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BAM 5, 469 (P394895)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 469 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394895 |
| 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 | ||
| 1' | [...] szu2 | ... hand |
| 2' | [...] _izi sar_-szu2 | ... fire will be directed at him. |
| 3' | [...] {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ | ... tarmuš-plant, ērim-plant (and) irrû-plant |
| 4' | [...] _ur#-mah si dara3-masz si masz2-zu_ sza2 _gub3_ | ... a lion's horn is red, the horn of a kid is red. |
| 5' | [...] _si# dara3-masz {u2}hab_ ni-kip-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus_ ina _izi_ | ... the horn of a gazelle, sulphur, male and female nikiptu-plant in fire |
| 6' | [...] _pesz10-{d}id2 giri3-pad-du nam-lu2-u18-lu_ ina _izi_ | ... Ištar, the footstool of humanity in fire |
| 7' | [...] ta sza2 _edin-na_ ta-gal-lab | ... you will expand from the steppe. |
| 8' | gesz x [x x x x x kur]-ka#-nam _a-gar-gar masz-da3_ na-hi-ra-szu2 _kesz2#_ | ... ..., kurkanam-tree, agargar-soapwort, gazelle droppings, his companions, |
| 9' | mi-pusz2 [x x x x x x x] _szu-lal2 sig2 ur-gi7_ [x] | I performed ...; ..., šulalû-flour, wool from a dog ... |
| 10' | _sig2 ur-[gi7_ x x x x x] SA# ZU RA sza2-kin s,i-['] | red wool of a dog ... |
| 11' | _i3_ x [x x x x x x _nam]-lu2-u18-lu_ mu-kal-lim# | oil ... the man, the guarantor |
| 12' | [...] _nam-lu2-u18-lu_ ina [x] | ... humanity in ... |
| 13' | [...] _szu-lal2_ ina _izi#_ | ... you fumigate with fire. |
| 14' | _[sze10 ur]-bar-ra sze10 szah sze10 ka5-a_ x [x] _ka2-a_ | a dog's thigh, a pig's tail, ... a gate |
| 15' | [...] _giri3-pad-u nam-lu2-u18-lu si gu4_ | ... the foot of humanity, horn of an ox |
| 16' | [...] _{u2}kur-ra naga si si dara3-masz_ | ... kurru-plant, nīnû-mineral, horn of a wild goat |
| 17' | [...] _musz_ ina _i3_ lu _ellag2 gu4 hi-hi_ ina _izi_ | ... a snake in oil or the kidney of an ox in fire |
| 18' | [...] bi _sig2 ur-gi7 ge6_ ina _izi sar_-szu2 | ... that ... is yellow-green: dogs will devour the night in fire. |
| 19' | [... _ur]-bar-ra i3-udu_ x _{u2#}za3#-hi#-li{sar}_ | ... urbara-plant, fat ..., zaḫili-plant |
| 20' | [...] sza# _lu2_ [x x x x] _izi#_ | ... of a man ... ... fire. |
| 21' | [...] x x _[{u2}sza3-lam]-bi#-tur_ | ... šalammutur plant |
| 22' | [...] zi#-za | ... your rise |
| 23' | [...] _u2-hi-a_ x [x x x] | ... plants ... |
| 24' | [...] _gul-gul nam-lu2#-[u18-lu]_ | ... destroyer of humanity |
| 25' | [x x x x] _si dara3-masz_ [x x x] SAR _{u2}hur-[sag]_ | ... horn of a gazelle, ... of ḫursag-plant |
| 26' | [x x x] SAR _disz_-nisz ina _i3-udu [gu4] libir-ra hi-hi_ ina [x x x] | ... ... with old oxen fat ... |
| 27' | [x x x x _pesz10]-{d}id2 uh2-{d}[id2] {tug2}nig2-dara2_ [x x x] | ... Ištar, Uḫ-Id, the nigdara garment |
| 28' | _[gul-gul nam]-lu2-u18-lu_ ina _izi#_ [x x x] | The destroyer of humanity in fire ... |
| 29' | _[gul-gul nam]-lu2-u18-lu_ [x x x] KU.KU _bi_ sza2 _gin7 nig2-ar3-ra_ [x x x] | The destroyer of humanity ... |
| 30' | [...] _gesz-nim_ sza2 [x x x x] _{u2}an-ki-nu-te giri3-pad-du_ [x x x] | ... a date palm which ... ankinūtu-plant (and) šadû-plant |
| 31' | [...] x x [...] sza2 _ugu ki-mah du_ [x x] | ... ... which is on the grave ... |
| 32' | [...] ina [x x] | ... in ... |
| 33' | [... _i3-udu] ur-mah i3-udu ellag2 gu4_ sza2 [x x] | ... lion's fat, sheep's milk of the ox that ... |
| 34' | [...] _{gesz}kiszi16#_ | ... a date palm |
| 35' | _[szu]-nigin# 1(u) 8(disz) ku3-sig17_ [x x x x] ma _en2_ dup-pir lem-[nu] | total: 18 gold ... Incantation: Evil spittle |
| 36' | _en2_ mu-szal-lim _e2-kur-ra_ a-na _ugu# gig#_ sza2 _szu gidim-ma_ | Incantation: O most exalted one of Ekur, on account of the illness of the hand of a ghost |
| 37' | _DISZ na gidim ugu_-szu x _szub i3-udu_ isz-qip-pi _nita2_ u# _munus# sig2 ugu-dul-bi_ [x x x x] | If a ghost has seized a man ...: fat from a male and a female ishqippu-disease will bind him. |
| 38' | _DISZ ki-min pesz10-{d}id2 {u2}kur-kur {szim}{d}masz si dara3-masz_ la gul-gul#-[la-ti] | If ditto: ēšû-iddin, kurkur-plant, ninurta-aromatic, horn of a wild goat that is not destroyed |
| 39' | _illu li-ur i3-udu ellag2 gu4 ge6_ sza2 _gub3_ {gesz}si-ha [x x x x] | the river level ... sheep fat, black oxen which stood on the yoke ... |
| 40' | {gesz}ba-ri-ra-tu _a-gar-gar masz-da3 uzu#_ [x x x x] | a boxwood tree, agargar-wood, gazelle droppings, meat |
| 41' | _uzu nam-lu2-u18-lu mun_ eme-sal-lim : [x x x x] | The flesh of a human being is ... emesallu-salt. |
| 42' | _pap 1(u) 4(diz) u2-hi-a_ qu-ta-ri sza2 [x x x x] | total: 14 plants, qutaru-plants of ...; |
| 43' | {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim {u2}igi-nisz {u2}kur-kur {szim}hab_ [x x x x] | tarmuš-plant, ēru-tree, nīnû-thorn, kurkur-plant (and) habru-aromatic |
| 44' | _su masz-da3_ {u2}la-pat-ar-ma-ni _ka_ tam-tim _hendur sze_ x [x x x x] | the head of a gazelle, a lapat-armani plant, the mouth of the sea, hendur-plant, barley ... |
| 45' | _sum{sar} {szim}li i3-udu gu4 sumun 1(u) 4(disz) u2-hi-a_ [x x x x] | šumlalû-plant, fat from old oxen, 14 plants |
| 46' | ina _mud2 {gesz}erin disz_-nisz _hi-hi_ [x x x x] | in the sap of cedar ... ... |
| 47' | {u2}si-ha {u2}s,a-s,u-um-tu2 {u2}kur-ra {u2}hur-sag_ [x x x x] | sīḫu-plant, ṣaṣumtu-plant (and) mountain plant, ḫursag-plant |
| 48' | {u2}szu-mut-tu4 _pap_ 7(disz) qu-ta-ri sza2 _szu_ [x x x x] | šumuttu-plant, total 7 qutarī of ... |
| 49' | {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li gazi{sar} {szim}bal_ ina [...] | Gurgur-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, gazelle resin, baluḫ-plant in ... |
| 50' | 1(u) _gin2 {u2}gamun-ge6{sar} 1(u) gin2 naga si_ IM [...] | 10 shekels of black cumin, 10 (shekels) of alkali-plant, ... |
| 51' | _pesz10-{d}i2 uh2-{d}id2 {tug2}nig2-dara2_ [...] | Peš-id, Uḫ-Id, the nigdara garment |
| 52' | _{u2}kur-ra naga si kusz gu4_ : x [...] | kurru-plant, nīnû-mineral, horned ox : ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-udu gu4 i3-udu ur-mah {gesz}kiszi16_ sza2 _ugu#_ [x x x x x] | sheep, oxen, lions, (and) dates which are incumbent on ... |
| 2 | {u2}szuk-kusz-ti _masz musz disz_-nisz _sud2_ [x x x x x] | sukkuštu-plant, goat’s milk, snake, nišānu-disease ... |
| 3 | _{u2}kur-kur {szim}{d}masz_ [...] | kurkur-plant, ninurta-aromatic |
| 4 | _gurun {gesz}masz-husz {u2}a-zal-la {u2}kur-ra {u2}hur-sag_ [x x x x x] | mashhuš-tree, azallu-plant, mountain plant, ḫursag-plant |
| 5 | _ib2-taka4_ x [...] | he swore ... ... |
| 6 | _numun_ {gesz}bi-ni la gul-gul-la-ti _{gesz}kiszi16 si dara3-masz_ [x x x x] | the seed of a non-destructive tree, a date-palm horned daramaš tree |
| 7 | _pap_ 1(u) qu-ta-ri sza2 _szu gidim en_ dup-pir lem-nu _en_ mu-szal-lim _e2_ [x x x x] | Total: 10 qutaru of the hand of a ghost, lord of the evil spittle, owner of the clearing of the house ....... |
| 8 | a-na _szu gidim-ma_ la us,4-s,i2 [...] | to Hand of a Ghost does not come out ... |
| 9 | zap-pi _ansze-kur-ra_ pu-ha-li-tu2 {tug2}nig2-dara2-szu-lal2 numun_ {gesz}bi-ni [...] | a horse’s headdress, a nigdašû-garment, seeds of juniper |
| 10 | _szurun ansze numun {u2}ku6 en : {gesz}ban2 husz pesz10-{d}id2 uh2-{d}id2_ [...] | the herdsman of donkeys, seed of fish, the lord : a furious ban2 of Ištar, Uḫti-Issar ... |
| 11 | ana _kin szu gidim-ma_ la us,4-s,i2 sza2 _{lu2}masz-masz zi_-szu2 la i [x x x x] | to the work of a ghost not to come out. Of the incantation priest his life not ... |
| 12 | ana _zi_-szu2 ku-pu-usz _gin7 ze2 nam-lu2-u18-lu {tug2}nig2-dara2-szu-lal2#_ [x x x x] | for his life like a dog, a man’s soiled garment |
| 13 | _numun_ {gesz}bi-nu _usz3 munus_ pa-kar-ti _tesz2-bi hi-hi_ ina _izi sar_-szu2# [x x x] | seed from a date palm (and) blood of a pregnant woman, together with ..., in fire his ... |
| 14 | _DISZ na gidim dab_-su _eme-szid_ sza2 _min kun-mesz_-szu2 pi-s,al-lu-ur-tu2 _gun3#_ [x x x x] | If a ghost has seized a man: emesid-plant, whose tails are ditto, piṣallurtu-spurge ... ....... |
| 15 | _ti_-ma ta-gal-lab-szi _{gesz}kiszi16_ sza ina _ugu ki-mah_ a-su2-u-ti x [x x x x] | “You are alive, and you are encircled. The date palm which is on the top of the asūtu-tree ... |
| 16 | _a-gar-gar masz-da3 5(disz) u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti _tesz2-bi hi-hi_ ina _izi_ na-hi-ri [x x x x] | agargar-plant, gazelle droppings, these five plants together in fire ... |
| 17 | ana _min ge4_ sza hal-la _ansze_ sza _zag#_ u _gub3 ti_-qe2-ma ze-e#-[x ...] | In order to ditto, you take a horse with a tail and a shoulder, and then ... .... |
| 18 | ina# _{sig2}aka3_ ta-kap-par _{tug2}nig2-dara2-szu-lal2 sig2 kun ur-gi7 ge6_ [...] | You wrap (them) in a woolen garment. The nigdašû-garment is wool, the tail of a dog is black. |
| 19 | [x x] _ur-gi7 u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti _tesz2-bi hi-hi_ ina _izi kusz_-szu2 _disz_-nisz _sar_ [x x x] | ... a dog ... these plants together with its skin in fire, sar ... |
| 20 | _[DISZ 3(disz)] naga si sar-a pesz10-{d}id2 si dara3-masz {tug2}nig2-dara2-szu-lal2_ | If 3 nabû-plants (are) in the shape of a šūṣu-bird, pesḫ-id2-plant (and) a red-purple woolen garment. |
| 21 | _[gul-gul] nam-lu2-u18-lu_ la-asz-hi _szah_ [x] _disz_-nisz ina _izi sar_-szu2-ma _ti_ | destroyer of humanity, a pig ..., burn him with fire, and he will recover. |
| 22 | _DISZ#_ 4(disz)# gul-gul-la#-[ti ... a]-bu#-uk-ka-tu {u2}kur-ka-nam | If 4 gulgullû-diseases ...: abukkātu-plant (and) kurkanum-plant |
| 23 | _gin7 nig2-ar3-ra_ ta [x x] tu2 _disz_-nisz ina _i3#-udu# gu4 hi-hi_ ina _izi sar_-szu2-ma _ti_ | You burn him like a sulphur ... with fat from an ox and he will recover. |
| 24 | _DISZ 5(disz) {u2}ak-tam kal-la-[ma _gul]-gul nam-lu2#-u18-lu a-gar-gar masz-da3_ | If 5 kallāma-plants (are) destroyed: humankind, agargar-plant, gazelle droppings. |
| 25 | ta-hasz-szal _tesz2-bi hi-hi_ ina _i3-udu# gu4# hi-hi_ ina _izi sar_-szu2-ma _ti_ | You crush together the lumps in fat from an ox, the lump in fire, and then he will recover. |
| 26 | _DISZ 6(disz) ki-im-zu-ra_ sza2 _nam#-lu2-u18-lu i3-udu ellag2 gu4_ sza2 _gub3_ | If a man’s body contains fat from an ox's kidney: |
| 27 | _{zi3}gu2-tur tesz2-bi hi-hi_ ina _gul#-[gul] nam-lu2-u18-lu_ ina _izi_ tu-qat-tar-szu2-ma _ti_-ut, | You fumigate him with a mixture of gutur-flour and sulphur in a man’s hut with fire, and then he will recover. |
| 28 | _DISZ 7(disz) sze10 ur-bar2-ra_ ka-as-si#-[x x] _i3-udu ur-mah i3-udu ellag2 gu4_ sza2 _gub3_ | If 7 shekels of urbara-plant, kassi-x-x, lion's fat, ox's liver fat, |
| 29 | [x x x x] _tesz2-bi hi-hi_ ina x [x] x _{gesz}kiszi16_ tu-qat#-tar#-szu2-ma _ti_-ut, | You ... together the ... of juniper and you make him drink it and he will recover. |
| 30 | _[DISZ 8(disz)] giri3-pad-du nam-lu2-[u18-lu_ x x] _me-he2 gu4 masz2 1(u) gin2_ [x x] _tesz2-bi hi-hi_ | If 8 giripaddu-bones of a man ... are broken: an ox, a kid, 10 shekels ... each other. |
| 31 | ina _gul-gul nam-lu2-[u18-lu_ x x x x x tu]-qat-tar-szu2#-ma# _ti_-ut, | In the destruction of humanity ... you make him bow down and he will recover. |
| 32 | _DISZ na szu gidim dab_-su [... nam]-lu2-u18-lu_ | If a man is seized by Hand of a Ghost ... humanity. |
| 33 | _bil-za-za sig7 {tug2}nig2-dara2-[szu-lal2_ ...] sa-ab | a yellow-green bilzaza-garment, a nigdašû-garment |
| 34 | _{na4}zalag2_ {na4}mu-s,a _i3 kur#-[ra]_ ina _kusz_ | lapis lazuli, mūṣu-stone, oil of the mountain in a leather (bag). |
| 35 | ana ha-a-a-at-ti _szu gidim#_ [x x x x] {u2}tar-[musz] _{u2}igi_-lim | For the ḫāttu-disease: hand of a ghost. ... tarmuš-plant, alum |
| 36 | _libir-ra-bi gin7_ ab [x x] _ba-an-e3_ | Its old age, like ..., came out. |
| 37 | _e2-gal {disz}{d}szar2-du3-a_ [x x] _lugal kur an-szar2{ki} | Palace of Šarru-ibni, ..., king of the land of Assur. |
| 38 | sza _{d}ag_ u3 {d}[x x x] tu4 isz-ru-ku-usz | which Nabû and ... have given to him daily |
| 39 | i-hu-zu# _igi-min_ [x x x x] ni-szik _dub-sar_ [x x] | The eyes ...... the scribal art ... |
| 40 | sza ina _lugal-mesz#_-ni a [x x x x] _nin_ x szu2-a-tu2 la [x x] | which among the kings ... this lady not ... |
| 41 | ne-me x ak#-ti kib [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ ma-la ba [x x] | “I have ...ed ..., as much as ... |
| 42 | [x x x x x] asz [x x x x x] _hul_ ab-ri [x x] | ...... evil ... |
| 43 | [...] e ki-kal _e2-gal_-ia _e2#_ [x x] | ... above the perimeter of my palace, the house ... |
| 44 | [...] _lugal# dingir-mesz_ {d}[x] | ... king of the gods, |
| 45 | [...] e i-szad-du [x] | ... he will conquer ... |
| 46 | [...] lisz-ki-pu-szu [x] | ... may they overthrow him ... |
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