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BAM 5, 473 (P394441)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 473 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394441 |
| 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 | _bad hul gig_ [...] | ... evil wall ... |
| 2 | ina _i3 {szim}gig_ [...] | with oil of šimgig-aromatic . . |
| 3 | _bad hul gig_ [...] | ... evil wall ... |
| 4 | ina _i3-gesz bara2-ga#_ [...] | In a censer of ... ... |
| 5 | _lu2-bi_ x [...] | That man ... ... |
| 6 | _DISZ ki-min_ a-na _lu2_ [...] | If ditto ... to a man .... |
| 7 | ka-a-a-man _szesz2_ [...] | constantly brother .... |
| 8 | _bad ka_ lu pi-ta2 [...] | The gate of the city wall should be open ... |
| 9 | ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_ [...] | constantly the brothers ... |
| 10 | _DISZ ki-min_ ana _lu2 nu te_ [...] | If ditto, he does not approach a man .... |
| 11 | ka#-a-a-man _szesz2_ [...] | ... brother .... |
| 12 | _DISZ ki-min#_ ana _lu2 nu te_ [...] | If ditto, he does not approach a man .... |
| 13 | ka#-a-a-man _szesz2_ [...] | ... brother .... |
| 14 | _bad_ [x x] _a#_ ana# _lu2#_ [...] | The wall ... to the man ... |
| 15 | ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_-su [...] | constantly his brothers ... |
| 16 | _bad ki-min_ ana _lu2 nu te_-e _sag_ [...] | If ditto a wall does not approach a man: the head .... |
| 17 | ka-a-a-man _szesz2_-su-ma _di_ [...] | He constantly seeks out his brother and ....... |
| 18 | _bad ki-min lu2 nu te_-e _sag_ e-re-bi x [...] | A wall, alternatively, a man will not approach; the head of the entry ... .... |
| 19 | ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_-su-ma t,i2-bal _a_ [...] | constantly his brothers ... .... |
| 20 | _bad zi-ku5-ru-da_ ana _lu2 nu te sag kur-gi_ [...] | The city wall of Zikuruda does not approach a man: the head of the mountain .... |
| 21 | ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_-su-ma _zi-ku5-ru-da_ [...] | constantly seeks out his brothers and a lawsuit .... |
| 22 | _bad ki-min_ ana _lu2 nu te sag-du_ u2-szub-bal-li [...] | If ditto a wall does not approach a man, he will overturn the head .... |
| 23 | ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_-su-ma _zi-ku5-ru-da_ [...] | constantly seeks out his brothers and a lawsuit .... |
| 24 | _bad ki-min_ ana _lu2 nu te sag_ it-hu _had2-ra2_ x [...] | If ditto a wall does not approach a man: he will become poor; ... .... |
| 25 | ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_-su-ma _zi-ku5-ru-da#_ [...] | You constantly seek out his brothers, and a verdict .... |
| 26 | 1(u) 2(disz) bu-ul-t,u sza [...] | 12 (pieces of) būlṭu-garments of |
| 27 | bu-ul-t,u sza _szu gidim-ma_ [...] | The healing of the hand of a ghost . . |
| 28 | _DISZ na gidim_ lu-su x [...] | If a man ... a ghost .... |
| 29 | _sig2 {mi2}asz2-gar3 nita_ x [...] | wool of a male ašgar plant |
| 30 | _DISZ na gidim_ lu-su [...] | If a man ... a ghost .... |
| 31 | sze-ra-an _izi_ [...] | In the morning, fire ... |
| 32 | sze-ra-an _izi#_ [...] | In the morning, fire ... |
| 33 | ina _izi_ [...] | in fire ... |
| 34 | _suhusz {gesz}nim_ [...] | the base of a date palm |
| 35 | [...] | |
| 36 | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [x] _an_ x _gaz sim_ ina _i3#_ ina# _gesztin-sur_ tar-hu ina _kusz la2 ki nig2-la2_ [x x x x] | ... ... will be destroyed; aromatics will be dissolved in oil in wine; in a leather bag ... |
| 3' | _suhusz {gesz}nim_ sza2 _ugu ki-mah suhusz {gesz}kiszi16 si gu4_ sza2 _zag si masz2-zu_ sza2 [x] | the base of a cedar which is above the kimaḫ-tree, the foundation of juniper, the horn of an ox, which is on the right horn (and) the 'increment' of |
| 4' | _numun {gesz}szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu {u2}a-zal-la2 7(disz) u2-hi-a_ [x] | seeds of tamarisk, seeds of manu-tree, azallu-plant, 7 plants |
| 5' | s,i-in-di sza _szu gidim-ma sag-ki-min_-su _lal2_ | shindi of hand of a ghost, his temples honeyed. |
| 6' | _enuru{+e2-nu-ru} sa-hul lu2-bi lu2-bi silim_ | The city Enuru was destroyed, that man was safe. |
| 7' | _sa-har ka-bi ka-bi silim_ | The dust of the mouth, the mouth is well. |
| 8' | _en-na ka-la nin-na ka-la_ | Now, all the queens, all |
| 9' | _sa-har lu2-bi silim igi-du8 un igi in masz_ | the soil of that man is normal. The eye-stones are unfavorable. In case of a goat |
| 10' | _a-a_ MU IM x# _igi-du8 un igi in masz_ | father ... he will see ...; unfavorable. In Capricorn |
| 11' | _en izi hal-mesz_ x x _du3-du3 esz_ | the lord of halved fires ... built a shrine. |
| 12' | a-na TUM AK A EN _na bi# nu-un-zu_ a-na ba-ni-tu4 _gi4-gi4_ | To ... ... that man does not know. To restore ... |
| 13' | _{d}en-ki dumu a-ni_ ba-ni-tu4 _gi4-gi4_ | Enki, son of Anu, restored. |
| 14' | _{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4_ | Nintinuga, king of the gods |
| 15' | _{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga# sag-kal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4_ | Nintinuga, foremost of the gods |
| 16' | _{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga# dumu {d}nin-a-zu_ | Nintinuga, son of Ninazu |
| 17' | _a-a {d}en-ki_ [x x] _{d}asal-lu2-hi_ | Father Enki, Asalluhi |
| 18' | _{d}asal-lu2-hi# lugal sa6-ga ki-za-za he2-me-en_ | May Asalluhi, the good king, be your place. |
| 19' | _{d}asal-lu2-[hi] ib-bi-da nam-mu-un-da-gir2_ | Asalluhi, when he was born, did not turn back. |
| 20' | _zi {d}na_ [x x x x x] _ki-a he2-pa3 tu6 enuru{+e2-nu-ru}_ | life of Nabû ... may it be found. Incantation of Enuru-enuru. |
| 21' | _ka inim-ma szu gidim-ma_ | The mouth of the word is a ghost. |
| 22' | _du3-du3-bi gu2_ [...] _nu_ 7(disz) {na4}szu-u _nita_ ta-sza2-qaq | Its ritual: ... the neck ... ... 7 stones of a man you will sprinkle. |
| 23' | _pesz10-{d}id2#_ [...] _{u2}sikil-la_ 7(disz) rip-pi2-ta _sig15 pap_ 7(disz) u 7(disz) | Peš-Id2 ... juniper, 7 bundles of red wool, total: 7 and 7 |
| 24' | [...] ma SAR _en szid_-nu e-es, rip-pi2 ne2-el-la | ... ... until they have been gathered, he will be sated with a stinging sting. |
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | [...] | |
| 6' | [...] | |
| 7' | [...] | |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | [...] | |
| 10' | _DISZ na#_ [...] | If a man .... |
| 11' | la [...] | not ... |
| 12' | _DISZ min sag_ [...] | If ditto: the head .... |
| 13' | ina _i3_ x [...] | in oil ... ... |
| 14' | bu-ul-t,u sza [...] | The healing of |
| 15' | _en_ it,-t,i {d}e2-a [x x] {d}e2-a [...] | O lord, look, Ea, ... Ea |
| 16' | _dub 3(disz)-kam2 DISZ na gu2_-szu [x x x x x x] _szu# gidim-ma_ | Third tablet of (the series called) "If a man's neck hurts him"; it refers to hand of a ghost. |
| 17' | _e2-gal_ ana _{d}szar2 du3 dumu-nita_ [x x x] _ti_-qe2 sza _{d}ak_ {d}tesz2-me-tu4 _igi-min_ ra-pa-asz2-tu2 isz-ru-ku-szu2 | The palace for Šar the son of ... took. Of Nabû and Tešmētu the wide eyes gave him. |
| 18' | e-hu-uz-zu _igi-min_ na-mir-tu4 ni-szik _dub-sar_-ru-ti | He acquired for himself shining eyes, the pinnacle of scholarship. |
| 19' | [x x _x]-mesz_ NI _a ur-mah ri-a_ dam-me-ru szu-a-tu la i-hu-uz-zu | ...s ... lions, nobles, and nobles did not obey this command. |
| 20' | bul-t,i ta-muh-hi-hu _umbin_ ur-ti _masz-mesz_ ta-hi-zu _gu7!_-la | “The healing of the tammuhhû-demon, the foundation of the corpses of the goats, the food of the cows, |
| 21' | _a#-zu-gal_-lu-tu2 _{d}nin-urta_ u {d}gu-la-ma la ba-asz2-mu ina t,up-pa-a-ni asz2-tur az nik szi-kip-ma | The great medical knowledge of Ninurta and Gula is not known. I have written on tablets, checked, collated, and |
| 22' | [x x] ta-mar-ti _igi_ ta-as-si-ia _ki-gal e2-gal_-ia u2-kin | ... the appearance of my face, the foundation of my palace I established. |
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- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- 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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