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AMT pl. 019 01 (?) + (P396343)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 019 01 (?) + |
|---|---|
| ID | P396343 |
| 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)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | {⸢u₂}HAR.HAR⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | ḫašû-plant |
| 2' | ZI₃ GIG ⸢DIDA SIG₅⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | wheat flour, good esafoetida-plant, ... |
| 3' | {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}LI ⸢ni-kip-ta₅⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | kukru-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, nikiptu-plant |
| 4' | {šim}ŠEŠ ZI₃ GIG [x x x x (x x x) x x x x x x x] | šūmu-plant, wheat flour |
| 5' | {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}LI {šim.d}NIN.URTA DIŠ-niš ⸢GAZ⸣ [x x x x x] | kukru-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, Ninurta-plant, egazu-plant |
| 6' | ina KAŠ ta-la₃-aš tu-ba-har SAG.⸢DU⸣-[su x x x x x] | You knead it in beer, you filter it, and then he will recover. |
| 7' | {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ {šim}LI {šim.d}NIN.URTA NUMUN {u₂}⸢ka⸣-[man-ti x x x x x x] | kukru-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, Ninurta-plant seed, ekaemantu-plant |
| 8' | DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM ina KAŠ tara-bak SAG.DU-su [x x x x x] | If he is ill, you crush (and) sieve (them) in beer; his head ....... |
| 9' | ⸢PA⸣ {giš}GIŠIMMAR ša₂ ina NU IM i-nam-zu-zu TI-qe₂ ina UD.DA HAD₂.⸢A⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | You take ēpu-juniper, a date palm that grows in the absence of wind. You dry (and) crush (it) on a dry day. |
| 10' | {u₂}ap₂-ru-ša SUD₂ ina I₃ HI.HI ILLU {giš}a-bu-⸢ka⸣-[tu₂ x x x x] | You pound aprušu-plant, you mix it in oil, (and) you daub (his eyes). |
| 11' | EN₂ A.RA.ŠE.RA A.RA.BA.ŠE.RA IZI BIL.⸢LI⸣ [x x x x] | Incantation: “Arašura, Arababura, Fire of the elû-temple, . . [.] . |
| 12' | 7šu₂ u 7šu₂ ana ŠA₃ ŠID-nu SAG.KI-šu₂ [x x (x x)] | You recite the incantation seven times and seven times over the surface of the 'finger.' |
| 13' | {u₂}KUR.KUR ni-kip-ta ina NE tu-qat-tar-šu₂ {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ ⸢ni⸣-[kip-ta x x] | nikliptu-plant in embers you fumigate him, kukru-aromatic, ēni-ekipta-plant |
| 14' | NUMUN {u₂}AB₂.DUH ⸢KA A⸣.AB.BA {šim}ŠEŠ DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina ⸢IZI⸣ [x x x x x x] | You pound together seed from babduḫ-plant, ēkānu-plant (‘spurge’) (and) abukkatu (a kind of sulphur), šû-colocynth (a type of juniper), you mix them in a mortar (and then) you put it on as a bandage. |
| 15' | {na₄}mu-ṣu₂ {šim.⸢d}MAŠ⸣ KA A.AB.BA ⸢UH₂.{d}ID₂⸣ [DIŠ-niš] ⸢SUD₂⸣ | Mūṣu-stone, Ninurta-ēreš Gate of the Sea, UḪ-E-plant, alternatively, E-SUD-E23 |
| 16' | ina {⸢sig₂⸣}HE₂.ME.DA NIGIN I₃ ŠEŠ₂ [x x x (x)] ⸢KEŠDA⸣-as | You wrap it in red wool (and) you anoint it with oil. |
| 17' | [ni]-⸢kip⸣-[ta] x [x x] x [...] TAG.TAG | From the nipētu-vessel ... ... will be affected. |
| 18' | [...] x x x [...] x x ⸢I₃.UDU⸣ ELLAG₂ HI.HI SAG.KI-šu₂ TAG | ... ... you mix ēšû-plant, kidney fat, (and) you rub it on his temple |
| 19' | 10 GIN₂ ⸢ZA₃⸣.[HI].⸢LI{sar⸣} 10 GIN₂ ŠE.SA.A ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL | You boil down 10 shekels of ēšāḫu-plant (and) ten shekel(s) of carnelian in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind'). You bandage (his head). |
| 20' | 10 GIN₂ ZA₃.⸢HI⸣.LI{⸢sar} 10 GIN₂ IM.BABBAR 10 GIN₂ ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL | You boil down 10 shekels of ēḫu-flour, 10 shek[els of] gypsum, you stir them into a paste in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind') (and) you bandage (his head). |
| 21' | TUKUM.BI LU₂.U₃ SAG.KI DAB-su ru-ša-am ša SUHUŠ {giš}IG ABUL | If a man is seized by the temple of his temple: rūšam-disease of the base of the door of the city gate. |
| 22' | ina a-ṣi-ka ša₂ ana GUB₃-ka GUB-zu ŠU.TI SIG₂ {munus}AŠ₂.GAR₃ GIŠ₃.NU.ZU GIŠ₃.NU.ZU | When you stand at your left side, you take the wool of the female kid, the šunû-disease (and) the sorceries. |
| 23' | [ina] {⸢sig₂⸣}HE₂.ME.DA KEŠDA-as₂ ina SAG.KI-šu₂ KEŠDA-ma NA BI TI | You tie a knot in red wool, you tie it to his temple, and that man will recover. |
| 24' | ⸢TUKUM⸣.BI LU₂.U₃ SAG.KI DAB-su PA {giš}GIŠIMMAR ša i-nam-zu-zu TI-qe₂ | (If) a man is seized by a ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’ magic: he will take a date palm leaf that he knows. |
| 25' | [HAD₂.A] ⸢GAZ⸣ SIM ina KAŠ SILA₁₁-aš SAG.KI-šu₂ LAL-ma NA BI ⸢TI-uṭ⸣ | You knead sulphur (and) kasû-plant in beer, you bandage his temple, and then that man will recover. |
| 26' | ⸢TUKUM⸣.BI LU₂.U₃ SAG.KI DAB-su PA {giš}GIŠIMMAR ša ina-zu-zu TI-qe₂ | (If) a man is seized by ēšum-disease: he will take the leaf of a date palm that he knows. |
| 27' | ⸢ina⸣ SAG.KI-šu₂ tara-kas₂-ma NA BI TI-uṭ | You recite (this) incantation over his temple and that man will recover. |
| 28' | TUKUM.BI LU₂.U₃ SAG.KI DAB-su {giš}DIH₃ ša ina-zu-zu ŠU.TI | If a man is seized by the temple of his temple: šamaš-tree which he knows, received. |
| 29' | ina {sig₂}AKA₃ NIGIN ina {sig₂}HE₂.ME.DA tara-kas₂ ina SAG.KI-šu₂ tara-kas₂ NA BI TI-uṭ | You wrap it in a tuft of wool, you tie it to a knot of red wool, (and) you tie (it) to his temple. That man will recover. |
| 30' | TUKUM.BI LU₂.U₃ SAG.KI DAB-su {sig₂}HE₂.ME.⸢DA⸣ MUNUS ša₂ MUD AL.KUD NU.NU SA MAŠ.DA₃ {u₂}NINNI₅ NITA₂ | If a man has a temple causing him seizing pain: red-purple wool, a woman whose blood is swollen, whose hair is covered with šamaštakal-plant, male beetroot |
| 31' | KI {sig₂}HE₂.ME.DA ta-pat-til {na₄}NIR₂ {na₄}MUŠ.⸢GIR₂ {na₄⸣}BABBAR.DILI {na₄}ZU₂ GE₆ KEŠDA ina SAG.KI-šu₂ KEŠDA NA BI TI-uṭ | You wrap it in red wool. You tie knots of šēpê-stone, snake stone, ēru-stone (and) black obsidian to his temple. That man will recover. |
| 32' | TUKUM.BI LU₂.U₃ SAG.KI DAB-su la-aš-hi MUŠ TAB GIR₂.TAB {sig₂}HE₂.ME.DA | If a man has a temple causing him seizing pain: he will be confined to a stable position; a snake will touch the ground; red wool. |
| 33' | {u₂}⸢aš₂-lu⸣ NITA₂ SA MAŠ.DA₃ DIŠ-niš NU.NU {sig₂}AKA₃ NIGIN ina SAG.KI-šu₂ tara-kas₂-ma NA BI TI-uṭ | You wrap male ašlû-plant, šalānu-plant (and) malt in a tuft of wool. You tie it to his temple and that man will recover. |
| 34' | TUKUM.BI LU₂.U₃ SAG.KI DAB-su {tug₂}NIG₂.DARA₂.ŠU.LAL₂ ina DUR | If a man has been seized by the temple, a bandage in the thigh |
| 35' | {sig₂}AKA₃ NIGIN-mi ina SAG.KI-šu₂ KEŠDA-ma NA BI TI-uṭ | You wrap it in red wool (and) you tie it to his temple, and that man will recover. |
| 36' | DIŠ LU₂ ZI SAG.KI TUKU u₃ ri-mu-ta₅ TUKU PA {giš}ŠE.DU₃.A ⸢HAD₂.DU⸣ GAZ SIM | If a man has a temple causing him seizing pain and he has rīmûtu-disease: you crush (and) sieve šE.DU₃-tree leaf, ḫaddu-plant |
| 37' | ZI₃ ŠE.MUŠ₅ sah-le₂-e ARA₃-ti₃ ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina A GAZI{sar} tara-bak LAL.LAL-ma TI | You pound together saḫlû ('cress') (and) esārtu-flour, you stir them into a paste, you boil them down in the sap of tamarisk, you bandage him (with the mixture), and then he will recover. |
| 38' | [DIŠ] ⸢NA⸣ ZI SAG.KI TUKU u₃ ri-mu-ta₅ ⸢TUKU⸣ PA {giš}šu-nim HAD₂.A GAZ SIM | If ēšamaš-tree (a plant) has a stinging effect on the temple and rimuttu-reed (a kind of juniper): you dry, crush, (and) sieve ṣumlalû-plant. |
| 39' | [ina ZI₃] ⸢GIG⸣ sah-le₂-⸢e⸣ x [x x] ina A.GEŠTIN.NA tara-bak LAL-su | You mix with flour from egyptu-plant, cress(saḫlû) (and) ... in vinegar, you bandage him (with the mixture). |
| 40' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢GAZ SIM⸣ {šim}ŠEŠ | You crush ekašu-plant, ṣumlalû-plant |
| 41' | [x x x x x x x x x tara]-⸢bak⸣ LAL | You crush and sift ......, (and) you bandage him with it. |
| 42' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ZI₃⸣ GIG sah-le₂-e | ...... you anoint him with esahlû-plant. |
| 43' | [x x x x x x x x x x] TI | ...... will recover. |
| 44' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢GI⸣ gu-ur GI.ŠUL.HI | ...... esagila-plant, alum |
| 45' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢KI.MAH⸣ GUB-zu | ......... stands in the E₂.KI.MAḪ-e3 temple. |
| 46' | [x x x x x] ŠEŠ₂ | ..., churn |
| 47' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x tara]-⸢bak⸣ LAL | |
| 48' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x {u₂}SU.AN].⸢DAR ZI₃⸣ | [......] šūnu-plant, flour of ēru-flour |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | DIŠ NA [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | If a man ...... |
| 2' | ZI₃ ŠE.⸢SA⸣.[A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | flour of the esâ-priest ...... |
| 3' | DIŠ NA ⸢SAG⸣.[KI x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | If a man the Esaggil ....... |
| 4' | {giš}⸢KIŠI₁₆⸣.[HAB x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | ēšu-tree (a kind of juniper) |
| 5' | DIŠ NA SAG.KI ⸢GUB₃⸣-[šu₂ x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | If a man's temples are swollen |
| 6' | {u₂}SU.AN.⸢DAR⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | šūnu-plant |
| 7' | DIŠ NA SAG.KI-MIN-šu₂ ⸢ṣab⸣-[ta-šu₂-ma x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | If a man’s temples are swollen and he is ill |
| 8' | DUH.ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ ša₂-bu-⸢lu⸣-[te x x x x x x x x x x x (x)] | sesame oil ... |
| 9' | DIŠ NA SA SAG.KI ⸢ZAG⸣-[šu₂ ...] | If a man's temples are swollen (and) his temples |
| 10' | {u₂}SI.SA₂ ZI₃ ⸢GIG⸣ [...] | šišû-plant, flour of ēru-plant |
| 11' | DIŠ NA SA SAG.KI ⸢GUB₃⸣-[šu₂ ...] | If a man's temples are swollen (and) his temples |
| 12' | {u₂}SI.SA₂ [...] | ... juniper |
| 13' | DIŠ NA SA SAG.KI ⸢ZAG⸣-[šu₂ x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | If a man's temples are swollen and his temples hurt him |
| 14' | {u₂}EME UR.GI₇ ⸢ina⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | hound's-tongue plant, ēru-plant, ...-plant |
| 15' | DIŠ NA SA SAG.⸢KI⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | If a man ... the temple ....... |
| 16' | DIŠ NA SA ⸢SAG⸣.[KI x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | If a man ... E-SAG-E-KI ....... |
| 17' | sah-le₂-⸢e⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | cress, ...... |
| 18' | DIŠ NA x [...] | If a man |
| 19' | LAL-⸢ma⸣ [...] | LAL-ema-e23 |
| 20' | DIŠ ⸢NA⸣ [...] | If ēšamaš-plant |
| 21' | DIŠ [...] | If ... |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢DIŠ KIMIN⸣ x [...] | Ditto ... |
| 2' | ZU₂.LUM ⸢SA₅⸣ x [...] | Dates from the esa’e plant |
| 3' | DIŠ NA SA SAG.KI-MIN-šu₂ ⸢ZI⸣ [...] | If a man's temples are swollen: ezi-e23-plant |
| 4' | {u₂}ŠAKIRA {u₂}⸢EME⸣ UR.⸢GI₇ {u₂⸣}[...] | šakirû-plant, ēmāru-bird, dog's tongue plant, ...-plant |
| 5' | U₂ BABBAR lu-ur-pa-na {{ IM.BABBAR {na₄}NIG₂.KALAG.GA }} {na₄}as-⸢har⸣ [...] | white plant, lurpanu-plant, white limestone, agate, eharu-stone |
| 6' | DIŠ KIMIN KU.KU {na₄}AŠ₂.GI₄.⸢GI₄⸣ [...] | If ditto, kukû-stone, ebony |
| 7' | DIŠ KIMIN PA {giš}ŠINIG SIG₇-⸢su⸣ [...] | If ditto: tamarisk, yellow-green juniper |
| 8' | ana ŠA₃ {na₄}PEŠ₄ tu x [...] | To the hand of a stone ... |
| 9' | DIŠ NA ina DAB GIDIM ⸢SAG⸣.[KI-šu₂ ...] | If a man is seized by a ghost in the middle of his house |
| 10' | ⸢SA⸣ IGI-MIN-šu₂ u₂-⸢zaq⸣-[qa-su ...] | (If) his eyes are swollen: . |
| 11' | {⸢na₄⸣}mu-ṣa {na₄}x [...] | ēša-stone, ...-stone |
| 12' | ⸢NA₄⸣ AN.BAR ⸢na₄⸣ [...] | “It is iron, it is tin |
| 13' | ⸢EN₂⸣ UR.SAG {d}⸢ASAL⸣.[LU₂.HI ...] | Incantation: “Hero, Asalluhi, |
| 14' | [DIŠ] ⸢NA⸣ SAG.KI-šu₂ ⸢DAB⸣-[su-ma ...] | If a man’s temple is swollen and he is seized by a ghost |
| 15' | [DIŠ]-⸢niš SUD₂⸣ [...] | If he is seized by a ghost |
| 23' | [x x x (x)] {⸢u₂}IGI-lim {u₂}tar-muš⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | ... ēru-līm-plant, tarmuš-e-plant |
| 24' | ⸢SIG₂ BABBAR⸣ {u₂}⸢NINNI₅⸣ NITA₂ NU.NU ⸢EN₂⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | white wool, male ēšû-plant, nusku-plant. Incantation formula. |
| 25' | A.RI.A NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU SAG.⸢KI-šu₂⸣ [x x x x x] | “Aria, humanity, its ..., |
| 26' | ni-kip-ta₅ DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina I₃ {giš}EREN HI.HI ŠEŠ₂.⸢MEŠ⸣-[ma TI] | You pound nikiptu-spurge, you mix it in cedar oil, you anoint him repeatedly (with the mixture), and then he will recover. |
| 27' | DIŠ NA SAG.KI.DAB.BA-ma SA.GU₂-šu₂ GU₇.MEŠ-šu₂ ŠU.GIDIM.MA {giš}⸢si⸣-[hu x x x x] | If a man suffers from headache and his neck hurts him Hand of Ghost (gloss: new break). |
| 28' | {u₂}ba-ri-ra-ta₅ GI.ŠUL.HI GAZ SIM ina A GAZI{sar} [x x x x] | You crush and sift barīrātu-plant (and) reed stalks, you knead them in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind') |
| 29' | DIŠ NA SAG.KI.DAB.BA-ma TA {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A EN EN.NUN.UD.ZAL.LI ⸢GU₇⸣-[šu₂ x x x] | If a man is afflicted with headache and from sunrise to sunset his ešû-disease |
| 30' | DIŠ NA SAG.KI.DAB.BA-ma ŠA₃ ŠA₃-bi GU₃.GU₃-si ŠU.GIDIM ⸢ša₂⸣-[ne₂-e x x x x] | If a man is afflicted with headache and his right hand constantly cries out: hand of a ghost, ešānû-plant |
| 31' | DIŠ NA SAG.KI.DAB.BA-ma ma-gal BURU₈ KI.NA₂ la ⸢i⸣-[na-aš-ši UŠ₂] | If a man has a headache and it is very severe: the locust will not thrive in the bed. |
| 32' | DIŠ NA SAG.KI.DAB.BA-ma ma-gal [x x x] | If a man suffers from headache and greatly ....... |
| 33' | SA SAG.KI-šu₂ ma-gal te-bu-⸢u₂⸣ x [x x x x x] | (If) a man's forehead is very thick: he will become poor. |
| 34' | ⸢an⸣-nu-tu₄ x x x x [x x x x x x x x x x] | an eannûtu-plant |
| 35' | [šum-ma SAG.KI.DAB.BA ŠU.GIDIM.MA ina SU NA il-ta-za-az-ma NU DU₈] | If headache (and) Hand of Ghost keep persisting in a man's body and cannot be dispelled |
| 36' | ⸢DUB 2.KAM₂⸣ DIŠ NA ⸢UGU⸣-[šu₂ KUM₂ u₂-kal] | 2nd tablet of 'If a man eats hot on top of his house'. |
| 37' | E₂.GAL {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} ša {d}⸢AG {d}taš⸣-[me-tu₄ GEŠTUG-MIN DAGAL-tu₂ iš-ru-ku-šu₂] | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, King of Assyria, whom Ea and Tašmētu have bestowed wisdom. |
| 38' | e-hu-uz-zu ⸢IGI-MIN na-mir-tu₄ ni-siq ṭup-šar⸣-[ru-ti] | He acquired for himself shining eyes, the pinnacle of scholarship. |
| 39' | ša ina LUGAL-MEŠ-ni a-lik mah-ri-ia mam₂-ma ⸢šip-ru⸣ šu₂-a-tu la e-⸢hu⸣-[uz-zu] | Of the kings who came before me, none were able to comprehend these tasks. |
| 40' | bul-ṭi TA muh-hi a-di UMBIN liq-ti BAR-MEŠ ta-hi-zu [nak-la] | Prescriptions from head to foot, gleanings from extraneous materials |
| 41' | ⸢a⸣-zu-gal-lu-ut {d}nin-urta ⸢u {d⸣}gu-la ma-⸢la⸣ [ba-aš₂-mu] | Ea-ezugallut Ninurta, Egula, I built. |
| 42' | ina ṭup-pa-a-ni aš₂-ṭur as-niq ⸢IGI⸣.[KAR₂-ma] | I have written on tablets, checked, collated, and |
| 43' | a-na ta-mar-ti ši-ta-si-ia qe₂-reb E₂.⸢GAL⸣-[ia u₂-kin] | I established (it) in my palace for my reading and recitation. |
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