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BAM 6, 556 (P394968)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 6, 556 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394968 |
| 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' | [{dug}]ta-ri-ha-a-ti x [...] | tarīḫatu-vessels |
| 2' | _[DISZ ki-min] 5(disz) gin2_ {gesz}e-ri-na 5(disz) _kisal {gesz}szur#-[min3_ ...] | If ditto, 5 shekels of cedar, 5 cypress courtyards |
| 3' | [...] _szim#-szal 5(disz) kisal gi du10-ga 3(disz)# kisal# {szim#}gir2 2(disz)kisal_ {gesz}su-a-di 3(disz) _kisal_ {gesz}bu-ut,-na-na | ... aromatics, 5 courtyards of good reeds, 3 courtyards with garlic, 2 courtyards (with) su'adi-trees and 3 courtyard(s) with huṭanānu-wood |
| 4' | [...] {u2}ha-sza2-nu 3(disz) _kisal {u2}kur-gi-rin2-na 1(u) kisal# {szim#}sze-li 1(u) 2(disz) u2-hi-a 1(u) szim-hi-a szesz_ | ... ḫašānu-plant, 3 courtyards of kurgirinnu, 10 courtyards with juniper, 12 plants, 10 aromatics, brother |
| 5' | _[tesz2]-bi#_ ta-ka-sim ina _{gesz}naga3 [gaz] sim_ ta-sza2-ni-ma ina _{na4}ur5 ad-bar_ ta-szad-da-ad | You crush together. You burn it in a potash, you sprinkle juniper, and you scatter it on a piece of baked brick. |
| 6' | [ina _{tug2}gada] sal-la_ ta-sza2-hal _{gesz}ban2_ ar-sa-na _usz2#_-er ina _a luh_-se ina _udun_ te-sek-ker | You crush (and) sieve it in a soiled linen garment. You boil down a bow of arsānu-wood, you boil it down in filtered water, you stir it into a paste. |
| 7' | [u3] _sed_ ina _a gazi{sar}_ sek-ru-ti _sed#_ ta#-sza2-ni-ma _luh_-se ina _udun gur_-ar2 _u2_-er | and you cool (the mixture) in a bowl of sekrētu-plant, you mix it in ghee, you stir it into a paste, you put it on as a bandage, and then he will recover. |
| 8' | [u3] _sed_ u _sun2_ bap-pi-ri _szim-hi-a szesz#_ x _lal3 babbar disz_-nisz _hi-hi_ | and cold and sweat from a burashu-vessel: aromatics for the brother ... white honey; mix it. |
| 9' | [...] te-sip resz-ka u2-qa-a ana _na_ sza2 _mur-mesz_ x-du# _gig sig_ | ... you recite. Your head is elevated. To the ... of the lung ...: the illness will be mild. |
| 10' | _[nu]_ pa-tan _gu7-mesz_ ta-na-szar-ma _i3_ hal-s,a _[dub]-dub_-ak _gu7_ | You rub him with it on an empty stomach, and you smear it with filtered oil. He will eat. |
| 11' | [...] _szu gesztin du10-ga nag lu2_ lu sza _lugal_ ni-s,ir-ti 2(u)_-ti | ... hand of sweet wine, drink: either a man or of a king of 20th grade. |
| 12' | _[DISZ na] sag#? sza3#_-szu2 it-ta-na-az-qap _sza3-mesz_-szu2 _mu2-mu2 ninda_ ina _ka_-szu2 _gur-gur_ mim-ma _gu7_-ma _ugu_-szu2 _nu du10-ga na bi_ ki-s,ir-te _mur-mesz gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 | If a man’s head is constantly swollen, his internal organs constantly tremble, he constantly pours bread into his mouth, eats anything, but his body is not good: that man suffers from kishirtu-disease: illness for his life. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) _sila3 i3-udu ellag2 udu-nita2 1/2 sila3_ qi2-lip _zu2-lum-ma 1(u) 5(disz) kisal {szim}gur2-gur2 1(u) 5(disz) kisal {szim}li_ | 1/2 qû of fat from a male sheep, 1/2 sila3 of dates, 15 courtyards of burāšu-juniper, 15 terraces of lupin, |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) _kisal {szim}gir2 1(u) kisal illu {szim}buluh 1(u) 3(disz) kisal {szim}gig 7(disz) KU {u2}har-har : {u2}a-szi-i 2(disz) kisal u5 argab{muszen}_ | 15 kisal of šumlalû-aromatic; 10 kiln-heaps of baluḫh&bu; 13 ki[sal] of gypsum; 7 KU of harhar-plant; : ašī-plant, 2 kisesal of oil for the argab bird; |
| 3 | _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti ina _{gesz}naga3_ ina _i3-udu_ u _zu2-lum-ma gaz_ | these plants you crush in a pot with oil and dates |
| 4 | ina _kusz masz-da3 bi-iz_ qi2-li-te _gar_-an _sur_-ri _ugu_ ki-s,ir-te _la2_-ma 3(disz) _u4_-me _nu du8_ | You place a qilītu-vessel in a leather bag. You tie a knot over the knot, and then you do not remove it for 3 days. |
| 5 | _en kesz2_-su _kasz du10-ga nag-mesz_ bu-uh-ri-ta _gu7-mesz_ bu-uh-ra lu sa-dir | “O lord, his bond is good beer, he should eat and drink from a buhru-vessel, may he be reduced. |
| 6 | ina _u4 4(disz)-kam2 du8_-szu2-ma _a-gesztin-na_ ina _utul2 szeg6-ga2_ ana _sza3 {u2}naga gazi{sar} {u2}kur-[kur szub]_ | On the 4th day you wrap him up and you put wine in a bowl of cold water inside a pot of nīnû-tamarind, mustard, and kurkur-plant. |
| 7 | _mun {u2}nu-luh-ha_ sah-le2-e _sze-sa-a disz_-nisz _sud2_ ana _sza3_ ta-tab-ba-ak _szeg6#_[szal-ma] | You sprinkle salt, nuḫurtu-plant, cress, and šēsâ-grain. You drip it into it. It will be pure. |
| 8 | x x x x tu#-kas,3#-s,a ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak 4(disz)-ma an-nam [...] | You crush ... and pour it into his anus. You recite this 4 times .... |
| 9 | [...] _dub#_-ak | ... you strew. |
| 10 | [...] x bu x | ... ... |
| 11 | [...] ul _szub_-a | ... did not fall. |
| 12 | [...] x _kur_ ni-kip-tu2 | ... ... the land of Nikkiptu |
| 13 | [...] x _{u2}at-kam2_ | ... ... it is a lunar eclipse. |
| 14 | [...] x te#-t,e4-en | ... you will approach |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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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