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AMT pl. 063 04 (K 10833) + (P394456)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 063 04 (K 10833) + |
|---|---|
| ID | P394456 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 27' | x x x x ⸢ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak ina I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂.ŠEŠ₂⸣-[su-ma ina-eš] | You pour ... into his anus, rub him regularly with oil, and then he will recover. |
| 28' | DIŠ 4 KAŠ₃ ru-še-e-ti GA U₈ BABBAR-MEŠ LAL₃ KUR.RA GEŠTIN ⸢A.GEŠTIN.NA KALAG⸣.[GA] | If 4 cups of rūšûtu-beer, milk of white ewes, mountain honey, wine of the strong esaḫṣu-plant |
| 29' | KAŠ SAG I₃.GIŠ DIŠ-niš HI.HI ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak-ma ina-⸢eš⸣ | You mix first-class beer (and) oil, you pour it into his anus, and then he will recover. |
| 30' | DIŠ 5 {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}LI ILLU LI.DUR NAGA SI {šim}BULUH ILLU {šim}BULUH {šim}⸢MUG⸣ | If 5 resins of kukru-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, resin of ṣumlalû-conifer, baluhhu-plant, salt, alkali-plant (and) ēru-plant |
| 31' | NU.LUH.HA{sar} ina 1(BAN₂) KAŠ SAG ŠEG₆-šal EN ana 2 SILA₃ GUR 1/2 SILA₃ KAŠ₃ 1/2 SILA₃ I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.GA ina ŠA₃-bi HI.HI | You knead nuḫurtu-plant in 1 sūtu of first-class beer. You mix it with 2 qû of kurru, half qa of beer, and half a sila of fragrant oil. |
| 32' | 1šu₂ 2šu₂ 3šu₂ ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak EGIR-šu₂ UD.SAKAR AL.US₂.SA {u₂}GEŠTIN KA₅.A sah-le₂-e | You pour (it) once, twice, and thrice into his anus. After that, he performs the sakkar-alû-festival. Wine, fox-vine, cress, |
| 33' | ta-pa-šir₃ ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak EGIR-šu₂ {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}LI ⸢NAGA SI {šim}BULUH⸣ | You pour it into his anus. Afterwards, kukru-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, horned alkali-plant |
| 34' | ZU₂.LUM.MA ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A ina KAŠ₃ ŠEG₆-šal I₃.GIŠ u KAŠ SAG ana IGI [ŠUB ana DUR₂]-⸢šu₂⸣ DUB-ma ina-eš | You knead dates (and) flour from esāʾišu-plant in beer, you pour oil and first-class beer in front of (the mixture), you pour it into his anus, and then he will recover. |
| 35' | [DIŠ] 6 {šim}ŠEŠ GAZI{sar} {u₂}NU.LUH.HA {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ NAGA ⸢SI⸣ {u₂}LAG A.ŠA₃ | If 6 herbs, mustard, nuhurtu-plant, kukru-aromatic, ēšu-juniper, lupin |
| 36' | {[u₂}KUR].⸢RA⸣ {u₂}HUR.SAG ina KAŠ u KAŠ₃ ina IM.ŠU.RIN.NA te-sek-ker tu-še-lam-ma | You crush ēriš-plant (and) ḫursag-plant in beer and beer in ghee. You purify (the mixture) and |
| 37' | [ba-ah-ru]-⸢us-su⸣ HAD₂.DU I₃.GIŠ ana IGI ŠUB-di ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB EGIR-šu₂ GA mat-qa ana ⸢DUR₂-šu₂⸣ DUB-ma ina-eš | You dry (and) crush bḫurussu-ēšû-plant, you pour oil in front of (the mixture), you pour it into his anus, after that you strew milk, you recite the incantation three times, and then he will recover. |
| 38' | [...] ⸢ana TI⸣-šu₂ NUMUN {giš}ŠINIG ⸢ni⸣-kip-ta₅ | ... he will recover. Seed of tamarisk (and) ekiptu-tree |
| 39' | [... gul-gul]-⸢li⸣ LU₂ ina ⸢NE⸣ [tu]-⸢qat⸣-tar-šu₂ | ... destroys a man, in the New Year's Eve you make him fall. |
| o ii | ||
| 21' | [x x x x x x x x x PIŠ₁₀.{d]}⸢ID₂⸣ UH₂.{d}[ID₂] | ... ēšu-juniper, sulphur |
| 22' | [x x x x x x x x x] SAG.KI-MEŠ-šu₂ LAL | You bandage his temples ...... |
| 23' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ša₂⸣ MUR.GAL ma-gal GU₃.GU₃-⸢u₂⸣ | ...... the ešā-e3-plant, the great mountain, roars. |
| 24' | [x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢KIN-šu₂⸣ SUMUN-ma ŠU.GIDIM.MA {u₂}KUR.RA {u₂}HUR.⸢SAG⸣ | ... his messenger is old and Hand of Ghost (gloss: new break) |
| 25' | [x x x x x x x x x] {⸢šim⸣}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}GAM.MA {šim}MUG šu-luṭ ŠIM-HI.A | sulphur, ēšû-plant, kanaktu-aromatic, alkali, juniper, the protection of the plants |
| 26' | ⸢MUN⸣ {[u₂}LAG A].⸢ŠA₃ PAP 11 U₂⸣-[HI].⸢A ina⸣ KAŠ SAG ŠEG₆-šal I₃.GIŠ ana IGI ŠUB ana ⸢DUR₂⸣-šu₂ DUB | a total of 11 plants, ēšû-plant, at the beginning of the meal, first-class beer, second-class oil, in front of the tablet, to the 'Palace of the Rising Sun'. |
| 27' | DIŠ 2 NUMUN GI.ZU₂.LUM.MA {u₂}UKUŠ₂.HAB {u₂}KUR.KUR {šim}LI {šim}ŠE.LI BABBAR U₂ BABBAR | If two seeds of dates, ēru-plant, nīnû-plant (and) juniper, white plant |
| 28' | {na₄}ga-bi-i DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM ina I₃.UDU HI.HI U DU₃-uš ana DUR₂-šu GAR-an ILLU LI.DUR {šim}BULUH taq-ti-ru | You crush (and) sieve gabû-stone together, you mix them in fat, and you put (the mixture) into his anus. You fumigate him with resin of alum. |
| 29' | DIŠ 3 {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}LI {šim}MUG ŠIKA NIG₂.BUN₂.NA{ku₆} NAGA SI U₂ BABBAR {u₂}ak-tam | If 3 kukru-aromatics, burāšu-juniper, ṣumlalû-plant, fish mash, horned alkali, white plant, baktam-plant |
| 30' | {giš}EREN.SUMUN {šim}ŠEŠ {šim}BULUH ILLU {šim}BULUH ILLU LI.DUR GI DUG₃.GA {šim}MAN.DU | cedar, šūzû-aromatic, baluhhu-plant, alum, resin of a reed thicket, good quality (and) MAN.DU-plant |
| 31' | šu-luṭ ŠIM-HI.A ina KAŠ₃ ru-uš-še-ti ina IM.ŠU.RIN.NA UŠ₂-er E₁₁-ma I₃.GIŠ u KAŠ ana ŠA₃ HI.HI TU₅-šu₂-ma DIN | You heat up sulphur in beer (and) rūšû-plant in ghee, you remove it and mix oil and beer into it, you rub it, and then he will recover. |
| 32' | ⸢DIŠ⸣ 4 {u₂}a-zal-la₂ U₂ BABBAR {u₂}al-la-an-na {u₂}ak-tam {u₂}an-ki-nu-ti NUMUN GADA KA A.AB.BA | 4 azallû-plants, white plant, allanu-plant, baktam-plant (and) ankinūti-plant seed, linen seed, sea shell |
| 33' | {šim}ŠEŠ DUH.LAL₃ {u₂}ap₂-ru-ša I₃.GIŠ DU₁₀.GA DIŠ-niš HI.HI ina I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂-MEŠ-su | You mix juniper, honey, aprušu-plant (and) sweet oil. You anoint him with it in oil. |
| 34' | ⸢DIŠ⸣ 5 {u₂}IGI-lim {u₂}IGI.NIŠ {u₂}ha-ša₂-na {u₂}KUR.KUR {u₂}IN.NU.UŠ EN NUMUN-šu₂ NUMUN {giš}ŠINIG | (If) he is ill for 5 days: imhur-līm-plant (a kind of juniper), ḫašanu-plant, šadânu-tree (‘dog’s tongue plant) (and) innušu-grass, the owner of his seed, the seed of tamarisk. |
| 35' | NUMUN {giš}MA.NU {na₄}ZALAG₂ {u₂}DILI KA A.AB.BA PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ {tug₂}NIG₂.DARA₂.ŠU.LAL₂ GIRI₃.PAD.DU NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.[LU] | Seed of ēru-tree, zalāqu-stone (and) single plant, the mouth of the sea, the river, the ṣumlalû-garment, the footstool of humanity. |
| 36' | liq-ti₃ {giš}si-ha {u₂}ar-ga-na {giš}⸢ba-ri⸣-ra-ta₅ {šim}LI {⸢šim⸣}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}GAM.MA | May the liqtu-plant, sīḫu, barganu-juniper, ebari-rāta-tree, lupin, kukru-aromatic, šumma-plant |
| 37' | {šim}IM.MAN.DU {giš}EREN {giš}⸢ŠUR⸣.[MIN₃ {giš}HAR].⸢LUM.BA.ŠIR⸣ {šim}ŠEŠ 25 U₂-HI.A ŠEŠ | IM.MAN.DU-plant, cedar, ēšur-juniper, harû-tree (and) ṣūru-plant: 25 plants of the ‘prescriptions’. |
| 38' | ⸢nap-šal⸣-ti ŠU.GIDIM.MA ⸢ina⸣ [x x x x x x] ⸢ni⸣-ṣir-ti MAŠ.MAŠ-ti | Apsûtu, hand of a ghost, inā’e23-plant, ni₂-ešbirtu-plant: incantation of the diviner. |
| 39' | [DIŠ] 6 {na₄}mu-ṣu {na₄}ZALAG₂ {na₄}AN.ZAH {⸢na₄}AN⸣.[ZAH.BABBAR {na₄}AN.ZAH].⸢GE₆⸣ {na₄}KA.GI.NA DAB.BA | If 6 mušbu-stones, zalû-stone, anzahhu-stone (and) ēšaḫb-jambs, black agate, are seized. |
| 40' | {⸢na₄⸣}DUR₂.MI.NA NA₄ AN.BAR {u₂}DILI TEŠ₂.BI ⸢SUD₂⸣ [x x x x] HI.HI ŠEŠ₂-MEŠ-su-ma DIN | You mix ēšû-stone (and) alum, stone of iron and single plant, you mix them, you anoint him repeatedly (with the mixture), and then he will recover. |
| 41' | [DIŠ UD.DA] ⸢LU₂⸣ GIM {giš}GIDRU ša₂ {d}ZUEN GAR-šum-ma ⸢GIR₃-šu₂⸣ i-kap-pap u i-tar-ra-aṣ | If the day reaches the middle of a man's house like a scepter of Šamaš's, and his temple trembles and shakes |
| 42' | [i-ram-mu]-⸢um u ru-puš₂-tu₂⸣ [ina] ⸢KA-šu₂ DU⸣-ak GIDIM mur-tap-pi-du ina EDIN DAB-su | (If) a ghost is seized by Urtappidu in the open country: |
| 43' | ⸢GURUN⸣ {giš}⸢MAŠ.HUŠ⸣ [x x x x x U₅] ⸢ARGAB⸣{mušen} I₃.UDU ELLAG₂ GUD kim-zu-rat {lu₂}UŠ₂ | errû-plant, ēmašḫuša-plant plant, ... plant, bat guano, fat of the kidney of an ox, the kimzuratu-disease of a human |
| 44' | ⸢HAD₂⸣.DU SUD₂ MUD₂ TU{mušen} ⸢NITA⸣ [x x x x x x x x] ⸢ša₂⸣ ID₂ HAD₂.DU TEŠ₂.BI SUD₂ ina I₃.UDU HI.HI | You pound ēšû-tree (‘carnelian’ plant) (and) you daub (his eyes) with blood. You dry and crush the 'man of the house'-plant (a kind of juniper), you dry and pound (it) together, you mix it in fat. |
| 45' | 1 ITI ⸢ŠEŠ₂⸣.[ŠEŠ₂]-⸢su⸣-ma DIN | If the term has passed, he will receive the silver. |
| 46' | ⸢DIŠ⸣ NA GIDIM DAB-su-ma i-mi-im i-ka-⸢aṣ⸣-[ṣa KIN-šu₂] ⸢ma⸣-a-ad ha-a-a-ta-šu₂ qer-bet | (If) a ghost has seized a man and he sees an anomaly: his messenger will reach him, his enemies will be scattered. |
| 47' | ⸢UD⸣ u GE₆ la i-na-a-ah GU₃-šu₂ GIM GU₃-im {⸢udu⸣}UZ₃ ⸢it⸣-ta-ŠUB-di | (If) it does not rain on the day and night, its roar is like a roaring bull's roar. |
| 48' | ⸢ŠU⸣.GIDIM a-hi-⸢i⸣ ina har-ba-ti DAB-su ana TI-šu₂ SU-šu₂ ⸢ina DIDA tu⸣-ka-ar tu-kaṣ₃-ṣa | (If) the Hand of a Ghost afflicts a man: in order to heal him, you crush (and) sieve ēru-plant in flour. |
| 49' | {⸢u₂⸣}GEŠTIN KA₅.A HAD₂.A SUD₂ ina MUD₂ {giš}EREN {{ I₃ BUR }} HI.HI ŠEŠ₂-su {⸢na₄⸣}x [x] {⸢na₄⸣}ar₂-⸢zal-lu⸣ | You dry, crush (and) sieve ēšû-juniper, you mix it in blood from cedar, pressed oil, you bandage him (with the mixture), ...-stone, alum |
| 50' | {⸢na₄⸣}PA ša₂ 7 GUN₃-MEŠ-ša₂ {na₄}GUG SA₅ {na₄}ZU₂ GE₆ {na₄}AN.⸢ZA⸣.[GUL.ME] {⸢na₄}aš-pu⸣-[u] | ešānu-stone of seven talents red carnelian, black obsidian, ṣumlalû-stone |
| 51' | {u₂}tar-muš ina KUŠ ina GU₂-šu₂ GAR-an GIDIM ša₂ ⸢DAB⸣-[šu₂] ⸢i⸣-na-[sah] | You put tarmuš-plant in a leather (bag) around his neck. The ghost of his snare is e’inasaḫ |
| 52' | [en₂] ⸢udug⸣ hul (hun.ga₂) (a.la₂) hul (hun.ga₂) ⸢gidim hul (hun⸣.ga₂) (gal₅.la₂) hul (hun.ga₂) | Incantation: “The evil udug-demon (and) the evil ala-disease, the evil g[idim-distortion], the evil [galla-de]ad, |
| 53' | [dingir] ⸢hul⸣ MIN maškim₂ hul MIN {d}(⸢dim₁₀.me⸣) MIN {d}(dim₁₀.me.A) MIN {d}(dim₁₀.me.LAGAB) MIN | The evil god, ditto, the evil maškim priestess, DITTO, Enlil, Ditto (Emūma), DITto (DITTO), Enlils, DITEX, |
| 54' | ([tu₆.dug₄].⸢ga⸣) inim {d}(en.ki.⸢ga.ke₄⸣) (ur.sag) {d}(asal.lu₂.hi) dumu eridu({ki}ga.ke₄) | Incantation of the word of Enki, hero Asalluhi, son of Eridu |
| 55' | ([dug₄.ga) {d}(nin].⸢girim) nin (tu₆⸣.tu₆.ke₄) zi (an.na) (he₂.pad₃) zi (ki.a) (he₂.pad₃) | Good one, Ningirim, lady of the incantation, may he find the life of heaven (and) may a life of earth (be found) |
| 56' | [x x x x x x nap-šal]-⸢ti u maš-qa-a-ti ŠID-nu⸣ | ... supplication and prayer |
| 57' | [...] x | |
| 58' | [...] x | |
| 59' | [...] zi | ... life |
| 60' | [...] TI | ... will recover. |
| 61' | [...] ⸢ina⸣ KUŠ | ... ina-e23 cubit |
| 62' | [... ina] ⸢NE⸣ | ... in the New Year |
| 63' | [...] x | |
| r i | ||
| 6' | [DIŠ] ⸢NA GIDIM UGU-šu₂ AL⸣.[ŠUB ...] ⸢ina⸣ KUŠ | If a ghost is standing over a man: he will die. |
| 7' | [DIŠ] ⸢KIMIN⸣ {na₄}mu-ṣa SIG₂ UGU.DUL.BI ⸢ni⸣-[kip-ta₅ x x x x x x x x x NAM.LU₂.U₁₈].⸢LU⸣ <HI.HI> ina I₃ se-er-di EŠ-aš | If ditto, you mix ēšamaš-stone (and) ‘wool’ from a woolen garment, emanu-kiptu-plant ('spurge') with a human skull, you anoint him repeatedly (with the mixture), (and then) he will recover. |
| 8' | [DIŠ] ⸢KIMIN⸣ {na₄}mu-ṣa ni-kip-ta₅ KU.KU [x x x x x] {⸢giš⸣}MA.NU SIG₂ SILA₄.GUB GIŠ₃.NU.ZU GIŠ₃.NU.ZU | If ditto, ēšāru-stone, mušba-stone (and) nikiptu-spurge, ... , maṣhatu-tree, wool, ṣillû-wool, kukru-wood, |
| 9' | ⸢BABBAR⸣ u GI₆ ina KUŠ ina ⸢GA⸣ [x x x x x x x] ⸢GIŠ₃⸣.NU.ZU ⸢GIŠ₃⸣.NU.ZU SAR | white plant and black plant in a leather (bag) in the ešānû-vessel ... enutu-plant eṭirunuzu-plant |
| 10' | [DIŠ] ⸢KIMIN PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ {u₂}KUR.KUR⸣ [x x x x x x x] ⸢gul⸣-gul LU₂.U₁₈.LU | If ditto, kibrītu-sulphur, ēru-plant, ...-plant (and) egul-egul plant: the man. |
| 11' | ⸢ILLU⸣ LI.⸢DUR⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x {giš}ar₂]-⸢ga⸣-na {giš}LUM.HA | eillû-plant, ēdu-plant (a kind of juniper), eganu-tree, lupin |
| 12' | ⸢A⸣.GAR.GAR MAŠ.DA₃ UZU ⸢MAŠ⸣.[DA₃ x x x x x] ⸢MUN⸣ eme-sal-li₃ {{ MUN ku₃-pad }} ⸢PAP 14 [x x x] ⸢qu⸣-ta-ru ša₂ ŠU.GIDIM.MA | Ea-egargar maštakal-plant, meat of ea-māša-e23-da ema-salli-plant salt of pure salt EAP 14 Qû-e-taru of Hand of Ghost |
| 13' | {⸢u₂⸣}tar-muš {⸢u₂⸣}[IGI-lim {u₂]}⸢IGI⸣.NIŠ {u₂}KUR.KUR {šim}⸢HAB⸣ {[šim]}⸢ŠEŠ⸣ KUŠ MAŠ.DA₃ | tarmuš-plant, imhur-līm-plant (a kind of juniper), ešāru-tree (a type of sedge), ḫašî-plant |
| 14' | ⸢la⸣-pat ar₂-ma-⸢ni⸣ [(x x) KA tam]-⸢ti₃⸣ HENBUR₂ ŠE-am NAGA SI ⸢SUM⸣{sar} {[šim]}⸢LI I₃⸣.UDU GUD SUMUN | elaptu-tree, armanītu (a kind of juniper) ... the mouth of the sea etam-eti-e-23 ... acorn horned alkali, ēriš-plant, lupin, fat of an old ox |
| 15' | 14 U₂-HI.⸢A⸣ [x x x] ⸢ina⸣ MUD₂ {giš}EREN [x x] ⸢ina⸣ NE | 14 plants ... cedar blood ... |
| 16' | {[u₂]}⸢si-ha {u₂⸣}[x x x x {u₂]}⸢KUR.RA {u₂}HUR⸣.[SAG x x x {u₂]}⸢IGI.NIŠ⸣ | esiha-plant, ēšû-plant (a kind of juniper), ḫūru-tree ('tamarisk') (and) imhur-esagil-plant |
| 17' | {⸢u₂⸣}šu-mut-⸢tu⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x] | šumut-etu-e3 |
| 18' | {⸢šim⸣}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}⸢LI⸣ [...] | The šimmu-plant, the ēlu-plant |
| 19' | 10 ⸢GIN₂⸣ {u₂}GAMUN.⸢GE₆⸣{sar} [...] | 10 shekels of black cumin |
| 20' | ⸢PIŠ₁₀⸣.{d}ID₂ UH₂.{⸢d⸣}[ID₂ ...] | EPIŠ-e23.ID-plant (and) ē23-e3-ID plant |
| 21' | {⸢u₂⸣}KUR.RA NAGA ⸢SI⸣ [...] | Ekurra nagaru-plant, esî-plant |
| 22' | [I₃].⸢UDU⸣ GUD I₃.UDU UR.MAH {⸢giš⸣}KIŠI₁₆ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | ēšu-soapwort, oxen fat, lion fat, bitumen |
| 23' | {⸢u₂⸣}KUR.KUR {⸢šim⸣.[d}MAŠ ...] | ēšim-Ninurta |
| 24' | [GURUN {giš}MAŠ].⸢HUŠ⸣ [...] | The ration of the maštakal-plant |
| 25' | ⸢NUMUN {giš}ŠINIG ŠIKA gul⸣-[gul-la-ti x x x x x x x x] | ēšû-plant, tamarisk, hand of egullatu-plant |
| 26' | PAP 10 qu-ta-⸢ru ša₂⸣ ŠU.⸢GIDIM⸣.[MA EN₂] ⸢dup-pir lem-nu EN₂ mu-šal-lim⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | A total of 10 qutāru-plants, from the Hand of a Ghost. Incantation: “The evil duppir-plant, incantation of the mušallim-plant ....... |
| 27' | DIŠ NA ŠU.GIDIM.MA GIG 1/2 SILA₃.⸢TA⸣.AM₃ ⸢KAŠ₃ {{ A ID₂ }} ša₂ sa-hi-ri⸣ u sa-⸢hi⸣-[ir-ti x x x x x] | If a man suffers from hand-of-ghost illness: 1/2 qû each of ēšu-plant, water from the river, of the saḫiru-vessel and the reed bundle . |
| 28' | DIŠ NA ŠU.GIDIM.MA ina SU-šu₂ il-ta-za-az-ma NU DU₈ ar₂-an-⸢na-ba tu-ša₂-kal-šu₂-ma⸣ [TI] | If Hand of Ghost (appears) repeatedly in a man's body and cannot be dispelled: you have him drink it and he will recover. |
| 29' | DIŠ KIMIN KAŠ₃ ru-uš-še-e-ti ina NINDU UŠ₂-er ina UD.HUL.GAL₂ ina E.SIR₂.LIM₂.MA ir-ta-na-muk-ma [TI] | If DITTO, he drinks rūšû-beer in a loaf, on a bad day he keeps drinking it in Esilima, and then he will recover. |
| 30' | ana ŠU.GIDIM.MA ZI-hi u₃ BUR₂-ri UZU eš-še-bi{mušen} GU₇-šu₂-ma TI IB₂.TAG₄ ina IZI tur-ar₂ [SUD₂] | For Hand of Ghost, removing and removing flesh, he shall eat it and will recover. You burn the remainder of the flesh in fire and he will get better. |
| 31' | ina MUD₂ {giš}EREN HI.HI EN₂ ŠU.SI HUL.GAL₂ ana ŠA₃ ŠID SAG.KI-šu₂ ⸢TAG⸣-ma NU GUR-ma NU TAG-[su] | You mix it with cedar blood. Incantation: “You recite the incantation, 'The evil finger', into the hand. You rub his temple (with it), but he will not return (to it) and will not touch it. |
| 32' | ⸢DIŠ⸣ NA ŠU.GIDIM.MA DAB-su-ma {lu₂}MU₇.MU₇ ZI-šu₂ la i-⸢le-ʾi {u₂⸣}[LAL] | If a man is seized by Hand of Ghost and a šulmû-demon cannot escape his attack: ēru-tree |
| 33' | {⸢u₂⸣}an-ki-nu-ti {u₂}DILI {u₂}AŠ.TAL₂.TAL₂ {u₂}HUR.SAG ⸢SIG₇⸣ GURUN {giš}MAŠ.⸢HUŠ⸣ [x x x] | Ankinūtu-plant, ēriš-plant (a kind of juniper), ḫursag-liquorice (and) red-purple plant, seeds of maṣhatu-tree |
| 34' | {[u₂]}⸢ar⸣-zal-la {u₂}tar-muš {u₂}el-kul-la NUMUN {giš}ŠINIG {⸢u₂}LU₂⸣.[U₁₈.LU] | Earzalla, tarmuš-plant, elkulla-plant seed of tamarisk |
| 35' | [DIŠ-niš] ⸢SUD₂⸣ ina I₃ {{ ina I₃ {⸢giš}EREN⸣ }} ŠEŠ₂ ina KUŠ DU₃.DU₃-pi₂ ina GU₂-šu₂ ⸢GAR-an⸣ | If ēšû-plant (a plant) is roasted in oil, in oil of cedar oil, it is pressed with a leather (bag) and put on his neck. |
| 36' | [DIŠ ŠU.GIDIM].⸢MA⸣ ina SU LU₂ il-ta-za-az-ma NU DU₈ ana ZI-šu₂ NA₄ TU {na₄}KA A.AB.BA | If Hand of a Ghost stands in a man's body and cannot be dispelled: for his life he will acquire a stone, a seashell. |
| 37' | [a-bat-ti] ⸢ha⸣-ru-bi ina IZI tur-ar₂ ta-mar-raq ina MUD₂ {giš}EREN HI.HI EN₂ 7šu₂ ŠID-nu | You fumigate it with fire, you rub it with cedar blood, you recite the incantation seven times. |
| 38' | [EN₂ (ka.kib]) (⸢ka.kib⸣) LUGAL (ka.kib) LUGAL (ka.na.ka.kib) LUGAL tum₃-ma-ta EN ša₂-qa-a | Incantation: King of the world, king of the universe, lord of abundance. |
| 39' | [x x x {d]}⸢nin⸣-urta tum₃-ma-ta pu-ṭur lem-nu NU TE-a TU₆.EN₂ | “O Eninurta, brought to an end, the evil putbur-demon will not approach me— Incantation formula. |
| 40' | [EN₂ x x x šam]-⸢ra⸣-ta₅ na-ad-ra-a-ta₅ ⸢kaṣ₃⸣-ṣa-ta₅ gap-ša₂-ta₅ dan-na-ta₅ pa-aš₂-qa-ta₅ lem-ne₂-ta₅ | Incantation: “..., šam-ra-e-23-ta, nadrâta-disease, e-kaṣ-sbata, gap-shata, strong-strike, evil-doer |
| 41' | [x x x x x x x x x x x u₂]-⸢na-ah⸣-[ka ša₂ la {d]}⸢asal-lu₂-hi man⸣-nu u₂-⸢šap⸣-šah-ka | “Whoever you are, O Asalluḫi, who is it that you are? |
| 42' | [x x x x x x x x x x x li-šap-šah]-⸢ka⸣ TU₆ EN₂ | [......] may they purify you. Incantation formula. |
| 43' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ŠEŠ₂]-⸢ma⸣ ina-ah | If he is stricken with ..., he will recover. |
| 44' | [...] hi | ... hi |
| 45' | [...] {⸢šim⸣.d}MAŠ | ... Šim-Ninurta |
| 46' | [...] {⸢giš⸣}ŠINIG | ... tamarisk |
| 47' | [...] šu₂ ŠEŠ₂-MEŠ | ... hand of a curse |
| 48' | [...] x SI GUD NITA₂ | ... horn of an ox |
| 49' | [...] x | |
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| 36' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ta]-⸢kap-par₂⸣ | ...... you wipe clean |
| 37' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢an⸣-nu-ti | ...... anemones |
| 38' | [x x x x x] ⸢NE SU-šu₂ DIŠ⸣-[niš x x x] TI | If he is ill with ērešu-plant: he will recover. |
| 39' | [DIŠ 3 I₃].⸢UDU⸣ NAGA SI{sar} PIŠ₁₀.{d}⸢ID₂ SI DARA₃.MAŠ {tug₂}NIG₂⸣.DARA₂.ŠU.LAL₂ | If 3 sheep’s fat (and) horns are written on a šunû-garment, horned ēdu-stone, stag's horn, turban |
| 40' | [GIR₃.PAD].DU NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU la-aš-hi ŠAH NITA TEŠ₂.BI HI.HI ina NE SAR-[šu₂]-⸢ma⸣ TI | Šēpê-šuma-ukin (Sumerian) : “If a man is sick with sulphur, you mix them together. You shave (his head) in embers (and) he will recover. |
| 41' | [DIŠ 4 ⸢gul⸣-gul-la-at NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU {u₂}a-bu-uk-ka-ta₅ {u₂}kur-⸢ka-na₇⸣ | If four egullat-plants (are) the population of a man: abukkatu-plant (and) kurkānû-plant |
| 42' | [GIM NIG₂.AR₃].⸢RA⸣ ta-sa-mu-ud TEŠ₂.BI ina I₃.UDU GUD HI.HI ina NE tu-qat-tar-⸢šu₂⸣-[ma TI] | You mix it with fat from an ox, you fumigate him over fire, and then he will recover. |
| 43' | [DIŠ 5 {u₂}ak]-⸢tam⸣ kal-la ša gul-gul NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU A.GAR.⸢GAR⸣ [MAŠ.DA₃] | If 5 ēštam-plants, the kalla-plant that destroys humanity, the meadow of Egar-e23 |
| 44' | [x x x] TEŠ₂.BI ina I₃.UDU GUD HI.HI ina NE tu-qat-tar-⸢šu⸣-[ma TI] | You mix together ... in fat from an ox, you fumigate him over fire, and then he will recover. |
| 45' | [DIŠ 6 ki]-⸢im⸣-zu-ra-am ša NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU I₃.UDU ELLAG₂ GUD [x x] | If 6 kī-e-zu-râm-vessels belong to humanity: fat from the kidney of an ox |
| 46' | [TEŠ₂.BI] HI.HI ina gul-gul NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU ina NE tu-qat-tar-⸢šu⸣-[ma TI] | Its ritual: You mix (it) together in a reed hut, you burn a man in embers, and then he will recover. |
| 47' | [DIŠ 7 ŠE₁₀ UR.BAR.RA ka-as-si-bi I₃.UDU UR.MAH I₃.UDU ELLAG₂ ⸢GUD⸣ [x x] | If 7 lion’s carcasses are full of fat from a lion, fat from the kidney of an ox |
| 48' | [TEŠ₂].⸢BI⸣ HI.HI ina pe₂-en-ti {giš}KIŠI₁₆ tu-⸢qat⸣-[tar-šu-ma TI] | You mix it with tašrītu-plant, you tie it to his temple and he will recover. |
| 49' | [DIŠ] 8 GIR₃.PAD.DU NAM.⸢LU₂⸣.U₁₈.LU u₃ ME.HE₂ ša ⸢GUD MAŠ₂⸣ [x x x x] | If 8 šēpê-stones belong to the ēru-priestess and ... of the ox ... |
| 50' | [TEŠ₂].⸢BI HI⸣.HI ina gul-gul NAM.⸢LU₂⸣.U₁₈.LU ina NE {⸢giš}KIŠI₁₆⸣ [tu-qat-tar-šu-ma TI] | You mix together its two parts. In the midst of the destruction of humanity, in the morning you present him with juniper, and then he will recover. |
| 51' | [x x x] {⸢lu₂⸣}UŠ₂ I₃ KIN.TUR{ku₆} I₃ UR₄{ku₆} I₃ GUD{⸢ku₆⸣} [...] | ... ēšû-plant, tamarisk oil, tallow oil, fat of oxen oil |
| 52' | [(x x x)] ŠEŠ₂.⸢ŠEŠ₂⸣-[su-ma TI] | If he is ill with šû-disease and he will recover. |
| 53' | [x x x x] ⸢ŠIR⸣ NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.[LU ...] | ... ešūru-tree, humanity |
| 54' | [...] x x [...] | |
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