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AMT pl. 076 01 (P395656)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 076 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395656 |
| 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 | _[u2-mesz_ nap-szal]-ti _szu-gidim-ma sag-hul-ha-za!_ {u2}tar-musz {u2}x [x x x x x x] | plants for the šugimmu-disease, sagḫulhazû (‘cutting-of-the-throat’) (and) tarmuša-plant, ...-plant |
| 2 | _[numun {gesz}]szinig# numun {gesz}ma-nu na4_ ga-bi-i _{u2}kur-kur_ {na4}mu-s,a {u2#}[x x x x x x] | seeds of tamarisk, seeds of manu-tree, alum, kurkur-plant, mūṣu-stone, . |
| 3 | _[{u2}nu]-luh#-ha_ {u2}ur2-nu-u {u2}ti-ia-a-tu2 1(u) 2(disz) _u2-mesz szu-gidim-ma_ u _sag-hul-ha#-[za]_ | Nuḫu-plant, burnû-plant (and) tīyatu-plant: 12 plants of šugidimma-plant and saggulhazu-plant |
| 4 | _[DISZ na] sza3#-mesz_-szu2 it-te-nem#-mi-ru liq _ka_-szu2 it-ta-nab-bal# | If a man’s internal organs are constantly swollen: may he take his mouth off. |
| 5 | _[a2-min-mesz]_-szu2# szim-ma-tu2 _tuku-mesz_-a i-ge-esz-szu2 az-zu-za-a bi-bil _sza3 tuku-mesz_ | his limbs are šimmatu-aromatic, his face is swollen, his chest is full of sighs. |
| 6 | _[igi]-du8#_-ma _igi_-szu2 _nu du10-ga munus sza3_-szu2 ha-szah-ma _munus igi-du8_-ma _sza3_-szu2 _nu il2_-szu2 | is seen and his eyes are not good. A woman whose heart is troubled and a woman is seen but her heart does not raise him. |
| 7 | _[sza3_-szu2 a]-na da-ba-bi sza-pil _na bi szu-gidim-ma usz_-szu2 ana _ti_-szu2 | his heart to speak is shattered. That man is a ghost and his body to his life. |
| 8 | [{u2}tar]-musz8# _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}kur-kur umbin ur-gi7 ge6_ | tarmuš-plant, ēru-tree, ibex, kurkurru-plant: the tail of a black dog |
| 9 | [{u2}]ur2#-nu-u _{u2}nu-luh-ha_ {u2}ti-ia2-tum _im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ | urnû-plant, nuḫurtu-plant (and) tīyatum-plant |
| 10 | _[had2-ra2?] gaz sim_ lu ina _kasz_ lu ina _gesztin nag-nag_-ma ina-esz | You crush tamarisk, either in beer or in wine, and then he will get better. |
| 11 | _[DISZ na_ ina] _dab szu-gidim-ma sag sza3_-szu2 _kum2_-em _kum2 sza3 tuku_-szi _sag sza3_-szu2 | If a man, when he is seized by a ghost and his head is swollen, his head has a burning sensation. |
| 12 | [i]-ka#-as-sa-su {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har_ | tarmuš-plant, alum, ḫašānu-plant |
| 13 | _numun# {gesz}szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu_ {u2}ur2-nu-u _{u2}gesztin ka5-a_ {u2}ti-ia2-tum | seed of tamarisk, seed of manu-tree, burnû-plant, fox-vine, tiyatum-plant |
| 14 | _{u2#}nu-luh-ha_ ina _kasz-sag_ ma-al-da-ra _nag-nag_-ma _din_-ut, | You crush nuḫurtu-plant in prime-quality beer, you drink it, and then he will recover. |
| 15 | _[DISZ] na_ ina _dab szu-gidim-ma sag sza3_-szu2 i-kas3-sa-su ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim | If a man, when he is seized by a ghost and his head hurts him: for his life tarmuš-plant, alum |
| 16 | _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har {gesz}szinig a_ {u2}ur2-ne2-e _numun {gesz}szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu_ ina _kasz nag-mesz_-szu2 | He drinks alum, harhar plant, šinû-tree, water from urnu'e-plant, seed from scion, seed of manu-plant in beer. |
| 17 | _DISZ na szu-gidim-ma dab_-su-ma _usz-usz_-szu2 ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim | If a man is seized by šugidû-disease and he causes him a stinging pain: for his life tarmusz-plant (and) ilim-plant |
| 18 | _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur_ {u2}ur2-nu-u _{u2}gesztin ka5-a_ | boxwood, ḫašû-plant, mountain plants, burnutu-plant (and) red wine |
| 19 | 7(disz) _u2-hi-a szu-gidim-ma_ pa-sza2-ri ta-sak3 ina _kasz-sag nag-mesz_-ma ina-esz | You pound seven plants of šugidû-plant, you stir them into a paste in prime-quality beer, and then he will get better. |
| 20 | _DISZ kimin_ {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur numun {gesz}szinig_ | If a sore is attached to tarmuš-plant, irrû-colocynth, ḫašānu-juniper, kurkurru-plant (and) seed from a kiln |
| 21 | _numun {gesz}ma-nu {u2}a-zal-la2 {u2}nu-luh-ha {u2}dur2-nu-luh-ha_ {u2}ur2-nu-u | the seeds of a manu-tree, azallu-plant, nuḫurtu-juniper, burnû-plant |
| 22 | _im-sahar-na4-kur-ra 1(u) 2(disz) u2-hi-a szu-gidim-ma_ ina _kasz nag-mesz_-ma ina-esz | 12 plants, šugidû-plant in beer, he drinks it, and then he will recover. |
| 23 | _DISZ kimin {u2}igi_-lim _numun {gesz}szinig na4_ ga-bi-i 3(disz) _u2-hi-a szu-gidim-ma_ ina _kasz nag-mesz_-ma ina-esz | If a pig’s tail, seed from a censer of alum, 3 pieces of šugidû-plant in beer, and then he will get better. |
| 24 | _DISZ na szu-gidim-ma dab_-su-ma _usz-usz_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har_ x | If a man is seized by šugida, and then he causes him to become ill: takalûtu-plant, tamarisk, ḫašānu-juniper, ... |
| 25 | _numun {gesz}szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu numun {u2}in-nu-usz numun_ {u2}u5-ra-nu# | seed of tamarisk, seed of mānu-tree (and) seed of innuš-plant |
| 26 | {u2}ar2-zal-lum 1(u) _u2-hi-a szu-gidim-ma_ ina _kasz nag-mesz_-ma ina-[esz] | alum, 10 plants from a šugidû-plant in beer, he drinks it, and then he will recover. |
| 27 | [x x x x] _{u2#}igi#_-lim# _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur numun {gesz}ma-[nu]_ | ..., acacia, cypress, ḫašû-plant, mountain plants, seed of a boat |
| 28 | [...] x _na4_ ga-bi-i _giri3-pad-ra2 nam-lu2-u18-[lu]_ | ... ... of alum: the foot of humanity. |
| 29 | [...] _nag#-mesz_-ma# ina-[esz] | ... he drinks it, then he will get better. |
| 30 | [...] x [x (x)] | |
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- 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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