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BAM 6, 555 (P394421)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 6, 555 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394421 |
| 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 2 | ||
| 1 | [... ina _{im}szu-rin-na_ te-sek]-ker# _e11_-a ana mar-ha-s,i ta-sza2-hal-[ma ina] | You crush ... in šurinnu-plant, you pour it into a libation vessel, and then in |
| 2 | [...] _i3-gesz szeg6-[ga2_ ...] | ... cold oil ... |
| 3 | [... ina] _kasz#-sag tesz2-bi gaz# nu_ pa-tan _eme_-szu2 _dab_-bat _ti#_ | ... you crush together in prime-quality beer, without dining his tongue will seize the life. |
| 4 | _[DISZ na_ ... {gesz}dap]-ra-na {szim}gir2 i3-uu {szim}gig_ | If a man ... daprānu-tree, kukru-aromatic, or sulphur |
| 5 | [...] _{szim#}buluh illu {szim}buluh illu li-tar kur-ne#_ | ... buluḫ-aromatic, may the flood afflict the mountains. |
| 6 | [...] _{szim}bal {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {u2}kur-kur_ | ... balû-aromatic, mint, juniper, mountain plants |
| 7 | [...] x {gesz}al-la-an-ka-nisz _nu-luh nu-luh-ha {u2}hab_ | ... allankaniš-wood, nuḫurtu-plant, nīnû-plant |
| 8 | [...] an-dah-szum _kal ku7-ku7 2(u) 7(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_ | ... is sweet, all day sweet, 27 drugs for the brother |
| 9 | [... tu]-szam-s,a _ar3_-en _sim_ ta-sza2-ni-ma _sud2_ | ... you heat up ..., you scatter the aromatics, and then he will get better. |
| 10 | [...] _titab# ziz2-am3_ ina _{im}szu-rin-na_ te-sek-ker _e11_-a _sed_ | You pound ... and emmer in šurinnu-plant, you put it on as a bandage, (and) he will be calm. |
| 11 | [...] x x _ti#_-qe2 1(disz) _sila3 lal3 kur_-i _babbar sun2_ u _titab ziz2-am3 tesz2-bi hi-hi_ | ... ... you take; 1 qû of honey from the mountain, white honey and a titab-vessel of emmer you mix together. |
| 12 | [...] x 3(disz) _u4_-me _gar_-an _u4_-ma _szeg6-ga2 i3_ hal-s,a ana _sza3 szub_-di | ... ... you set up for 3 days. That day, in the morning, you pour filtered oil into it. |
| 13 | [... ba-lu pa]-tan# _gu7-mesz_ ana _{dug}la-ha-an_ ta-na-szar _kasz-sag i3-gesz_ hal-s,a ana _sza3 dub_-ak | You pour ... without dining into a lahannu-vessel. You pour first-class beer and filtered oil into it. |
| 14 | [...] x _dida_ szi-i sa-hu-nu szum-sza ana ki-s,ir-te _mur-mesz du3-a-bi sig5_ | ... ... that ..., its name is sahunu-disease; it is favourable for the kishirtu-festival. |
| 15 | [...] _ku7#-ku7_ ana _nita2 du3_-usz ana _munus nu du3_-usz | ... is sweet, you perform it for a man, you do it against a woman. |
| 16 | _[DISZ ki-min_ ...] x _kasz-sag gi du10-ga {szim}gir2 {szim}szur-min3 {szim}sze-li {gesz}kur-gi-rin-na_ | If ditto: ... ..., sweet reed beer, gir-aromatic, juniper, šelû-mint, kurgirinnu-wood |
| 17 | _[u2-hi]-a#-mesz szesz tesz2-bi szeg6_-szal : _kasz-sag# szesz lal3_ u _i3_ hal-s,a ana _sza3 szub nag_-szu2 i-par-ru-ma _ti_ | “Brother's uhhu̮ītu-disease will be treated as one-half of it. : (If) he drinks first-class beer, brother's honey and filtered oil into it: he will vomit and recover. |
| 18 | _[DISZ ki-min] gi# du10-ga {szim}gir2 {szim}szur-min3 {szim}li {u2}kur-gi-rin-na {szim}buluh_ | If ditto: good reed, šunû-aromatic, juniper, lupin, kurgirinnu-plant, baluhhu. |
| 19 | [...] _{szim#}buluh {u2}nu-luh-ha {szim}sze-li babbar numun_ {u2}eli-kul-la {u2}szib-bur-[rat] | ... baluhhu-aromatic, nuḫurtu-plant, white šēlu-juniper, seed from elikulla-plant (and) burratu-flower |
| 20 | [... bu]-ut,-na {u2}ha-sza2-na _tesz2-bi_ ta-ka-sim nar3-t,a-ba tu-ra-t,a-[ab] | You crush together ..., būṭnu-plant (and) ḫašālu-plant. You smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric. You repeat the nartaba-song. |
| 21 | [...] _ziz2#-am3_ ina _{im}szu-rin-na_ te-sek-ker _e11 sed u2-hi-a szesz#_ | ... you wrap ... in šurinnu-wood, you put it on as a bandage, you anoint him with cold water. |
| 22 | [...] x x _sun2_ u _titab ziz2-am3 tesz2-bi hi-hi_ ana _dug_ te-sip 3(disz) _u4_-me _gar_-an | ... ... and a piece of emmer; you mix them together in a jug; you put it on for three days. |
| 23 | [...] x _i3_ hal-s,a ana _sza3 szub_-di _kasz-sag_ ana _sza3 dub_-ak _{dug}a-da-gur4#!_ | ... you pour filtered oil inside, you pour first-class beer inside, (and) you daub (his eyes). |
| 24 | [...] _nu_ pa-tan _nag-mesz gig dab_-usz szi-ha-tu2 _tuku_-szi | ... he should not drink it on an empty stomach; he will be ill and will experience distress. |
| 25 | _[DISZ na_ ...] lu ki-s,ir-te _mur-mesz_ lu su-a-lam _gig_ {dug}ta-ri-hu _du3_-usz# | If a man or a woman ... or ṣirtu-disease, or mucus (suālu) (and) a sick person: you make a tarihu-vessel. |
| 26 | [...] x _u2-hi-a_ x x x x [...] x _{u2}igi_-[x ...] | ... ... plant ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] _kasz#-sag hi-hi_ [...] | ... premium beer ... |
| 2' | [...] _masz-sila3 la2_-su x [...] | ... his deficit ... ... |
| 3' | [...] _numun {gesz}szinig numun_ {u2}[x ...] | ... seeds of tamarisk seed of ... plant |
| 4' | [... _i3]_ hal-s,a ana _sza3 dub_-ak _nu_ pa-tan _nag_ | ... you pour filtered oil into it; you should not drink it on an empty stomach. |
| 5' | [...] _sud2_ ina _kasz-sag hi-hi gur_-ma _had2-a gaz sim_ | ... you boil down ... in prime-quality beer and you mix it with a paste of tamarisk. |
| 6' | [...] ina# _kusz-edin sur igi_ u _masz-sila3 ki-min_ | ... in a leather bag, the surface of the eye and the limbs ditto. |
| 7' | [...] x ina _i3_ hal-s,a u _kasz-sag nu_ pa-tan _nag_ | ... ... in filtered oil and premium beer, on an empty stomach you suck. |
| 8' | [... _{szim}]gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}hab_ {u2}ur2-ne2-e _{u2}gesztin ka5-a_ | ... gurgur-aromatic, lupin, ḫašû-plant, burāšālu-juniper, fox-vine |
| 9' | [...] x _zu2-lum-ma hi-hi_ ina _kusz-edin sur igi_ u _masz-sila3 ki-min_ | ... dates and alum in a leather bag, the front and the back ditto. |
| 10' | [... _{gesz}szur]-min3 sud2_ ina _kasz-sag nag a-gar-gar masz-da3 lagab u8 gu4_ | ... you pound cypress, you drink it in prime-quality beer, agargar-plant, gazelle droppings, ewes and oxen |
| 11' | [...] _zu2#-lum-ma_ {u2}ur2-ne2-e _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _kasz-sag hi-hi_ | ... dates (and) burāšu-juniper together you mix in prime-quality beer |
| 12' | [...] x u _zu2-lum-ma hi-hi_ ina _kusz-edin sur igi masz2-sila3 ki-min_ | ... ... and dates, ditto, in a leather bag on the back of the goat's eye. |
| 12' | _[DISZ na_ ... ka]-s,ir#? ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}ur2-ne2-e _{u2}gesztin ka5-a_ | If a man ... for his life burāšu-juniper (and) fox-vine |
| 13' | [...] _{u2}har-har u2 babbar 6(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_ | ... harhar plant, white plant, 6 plants for the brother |
| 14' | [... _i3]-nun hi-hi nu_ pa-tan _nag u2-hi-a szesz_-ma _sud2_ | ... you mix ghee on an empty stomach, you anoint him with the mixture, and then he will recover. |
| 15' | [...] x ina _kasz-sag nag-mesz_-ma _ti_ | ... ... you drink in prime-quality beer, and then he will recover. |
| 16' | _[DISZ na_ ...] x _mud2-mesz szub-mesz_ ana mal-da-risz u2-sa-al | If a man’s ... ... are swollen: he will be confined to a position of difficulty. |
| 17' | [...] x _babbar {u2}har-har {u2}nu-luh {u2}nu-luh-ha_ | ... white ..., harhar-plant, nuḫur-plant |
| 18' | [... _kasz]-sag nu_ pa-tan _nag-mesz an-dah-sze ki lal3_ u _i3-nun-na gu7-mesz_ | ... he drinks first-class beer on an empty stomach; he eats sweetened beer with honey and butter. |
| 19' | _[DISZ na_ ...] x _tuku_-szi _mud2 szub-mesz_-a _gazi{sar}_ sah-le2-e _gibil2_-te | If a man has ... ...: he will experience a loss of blood; juniper, new cress |
| 20' | [...] _sud2#_ ina _kasz-sag nag_ ina _a_ {gesz}szu-nim _kum2 ra_-su | ... you boil down suluppu-plant in prime-quality beer, you heat it up in the sap of a cypress tree, |
| 21' | [...] _pa {gesz}pesz3 pa_ {u2}ur2-ne2-e _tesz2-bi sud2_ | You pound together ..., juniper, burāšu-plant, and sulphur. |
| 22' | [...] x x _szeg6_-szal _kusz-edin sur la2_-su-ma _ti_ | ... ... is black: the sandal will fall on him and he will recover. |
| 23' | _[ki-min_ ...] pa-s,a-ti _buru5 en-me-li a-sza3-ga had2-a sud2 tesz2-bi hi-hi_ | Ditto: ... swollen ..., the harvest of Enmeli, the field has been irrigated, all of it is ill. |
| 24' | [... _x]-mesz_ {gesz}szu-nim _kum2 ra_-su _pa_ {gesz}szu-sze _pa_ {gesz}szu-nim | ... of juniper, its scent is sweet. |
| 25' | [...] ur2-ne2-e _pa {gesz}haszhur u2 du3-a-bi sig5 pa_ {u2}u5-ra-ni | ... juniper, apple(?) and all kinds of plant(s) are good. His plants |
| 26' | [... ina] _kasz#-sag hi-hi gur_-ma# _had2-a gaz sim_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ | ... you stir it into a paste in prime-quality beer and you anoint it with oil. |
| 27' | [...] _gaba_-su u _[masz]-sila3#_-szu2 _lal2_-ma _ti_ | ... you bandage his chest and his kidneys, and then he will recover. |
| 28' | [...] x ina _i3_ hal-s,a _eme_-szu2# _dab_-bat ina _ka_-szu2 _dub_ ina _a gazi{sar}_ | ... ... in filtered oil his tongue seized, in his mouth you strew a tablet in gazelle water |
| 29' | [...] _gur_-ma _pa_ {gesz}szu-sze _la2_ pa-ni-ta-am-ma _lal2_-su | ... turns and the ... of the hand is short: the front of it is covered. |
| 30' | [... _za3]-hi-li{sar} sud2_ ina _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_-szu2 _pa {gesz}ma3_ | ... you pound ḫili-aromatic, you have him drink it in beer on an empty stomach, (and) you put it on a boat. |
| 31' | [...] _pa {gesz}ge6-par3 pa_ {gesz}szu-nim _pa_ {u2}ur2-ne2#-e# | ... a “pānu-tree,' a hand-saw, a bur-plant |
| 32' | [... ina] _i3-udu hi-hi_ ina _kusz-edin sur la2_-su _[ti]_ | ... with fat from a sheep's thigh in a leather bag, his blood will flow. |
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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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