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BAM 6, 584 (P396710)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 6, 584 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396710 |
| 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' | [...] | |
| 2' | [... _gig a-mesz] tuku#_ | ... he will acquire ... illness and water. |
| 3' | [... i]-ser2#-ma | ... he smote, and |
| 4' | [...] _kasz nag_ | ... you libate beer. |
| 5' | [...] x ina _a-mesz_ i-ser2-ma | ... ... in water he drew up and |
| 6' | [...] _{szim}ku7-ku7_ | ... sweet juniper |
| 7' | [... ina] _a# gazi{sar}_ i#-sza2-hat | ... he sprinkles with gazelle water. |
| 8' | [...] x-ma _ti_-ut, | ... and live. |
| 9' | [...] _gig a-mesz tuku_ | ... he will acquire ... illness and water. |
| 10' | [... ina] _i3-gesz szesz2_ | ... in pressed oil |
| 11' | [...] x _babbar zi_-uh | ... ... white, ziuhhu-like. |
| 12' | [... _x]-mesz_-su-ma _ti_-ut, | ... his ... and live. |
| 13' | [...] _szinig#_ i-se-er-ma | ... he removes the reed bundle and |
| 14' | [...] x _szesz2_-ma _ti_-ut, | ... ... and he will recover. |
| 15' | [...] _{gesz}nu-ur2-ma numun {u2}eme ur-gi7_ | ... pomegranate seed, dog's tongue plant |
| 16' | [...] _numun# {u2}gesztin ka5-a ga_-a-nu sud2_ | ... seed from a fox-vine, you knead milk |
| 17' | [... _nig2-bun2]-na{ku6}_ tur-ar2 _sud2_ ina _i3 szesz2_ | ... you crush nigbunnu-fish, you stir them into a paste in oil |
| 18' | [... tur]-ar2# _sud2_ ina _a sila11_-asz _la2_-id | ... you boil it, you knead it in water, you bandage him. |
| 19' | [... _u3-bu]-bu#-ul diri {u2}kur-ra {u2}gesztin ka5-a sud2_ | ... a libation bowl overflowing with mountain plants (and) pressed grapes |
| 20' | [... _en] mud2# e3_-ni ta-kar _zi3-kum_ tur-ar2 _sud2 mar_ | ... until the blood comes out, you discard the flour, you scatter it, and then he will recover. |
| 21' | [...] ina _i3 {gesz}erin szesz2_ | ... in oil of juniper |
| 22' | [... lu]-'u-ta _diri {u2}kur-ra KU.KU {gesz}erin_ | ... luʾûta-plant, kurru-plant (and) kukuru-tree |
| 23' | [... ina _mul4]_ tusz-bat _u4 3(disz)-kam2 {d}utu nu igi-du8_ | ... sits in the star. On the 3rd day Šamaš is not visible. |
| 24' | [...] _ti_-ut, | ... he will live |
| 25' | [...] _me#_ ina _i3-gesz_ hal-s,i _hi-hi_ ina _mul4_ tusz-bat | ... the stars sit in filtered oil in the star. |
| 26' | [...] x tur-ar2 _sud2 mar_-ma _ti_-ut, | ... ... is small: he will be ill, and will recover. |
| 27' | [... ina _i3 {gesz}]erin hi-hi su_-szu2 _szesz2-mesz_-ma _ti_-ut, | ... in cedar oil, his body is swollen, and he will recover. |
| 28' | [...] x _hi-hi su_-szu2 _szesz2-mesz_-ma _ti_-ut, | ... ... his body is swollen and he will recover. |
| 29' | [...] ina _i3 {gesz}erin hi-hi su_-szu2 _szesz2_ | ... with cedar oil, his flesh will be sick. |
| 30' | [...] ina szur-szum-me _kasz sila11_-asz | ... in the morning you libate beer. |
| 31' | [...] _en_ ib-ba-lu ta-za-ru3# | ... the lord of the Ibbalu, you praise. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | ana _zi_-szu2# [...] | to his life ... |
| 3' | _i3-nun-na#_ [...] | ghee |
| 4' | _DISZ gig_ x [...] | If a patient ... .... |
| 5' | _im-gu2-[en-na_ ...] | Imgu’ena |
| 6' | _DISZ ki-min hi#_ [...] | If ditto .... |
| 7' | _DISZ na u4_ [...] | If a man .... |
| 8' | lu sza# [...] | or of ... |
| 9' | ina# _i3#-gesz#_ [...] | In ... oil |
| 10' | szum4-ma [...] | If |
| 11' | _szim_ [...] | ... juniper |
| 12' | _illu#_ [...] | The river level ... |
| 13' | _tesz2-[bi_ ...] | Its ... together .... |
| 14' | u2#? [...] | ... plants(?) |
| 15' | szum4-[ma ...] | If ... |
| 16' | _sud2#_ [...] | ... rain ... |
| 17' | _DISZ gig#_ [...] | If he suffers from ... |
| 18' | szum4#-[ma ...] | If ... |
| 19' | x [...] | |
| 20' | x [...] | |
| 21' | [...] | |
| 22' | [...] | |
| 23' | [...] | |
| 24' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 25' | a-szu-usz-tu2 _szub-szub_-su# _szu# {d#}innin#_ {d#}x [...] | (If) he falls into the hands of Ištar and ... . |
| 26' | _im-gu2-en-na {u2}lag2 gan2 gaz_ ina _a gazi#[{sar}_ ...] | You crush imgūnu-plant, lupin from the field, in ghee (and) mustard ... |
| 27' | _u-bu-bu-ul sa5_ ina _su na gal2_-szi A SZA [...] | (If) a red mole stands in the middle of the 'station': ... .... |
| 28' | _szu {d}3(u) nam-erim2 dab_-su _szu {d}innin_ [...] | Hand of Sin, his oath he took Hand of Ištar |
| 29' | _im-gu2-en-na lag a-sza3-ga gaz_ ina _a gazi#[{sar} sila11_-asz la2_-id] | You crush imgūnu-juniper, ghee from a field, you knead it in juice from kasû-tamarind. |
| 30' | _DISZ kimin im-gu2 u4-da sa2-sa2 gaz ina _a#_ [gazi{sar} sila11_-asz _la2_-id] | If a man is constantly afflicted by imgur-disease: you crush (and) sieve sasa-plant in water from kasû-herb ('tamarind') as a bandage. |
| 31' | _u#-bu-bu-ul babbar_ ina _su na gal2_-szi _szu {d}utu sig2-ba#_ [...] | A white stag is present in his body: Hand of Šamaš, wool, ... |
| 32' | [... _{u2}kur]-gi#-rin2#-na {u2}ab2-duh tesz2-bi sud2_ ina _i3-nun hi-hi_ [...] | You mix together kurgirinnu-plant and alum in ghee, ... |
| 33' | [...] x _zi za3-hi-li_ x [...] | ... ... cress ... |
| 34' | [...] x _sur_-ri _la2_-su [...] | ... ... his deficit ... |
| 35' | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] _ga#-bi buru5-gin7 he2#-[x ...] | ... ... like a harvester ... |
| 2 | [... x]-u2#-szu _gin7_ is,-s,u-ri [...] | ... his ... like a snake ... |
| 3 | [...] _x-gin7 he2-en-si-ga_ : mu-ru-us-su ki#-[ma ...] | ... like ... may he be calm. : His limbs as ... |
| 4 | [...] x _kasz ba-an-na-a-nag si-sa2_ : da-lat _sza3 du#_ [...] | ... ... beer, he should drink it regularly. : If he is constantly irritated .... |
| 5 | [...] _x-bi ud-gin7 he2-em-ta-zalag2-ga_ : _lu2_ szu x [...] | ... ... may it shine like daylight. : That man ... |
| 6 | [...] x _szar un-lu-a sig5-ga-bi he2#-[x_ ...] | ... ... may the king, the good one, ... |
| 7 | [...] x te-ne-sze-e-ti x [...] | ... people ... |
| 8 | [...] he2#-en-dadag-ga : _lu2#_ [szu ...] | ... may he be bright. : That man ... |
| 9 | [...] x x _{gesz}tukul_ [...] | ... weapon ... |
| 10 | [...] _gar#_ [...] | ... is present .... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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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