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BAM 6, 564 (P395921)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 6, 564 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395921 |
| 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 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] _gig#_ | ... illness. |
| 2' | [...] x-tu4 | ... ... |
| 3' | [...] x _sumun_ | ... ... wild bull |
| 4' | [... ina] su#-a-la-ka | ... in the street |
| 5' | [... x]-a-ka | ... your ... |
| 6' | [... x]-ta-ka | ... your ... |
| 7' | [... su-a]-la-ka | ... of Su'alaka |
| 8' | [...] x-tu4 | ... ... |
| 9' | [... _tu6]-en2#_ | ... incantation. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | _sza3_ x [...] | in ... ... |
| 3' | _ka-inim-[ma_ ... x]-e#-da#-kam_ | Incantation formula: ... |
| 4' | _kid3-kid3-bi zi3 gu2#-gal zi3 [gu2]-tur# ina _a-mesz kum2_ | Its ritual: you heat up coarse flour, coarse flour in water. |
| 5' | 7(disz) u 7(disz) ku-pa-tin-ni-tu hu# x _lal3_ ta#-s,ap#-pa | 7 and 7 kupātinnitu-vessels ... honey you will rub. |
| 6' | e-ma ku-pa-tin-ni _en2# szid_-nu _nu_ pa-tan ul-lat | Wherever you place the kupātinnu-vessel, you recite the incantation šidnu, without ceasing. |
| 7' | _DISZ ki-min zi3 {d}nisaba {u2}an-ki-nu-te_ ta-bi-lam _gu7_ | If ditto: he eats flour from Nisaba and ankitu-plant. |
| 8' | _DISZ ki-min {u2#}im-x_ x x ina _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_ | If DITTO, you knead ...-plant in beer on an empty stomach. |
| 9' | _DISZ na_ x [...] x ki-ma i-gan-ni-ih | If a man ... like a pig |
| 10' | [... _nu]-luh-ha {u2}kur-kur {u2}kur-ra {szim}li_ | ... nuḫaḫu-plant, mountain plants, juniper |
| 11' | _{szim}gur2-gur2 {u2}gazi{sar}_ ina _a zu2-lum-ma_ tara-bak | You stir mint and juniper in the sap of dates. |
| 12' | _lal3#-kur-ra i3-nun#-[na_ x] _bara2-ga disz_-nisz _hi-hi_ | kurru-flour, ghee, ... of the dais ... |
| 13' | ku-pat-tin-ni x [x] ba#-lu pa-tan _gu7_-ma _ti_-ut, | He shall eat ... kupattinnu-vessels without dining and will recover. |
| 14' | _[DISZ na] sag sza3_-szu2 [u _masz]-sila3-mesz_-szu2 _gu7-mesz_-szu2 u2-gan-na-ah | If a man’s head, his belly, and his limbs hurt him, he will get better. |
| 15' | _[na]-bi# mur-mesz gig# u4-da sa2-sa2_ ana _ti_-szu2 sah-le2-e | The nabû-demons are sick with mucus. On a propitious day, in order to save his life, cress |
| 16' | _szim# gal_ qa-lu-ti ina _a gazi{sar}_ tara-bak ina _kusz-edin-na_ | You stir it into a paste in ghee (and) you put it on a leather bag. |
| 17' | [...] x u _masz-sila3-mesz la2_-ma _u4 3(disz)-kam2 nu-du8_ | ... ... and goats are missing, and the 3rd day is not completed. |
| 18' | [...] x _x-mesz# gig mud2_ u2-ga-asz-szi _im_ mal2-la-a _a {na4}zu2-lum-ma_ | ... ... pain, blood, sulphur, mallā’u-plant, date water |
| 19' | [...] e u2-x-ma _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ | ... and gurgur-aromatic (and) lupin |
| 20' | [...] x _{gesz}erin-sumun {szim}bala 1(u) 2(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_ | ... juniper, bala-aromatic, 12 plants for the brother |
| 21' | [...] tu#-szam-s,a _ar3_-en _sim i3-udu ellag2 udu-nita2_ | ... you fumigate him with ..., oil of the kidney of a ram |
| 22' | [...] _mul#_ ana _igi de3 {u2}gir2 szub_ | ... the star came close to the front star of the Scorpion. |
| 23' | [...] _x-mesz_-szu2 ina _nig2-sila11-ga2_ | ... his ... in my gift |
| 24' | [...] x [x] ana _ka_-szu2 te x | ... ... to his mouth ... |
| 25' | [... _u4]-me_ an-na-a _du3-du3_-ma ul _igi_-mar# | ... you build this day, but you will not see it. |
| 26' | [...] x _ellag2 udu-nita2 hi-hi_ ina i3-udu_ ka-bal# | ... ... the kidneys of a sheep are covered in fat. |
| 27' | [...] ana _igi de3 {gesz}kiszi3 szub_ | ... in order to see, the knot fell. |
| 28' | [...] ir#-tal-la# _DISZ na mur-mesz_-szu2 _mud2_ u2-kal# [x] | If a man's kidneys hold blood: ... . |
| 29' | [...] x-te-ni-na-a {u2}ha-zal-lu-na _sumun#_ | ... x-teninâ, wild ḫasalluna plant |
| 30' | [...] tu-szap-ra-szu2-ma _mud2 en_ <na>-hi-ri-szu2 | ... you send to him, and the blood of his enemy |
| 31' | [... su]-a-li-szu2 _bad_ ia-ru [x x x] x x [x] | ... its base is a wall of pitfall ... ... |
| 32' | [...] _mud2#_ x x x [...] | ... blood ... ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] _dub_-ak-ma x [x] | ... you strew and ... |
| 2' | [...] x _sza3 kasz_ tar-si {u2}tal2#-tal2#_ | ... ... in the middle of a libation of beer (and) pomegranates |
| 3' | [...] _{u2#}kur-kur sud2_ | ... you mix kurkur plant |
| 4' | [...] x _sud2#_ ina _kasz-sag nag_ | ... ... you sprinkle sudû-plant in prime-quality beer |
| 5' | [... sza2-bu]-la# la _gu7_ | ... he should not eat shabulu-disease. |
| 6' | [...] u lu _u2_ sza2 _gub3_ | ... or the plant that stands there |
| 7' | [...] x x _{szim}mug_ | ... mugu-aromatic |
| 8' | [...] a# hi e _sud2_ | ... ... rain shower. |
| 9' | [...] _ne#_-su _la2_ | ... his sleep will be reduced. |
| 10' | [...] x _ra_-su | ... ... his ... |
| 11' | [...] _nag-mesz_ | ... drinks. |
| 12' | [...] x _szu_-su | ... ... his hand |
| 13' | [...] _gub3_ | ... stood there. |
| 14' | [...] _nag#_ | ... you drink. |
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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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