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AMT pl. 013 04 (K 10639) (P394362)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 013 04 (K 10639) |
|---|---|
| ID | P394362 |
| 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 Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | DIŠ NA IGI{ii}šu₂ NIGIN-du ⸢A₂⸣{[ii}šu₂ ...] | If a man’s eyes are swollen: his temple . |
| 2 | {⸢u₂⸣}ur-ne₂-e {u₂}ḫa-⸢še⸣-[e ... x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x ...] x-x [x] | ēšû-plant, ḫaše-plant |
| 3 | 3 ŠE.TA.AM₃ ina I₃.GIŠ ⸢BARA₂⸣.[GA x-x-(x) taballal-ma ... ina kakkabi] ⸢tuš⸣-bat ina A₂.GU₂.⸢ZI⸣.[GA] | You mix 3 each with oil from the ebarāgu-vessel and ... in kakkabi-flour (and) sit down in the agû-ezi-ega-vat. |
| 4 | IGI {d}UTU ina UGU ESIR.⸢UD.DU⸣ [GUB-ma NAG {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ {na₄]}GUG KU₃.SI₂₂ IGI.DU₈-⸢ma⸣ | Before Šamaš, stand on top of the eširû-vessel, and he will drink lapis lazuli, carnelian, and gold. |
| 5 | ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ša₂ [x-x-x-x-x-x-(x)] pa-še-er | The ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic that ... is to be performed. |
| 6 | DIŠ NA A₂{ii}šu₂ ⸢ina⸣ UGU SAG.DU-⸢šu₂⸣ [GAR.GAR-an ...] ⸢i⸣-šam-ma-ma-šu | If a man’s left arm is attached to his head (and) his left hand |
| 7 | GIR₃{ii}šu₂ mu-ne-e ŠUB.ŠUB [... i]-⸢na {d⸣}UTU.E₃ i-mi-mu-šu₂ | (Sum) His feet tremble, he shouts a lament (Akk) He shouts, the lament ..., the sun rises |
| 8 | ⸢ana MUNUS⸣ a-la-ka mu-uṭ-ṭu₃ [(x-x-x) ...] ⸢UGU⸣-šu₂ NU DU-ak | (If) a man goes to a woman's house: he will not go to his house. |
| 9 | IGI{ii}šu₂ it-ta-na-za-za ši x [x-x-x-(x) x]-x-na-da-ta-šu₂-um-ma | His eyes are constantly swollen, his ... is |
| 10 | i-te-ki-ik KA-šu₂ LU₃.MEŠ [(x)-x-x-x it-ta-na]-⸢aṣ⸣-bat a-wa-tam i-qab-bu-šum-ma | He has sworn by his mouth that the men have , and he will speak a word to him |
| 11 | i-ma-aš-ši ŠA₃-šu₂ it-ta-na-⸢ad⸣-[la-aḫ LU₂ BI] ⸢ALAM⸣{ii}šu₂ ep-šu-ma ana ADDA paq-du | (If) he sees him, he will become ill. That man will be deprived of the E-alam-e-obî. He is appointed to the throne. |
| 12 | ALAM{ii}šu₂ ša₂ I₃.UDU ep-šu-ma [ana] ⸢UR.GI₇ šu-ku⸣-[lu] ⸢ALAM⸣{ii}šu₂ ša₂ ESIR.⸢UD.DU ep-šu-ma⸣ | It is an image of fat made and placed in the Ekurgi temple. It is a statue of the Eširudu temple made. |
| 13 | ana {d}gira paq-du u na-aš₂-⸢pa-ra⸣-at ZI.KU₅.RU.⸢DE₃ up-ša₂⸣-[še-e x-x-x-x-x-x-x] | For Gira he is appointed and the naš-eparāt-priest of the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ ritual. |
| 14 | NA BI EN UR.GI₇ ša₂ ⸢NU.MEŠ-šu₂⸣ i-ku-lu TI.LA UR.⸢GI₇⸣ [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x) UŠ₂] | That man, the owner of the dog that eats ēru-trees, (and) life of dog ... the length |
| 15 | la-ma TE-šu-ma BA.⸢UŠ₂ {u₂⸣}im-ḫur-lim {u₂}tar-⸢muš⸣ [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x)] | (If) he does not approach him, he will die of imḫur-līm-plant, tar-emuš-plant |
| 16 | NUMUN {giš}šu-ši NUMUN {giš}AŠ₂.⸢KA.GA⸣ {giš}šim-ri {giš}ḪAŠḪUR GIŠ.GI TEŠ₂.BI x [x-x-x-x-x-x] | Seed of juniper, seed of ebony, šimru-tree, ḫašû-plant, reed, its seeds |
| 17 | TEŠ₂.BI AL.GAZ 1 ⸢GIN₂ LAL₃⸣ KUR.RA 1 GIN₂ I₃.NUN 2 GIN₂ I₃.GIŠ ⸢BARA₂⸣.[GA x-x-x-x-x-x] | Its ritual: You crush (and) sieve together 1 shekel of mountain honey, 1 shek[el of ghee], 2 shekels of ēru-wood oil, |
| 18 | ana 1/3 KAŠ.SAG ŠUB-⸢ma ta⸣-sak₃ ina UL tuš-⸢bat⸣ ina A₂.GU.ZI.⸢GA⸣ [x-x-x-x-x-x-x] | You pour it into a third of a litre of premium beer and you pound it. You leave it out overnight under the stars (and) you ... on the throne. |
| 19 | EN₂ i-ri-pa-⸢aḫ⸣ nam-tar i-ri-pa-aḫ nam-gal bir-⸢bir⸣ [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x-x)] | Incantation: “Iri-pa’e-aḫ, namtar-disease, Iri'ah! Greatness, bir-bir-e-bi, ... |
| 20 | 3-šu₂ ŠUB-di-[ma] NAG-šu-ma ana IGI {d}UTU KI.ZA.ZA-⸢ma⸣ [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x-x)] | You lay down 3 times and he drinks it and in front of Šamaš ... a table. |
| 21 | {na₄}NIR₂ ina ⸢GU₂⸣-[šu₂] GAR-an-ma I₃.GIŠ {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ ŠEŠ₂-ma ⸢EGIR⸣-[šu₂ x-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x-x)] | You set up a šūmû-stone in its outlet and you pour oil (and) cypress oil and you ... its outlet. |
| 22 | DIŠ KIMIN NUMUN {[giš]}⸢ŠINIG⸣ NUMUN {u₂}KA.ZAL.LA ⸢NUMUN⸣ [...] | If ditto: seed from tamarisk, seed from būšālu-juniper |
| 23 | {⸢u₂}GEŠTIN⸣-KA₅.A {u₂}IN.NU.UŠ {u₂}⸢tar⸣-[muš ...] | grapes, emmer, ētarmuš plant |
| 24 | {[u₂]}⸢ur⸣-ne-e NUMUN {giš}pu-qut-te 5 [...] | ur-plants, seeds of pomegranates, 5 |
| 25 | [x] ⸢GIN₂⸣ LAL₃ KUR.RA 2 GIN₂ I₃.⸢NUN⸣ [...] | [x] shekels of mountain honey, 2 shekel(s) of ghee |
| 26 | [ina] ⸢A₂⸣.GU₂.ZI.GA ina ⸢UGU⸣ [...] | (If) in the eguzig-house, in the main room |
| 27 | [EN₂] 7-šu₂ ana ŠA₃ ŠUB-⸢ma⸣ [...] | Incantation: “It is the seventh song |
| 28 | [DIŠ NA] ⸢GIR₃{ii⸣}šu₂ i-ra-ʾu-⸢bu⸣ [...] | If a man spits on his šēpê-plant |
| 29 | [x-x-x-x] x-x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [lu₂]-⸢u₁₈-lu-bi u₈-a⸣ [u₃-a a-nir-ra ab-ga₂-ga₂] ; LU₂ šu-u₂ i-na ⸢u₈⸣-[a u ayya tānēḫu ištanakkan] | That man was smitten by the ewes and my enemies. |
| 2' | {[d]}⸢asal⸣-lu₂-ḫi igi im-⸢ma⸣-[an-si₃ [Marduk ippalissu-ma] | Asalluḫi looked at him, Marduk saw him and |
| 3' | ⸢tu₆⸣ ku₃-ga-a-ni u-me-⸢ni⸣-[šum₂ [šipassu elleta iddī-ma] | His holy ešû-vessel he adorned with a pure scepter and |
| 4' | ⸢a₂-šu⸣-ŋiri₃-bi ba-an-du₈ [...] ; [meš]-re-ti-šu ip-ṭur-ma [...] | Its ešû-bīti-vessel was smashed ... its branches he opened and ... |
| 5' | [ka]-⸢bi⸣ ba-an-bad du₁₁-du₁₁ [...] ; ⸢pa⸣-šu ip-te-e-ma at-ma-a [...] | He opened his mouth and said: “... |
| 6' | ⸢eme⸣-bi ba-an-du₈ inim mu-un-na-ni-⸢ib₂⸣-[du₁₁-ga] ; li-ša₂-an-šu ip-ṭur-ma a-ma-⸢tu⸣ [...] | Its ewes were smashed, they spoke a word to him. He opened his mouth to speak, and the word |
| 7' | [niŋ₂]-ak-a su-a-ni ŋal₂-⸢la šu⸣-ni-ta [...] ; ⸢up⸣-ša₂-šu-u₂ ina ⸢SU⸣-[šu ...] | “If he slips through the cracks of his nose, |
| 8' | ⸢inim {d⸣}en-ki-ke₄ [... [...] | The word of Enki |
| 9' | {d}⸢asar⸣-alim-⸢nun⸣-[na ...] ; {d}AMAR.UTU ⸢DUMU⸣ [...] | Asar-elim-nuna Marduk, the son of ... |
| 10' | EN₂ an-ni-⸢tu₂⸣ [...] | Incantation: “This ... |
| 11' | [nig₂]-ak-a su-a-ni gal₂-⸢la šu⸣-ni-ta [ba-an-zi] | He took away from him the possessions that he had carried. |
| 12' | ⸢up⸣-ša₂-šu-u₂ <ša₂> ina ⸢SU⸣-[šu bašû ina zumrīšu issuḫ] | (If) it is surrounded by a cloud: that which is located in its ešû-temple will be scattered in his body. |
| 13' | ⸢inim {d⸣}en-ki-ke₄ [ḫe₂-em-ma-an-bur₂-re ina amāt Ea lippaṭer] | May the word of Enki be released in the mother's house |
| 14' | {d}⸢asar⸣-alim-⸢nun⸣-[na dumu-sag abzu-ke₄ sa₁₃-ga zil₂-zil₂-bi za-a-kam] | Easar-elim-nuna, the first-born of the Abzu, whose radiance is praiseworthy |
| 15' | {d}AMAR.UTU ⸢DUMU reš⸣-[tu-u ša apsî bunnû dummuqu kûm-ma TU₆ EN₂] | Marduk, the first-born son of the Apsu, the exalted one, the protective deity, you are adjured. Incantation formula. |
| 16' | EN₂ an-ni-⸢tu₂⸣ [ana muḫḫi šammī ušburrudê šalāšīšu tamannū-ma išallim] | Incantation: “This incantation on top of the illness of Ušburrude you recite over it, and it will be well. |
| 17' | DIŠ ⸢NA⸣ KA-[šu₂ ...] | If a man's mouth |
| 18' | MAŠ₂.GE₆.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | The black-headed people |
| 19' | EN ⸢ḪUL⸣-[šu₂ ...] | Lord of the E-ḫul-e-šu |
| 20' | ana ⸢ḪUL⸣ [...] | To the Eḫula-temple |
| 21' | ⸢MAŠ₂.GE₆⸣.[MEŠ ...] | Incantation of dreams |
| 25' | x [...] | |
| 26' | an [...] | An ... |
| 27' | DIŠ NA [...] | If a man |
| 28' | LU₂ [BI ...] | That man |
| 29' | ki-ma [...] | Like ... |
| 30' | pa x [...] | ... ... |
| 31' | ta-x [...] | ... ... |
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