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BAM 6, 566 (P396805)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 6, 566 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396805 |
| 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 Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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' | [...] x x _{gesz}erin DISZ na mu2_-szu2 x | ... ... cedar: if his breath ... |
| 2' | [...] _{szim#}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ {gesz}ar-kan-na | ... mint, burāšu-juniper, acacia |
| 3' | _li {szim}gam-ma szim-hi-a_ | a plant of cumin and juniper |
| 4' | [...] x _gaz sim zi3 gig_ be-li-ih | ... ... kills, the smell of flour is bitter, lordly. |
| 5' | [...] _ra szu i3-gesz szesz2_-su _la2_-su | ... ... his brother, his deficit. |
| 6' | [...] na-pisz _giri17_-szu2 _dugud_ | ... the life of his nose will be long. |
| 7' | [...] x x x [...] x | |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | [...] x x x _{u2}kur-ra giri17_-szu2 ta-kap-par | ... you wipe his nose with the plant of the mountain. |
| 10' | [... x]-ma _i3-gesz_ ana na-hi-ri-szu2 _szub-szub_ | ... and you pour oil into his nostrils. |
| 11' | [...] x _kur-ra_ u2-na-s,ab-ma _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ | ... he will seize the mountain and kukru-aromatic, juniper |
| 12' | [...] _illu# li-dur pa {gesz}ge6 pa {gesz}kiri6 disz_-nisz _sud2_ | ... the river level should be low; a canopy of black cedars should be established in the orchard. |
| 13' | [...] x _hi-hi_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak ina _kusz sur_-ri _gaba_-su _la2_ | ... you stir it in a small copper pot with a piece of leather (and) you bandage his breast. |
| 14' | [...] _na bi gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 _{szim}gig_ | ... that man suffers from gigid-disease, illness (and) illness for his life: he will die. |
| 15' | [...] _hi#-hi eme_-szu2 _dab_-bat 1(disz)-szu2 2(disz)-szu2 3(disz)-szu2 an-na-a _du3-du3_-usz _du10-ga igi_-mar | ... his tongue trembles, once, twice, and three times you do this: you will see good. |
| 16' | [...] _na# bi gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig {na4}esi muszen-na gu7-mesz_ | ... that ... is a reed mat, it hurts the lung, it eats birds’ ebony |
| 17' | [...] _nag_ ina _na4_ ga-be2-e _ka_-szu2 ta-kap-par-ma _ti_ | ... you pound ..., you wipe his mouth with ghee, and then he will recover. |
| 18' | [...] e#-ri-na _{gesz}szur-min3 {szim}gir2 szim-szal_ {szim}x [...] | ... cedar, cypress, juniper, balsam, ...-aromatic |
| 19' | [...] ina# _al-szeg6-ga2_ ina _i3-gesz_ hal-s,i u _lal3 hi-hi_ ana x [...] | ... in the morning, you mix with filtered oil and honey ... ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | _sze lal3?_ [...] | barley, honey? ... |
| 2' | _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur#-[mesz_ ...] | If a man suffers from gigid-disease: .... |
| 3' | 5(disz) _gin2-ta-am3 ti_ [...] | 5 shekels each ... |
| 4' | _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_ [...] | If a man suffers from gigid-disease: illness .... |
| 5' | _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_-ma# [...] | If a man suffers from gigid-disease of the lung and .... |
| 6' | _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_-ma | If a man is sick with mucus (suālu): |
| 7' | [...] x x am : at gi [...] | ... : at ... |
| 8' | 6(disz) _u2#-[hi-a_ ...] x KI x [...] | 6 plants ... ... |
| 9' | _du6_ x [...] | Month VII, ... |
| 10' | _DISZ_ x [...] | If ... .... |
| 11' | u2# [...] | ... ... plants |
| 12' | szu x [...] | Hand of ... |
| 13' | KI [...] | ..., |
| 14' | x [...] | |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | [...] | |
| 17' | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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