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BAM 7, 024 y (P394430)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 7, 024 y |
|---|---|
| ID | P394430 |
| 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 | _DISZ na ki-na2_-ma szit-ta-szu _ugu_-szu2 _du10-ga zi_-ma i-ka-szu-usz _gur#_-[ma ...] | If a man lies down on the bed and his spittu-disease affects him, he is swollen and constantly trembles, and then .... |
| 2 | ana _ti_-szu2 _ur2 {gesz}nam-tar nita2 {u2}lag a-sza3 sud2_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ al-la-na _du3#_-[usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an] | For his life you smear the base of a male namtar tree (and) a lupin on a field. You do this with fat and ghee. You place it into his anus. |
| 3 | _DISZ na ki-na2_-ma _zi_-ma pa#-nu#-szu2# nu#-pu#-hu _na bi dur2-gig [gig_-ma ana _ti_-szu2] | If a man lies down in his bed and his face is swollen: that man suffers from durgi-disease, and then for his life. |
| 4 | qi2-lip _zu2-lum-ma_ qi2-lip# [...] al-la-na _du3_-usz [ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar]_-an# | You set up a censer of dates. You recite ... and you put it around his neck. |
| 5 | _DISZ na ki-na2_-ma szit#-[ta-szu _ugu_-szu2 _du10-ga zi_-ma i]-ka-szu-usz _gur_-ma# [...] x | If a man lies down on the bed and his spittu-disease affects him, he is swollen and he constantly trembles, and ... .... |
| 6 | [...] x gi [...] szu2-szu2 kim-s,a-[a-szu2 ...] x | ... ... his clothing ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | _[DISZ] na#_ [in]-nim2#-me-er i-te-nik#-[ki-ik] _im#_ ina _dur2_-szu2 u2-kal _ninda_ u _a tur_-ra i-sil-ti _dur2 gig_ | If a man is constantly afflicted by innimmer-disease: he holds clay in his lap; he keeps eating bread and small water, he suffers from constriction of the lung. |
| 2 | sa5-us-su ul-la-ma _dugud_-szu2-ma [la nu]-uh#-hu-usz _kusz ur-mah_ tur-ar2 | his limbs are elevated, and his weight is heavy and not loosened: the lion's skin will be small. |
| 3 | _i3-udu ur-mah hi-hi gur_-ma _had2-a sud2#_ ina# _i3-gesz eren hi-hi_ u _du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | You knead lion's fat and you put it on as a bandage. |
| 4 | _DISZ ki-min_ hi-qa2 _ti szeg6-ga2_ hi#-qa2 _dub-dub_-ak | If ditto: hiqâ-disease, ti šeggānu-jaundice, ḫiqa will be heaped up. |
| 5 | _DISZ ki-min szum-szir-dili lag mun sud2_ ina# _i3-udu hi-hi szu-si du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | If DITTO, you knead shumshirdilu-plant, sulphur and salt in fat from a man's thigh, you put them into his anus. |
| 6 | _DISZ ki-min {u2}lag a-sza3 illu {szim}buluh sud2#_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi szu-si du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an | If ditto: you dry, crush and sift lupine from a field, alum (and) baluhhu-aromatic in fat from ḫašû-colocynth and put it into his anus. |
| 7 | ina _a {gesz}sze-nu2-a szub-szub_-szu2# it-qur-tu2 te-qi2 | You wash him with water from a šenû-tree (and) you daub his eyes. |
| 8 | _DISZ na dur2-gig gig_-ma i-te-nik-ki-ik _im_ ina _dur2_-szu2 u2-kal u2-na-paq# | If a man suffers from a sore and he is constantly irritated: he holds a tablet in his left hand and wipes it clean. |
| 9 | _suhusz# gi-zu2-lum-ma suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2# numun#_ {u2}x [...] x _numun#? {u2}ukusz2-hab_ [...] | The base of reed, the base of male namtar-tree, seeds of ...-plant, seed of kushab-plant |
| 10 | ina# _i3-udu hi-hi szu-si du3_-usz [ina _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an _a] {gesz}sze-nu2-a_ ir-ta-na-has, | You make a šūsu-vessel with fat from a sheep and put it around his neck. The water from the bed will keep getting hot. |
| 11 | _{u2#}igi_-lim _{u2}ukusz2-hab {u2}ki-kal#_ x [... {u2}sum]-sikil {u2}kur-kur_ | a plant, a leather bag, kikal-plant, ..., ṣumsīl-plant (and) mountain plants |
| 12 | _[nig2]-ar3#-ra a gesztin-na kal-ga im_ [...] x : _u5 argab{muszen}_ {u2}u5-ra-ni | nigarra-plant, water from a mighty vineyard, ... : ug-plant of the argab bird, his urani-plant |
| 13 | _[gazi]{sar#} {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}buluh_ {u2}[x ...] _{szim#}li_ sah-le2-e | mustard, mint, baluhhu-aromatic, ...-plant, lupin, cress |
| 14 | [...] _{u2}kur-ra_ {u2}tar-musz _a-[gar]-gar# masz#-[da3_ ...] x 2(u) 3(disz) _u2-mesz szesz-mesz_ | ... mountain plants, tarmuš-plant, agargar-plant (and) gazelle droppings ... 23 plants for the brothers |
| 15 | [...] x ta-tar-ma ina ma-sukx(TAR)-ti ta-pa-as, [...] ta#-s,ab-bat _szu-si_-ka _nigin_-mi | ... ... and you wipe it clean with a cloth. ... you rub your finger. |
| 16 | _[dur2]_-szu2# ta-kar _ka2 dur2_-szu2 te-t,e3-pi szum4-ma ina x [...] _du3# {szim}gir2_ | If in ... ... you make a šumû-aromatic (a kind of juniper) |
| 17 | _[i3]-nun#_ u _illu {szim}buluh sud2_-ma _dur2_-szu2# [...] _su3#_-ma ina-esz | You pound ghee and the river bank with baluhhu-aromatic, and then his sleeping ... he will get better. |
| 18 | _[DISZ ki-min ...] x ana _ti#_-szu2 {szim}gur2-gur2 {u2}kur-kur naga si u2 babbar [...] | If ditto: ... for his life mint, kurkurru-plant, horned alkali, white plant ... |
| 19 | [...] _{u2#}gamun-ge6-ki pa u2 nam-ti-la sze10 ur#-[gi7 ...] | ... cumin, the face of life-giving plants, dog ... |
| 20 | _[gaba]-lal3#_ [...] ti _tesz2-bi gaz sim_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ u alla#-[na _du3_-usz ina _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an] | You make an infusion from ... ... together, you make a suppository from it in fat, ghee and allanu-plant, and you put it around his neck. |
| 21 | _DISZ na ninda gu7 kasz nag# sza3-mesz_-szu2 _mu2-mesz_ u2-na-paq _na bi#_ [...] | If a man eats bread, drinks beer: his internal organs will be swollen; that man .... |
| 22 | _{u2}szur-szur u2 babbar naga# si# suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2 illu li-dar {u2#}[x ...] | šūru-plant, white plant, nīnû-mineral, the base of the namtar-tree, the man, may the flood drain. ...-plant |
| 23 | illu {szim}buluh {u2}kusz-[ti]-gi#-lum# i3-udu ur-mah hi-hi_ alla#-na# _[du3_-usz ina _dur2_-szu2 ...] | The flood, baluhhu-aromatic, kuštigilum-plant, fat from a lion, allana-soapwort you made. In its course ... |
| 24 | _DISZ# na dur2-gig gig#_-[ma i3]-udu ellag2 udu-[nita2_ ...] | If a man suffers from durgig-illness and the liver of a sheep ....... |
| 25 | x x _pesz10-{d}id2#_ [...] | ... Ištar ... |
| 26 | x x x | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | _DISZ na sa dur2#_-[szu2 ...] | If a man's left thigh ... |
| 2' | ana _a {gesz}sze-na2-a#_ [...] | To the water of the cedar |
| 3' | _dur2_-szu2 ta-kar _numun#?_ [...] | You remove his thigh, seed? ... |
| 4' | _DISZ na_ ki-s,il-la-szu2 _gu7#-[mesz_ ...] | If a man's hips hurt him ... |
| 5' | kib-rit _im-gu2#-[en-na_ ...] | The boundary of the Imgūna canal ... |
| 6' | _DISZ na_ ki-s,il-la-szu2 _gu7-mesz#_ [...] | If a man's hips hurt him .... |
| 7' | _dur2-gig gig_ [...] | (If) he suffers from throbbing .... |
| 8' | {u2}di-szu {u2}x [...] | ... juniper |
| 9' | nap-pi-i x [...] | “Loading . . [.] . |
| 10' | _[DISZ] na#_ x x x [...] _{szim#}gam#-[ma_ ...] | If a man ... ... cumin ... |
| 11' | [...] _nita2 i3-nun-na duh-sze3#-[gesz-i3_ ...] | ... a man, butter oil, sesame oil ... |
| 12' | [...] _a# buru8 illu li-dur u2 babbar_ x [...] | ... ... the harvest, the river level, the white plant ... |
| 13' | [... _za3-hi]-li#? naga si_ qa-la-a-ti u2 [...] | ... zaḫili?-plant, alkali, qallatu-plant and ... |
| 14' | [...] _{szim#}li {szim}szesz mun ku3-pad#_ [...] | ... juniper, myrrh, salt and silver ... |
| 15' | [... x]-e# _gaz sim_ ina _izi#_ [...] | ... ... kills ..., ... in fire .... |
| 16' | [...] x _mun naga si_ tur-ar2# [...] | ... ... salt and alkali you fumigate ... |
| 17' | [...] _{szim#}gam-ma illu#_ [...] | ... cumin, the flood ... |
| 18' | [...] _gig# gig dur2_-szu2 e-si#-[il u5 argab{muszen} suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2]_ | ... a sick person, his limbs are swollen, oil from a raven, base of a man’s namtar tree |
| 19' | [...] tu-kap-pat [...] | ... you wrap ... |
| 20' | [...] _kasz# nag_-ma e-si-[il _uh2-mesz_ i-szal-la _sza3-mesz_-szu2] | ... you libate beer, and then he rinses himself with it, he cleanses his internal organs. |
| 21' | [it-tan]-na#-bi-t,u ir-ru-u2#-szu# i#-ar2#-ru#-ru#_ [...] | They have sinned, they curse him, they slander him ... |
| 22' | [...] _lag# mun 1/3(disz) ma naga# [si_ ...] | ... salt, 1/3 mina of alkali, the north wind ... |
| 23' | [... {gesz}]erin 1/3(disz) ma {gesz}szur-min pap 6(disz) u2-[hi-a]_ | ... cedar, 1/3 mana of cypress, total: 6 plants |
| 24' | [... te]-sek#-ker _e11_-ma tu-kas,3-s,a _i3-gesz_ ana _igi szub#_ | You pound ..., you bring it out and you cool it. You pour oil into the eye. |
| 25' | [...] ana# _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ma ina-esz | ... you insert it into his anus and he will get better. |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [... qer]-be2-nu _gig#_ [...] | ... qerbēnu-illness ... |
| 2' | [...] x _illu li-dur numun_ [... x]-tam _sze10 ur-gi7 suhusz_ x [...] | ... ... the river level will recede; the seed .... |
| 3' | _[{u2}]szum#-szir-dili_ {u2}pi-zir3 _gurun {gesz#}masz#-husz sud2_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi szu-si du3_-usz# | šumuširdilû-plant, piziru-plant (and) mashhūzu-tree root, you mix them in fat from a sheep and a tuft of wool. |
| 4' | _[ki-min ki]-ma# _dur2_-szu2 it#-ta#-pu2#-u2# _kusz ur-mah_ ta-qal3-[lu ...] | If ditto, when his limbs have twisted, you wash the lion's skin ... |
| 5' | [ina _i3]-udu# hi-hi# szu#-si du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an# | You make a suppository with fat from a sheep and put it around his neck. |
| 6' | [...] _a2#?_-szu2 [...] gig# na bi_ qe2-reb _dur2 gig#_ | ... his arm? ... that patient, inside the throne of the sick |
| 7' | [...] _szu#-si# du3_-usz ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an# | ... you make a 'finger'-mark and you put it around his neck. |
| 8' | [...] ina _{uruda}szen-tur szeg6#-[ga2]_ | ... with a small copper kettledrum |
| 9' | [...] _{szim#}gur2-gur2_ sah-le2#-e nu#-x | ... juniper and cress did not ... |
| 10' | [... ta]-has#-sap _nigin_ | ... you crush and sift. |
| 11' | x tu# ki im [...] x _i3-nun tag_ | ... ... butter oil |
| 12' | _[i3]-udu#?_ ta-za-ru3 ta#-[kar ...] _i3#-nun dur2_-szu2 _szesz2_ | You fumigate with sheep oil, you scatter ... ghee over it, you anoint his body with it |
| 13' | _DISZ na dur2 gig gig#_-[ma di-ik]-sza2 _tuku_ | If a man suffers from numbness, and his diadem has a stinging sensation: |
| 14' | _dub 4(disz)-kam DISZ na_ ina la si-ma-[ni-szu2 _murub4-mesz] gu7-mesz_-szu2 | 4th tablet of "If a man's hips hurt him without rest." |
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