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BAM 5, 453 (P396283)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 453 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396283 |
| 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' | _[DISZ ki-min_ ...] _{u2}ka-zal-la numun#_ {u2}a-mu-szi# [...] | If ditto: ... kazallu-plant, seed of amūši-plant ... |
| 2' | [...] {u2}tar-musz _[{u2}]igi_-lim [...] | ... tarmuš-plant, ilim-plant |
| 3' | [...] _numun#_ {u2}pu-qut-ti 5(disz) _sze-ta-am3_ x [...] | ... seed of puquttu-plant, 5 grains each ... |
| 4' | [... _lal3 kur]-ra 2(disz) gin2 i3-nun tesz2-bi hi-hi_ ana _sza3 : {dug}ga-hab#?_ [...] | ... honey from the mountain, 2 shekels of butter together, excess in: a jar ... |
| 5' | [...] _a2#-gu2-zi-ga_ ana _ugu esir had2-ra2 gub#_ [...] | ... a throne-bearer stood on top of a pile of bricks ... |
| 6' | [...] x ana _sza3 szub_-ma _lu2 bi_ tu-sza2-kal#-ma# [...] | ... ... falls into it and that man will be hungry and .... |
| 7' | _[DISZ na giri3-min_-szu2 i-ra-'u-ba] _uzu dab-dab_-su _igi-min_-szu2 is,#-[s,a-nun-du _giri3-min_-szu2 it-te-nen-s,i-la?] | If a man’s feet hurt, his eyes are swollen, his feet are twisted |
| 8' | [...] mi#-na-tu-szu2 u2-za-qa2#-[ta-szu2 _gu7_ u _nag_-ma] | ... his limbs cause him a stinging pain, he eats and drinks. |
| 9' | _[ugu_-szu2 _gub_-za _uzu-mesz_-szu2 ik]-ta#-na-su-szu2 i-sa-a-szu2 i-szam#-[ma-ma-szu2 ...] | stands on top of him, his flesh binds him, he cries out for him, they scream for him ... |
| 10' | [...] u2#?-pal-la-ah-szu2 _na bi_ ana _zi#-[ku5-ru-da?_ ...] | ... his eyes? ... that one for a ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic ... |
| 11' | [...] x DU DU x [...] | ... ... |
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