder of the house ... |
| 35 | DIŠ KI MIN ZI₃ x [...] | If DITTO, flour |
| 36 | DIŠ NA UMBIN-šu₂ ⸢lu⸣ [na-da-at ...] | If a man’s toes are full of elû-disease: |
| 37 | I₃.UDU IGI UDU.NITA₂ sah-⸢lu⸣-u si-⸢ku⸣-[ti ...] | (If) the fat of the front of a sheep is thick: sīku-disease. |
| 38 | BURU₅ A.AB.BA ILLU {šim}BULUH {na₄}[...] | (for) the harvest of the sea, the drainage of baluhhu-stone |
| 39 | DIŠ NA UMBIN-šu₂ lu na-da-at ⸢lu⸣ [...] | If a man’s cranium is a gift of elû-plant |
| 40 | I₃.UDU ELLAG₂ UDU.⸢NITA₂⸣ I₃.UDU IGI UDU.NITA₂ x [...] | The kidneys of the sheep, the fat of the face of the ram ... |
| 41 | tur-ar₂ {na₄}PEŠ₄ ANŠE ILLU {⸢šim}BULUH⸣ [...] | (If) it is small: a donkey’s stone, a flood of esvīm-plant, ... . |
| 42 | sah-le₂-e BIL₂-ti u x [...] | (gloss: new break) and ... |
| 43 | DIŠ NA UMBIN-šu₂ lu ŠUB-⸢at⸣ [...] | If a man's toe ... |
| 44 | I₃.UDU IGI UDU.NITA₂ sah-le₂-⸢e⸣ [...] | (If) a sheep before a ram, cress . |
| 45 | ILLU {šim}BULUH {na₄}x [...] | flood of sulphur, ...-stone |
| 46 | DIŠ x [x] x [...] | If ... ... |
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