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AMT pl. 067 01 (P394413)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 067 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394413 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | ti#-[iq-na-a-te x x x x] | the rites ...... |
| 2' | bi-nu-tam kaz#-[bat x x x x x x x x x x] | a statue of himself ...... |
| 3' | nam-ru sza2 {d}3(u) [x x x x x x x] | the brightness of Sin ...... |
| 4' | usz-te-es,-bi-is-si-[ma x x x x x] | I had her seized and ...... |
| 5' | re-e2-a-u2-tu il#-[la-ka x x] | The shepherd will come ... |
| 6' | ina nu-ru-ub szam-mi i-[re-'i x x] | In the morning, he smells the oil ... |
| 7' | ina szub-be2-e masz-qi2-i [x x x x x x] | in the ruins of the mounds ...... |
| 8' | ina pu-zur ka-par2-ri la a-[mar x x x] | I do not see ... in the opening of the gate. |
| 9' | ana _ugu ab2_ isz-ta-hi-it, mi-ru# [x x x x x x x x x x] | he approached the cow, ... a hole ...... |
| 10' | _u4-mesz_-sza2 i-na qu-ut-ti-i# [x x x x x x x] | her days in silence ...... |
| 11' | _ab2_ ig-da-lit i-ga-[al-lu-ut] | If he is ill: he will die. |
| 12' | re-e2-a-sza2 ap-pa-szu qa2-di-[is-su x x x x x x x x x x x] | her head, his lips, his hands ...... |
| 13' | ana ik-kil-li-sza2 ana ri-gim ha-[li-sza2 x x x x x x x] | to her slander, to her treachery ... |
| 14' | {d}3(u) ina _an_-e isz-tam-me ri-[gim-sza2 x x x x x x x x] | Sin was praised in heaven, her radiance ...... |
| 15' | 2(disz) {d}lamma-mesz an_-e u2-ri-da#-[nim-ma x x x x x x x x] | 2 lamma-vessels of heaven ... |
| 16' | sza2-ni-tum u2-szap-pa-la me-[e x x x x x x x x x] | Secondly, he sends water ...... |
| 17' | me-e ha-li u2-sap-pi-[ha x x x x x x] | I poured out a libation bowl ...... |
| 18' | sza2-na-a il-pu-ut _i3#-gesz#! bur_ pu-[us-sa] | Secondly, he poured oil into a bowl. |
| 19' | me-e ha-li u2-sap-pi-ha [x x x x] | I poured out a libation bowl ... |
| 20' | szal-la-ti-isz-szu ina la-[pa-ti] | his booty in the open country |
| 21' | bu-ru _gin7_ u2-za-li im-ta#-[qut x x x] | Like a būru-tree, he fell down ... |
| 22' | _amar-ga_ isz-ta-kan szu-um bu-u2#-[ri] | a calf has set. If a cow |
| 23' | ki-ma _geme2-suen-na_ i-sza2-risz# [x x x] | like a maidservant ... |
| 24' | li-li-id ar2-da-tum mu-[szap-sziq-tum] | lilīdu (is) ardatum (is a synonym of) mušappûtu. |
| 25' | szab-su-tum a-a ik-ka-li# [x x x x x x] | May the angry one not ... ...... |
| 26' | _en2_ na-ru-un-di na-hu-un-di u# [x x x x x] | Incantation: Narundi, Nahundi and ....... |
| 27' | 1(disz)-et _ab2_ sza2 {d}3(u) _geme2-{d}3(u)_ [x x] | 1 ab2 of Sin, female-Sin ... |
| 28' | ana ik-kil-li-sza2 ana ri-gim ha-[li-sza2] | to her guilt, to her curse, |
| 29' | _{d}nanna_-ru {d}3(u) isz-te#-[mi x x x] | Nanna and Sin heard ... |
| 30' | man#-[nu-um-ma x x x x x x x x x x x x] | Whoever ...... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | _[du3-du3]-bi {gesz}gidru {gesz}ma-nu_ sza2 _szu#_ re-'i-[i] | Its ritual: a scepter (and) a bed in the hand of the shepherd |
| 2 | _[en2_ 7(disz)]-szu2 _szid_-nu-ma _ta sag sza3_-sza2 ana szap-la-an _sza3_-sza2 tusz-ga#-[ra-ar2] | Incantation: You recite the incantation seven times and from top of her belly to bottom of her stomach you stir it. |
| 3 | _[en2] za#-la-ah iz-za-la-ah za-la-ah al-ti-la tu6 en2_ | Incantation: “The zalaḫ-demon is the zazalah and the zalaĝm-disease is the life of the tavern’s reeds— incantation. |
| 4 | _[ka]-inim#-ma munus la-ra-ah-a-kam_ | It is the wording of a cursed woman. |
| 5 | _{u2}in-nu-usz zi3 sze-sa-a_ ina _i3-gesz_ u _kasz nag_-szi-ma# usz-te-szir | You soak maštakal-plant, šēsu-flour in oil and beer, and then he will recover. |
| 6 | _DISZ munus_ ina _u3-tu_ usz-tap-sziq _{gesz}gesztin ka5-a {u2}eme ur-gi7_ | If a woman is constantly afflicted by a stroke: fox-vine, hound's-tongue plant |
| 7 | {u2}tuh-lam _sud2 {dug}la-ha-an kasz {lu2}kurun2-na diri_-ma | tuḫlum-plant, soup, a lahan-bowl with beer from a brewer, extra |
| 8 | _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti ana _sza3 sig3_-as, la pa-tan _nag_-ma ar2-hisz _u3-tu_ | these plants in red wool you take on an empty stomach and quickly give birth. |
| 9 | _DISZ kimin sze10 eme-szid_ sza2 _iz-zi sud2_ ina _kasz_ la pa-tan _nag_-ma _kimin_ | If he is afflicted by a fever: you pound emesid-plant that is swollen, you drizzle it in beer on an empty stomach, and then he will recover. |
| 10 | _DISZ kimin sahar_ ni-pil-ti _ur-gi7 sud2_ ana _sza3 i3-gesz sig3_-as, _sza3_-sza2 _szesz2 kimin_ | If a dog’s belly is full of dust from nippiltu-disease: you mix it in oil, you anoint her belly with it, and then she will recover. |
| 11 | _DISZ kimin_ qin-ni _sim-mah{muszen} sud2_ ina _i3-gesz hi-hi szesz2 kimin_ | If a sore is attached to a pigeon’s head: you mix it in oil, (and) you anoint him repeatedly (with the mixture). |
| 12 | _DISZ kimin suhusz nam-tar nita2_ sza2 _{tumu}si-sa2 sud2_ ina _i3-gesz hi-hi_ | If a man’s ankle bone is swollen: you mix it in oil (and) you daub (his eyes). |
| 13 | 7(disz)-szu2 ana muq-qal-pi-ti pa-pan _sza3_-sza2 _szesz2_-ma _kimin_ | 7 times into a reed-bed, her belly is swollen and she is covered. |
| 14 | _DISZ kimin {gesz}gesztin ka5-a sud2_ [ina] _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma : _{u2!}eme ur-gi7 kimin_ | If a dog eats fox-vine, he drinks it in beer on an empty stomach, and then : hound's-tongue-plant is a synonym. |
| 15 | _DISZ kimin {u2}eme ur-gi7 {u2}kur-ra{sar} sud2_ ina _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _kimin_ | If a dog eats emesu-plant (and) kurrû-plant, he drinks it in beer on an empty stomach, and then he will recover. |
| 16 | _DISZ kimin u5 argab{muszen} sud2 kimin_ | If a pigeon eats an eagle's saliva: you mix it with a bit of bitumen. |
| 17 | _DISZ kimin {u2}eme! ur-gi7 {u2}in-nu-usz sud2 kimin_ | If a dog’s tongue is full of emesu-plant (and) nīnuš-plant: you mix them together. |
| 18 | _DISZ kimin uzu# nig2-bun2-na{ku6} gu7_-ma _kimin_ | If a pig eats fatty tissue from a fish, and then the pig |
| 19 | _DISZ kimin uzu szah babbar gu7_-ma _kimin_ | If a white pig eats fatty tissue, and then a pig |
| 20 | _DISZ kimin uzu {munus}ka5-a gu7_-ma _kimin_ | If a pig eats fatty tissue of a female lamb, and then the pig |
| 21 | _DISZ kimin {u2}kur-kur sud2_ ina _kasz nag_-ma _kimin_ | If sudab-plant, you pound it in beer, and then he will recover. |
| 22 | _DISZ kimin {im}kal-gug sud2_ ina _kasz nag_-ma _kimin_ | If kalgukku-aromatic, you pound it in beer, and then you anoint him with it. |
| 23 | _DISZ kimin al#-la-an-ka-nisz ina _zu2_-sza2 u2-mar-raq-ma _kimin_ | If a sore is swollen and lingers on for a long time in its body, then sore. |
| 24 | _DISZ kimin henbur2#_ ta-szab-bu-usz ina _ki-ta {gesz}kiszi16_ | If a lizard’s tail is swollen: you put it on the base of a date palm. |
| 25 | sza2 _ugu_ pi-ti-iq-ti _e3_ ta-tab-bak | that is on the reed fence you will cut off. |
| 26 | ki-a-am _du11-ga_-ma um-ma at-ta-ma | thus you spoke: |
| 27 | _nig2-ba_-ka mah-ra-ta _u2_ sza2 _ti_ id-nam-ma | before your gift the plant of life gave, and |
| 28 | sza2 _munus nenni dumu-munus nenni_ sza2 _sza3_-sza2 lisz-te-szir | of a so-and-so (and) a sīmctu-sister of her own heart may she be reconciled. |
| 29 | an-nam _du11-ga_-ma _suhusz_-su u _suhur_-su _zi_-ma | He says this and his foundations and foundations are loosened. |
| 30 | ana _egir_-ka _nu igi-bar ki lu2 na-me nu du11-du11_-ub | Do not look behind you, do not speak as if you were a man |
| 31 | _dur# nu-nu_-u2 tara-kas2 ina _{uzu}ur2 gub3_-sza2 _kesz2_-ma ina-esz | You tie a tuft of nūnu-plant, you tie it to her left thigh, and she will get better. |
| 32 | _[DISZ_ a-na _{lu2}]tur# szu-dingir#-ra#_ [x x x x x x x x x] | If for a child, a šu-dingira-disease [......]. |
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- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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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