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BAM 6, 571 (P394485)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 6, 571 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394485 |
| 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' | [...] _4(disz)# u2#-hi#-a nag#?_ [x x] | ... 4 uhīlu-plants, ... ... |
| 2' | [...] x _lal2_-su-ma _ti#_ [x] | ... ... you bandage him and he will recover. |
| 3' | [... u2]-szam-ra-su _gur-gur_-szu2 _igi_ u _masz-sila3 la2#_ [...] | ... his eyes and limbs are swollen ... |
| 4' | [...] x _im-gu2 nig2-nigin2-na gaz_ [x] | ... ... lightning flashed continuously ... |
| 5' | [...] _sur_-ri _lal2_-su-ma _ti#?_ | ... you bandage him, and then he will recover. |
| 6' | [...] _zi3#-kum 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3_ x | ... flour, 1/2 sila3 flour ... |
| 7' | [...] x 1/2(disz)? _sila3 duh#-sze#-gesz-i3 1/2(disz) sila3 numun_ {u2}tar-[musz8] | ... 1/2? sila3 sesame oil, 1/2 sila3, seeds of tarmuš plant |
| 8' | [...] x _disz_-nisz _gaz sim_ ina szur-szum-me _kasz sumun_ x | ... ... you crush ..., you smear it on a piece of wood with old beer ... |
| 9' | [...] ri#? ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri _lal2_-su-ma _[ti]_ | ... ... in a leather bag you bandage him, and then he will recover. |
| 10' | [... {u2}tar]-musz8# _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li zi3 gu2#-[gal zi3 gu2-tur]_ | ... tarmuš-plant, mint, lupin, gugal-flour, small-grain flour |
| 11' | [... _u2]-hi#-a_ an-nu-ti _disz_-nisz _gaz sim_ ina x [x x x x] | ... these plants you crush together, ... aromatics in ... |
| 12' | [...] tara-bak ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri x [x x x x] | ... you stir ... in a leather bag ... |
| 13' | [... ana] _ti#_-szu2 {szim}gam-me_ ni-kip-tu2 _{gesz}szur-[min3_ x x] _{szim#}mug#_ | for his life, cumin, nikiptu-spurge, cypress, mugu-aromatic |
| 14' | [... x]-ti _disz#_-nisz# _gaz# sim#_ ina# szur#-szum#-me# _kasz# sumun min_ | ... ..., he shall kill ... in a libation bowl of old beer. |
| 15' | [...] x _na 1(u) 5(disz) _u4-me lal2_-su-ma | ... ... 15 days, his honey |
| 16' | [...] _masz#-qi-ta sza _en-te-na_ ina _gesztin nag_-ma _ti_-ut, | ... you pound mashqidûtu-plant from entenu-tree in wine, and then he will recover. |
| 17' | [...] 1(disz)? _ma-na_ qi2-lip2 _zu2-lum-ma 2(disz) ma-na i3-udu ellag2 udu-nita2_ | ... 1? mina of dates, 2 minas of pure fat of a sheep |
| 18' | [...] _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}gam-ma {szim}{d}nin-urta_ | ... gurgur-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, cumin, ninurta-plant |
| 19' | [...] x _gaz sim_ ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri _la2_-su-ma _ti#_ | ... ... kills ...: you bandage him with a resin from a leather bag and he will recover. |
| 20' | [...] _zu2#-lum-ma i3-udu ellag2 udu-nita2_ {u2}x x | ... dates, fat from a sheep’s kidney, ... plant |
| 21' | [... ina _kusz]-edin# sur_-ri _lal2_-su-ma _ti szu-nigin2 lal2#-mesz#_-ma# | ... in a leather bag you bandage him and he will recover. The total is honey. |
| 22' | [...] ana? 3(disz) _iti_ tu-szal-lam-szu | ... for 3 months you will complete him. |
| 23' | [...] ud? szu2? _ar3_-en _sim_ sah-le2-e _lam-gal 3(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_ | ... on the day of the disappearance of the moon, the smell of saḫlû-cress, lamgal-plant, 3 plants for the brother |
| 24' | [...] ri _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ ana _igi sur_ ta-za-ru3 | You pour ..., mint, burāšu-juniper in front of the roof. |
| 25' | [...] am#? sza ina ut,-t,a-t,u _gada gaz sim_ ina _a gazi{sar} sila11_-asz | ... wild bull(?) that is smashed with a spoon, you knead tamarisk in ghee (and) you daub (his eyes). |
| 26' | [...] _lal2_-su-ma _ti_-ut, | ... you bandage him and he will recover. |
| 27' | [...] _mesz#_-szu2 ana _ti_-szu2 _{u2}ab2-duh numun_ {u2}tar-musz8!(RI) | ... his ... for his life: abduḫ-plant, seed of tarmuš-plant |
| 28' | [... _disz]_-nisz# ina _i3-udu ellag2# udu#-nita2# hi-hi_ ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri | ... ... with fat from a sheep's kidney, ... in a leather bag. |
| 29' | [...] x _ti_-ut, | ... ... will live. |
| 30' | [...] _{iti#}gu4_ | ... Ayyaru |
| 31' | [...] x [x] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x _ki#-[min]_ | ... ... ditto. |
| 2' | [...] tu#-sa-mah _ki-min_ | ... you make great. Ditto. |
| 3' | [... _x]-ta#?-am3 u4-me lal2_-su-ma _ti_ | ... ... daily, his honey and life |
| 4' | [...] has#-hal-lat _{gesz}taszkarin#_ has-hal-lat _{gesz}pesz3_ | ... half of tamarisk, half of cress |
| 5' | [...] x has-hal-lat _{gesz}sze-har_ | ... ... of the bolt of a bolt |
| 6' | [...] x has-hal-lat _{gesz}ildag2_ | ... a stag's horn |
| 7' | has#-hal#-[lat ...] has#-hal-lat _{gesz#}nu#-ur2-ma_ has-hal-lat _{gesz}szennur_ | “Ḫahallat ...,’ ḫašalat pomegranate, hēšalat cypress, |
| 8' | has-hal-lat# [...] has#-hal-lat _{gesz}gesztin-gir2_ has-hal-lat _gi du10-ga_ | ... hašḫallatu-plant, ... tin-gir-tree, hexagon, sweet reed |
| 9' | has-hal-lat {gesz#}[x ...] x x x x {u2}hal-tap-pa-na | ḫašhallatu-plant, ...-wood, haltappana-plant |
| 10' | {u2}tu-lal [...] x 1(u) 7(disz) _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti | tulal-plant 17 these plants |
| 11' | _du3-a-bi_ szu-nu [...] x mal#-ma#-lisz tu-szam-s,a | Its ritual: You make them ... in abundance. |
| 12' | _gaz sim ki#_ [...] _imgaga#_ tu-sa-mah | You crush ... sim-stone ... ghee. |
| 13' | x x x [...] x ina _i3-gesz_ tal-tap-pat | You mix ... ... in oil. |
| 14' | [...] _lal2#_-su#-ma _ti_-ut, | ... you bandage him and he will recover. |
| 15' | [... _lal2]-su#-ma _ti_-ut, | ... you bandage him and he will recover. |
| 16' | [...] _{u2}gesztin ka5-a_ | ... fox-vine |
| 17' | [...] _had2-a gaz sim_ | ... was covered with a cloud, it was faint. |
| 18' | [...] x _min_ | ... ... ditto |
| 19' | [...] {u2#}at-kam# | It is the ... of the womb |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x ti#? | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] x szu2 | ... ... |
| 3' | [...] _ti#_-ut, | ... you live. |
| 4' | [... _{u2}]har#-har_ | ... ḫarhar-plant |
| 5' | [...] ta-sak3 | You pound ... |
| 6' | [...] x-szu2 | ... his |
| 7' | [...] x | |
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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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