BAM 5, 502 (P395010)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 502 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395010 |
| 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 |
English translation
By Köcher, Franz · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'1'–o 1'1' | [Incantation: Orio]n, benevolent shepherd, . . . [. . .] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [O Dumu]zi, the creation of Anu, greatest [. . .] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [A]s you shepherd the livestock, you [. . .] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [You g]uide (your) subjects aright, the totality of the peop[le]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | As for me, guide me aright with regard to the sorcer[ies], |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | The evil of humanity, of (people) living and dead, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Which (i.e., the sorceries) have been turned and performed against me, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | And (which) your great divinity kno[ws]. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | Rescue (my) life. Abolish them. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | The evil sorceries of my body, my flesh, (and) my sinews, |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | Which humanity turned (and) conspired (to use) against me. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | Stand (here) and listen to my speaking. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | I lay hold of your hem; I hold tight to your garment. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | Establish a requital of life for me, that I may sing (your) praises. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Its ritual: In the presence of] Orion, you sweep the roof, |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [. . .]. You set up [a censer of] juniper. You libate first-rate beer. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [. . .] a green frog, |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [. . .] sawdust (lit. powder)(?) of mesu-wood. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [. . .] you rub him, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [. . . the plant] 'heals twenty', |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [. . . together] you pound. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [. . . on an empty] stomach (lit. without dining). |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] _sipa# zi-an-na ur3-ra#_ | |
| 2 | [...] ra# _gar_-an _kasz sag bal_-qi2 | |
| 3 | [...] ti# _bil-za-za sig7-sig7_ | |
| 4 | [...] x ku# _{gesz}mes_ | |
| 5 | [...] _szesz2#_-su | |
| 6 | [... _{u2}]igi-nisz_ | |
| 7 | [...] x pa | |
| 8 | [... ba]-lu# pa#-tan | |
| 9 | [...] e# | |
| 10 | [...] x | |
Sources & licences
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