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AMT pl. 068 01 (P394915)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 068 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394915 |
| 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)
From 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)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| r i | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢E₁₁⸣ [...] | The ešumu-house |
| 3' | DIŠ NA GIR₃-⸢MIN⸣-[šu₂ ...] | If a man's feet |
| 4' | {u₂}kam-ka-du x [...] | Camomile |
| 5' | BA.BA.ZA-i-ti PIŠ₁₀.{⸢d⸣}[ID₂ ...] | “Pišta-eši-eṭīti, . . |
| 6' | DU₁₀.GA-a-ti KAŠ ina NINDU UŠ₂-⸢er⸣ [...] | You libate good beer in a loaf |
| 7' | DIŠ NA GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ šim-ma-ta₅ TUKU-a ⸢GU₇⸣-[MEŠ-šu₂ ...] | If a man's feet are swollen (and) he is ill: his intestines . |
| 8' | GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ BAL.BAL-MEŠ-šu₂ PA {giš}bi-ni {u₂}x [...] | His feet are swollen, his tongue is full of ... plant |
| 9' | TEŠ₂.BI ta-haš-šal ina A MUNU₆ ina NINDU UŠ₂-er ⸢iš-tu⸣ [...] | Its ritual: you sprinkle (it) with water from the malt in a bowl. ... eštu-plant |
| 10' | a-di 7šu₂ ⸢tu⸣-[ra-am-ma]-⸢ak⸣-šu₂ ta-sa-dir-[šum-ma TI] | You recite seven times (the incantation) “If he is ill with etu-rāma-eak-ešû-disease', and then he will recover. |
| 11' | DIŠ NA ⸢GIR₃⸣-[MIN-šu₂ x x x x x x] ⸢KUM₂⸣-ma TUKU-a a-na a-⸢tal₂-lu⸣-[ku DUGUD-šu₂] | If a man’s ešēdu-disease has ..., he has a fever, and it is difficult for him to walk around. |
| 12' | {⸢u₂}kam⸣-[ka-da ...] x ta-haš-šal ⸢MUN a⸣-[ma-an] | “When you enter the E-ka-da temple, ... will rejoice, salt will be present for you. |
| 13' | [BA].⸢BA⸣.[ZA.{d}ID₂ ...] ⸢NAM⸣.TAR NITA₂ x ⸢SUD⸣ [A-MEŠ] | “BA-ešādu-nišme-disease (a kind of sulphur) ... male eta esud-e23 water |
| 14' | [...] | |
| 20' | [x] x x {⸢na₄⸣}[...] | ... ešāru-stone |
| 21' | ⸢EN₂⸣ ka-ra-⸢ra⸣-[tum ...] | Incantation: “The kara’etum-demon |
| 22' | ZAG-šu₂ {d}UTU [...] | His right side is Šamaš |
| 23' | DIŠ NA SA eq-bi-šu₂ [...] | If a man’s horn is bent back |
| 24' | {na₄}GUG {na₄}kak-⸢ku⸣-[sak-ku ...] | carnelian, kakku-esakku-stone |
| 25' | EN₂ ka-ra-ra-tum [...] | Incantation: Kararatum |
| 26' | ZAG-šu₂ {d}UTU GUB₃-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | His right side is Šamaš, his left side is ... |
| 27' | DIŠ NA GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ it-te-nin-ṣil-la-[šu₂ ...] | If a man's feet are constantly swollen |
| 28' | ana A ŠUB ina MUL₄ tuš-bat ana ŠA₃ A ⸢bu⸣-[ut-tu-ti ...] | You pour it into the water. You sit in the star. To the water of the ešuttūtu-plant |
| 29' | I₃ ŠEŠ₂ PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ UH₂.{⸢d⸣}[ID₂ ...] | pressed oil, kibrītu-sulphur, ešû-plant, ...-plant |
| 30' | EN₂ ki-a-am ŠID-nu EN₂ (ki.ta) (he₂.⸢en⸣.[da.an.bur₂.re) ...] | You recite the incantation thus: Incantation (so that) it may be undone. |
| 31' | u₃ (an.ta) (ki.ta) (he₂.en.da.[an.bur₂.re) ...] | and below, below ... |
| 32' | EN₂ E₂.NU.RU₃ (he₂.en.dar.re) MIN (he₂.en.si.sa₂) ⸢he₂⸣ [...] | Incantation: ENU.RU |
| 33' | (⸢he₂⸣.en.dar.re) EN₂ EN₂ an-na-a-ti 3.TA.[AM₃ ...] | Incantation: These incantations 3 times |
| 34' | ⸢NA₄⸣ ZABAR ina UGU GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ x [...] | (If) a bronze statue on top of his feet . |
| 35' | [DIŠ NA GIR₃-MIN]-⸢šu₂⸣ it-te-nin-ṣi-la-šu₂ AN.KI.NU.⸢DI⸣ [...] | If a man’s feet are swollen: he will have difficulty breathing. |
| 36' | [...] ⸢ina NINDU⸣ UŠ₂-er E₁₁-a GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ tu-⸢maš⸣-[ša₂-ʾa ...] | ... descendant from the bakery, his feet are swollen |
| 37' | [...] x [...] x [...] | |
| 45' | [...] x x [x x] | |
| 46' | [...] x ina KAŠ x x x x [x] | ... ... in beer ... |
| 47' | [x x x] ma DUGUD-šu₂ diš a x x x šu₂ x ud bu ra šu₂ diš ne x | ... his burden ... |
| 48' | [x x] {⸢šim⸣}LI {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {u₂}ka-man-ta 4 U₂-HI.A ŠEŠ | ... ēšû-plant, kukru-aromatic, kammantu-plant: 4 plants, harvested |
| 49' | ⸢ta⸣-sak₃ ana hi-iq KAŠ ŠUB tu-ša₂-ha-an ina NINDU UŠ₂-er | You pour eta-esak-beer into a libation bowl (and) you mix it in bread. |
| 50' | ⸢E₁₁⸣-a GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ tu-maš-ša₂-ʾa U₂-HI.A ŠEŠ SUD₂ | You wash his feet with ešādu-plant (and) you pound plant(s). |
| 51' | ana I₃.GIŠ ŠUB tu-ša₂-ha-an GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ EŠ-MEŠ-ma TI | You pour it into oil, you rub his feet, and then he will recover. |
| 52' | DIŠ NA GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ KUM₂ TUKU-a DUGUD-šu₂ na-ša₂-a a-tal₂-lu-ka la i-le-ʾi | If a man's feet are swollen, his weight is heavy, he cannot come to you. |
| 53' | [ana] ⸢TI⸣-šu₂ PA {giš}šu-ši PA {⸢giš}DIH₃⸣ sah-le₂-e | For his e’ûtu-vessel, a šūsu-tree, and a cress. |
| 54' | {[u₂]}⸢ka⸣-man-⸢ta⸣ x x x [x DIŠ]-⸢niš⸣ ta-sak₃ | You pound eka-eman-etâ-plant |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢ina⸣ šur-šum-me <KAŠ ina> ⸢A GAZI{sar⸣} [...] | (If) it is dark: beer in a house of tamarisk (and) mustard |
| 2' | DIŠ NA GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ ša₂-ga-⸢ma⸣ [...] | If a man's feet are swollen |
| 3' | pu-uš-šu-hi KU.⸢KU⸣ [...] | (Sum) I am the one who is enraged(?) by the scream of the mountain(?) (Akk) The one who was angry by the mountain |
| 4' | ina KAŠ SUMUN GIM ⸢ra⸣-[bi-ki ...] | In old beer like your rābišu-plant |
| 5' | ana pu-uš-⸢šu⸣-[hi ...] | In order to release him |
| 6' | mal-ma-liš ⸢tu⸣ [...] | Malmāliš, the ešakku-priestess |
| 7' | DIŠ NA GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ x [...] | If a man's feet |
| 8' | {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ {⸢u₂⸣}[...] | maštakal-plant |
| 9' | PA {giš}ŠENNUR [...] | ... ebony |
| 10' | PA {giš}[...] | PA of ... wood |
| 11' | PA {giš}[...] | PA of ... wood |
| 12' | PA {giš}x [...] | PA of ...-wood |
| 13' | PA {⸢giš⸣}[...] | PA of ešû-wood |
| 14' | ⸢PA⸣ [...] | “E-PA-e-23 |
| 20' | [...] ⸢kin₃-ṣi-šu₂⸣ [...] | ... the ēkinšu-priestess |
| 21' | [...] x šid kin₃-ṣi-šu₂ x [...] | ... his work |
| 22' | [... u₂]-⸢ša₂⸣-ha-la-šu₂ SUHUŠ {giš}⸢šu-šum⸣ {giš}ŠE.NU | ... ēša-eḫalassu-plant, root of emešum-tree (and) sedge |
| 23' | [...] ⸢UKUŠ₂⸣.HAB NUMUN {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ {⸢u₂⸣}AB₂.DUH | ... ēru-plant, seed of maštakal-plant (and) abduḫ-plant |
| 24' | [...] {u₂}HUR.SAG {u₂}HAR.HAR {⸢giš⸣}si-ha | ... juniper, ḫašû-plant, sīḫu-plant |
| 25' | [... {giš}ba]-⸢ri⸣-ra-ta₅ HAD₂.DU GAZ ina GA KAŠ | You dry, crush (and) sieve ... errû-plant, you put it in milk and beer |
| 26' | [...] ⸢TUG₂⸣ SUR-ri LAL EGIR na-aṣ-ma-da-a-ti an-na-ti | ... the eštukku-vessel is covered. After these naṣmadāti |
| 27' | [... {u₂}tar]-muš ina KAŠ NAG ina I₃ ip-pa-ša₂-aš | he drinks tarmuš-plant in beer, he anoints him with oil |
| 28' | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-zu-za la i-le-ʾi i-ra-ʾ-⸢ub⸣ NA BI | (If) he does not fear your temple, he will tremble (and) that man |
| 29' | [...] {dug}A.GUB.BA-a GUB-an ana ŠA₃ {giš}bi-⸢ni⸣ {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ | You set up an agubbû-vessel (and) you pour it into the hand of a bīni plant, maštakal-plant |
| 30' | [...] DU₁₀.GA I₃ {giš}EREN ana ŠA₃ ⸢ŠUB ina⸣ MUL₄ tuš-bat | ... is good. You pour cedar oil on the surface of the ešub-plant (and) you let it sit on the star. |
| 31' | [... te]-eṣ-ṣir ina še-ri₃ ana IGI {d}UTU GIR₃-⸢MIN⸣-[šu₂ tu]-⸢maš⸣-ša₂-ʾa | ... you sweep. In the morning before Šamaš you sweep his feet. |
| 32' | [x x x {giš]}⸢šu⸣-šum PA {giš}ILDAG₂ PA {giš}HA.LU.UB₂ [x x x x] {⸢giš}GE₆⸣.PAR₃ | ešû-plant, leaf of a lītu-tree, leaf(s) of ḫalūlu-juniper, ...-plant |
| 33' | {[u₂}MA₂].⸢RI₂⸣.IŠ.MA₂.RA {u₂}EME UR.GI₇ u₂-⸢ra⸣-[an-na NUMUN {u₂]}⸢NUNUZ⸣ | ērišmara-plant, dog’s tongue plant, urânu-plant (and) seed of nanny-goat |
| 34' | [x x x] {⸢giš⸣}GEŠTIN KA₅.A {u₂}ak-tam NUMUN GADA {u₂}el-⸢kul⸣-[la HAD₂].⸢A⸣ | You dry, crush, and sift ēšu-juniper, fox-vine, baktam-plant, linen seed (and) ekullu-plant. |
| 35' | [x x x x] ⸢ID₂⸣ ina NINDU UŠ₂-er gi-na-a RA.RA-⸢su⸣-[ma TI] | You pound ēdu-plant in a regular offering bowl, you anoint him repeatedly with it, and then he will recover. |
| 36' | [...] {⸢šim}BAL GI⸣ DU₁₀ {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ NUMUN {⸢u₂⸣}[x x x x] | ... balû-plant, sweet reed, kukru-aromatic, seed of ēru-plant |
| 37' | [...] {⸢šim⸣}MAN.DU ⸢DIŠ⸣-[niš ...] | ... Šim-Šarru-ibni |
| 38' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 45' | [...] x | |
| 46' | [...] ⸢TI⸣ | ... the ešītu-priest |
| 47' | [... UŠ₂]-er | ... descendant |
| 48' | [...] ⸢TI⸣ | ... the ešītu-priest |
| 49' | [...] ni | ... his own |
| 50' | [...] x lu | ... or |
| 51' | [...] x | |
| 52' | [...] x | |
| 55' | [...] ⸢A⸣ | ... eša’e |
| 56' | [...] ⸢ši⸣ | ... the sixth |
| 57' | [...] ⸢ŠEG₆⸣.GA₂ | ... a dream |
| 58' | [...] LAL | ... receded |
| 59' | [...] x | |
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