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BAM 5, 499 (P394416)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 499 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394416 |
| 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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [... x]-ma _ti_ | ... ... and life. |
| 3' | [...] szim#? | ... aromatic |
| 4' | [...] x | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | _[kid3]-kid3#-bi_ mu-sza2-t,i-sza2 ina#? _sza3#?_ [...] | Its ritual: her incantation in ... |
| 2' | mu#-sza2-t,i-sza2 ta-qal-lu ana _sza3_ x x _en2#_ 7(disz)-szu2 _szid#_-nu# [...] | You recite the incantation seven times ... |
| 3' | _ib2-tag4_ mu-sza2-t,i _igi [x] _ti#_-qe2 _dur nu-nu 7(disz)_ u _7(disz) ka-keszda# kesz2#_ x [x] | You take ...; you tie seven and seven knots. ... |
| 4' | _en2_ ki husz x x ta#? _he2-em_ an | Incantation: “May a furious place ... |
| 5' | ab ir du [x] x gu dim2-ma-ti la ku ki-bi-isz3 | (Sum) The one who ... ..., the one who does not ... (Akk) ... that which ... |
| 6' | ki-ri#-ri#-sza2 nap-ri-sza2 ki-ri-ri-sza2 _gam_ ki-ri-ri ki-lu-ur-sza2 _tu6-en2_ | Its kiʾrīru, its naprišu, its kiri’ru, the gamma of its kurru and its kilur. Incantation formula. |
| 7' | _ka-inim-ma sig2 sag-du munus_ i-szah-hu-uh | Incantation: “The hair of the head of a woman will be swollen. |
| 8' | _kid3-kid3-bi_ mu-sza2-t,i-sza2 _ti_-qe2 ku-nisz-tu2 ta-s,a-par ur-t,e-e _tug2 {gesz}geszimmar_ sza2 _{tumu}si-sa2_ | Its ritual: you take her šaṭītu-vessel. You send a kuništu (bowl). The urtû-flood (and) the date-palm garments of the crown |
| 9' | _nu#-nu_ zap-pi _ansze-kur-ra babbar 7(disz)_ u _7(disz) ka-keszda kesz2_ ina _sig2_-sza2 _kesz2 en2 7(disz)_-szu2 _szid_-nu | You tie seven and seven knots of white horse wool on its wool. You recite the incantation seven times. |
| 10' | [x] x x x _u4 3(disz)-kam2_ ti-ik-ka-sza2 _gu7_-szi a-di _sig2_-sza2 _gub_-zu _nu du8_ | ... on the 3rd day her tikku-bowl hurts her, until her left hem is covered: she will not recover. |
| 11' | [x x] ka#?-le-e _hul-a_ tu-hu-ul-hu-ul | ... you destroy the evil ... |
| 12' | [tu?]-hu#-ul hu-ul hu-ul ma-da ma-da | Evil, evil, evil of the land, the land |
| 13' | [x ki]-li# ki-li : _sza3_ ki-sze-da-ni ki-sze-da-nu | ... kišedānu-plant |
| 14' | [x x x] 7(disz) _a-ra2 ka-kesz2-da-sze3 he2-en-zalag2-ga_ | ... 7 times, may it be bright for the kakeshda prayer. |
| 15' | [x x _he2]-en#-dadag eme hul-gal2 bar-sze3 he2-em-ta-gub_ | May ... be bright, may the evil tongue stand aside. |
| 16' | _[ka-inim-ma]_ sig2# sag-du munus_ ka-le-e | Incantation formula: wool for the head of a pregnant woman. |
| 17' | _[kid3-kid3-bi_ x] x _nu-nu {na4}pa_ sza2 7(disz) _gun3-mesz_-sza2 {na4}ia-ni-ba | Its ritual: ... a censer of papparu-stone of 7 talents of alabaster |
| 18' | [...] {na4#?}zib2-tu2 gu-ti-tu2 _urudu zabar_ | ... alum, gutītu-stone, copper |
| 19' | [...] 7(disz)# u 7(disz) _ka-keszda kesz2_ e-ma _kesz2 en2 szid_-nu | You tie seven and seven knots, whenever you tie the knot, you recite the incantation. |
| 20' | [...] x _sig2_ a-lik-tu4 ik-kal-la | ... ... wool, the herald will eat. |
| 21' | [...] x la _sag-du_ ub-te-ti-bi-la-am | ... he brought to me without capital. |
| 22' | [...] lik li hi ia ak | ... may ... be done |
| 23' | [...] x _an-ta_ ku ku ki sza2 '# | ... ... above ... |
| 24' | [...] ta-s,e-sik-szu2 _en2_ | ... you have him bind. Incantation: |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [x] _sa5#? kesz2_ x [...] | ... red? ... ... |
| 2' | [x] x-ma _gin7#?_ s,ar-hi x [x x x] x x lu# ina _iti 5(disz)-kam2_ lu ina _iti 3(disz)-kam2#_ [x x] | ... like a scorpion ... either in the 5th month or in the 3rd month ... |
| 3' | [x] x a _ze2 gu4 : ze2 musz ge6 ze2 gir2#-tab# ze2 pesz2_ bu-un-bu-ul-la# | ... water ... oxen : blood of the snake. Night blood of a scorpion, blood of an ewe that has sprouted |
| 4' | [x x] x su-a-di tur-ar2 _sud2 5(disz) u2-hi-a szesz-mesz_ mal2-ma-lisz ina# [x x] | ... you scatter ...; 5 brother-in-laws all together in ... |
| 5' | [x x x] kab-ru-ni _e11_-ma _disz_-nisz tu-ha-sa ina _i3 {szim}im-di_ ga-ab-rim x [x x] | “If he is ill, come out and you mix it with oil of gypsum. |
| 6' | _[sag-du]_-su# _sar_-ab 7(disz) _u4-me esz-mesz_-su-ma _sig2 babbar [ge6]_ | His head is written. For seven days he will renew his omens and black wool. |
| 7' | _[DISZ na_ ina mes,-he]-ru#-ti-szu2 _sag-du_-su sze-bi-te _[diri]_ | If a man, when prostrating, his head is full of lumps. |
| 8' | [x x x x x] _sza3 i3 szub_-di _en_ i-mut,-t,u2 _du#_ [x x] | ... he will be deprived of oil; the lord will die ... |
| 9' | [...] _sud2_ ina _i3 {gesz}im-di_ ga-ab-ri _hi-hi esz-[mesz_ x x] | ... you dry (and) mix with ghee, sulphur, new ... |
| 10' | [... x]-na#-ti ana me? _u4_-mi _esz_ [x x] | ... ... for a day ... |
| 11' | [...] x-szu2 _en2 7(disz)-szu2 _szid#_-[nu] | ... ... you recite the incantation seven times |
| 12' | [x x x x] ta#? x x _sza3#?_ tu-pa-s,a ana _sza3 i3_ hal-s,i# _[szub_-di] | ... you will unharness (them) and put them into filtered oil. |
| 13' | [x x x ina] _mul4#_ tusz-bat _sag-du#_-su _sar_-ab 7(disz) _u4-me lal2_-id#-[ma] _ti#_ | If ... sits in the star: its head will be written on it for 7 days and will live. |
| 14' | [x x x x] _sag-du buru5{muszen} ge6 sag-du rag-rag#{muszen}_ | ... the black head of a raven, the head of an eagle |
| 15' | [x x x x] an#-nu-ti ina _i3-gesz hi-hi sag-du_-su# _esz_-asz | ... these ... with oil, his head is changed. |
| 16' | [x x x x] gir# _a-sur-ra szu-ti {szim#}li_ | ... the foot of that meadow is juniper |
| 17' | [x x x x] _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz_ szud-di# _hi-hi_ | ... you dry, crush, and sieve ... together in oil. |
| 18' | [...] x _szub_-ma _sig2 [babbar] e11_-a | ... ... fell and the white wool came out. |
| 19' | _[en2_ ...] x ba-ri-ri-sza2 | Incantation: “... ... her breast |
| 20' | [...] hi# hi#? zi# zi ib | ... hi hi, zi, zi |
| 21' | [...] he# he#-e _tu6-en2_ | ... may he be ..., incantation formula. |
| 22' | _[ka-inim-ma_ ...] _sig2 sag-du_ la t,a-a-bi | Incantation formula: ... wool, the head not good. |
| 23' | [x x x x] x x ana _kasz-bir8 szub_ ina _nindu usz2_-er _sag-du_-su _luh_-si | You put ... in beer, you scatter it on a piece of bread, and then you bandage his head. |
| 24' | [x x x x]-la? _numun ga-rasz{sar} numun_ {u2}qul-qul-a-ni _disz_-nisz _sud2_ | ..., seeds of kalbānu-plant, seed of qullqullani-plant; Miš was victorious. |
| 25' | [x x x x] _hi-hi szesz2-mesz_-su-ma szib-tu4 _nu gal2_ | ... ... his brothers, and there is no šibtu-offering. |
| 26' | [x x x x x] _gamun#-ge6 {u2}kur-kur numun {u2}ukusz2-hab_ | ... black cumin, nīnû-plant, seed of kušhab-plant |
| 27' | [x x x _{na4}]pesz4 ansze 6(disz) u2-hi-a szesz-mesz had2-a sud2_ | ... peš-stone, donkeys, 6 uḫū’a-plant, brother-in-laws, dried |
| 28' | [...] x t,u-ub-ba-ti ana _ugu gar_ | ... ... happiness will be placed over it. |
| 29' | [...] x _nigin#_-ma | ... ... surrounds ... and |
Sources & licences
- 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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