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AMT pl. 104 01 + (P395359)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 104 01 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P395359 |
| 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) |
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| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x DU₈].⸢U₃.KAM₂⸣ | ...... is split. |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] {⸢u₂⸣}SIKIL | ... ēšû-plant |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] {⸢u₂}NU.LUH⸣.HA BAR mi-ki-i | ...... nuḫurtu-plant (and) ēdu-plant, mixed together |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢PIŠ₁₀⸣.{d}ID₂ {na₄}mu-ṣa | epištu-plant, ešaddû-stone, mūṣa-stone |
| 5' | [x x x x x x x] {⸢na₄}AN.ZAH.GE₆ {na₄}ZALAG₂⸣ NA₄ AN.BAR {na₄}KA.GI.NA DAB.BA | “If anzahhu-stone, zalgâ-stone (and) iron and kagina-stone are inflamed, |
| 6' | [x x x x] ⸢ŠA₃ ŠUB-di EN₂⸣ 7šu₂ ⸢ŠID⸣-nu-ma SAG.KI-MEŠ-šu₂ | You recite the incantation seven times over ēšu-plant and his temples |
| 7' | [x x hu]-⸢up-pat⸣ IGI-MIN-šu₂ ŠEŠ₂-MEŠ-ma SILIM-im ina-ah | ... his eyes are swollen and he is ill. |
| 8' | [x x x] ⸢DAB⸣-su-ma SAG.KI.DAB.BA TUKU.TUKU-ši NA₄ KUG.BABBAR NA₄ KUG.⸢SIG₁₇⸣ {na₄}GUG | (If) he is seized by him and he has a headache: silver, gold, ebony, carnelian. |
| 9' | [x x x] {⸢na₄⸣}MUŠ.GIR₂ {na₄}SAG.DU {na₄}NIR₂ {na₄}BABBAR.DILI {na₄}ZALAG₂ {na₄}mu-ṣa | esaḫšu-stone, sagonite, agate, ebony, alabaster, muṣa-stone |
| 10' | {[na₄}AN].⸢ZAH⸣ {na₄}ŠUBA {na₄}⸢ZU₂⸣ GE₆ {na₄}ŠU.U NITA₂ u MUNUS {na₄}SAG.GIL.MUD | ēšû-stone, prebend, black ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ stone, male and female sAGILMUD-stone |
| 11' | {[na₄}SAG].⸢KI⸣ NA₄ AN.BAR {na₄}PA ša₂ 7 GUN₃-MEŠ-ša₂ {na₄}ia₂-ni-⸢bu⸣ {na₄}ka-pa-ṣu | ebony, iron, tin, 7 talents of alabaster, lapis lazuli |
| 12' | [NA₄ DU₃.A].⸢BI⸣ an-nu-ti ina SIG₂ {munus}AŠ₂.GAR₃ GIŠ₃.NU.ZU GIŠ₃.NU.ZU SA ⸢MAŠ⸣.DA₃ {u₂}NINNI₅ NITA₂ | These stones are in the wool of a female kid, a šunû-tree, an emaḫṣu-thornbush, male ninnu-plant |
| 13' | [NU].⸢NU⸣ E₃-ak {u₂}⸢tar-muš⸣ {u₂}IGI-lim {u₂}IGI.NIŠ | (If) he goes out (and) eats etarmušu-plant, imhur-līm-plant |
| 14' | {[giš]}⸢MA⸣.NU {u₂}DILI {⸢u₂}ap₂-ru⸣-ša₂ {u₂}ak-tam {u₂}⸢el⸣-kul-la {u₂}KUR.KUR | ēšû-tree (a kind of juniper), apricot, stag, elkulla-plant, niphtha |
| 15' | [x x] x lu {u₂}x x {u₂}HAR.LUM.BA.ŠIR {u₂}IN₆.UŠ₂ NUMUN {giš}ŠINIG | ..., ḫarlû-plant, maštakal-plant seed, tamarisk seed |
| 16' | [U₂ DU₃.A.BI] ⸢an⸣-nu-ti e-ma KEŠDA ina {sig₂}HE₂.ME.DA ⸢NIGIN⸣-mi | All these plants, whenever you make a ritual arrangement, you wrap them in red wool. |
| 17' | [EN₂ SAG].⸢KI MU⸣.UN.DAB ŠID-nu-ma ina SAG.KI-šu₂ ⸢KEŠDA-su⸣ | Incantation: “You recite the incantation SAG.E.UB.DAB, and then you bind it on his temple. |
| 18' | {[na₄}aš]-⸢pu⸣-u₂ ša₂ UD.SAKAR kul-lu-mu {na₄}MUŠ.GIR₂ {⸢na₄}SAG.GIL.MUD⸣ | Ašpû-stone of the month SAKAR, kullumu-stone, snake stone, sAGILMUD-stone |
| 19' | [NA₄] ⸢AN⸣.BAR ŠUB AN {⸢na₄⸣}SAG.DU {na₄}SAG.KI {na₄}ŠIM.BI.ZI.DA {na₄}lu-lu-⸢da-ni⸣-[tu₂] | a stone of ēšû-stone. |
| 20' | {[na₄]}ŠUBA SIG₇ {⸢na₄}ZA.GIN₃⸣ {na₄}GUG NA₄ BAL SA₅ ⸢NA₄⸣ BAL GE₆ NA₄ BAL ⸢SIG₇⸣ | yellow-green šupānu-stone, ebony, lapis lazuli, carnelian, a rainbow of reddish stone(s) (and) ēru-stone. A rainbow of black stones. |
| 21' | {⸢na₄⸣}ar₂-zal-la NA₄ MUŠ SA₅ {na₄}DUR₂.MI.NA {na₄}DUR₂.MI.NA.BAN₃.⸢DA⸣ | agate, red snake stone, lapis lazuli, dais stone |
| 22' | {⸢na₄⸣}GI.RIM.HI.LI.BA ⸢NA₄ {giš⸣}MES {na₄}ŠURUN {d}GUD {na₄}KA.GI.NA DAB.BA | “Girimḫilibu-stone, ēšu-wood, lapis lazuli, oxen, and kagina-stone will seize him. |
| 23' | {na₄}BABBAR.DILI {na₄}BABBAR.MIN₅ ⸢NA₄ DU₃⸣.A.BI GAZ SUD₂ it-ti nap-šal-ti u ṣi-in-di | You crush and sift ēšāru-stone (and) ‘white stone’ (a kind of juniper) from the E22NA-plant, all of it, together with naphtha and emmer. |
| 24' | ⸢ša SAG.KI.DAB HI.HI⸣ SAG.KI-MEŠ-šu₂ ŠEŠ₂-MEŠ LAL-id | You mix ēša-sag.dab-plant, you bandage his temples. |
| 25' | NA₄ DU₃.A.BI an-nu-⸢ti⸣ KUG.SIG₁₇ tu-haz ina SAG.KI-šu₂ KEŠDA-su | You remove all these stones (and) gold from his temple. |
| 26' | SUHUŠ {giš}DIH₃ ša₂ ⸢UGU KI.MAH SUHUŠ⸣ {giš}KIŠI₁₆ ša₂ UGU KI.MAH SI GUD ša ZAG | The base of a reed bundle of the top of the 'cavity'-tree, the base of an acacia bundle which is on top of (the) 'cypress', the horn of the bull of the front |
| 27' | ⸢SI⸣ MAŠ₂ ša GUB₃ NUMUN {giš}ŠINIG NUMUN {giš}MA.NU {u₂}A.ZAL.LA | The 'finger' is the 'increment' of the left lung. The seed of tamarisk, the seed of baltu (and) asallu-plant |
| 28' | 7 U₂.HI.A ṣi-in-⸢di ša₂ ŠU⸣.GIDIM.MA SAG.KI-MEŠ-šu₂ LAL-id | 7 drugs for headache, from Hand of a Ghost, you bandage his temples. |
| 29' | {⸢šim⸣}LI {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ KA A.⸢AB.BA⸣ PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ | ēšim-plant, kukru-plant |
| 30' | [UH₂.{d]}⸢ID₂ I₃.UDU ELLAG₂ UDU.NITA₂ DUH⸣.LAL₃ HI.HI SAG.KI-MEŠ-šu₂ LAL | You mix ēdu-plant, fat from the kidney of a sheep, honey (and) bandage his temples. |
| 31' | [...] x {giš}x x x x [...] | ... ebony |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] x x | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢GIR₃.PAD⸣.DU NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.⸢LU⸣ | ... egirpadû-plant, ēdu-plant |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢UR.GI₇⸣ GE₆ SIG₂ SA.⸢AD⸣ | ...... black hound's-tongue (and) red abukkatu-tree |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢HI⸣.HI ina NE SAR-šu₂ ina KUŠ | ...... you knead ēšu-plant in embers (and) you put it on a leather bag. |
| 5' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢da-gan imin⸣-bi {d}utu nam-tar nam-tar-ra | ... the seven ešagān-plants, Utu, fate, fate! |
| 6' | [x x x nam-ba]-⸢luh⸣ u-me-⸢luh⸣ nam-mu-un-da-MIN-bur₂-ra | ... do not purify, do not slander me! |
| 7' | [nam-mu-un]-⸢da⸣-MIN-la₂-⸢e⸣ al-li ma-da ma-da-bi | Do not abandon the land, its land! |
| 8' | {[d]}⸢en⸣-ki ⸢lugal⸣ abzu-⸢ke₄⸣ {d}asal-lu₂-hi ⸢dumu⸣ eridu{ki}ga-ke₄ | E-ene-ki, king of the Abzu, Asalluhi, son of Eridu |
| 9' | nam-mu-un-da-⸢bur₂⸣-bur₂-⸢re⸣ zi an-na he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May he not ... the life of heaven, may he never abandon earth. |
| 10' | KA.INIM.MA SAG.KI.DAB.BA.KAM₂ | Wording of a spell for headache. |
| 11' | DU₃.DU₃.BI {sig₂}HE₂.ME.⸢DA SIG₂ BABBAR SA MAŠ⸣.DA₃ {u₂}NINNI₅ NITA₂ DIŠ-niš NU.NU 7 u 7 | Its ritual: red wool, white wool, maštakal-plant, male mūṣu-plant (and) male ninû-plant. 7 and 7 |
| 12' | KEŠDA KEŠDA {u₂}DILI KA A.⸢AB⸣.BA ⸢ni⸣-kip-ta₅ PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ UH₂.{d}ID₂ SUHUŠ {giš}NAM.TAR NITA₂ | “KEŠDA-plant, kishtu-plant (and) ēšâm-plant’s mouth, ālu-eba-plant(s), emeni-ekipta-tree (a kind of juniper), sulphur, urine of a river, root of male namtar plant, |
| 13' | NUMUN {giš}ŠINIG SI DARA₃.MAŠ gul-⸢gul NAM⸣.LU₂.U₁₈.LU U₂.HI.A an-nu-ti e-ma KEŠDA | Seed of tamarisk, horn of a lion, destroyer of humanity, these drugs wherever it is prescribed. |
| 14' | ina SIG₂ SA₅ NIGIN-mi EN₂ 7šu₂ ŠID-nu MUD₂ {giš}⸢EREN⸣ TAG-at ina SAG.KI-šu₂ tara-kas₂ | You wrap it in red wool. You recite the incantation seven times. You touch the blood of cedar (and) you tie it to his temple. |
| 15' | gul-gul LU₂.U₁₈.LU tur-ar₂ SUD₂ ina ⸢I₃ ŠEŠ₂⸣-su ŠE₁₀ ŠAH ME.ZE₂ ⸢ŠAH⸣ | You crush (and) sieve a man’s crucible, you pound it in ēšû-plant, you anoint him with it, (and then) he will recover. |
| 16' | GIR₃.PAD.DA.LUGUD₂.DA ŠAH gul-gul LU₂.⸢U₁₈⸣.LU NAGA.SI NAGA.SI SI DARA₃.⸢MAŠ⸣ | Šamaš-šarru-ukīn (II), king of Assyria. |
| 17' | {u₂}KUR.RA {u₂}GAMUN.GE₆ sah-le₂-e DIŠ-niš ⸢GAZ⸣ ina I₃.UDU GUD LIBIR.RA ⸢HI.HI⸣ | nīnû-plant, black cumin (and) cress, together with egaš-plant in fat from an old ox, you mix them together. |
| 18' | ina NE SAR-šu₂ {u₂}an-ki-nu-ti {u₂}eli-kul-la KA tam-⸢ti₃ ni⸣-kip-ta₅ NUMUN {u₂}GUR₅.⸢UŠ⸣ | In the month of Abu (V), Ankinūtu (‘liquorice’) (and) Elikulla (a kind of juniper) are planted in the mouth of the sea. |
| 19' | PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ {na₄}mu-ṣa DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina I₃ HI.HI SAG.KI-MIN-šu₂ KI.TA ⸢UGU-šu₂⸣ u MURUB₄ UGU-šu₂ ŠEŠ₂-ma NA BI ⸢TI-uṭ⸣ | You pound sulphur (and) mūšbu-stone together, you mix them in oil, you bandage his temples below his head and in the middle of his head, and that man will recover. |
| 20' | EN₂ sag-ki mu-un-ta-gig dab-ba sag-ki mu-⸢un⸣-ta-bi-gig dab-⸢ba⸣ | Incantation: “He has a headache, he has seized the headache. He has [a headache], he is seized. |
| 21' | sag-ki hul gig sa gig dab-ba zi {d}asal-lu₂-hi ⸢dumu eridu{ki⸣}ga-ke₄ zi pad₃-da hun-ga₂ (⸢TU₆.EN₂⸣) | The evil head, the sick neck seized by the life of Asalluhi, the son of Eridu’s temple, the righteous one chosen by the hireling |
| 22' | DU₃.DU₃.BI PA {giš}GIŠIMMAR ša₂ {im}⸢SI.SA₂⸣ ša₂ ina NU IM i-nam-zu-zu TI-⸢qe₂⸣ | Its ritual: You take a date palm leaf from the esīšû-tree (and) one from the non-canonical wind. |
| 23' | 7šu₂ ana 15 7šu₂ ana 150 ta-⸢pat⸣-til 7 u 7 KEŠDA KEŠDA EN₂ 7šu₂ ⸢ŠID-nu ina SAG.KI-šu₂ KEŠDA⸣ | You cross over seven to 15, seven to 150, seven and seven times, you recite the incantation seven times (and) you tie it to his temple. |
| 24' | EN₂ ⸢sag-ki mu⸣-un-dab sag si-sa₂ mu-un-⸢dab sag sahar⸣-ra mu-un-dab | Incantation: “He seized the sagku-vessel, he seized a good head, ... he took a head in the dust.’ |
| 25' | mu-⸢un⸣-[dab] ⸢mu⸣-un-dab-dab a-da-pa abgal ⸢eridu⸣{ki}ga-ke₄ | He seized, he seized Adapa, the sage of Eridu |
| 26' | sag-⸢ki mu-un⸣-dab sag sahar-ra mu-un-dab (⸢TU₆.EN₂⸣) (E₂.NU.RU) | He seized Sag-E, he seized the head of the dust. Incantation formula. |
| 27' | ⸢DU₃⸣.DU₃.⸢BI {sig₂⸣}HE₂.ME.DA NU.NU 7 u 7 KA.KEŠDA KEŠDA ⸢e⸣-ma ⸢KEŠDA⸣ | Its ritual: You tie seven and seven knots, you tie (them) to the e’e-vessel, and then you tie it. |
| 28' | {⸢na₄}SAG⸣.DU E₃-ak EN₂ 7šu₂ ŠID-nu ina SAG.KI-⸢šu₂⸣ [KEŠDA] | You go out of ebony (and) you recite the incantation seven times. You tie it to his temple. |
| 29' | ⸢EN₂⸣ (a.ra) (tu.e) (a.ra) (ba.tu.e) (ti.la) [x x] | Incantation: “For how long will you live? For how long ...? |
| 30' | [šu] (⸢du₃.du₃⸣.meš) šu (ne.ne.a.meš) eridu({ki}ga) (mu.un.tum₂) ([TU₆.EN₂]) | Hand of Edudu Hand of Nēneames Eridu |
| 31' | [x x x x {giš]}⸢GIŠIMMAR⸣ ša₂ {im}SI.SA₂ ša₂ ina NU IM i-nam-zu-⸢zu⸣ [TI-qe₂] | You take the ēšû-tree of the north wind that is in the absence of wind. |
| 32' | 7 u⸣ [x x x] ⸢EN₂⸣ 7šu₂ ŠID-nu ina SAG.KI-šu₂ ⸢tara⸣-[kas₂ x x x] | 7 ē23-plants ... a 7rd enû-plant on its forehead etara-ekas-plant |
| 33' | ⸢EN₂⸣ [x x x x x (ri].⸢ba.ak⸣.ti) (ti.e.[na) x x x] | Incantation: “... ... ri bak-e-ti tina |
| 34' | (⸢hat⸣.[ru.um.ma) x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | 'haṭṭirumma-plant' ....... |
| 35' | ⸢ku⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | ekû-plant |
| 36' | ⸢EN₂⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | Incantation: |
| 37' | ⸢EN₂⸣ [...] | Incantation: |
| r i | ||
| 1' | ⸢ina UGU GI⸣.[DU₈ x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | on top of a censer ....... |
| 2' | GI-a-an ⸢LU₂⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | reed of the ēru-house ... |
| 3' | 3šu₂ tu-šaq-⸢ba-šu₂-ma⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | You recite three times |
| 4' | GIR₃.PAD.DU LU₂ kup-⸢ra⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | a man's snare ...... |
| 5' | MUD₂ {giš}EREN I₃.SUMUN ⸢BARA₂⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | blood from cedar, old cedar (and) ēriš-plant |
| 6' | EN₂ sag-ki mu-un-⸢dab⸣ [x x x x x x] | Incantation: He seized the forehead ... |
| 7' | sag sahar-ra ⸢mu⸣-[un-dab] x x x [x x x x x x] | He seized the head of the dust |
| 8' | {d}asal-lu₂-hi sag giš ⸢ra⸣ [mu-un]-⸢dab⸣ mu-un-⸢dab⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | Asalluhi seized the head of the tree, he seized it |
| 9' | DU₃.DU₃.BI {na₄}ZU₂ GE₆ [x x] NITA u MUNUS {na₄}x [x x x] | Its ritual: black ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ stone ... male and female ... stone |
| 10' | {na₄}ŠUBA SIG₇ [x x] x ina SAG.KI-⸢šu₂⸣ [tara-kas₂] | You bind yellow-green šubû-stone ... on his temple. |
| 11' | EN₂ sag-ki-ni sag-ki ⸢he₂-en-gi₄⸣-gi₄ i-bi₂-ni i-bi₂ he₂-en-⸢gi₄⸣-[gi₄] | Incantation: “May he redress his forehead, may he restore his eyes. |
| 12' | mu-ru-ub-bi-ni mu-ru-⸢ub⸣-[bi] ⸢he₂⸣-en-gi₄-gi₄ he₂-bi-da-a-⸢na-mul⸣-la he₂-en-⸢da-a⸣ [x (x)] | May he return it to its place, may he bring it back to life for him! May it be seen with him, may it become visible with him! |
| 13' | DU₃.DU₃.BI {u₂}aš-⸢lam⸣ NITA₂ ⸢SA⸣ MAŠ.DA₃ TEŠ₂.BI NU.NU 7 u 7 | Its ritual: male ašlamû-plant, male ešānu-plant (and) female gazelle, together with seven and seven plants. |
| 14' | KA.KEŠDA KEŠDA e-ma ⸢KA⸣.KEŠDA EN₂ ŠID-⸢nu⸣ | You recite the incantation “It is enough, it is enough!' |
| 15' | UB.PAD ⸢NITA₂⸣ u MUNUS x ⸢HUL₂⸣ A.ŠA₃ DAL.⸢DAL⸣ | (If) a man and a woman ... joy ... his sheep. |
| 16' | KI KA.KEŠDA ina {sig₂}HE₂.ME.⸢DA⸣ NIGIN-mi ina SAG.KI-šu₂ tara-kas₂ | You wrap it in red wool (and) you tie it to his temple. |
| 17' | EN₂ id₂-da-ta tir gal-gal-la-⸢ta⸣ tir ⸢si dara₃⸣-maš ⸢mah⸣-[mah] | Incantation: “From the Tigris to the Great Mountain Ranges, the Euphrates to the Elamite Mountains, the great mountain ranges |
| 18' | mul₄-mul₄ {giš}geštin gir₂ mu-un-kar-⸢re⸣ {giš}⸢kiši₁₆ i₃-gu₇ kal muš⸣-[muš] | The Stars, wine-trees, and arrows he struck. The E-kiši he ate. All the birds |
| 19' | šu mu₂-mu₂-e-de₃ mul-mul kur-kur-⸢ra sikil⸣-e du₈ i₃-ti-la ⸢tu-ra⸣ [x (x)] | To make the hand tremble, to make the stars of all the lands shine purely, to live in the tūra temple |
| 20' | du₈ nam-tag-ga lu₂-kar-ra mu-⸢un-sa₄⸣-a zag-du₈ nig₂-{giš}⸢gag⸣-ti {giš}⸢kiri₆⸣ [x x x] | The ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ of the sins of the fugitive, the clearing of the possessions, the orchard |
| 21' | udug hul he₂-bad a-la₂ hul he₂-bad ⸢gidim hul he₂⸣-bad gal₅-la₂ ⸢hul he₂-bad⸣ | May it be an evil udug, may it be a bad ala-demon! May the evil ghost be released, may the evil galla demon be released! |
| 22' | dingir hul he₂-bad maškim₂ hul he₂-bad {d}⸢dim₁₀-me⸣ he₂-bad {d}dim₁₀-me-a he₂-bad | May the evil god be destroyed, may the evil maškim demon be destroyed. May E-E-mame-e-23 be destroyed; may E-Mamea be destroyed! |
| 23' | {d}dim₁₀-me-lagab he₂-bad zi an-na he₂-pad₃ ⸢zi ki⸣-a he₂-pad₃ (TU₆.EN₂) | May Ilum-melagab be destroyed! May he choose life in heaven! May Ezida choose earth!” Incantation formula. |
| 24' | KA.INIM.MA ⸢SAG⸣.KI.DAB.BA.KE₄ | Wording of a spell for headache. |
| 25' | DU₃.DU₃.BI SIG₂ SA₅ SIG₂ BABBAR DIŠ-niš NU.NU {⸢na₄}ZALAG₂ SI DARA₃.MAŠ⸣ NA₄ ZU₂.LUM.MA E₃ | Its medical application: you spin red (and) white wool together, you spin e22nabû-stone, stag's horn, e23 stone and dates. |
| 26' | 7 KA.KEŠDA KEŠDA e-ma KEŠDA EN₂ ŠID-nu ina SAG.⸢KI-MIN-šu₂⸣ tara-kas₂-ma AL.TI | You recite the incantation seven times, whenever you make a knot, you tie it to his temples, and then he will recover. |
| 27' | EN₂ sag-ki-dab-ba sag-ki-dab-ba sag-ki-dab-ba nam-⸢lu₂⸣-u₁₈-lu-ke₄ | Incantation: “Sagkidabba, the saggidabbu-demon, (and) the elu-eulû-mouse. |
| 28' | sag-ki-dab-ba dingir-re-e-ne-ke₄ sag-ki-dab-ba ⸢tu⸣-ra hun-ga₂-⸢ke₄⸣ | The sagkidabba-demon of the gods, the “Seizing-of-the-Heaven-Body-Mounty-Boot’ of the Endowment, the Hireling, |
| 29' | sag-ki-dab-ba nam-lu₂-u₁₈-lu gar-ra he₂-en-⸢hun-ga₂⸣ (TU₆.EN₂) | May the sagkidabba-demon, who created mankind, be released. |
| 30' | EN₂ sag si-sa₂ mu-un-dab sag sahar-ra mu-un-dab zag gar-ra sag gar-⸢ra⸣ [x x x x] | Incantation: “He seized the righteous head, he seized [the lefteous] head, [he ...] the firmly-founded throne. |
| 31' | tu₆-tu₆ gar-ra he₂-en-hun-ga₂ zi an he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-⸢pad₃ (TU₆⸣.[EN₂]) | May the incantation be resounding for him, may it be pronounced righteously by heaven, may (it be) correctly performed on earth. Incantation formula). |
| 32' | 2 KA.INIM.MA SAG.KI.DAB.BA.KAM ina UGU tak-ṣi-ri ša₂ {u₂}LU₂.U₁₈.⸢LU ŠID⸣-[nu] | Wording of two spells for headache. You recite (the incantation) over the takṣiru-disease of ēru-plant. |
| 33' | EN₂ sag-ki mu-ta-bi-gig dab-ba sag-ki hul dab-ba sag gig ⸢hul dab-ba⸣ | Incantation: “The forehead of Mutabi-gig is seized, the forehead is destroyed, the head is afflicted with a terrible headache. |
| 34' | zi {d}asal-lu₂-hi dumu eridu{ki}ke₄ zi pad₃-da hun-ga₂ (TU₆.EN₂) | The life of Asalluhi, the son of Eridu, the life chosen by the hirelings. |
| 35' | KA.INIM.MA SAG.KI.⸢DAB⸣.BA.⸢KAM⸣ | Wording of a spell for headache. |
| 36' | EN₂ an-ni-ta₅ ina UGU nap-šal-ti ina ⸢UD.HUL.GAL₂⸣-e 7šu₂ ŠID-⸢nu-ma⸣ | Incantation: “This (is) on account of the meal in E-ḫulgal-e’e 7 times. |
| 37' | SAG.KI-MIN-šu₂ MURUB₄ UGU-hi-šu₂ ⸢KI⸣.[TA UGU-hi-šu₂] ⸢TAG⸣.TAG-ma ina-ah | (If) his temples are swollen (and) the middle on top of him: he will become ill. |
| 38' | 18 KA.INIM.MA [SAG].⸢KI⸣.DAB.BA.⸢KAM⸣ | Wording of eighteen spells for headache. |
| 39' | ⸢EN₂ sag⸣-du huš sag-du ⸢huš sag⸣-[du huš]-huš sag re-eš sag-du huš | Incantation: “Hand of the wild bull, head of the ḫumru-bird! Head of the fierce wild bull! Head(?), head(?) of the furious bull! |
| 40' | [lugal {d]}⸢asar⸣-alim he₂-til lugal {⸢d}en-ki⸣ [he₂-til] ⸢lugal⸣ {d}asal-lu₂-hi he₂-til (TU₆.⸢EN₂⸣) | king of Asalluḫi, may it end, king (of) Enki (of Sumer) may it finish, lord of kings (of the four quarters) may Asalluhi(?) end. |
| 41' | [KA.INIM.MA] SAG.KI.DAB.BA.⸢KAM⸣ | Wording of a spell for headache. |
| 42' | [DU₃.DU₃.BI x x x x x x] ⸢SIG₂⸣ BABBAR NU.NU 7 u 7 | [Its medical application: ...] white wool, 7 and 7. |
| 43' | [KA.KEŠDA KEŠDA e-ma KEŠDA EN₂ ŠID]-⸢nu⸣ ina SAG.DU-šu₂ ⸢KEŠDA⸣ | You recite the incantation šud-ēnû-e3 on its head. |
| 44' | [x x x x x x x x x x x {munus}aš₂]-⸢gar₃⸣ giš₃-nu-zu šim-me mu-un-zu | “As for the one who removes your inscription from the ..., he knows it by the whim of the diviner. |
| 45' | [x x x x x x x (x)] (TU₆.EN₂) | ....... [Incantation formula]. |
| 46' | [KA.INIM.MA SAG].⸢KI⸣.[DAB.BA].⸢KAM⸣ | Wording of a spell for headache. |
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| 1' | [x x x x x x x] {⸢na₄}HAR.LUM.BA.ŠIR SAR-šu₂⸣ | ... ḫarlû-stone, sar |
| 2' | [DIŠ NA] ⸢SAG.KI 150[šu₂ x x x] ⸢ina⸣ [U₄] 9.KAM ša {iti}GU₄ | If a man’s left temple ... inae23 on the 9th day of Ayyaru |
| 3' | {⸢u₂⸣}IGI-lim {u₂}⸢IGI⸣.[NIŠ {u₂}tar]-muš {u₂}eli-kul-la | ēru-līm-plant, 'face-of-the-mouth' plant, tarmuš-plant and elikulla-plant |
| 4' | {⸢u₂⸣}ha-šu-ta₅ ša₂ 7 SAG.⸢DU-MEŠ-ša₂⸣ I₃.SUMUN E₂ {d}AMAR.UTU ina SA AB₂.RI.RI.GA | The ḫašûtu-vessels of 7 heads of the old ēru-tree, Marduk’s temple, in red wool. |
| 5' | [DU₃].⸢DU₃⸣-pi₂ ina GU₂-šu₂ GAR-an {na₄}SAG.DU ina SAG.KI-šu₂ KEŠDA-su | You place a censer on his neck. You tie a sagdu-stone on his temple. |
| 6' | ⸢EN₂⸣ (in.da) (ri.ti) (ra.ah) ŠID-nu | Incantation: “Inda, ruti, raḫ |
| 7' | DIŠ NA GEŠTU ZAG-šu₂ TAG-su IM DIRI-at u MU₂-MEŠ U₄ 19.KAM U₄ 9.KAM ša {iti}NE | If a man’s right ear causes him a stinging pain, a dilapidation of the nose and nostrils 19th day 9th day of Abu |
| 8' | {giš}NU.UR₂.MA KU₇.KU₇ ša₂ ina UGU GIŠ-ša₂ zaq-pat A-MEŠ-ša₂ ta-še-ṣa-aʾ | You pour a sweet pomegranate on top of its wood, you sprinkle its water. |
| 9' | I₃ DUG₃.GA ana ŠA₃ GEŠTU-šu₂ ŠUB I₃ {šim}BAL ana SAG.DU-šu₂ ŠUB sil₂-qit KUM₂ GU₇-MEŠ | You pour good oil on his ears. You pour baluḫ-plant on his head. He eats hot sulphur. |
| 10' | [DIŠ] NA GEŠTU GUB₃-šu₂ TAG-su IM DIRI-at u MU₂-MEŠ U₄ 15.KAM ša {iti}KIN | If a man’s left ear hurts him, the wind blows and he is ill 15th day of Ululu |
| 11' | [I₃].⸢UDU⸣ KUR.GI{mušen} ŠEG₆-šal bah₃-ru-us-su ana ŠA₃ GEŠTU-MIN-šu₂ ŠUB | (If) it is full of ēdu-soapwort (and) goose fat: its craving will be directed towards his ears. |
| 12' | ⸢UZU⸣ KUR.GI{mušen} ŠEG₆-⸢šal⸣ GU₇ | (If) he eats meat from a mountain goat: he will become poor. |
| 13' | ⸢I₃⸣ {giš}EREN ana SAG.DU-šu₂ ŠUB-di ⸢hi⸣-ib-ṣa ina sah-le₂-e GU₇ | You pour cedar oil on its head, (and) he eats eḫibša-plant in cress. |
| 14' | [DIŠ] NA KIR₄ ZAG-šu₂ TAG-su ina U₄ 1.KAM ša {iti}SIG₄ ŠU.SI GUB₃-šu₂ GAL 7 NE GAR-an | If a man has a temple causing him a stinging pain: on the first day of Simanu the finger of his left arm is thick: you set up a censer for seven days. |
| 15' | ⸢MUŠ⸣.DIM₂.GURUN.NA ša₂ EDIN U₅-MEŠ ina UGU KIR₄-šu₂ u₂-hap-pa | (If) a raven bites its nose in the open country: |
| 16' | ⸢ILLU⸣ {šim}BULUH ana GEŠTU GUB₃-šu₂ GAR-an | You set up a censer of juniper on its left. |
| 17' | [DIŠ] NA KIR₄ GUB₃-šu₂ TAG-su ina U₄ 11.KAM ša {iti}⸢ŠU⸣ | If a man has a ‘cutting-of-the-throat’-mark on his left hand, on the 11th day of the month Tebet (VI) |
| 18' | ⸢SUM⸣{sar} ina UGU u₂-haš-ša₂ tul-ta₅ ša₂ ŠA₃ GI | The ēšû-priest’s garden on top of the reed fence is cut off. |
| 19' | [ina] ⸢UGU⸣ KIR₄-šu₂ u₂-hap-pa ŠU.SI ZAG-šu₂ 7 NE GAR-an | (If) its brilliance is pierced on the top of the roof-beam: the finger on its right side will be 7 fingers. |
| 20' | ⸢ILLU⸣ {šim}BULUH ana ŠA₃ GEŠTU-MIN-šu₂ GAR-an | You set up a censer of baluhhu-plant on his ears. |
| 21' | ⸢nap⸣-ša₂-la-tu₂ ⸢tak⸣-ṣi-ra-nu lat-ku-tu₄ ba-ru-ti ša₂ ana ⸢ŠU⸣ šu-ṣu₂-u₂ | “Seizing-of-the-mouth-plants, stumbling-offerings, old age, that is to be poured out into the ešû-plant, |
| 22' | ⸢ša₂⸣ KA ABGAL-MEŠ-e la-bi-ru-ti ša₂ la-am A.MA₂.URU₅ | The old sage’s word, written in the original |
| 23' | ⸢ša₂⸣ i-na šuruppak{ki} MU 2.KAM {m.d}EN.⸢LIL₂⸣-ba-ni LUGAL {uru}i₃-ši-in{ki} | In Šuruppak, year 2 of Enlil-ebāni, king of Isin. |
| 24' | {⸢m⸣.d}EN.LIL₂-mu-bal-liṭ ABGAL NIBRU{ki} ⸢ez-bu la⸣ mu-du-u mu-da-a li-kal-lim | Enlil-muballiṭ the sage of Nippur the ešbu-priestess who knows nothing may he prove. |
| 25' | mu-du-u la mu-da-a la ⸢u₂⸣-[kal]-lam NIG₂.GIG {d}AMAR.UTU | “The one who knows nothing, the one who does not know anything, the sin of Marduk, |
| 26' | DIŠ NA SAG.DU-su GIG-MEŠ ⸢mat⸣-[qu]-⸢ta₅⸣ TAB UD.DA DIRI | If a man’s head is sick: emaqequ-eta-e23-ta'e3-plant (a kind of juniper) will spread the daylight. |
| 27' | ⸢DUB⸣ 3.KAM₂.MA DIŠ NA UGU-šu₂ KUM₂ u₂-kal | Third tablet of (the series called) “If a man is hot on top of him.' |
| 28' | [E₂.GAL {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN ŠU₂] ⸢MAN⸣ KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} ša {d}AG u {d}taš-me-tu₄ GEŠTU-MIN ra-pa-aš₂-ta₅ iš-ru-ku-uš | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, prince of Assyria, whom Nabû and Tašmētu have bestowed wisdom. |
| 29' | [i-hu-uz-zu IGI-MIN na-mir-tu₄ ni-siq] ⸢ṭup-šar-ru-ti⸣ | He acquired for himself shining eyes, the pinnacle of scholarship. |
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