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BAM 6, 580 (P397304)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 6, 580 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397304 |
| Museum no. | BM 079106 + |
| 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' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [... ina {uruda}]szen-tur_ tara#-bak# ina# _kusz#-[edin sur_-ri] : ina _{tug2}gada_ [...] | ... you stir it with a small copper kettledrum. You stir it in a leather bag. : In a linen garment ... |
| 3' | _[DISZ] kimin#_ i-ha-mat, i-s,ar-rap i-re-esz-szi-szu i [... ana] _zi#_-szu2# 2(disz)# _sila3# naga# si#_ | If a man is constantly afflicted by cramps, he constantly trembles, his limbs ...: for his life, 2 qû of alkali-plant, |
| 4' | [1(disz) _sila3]_ sah#-le2-e 1(disz) _sila3_ {u2}zi-ba-a 1(disz) _sila3 {u2}kur-ra 1(disz) sila3 {u2}hi-[is{sar}] 1(disz)# sila3 {u2}gamun_ | 1 qû of cress, 1 quešu of zibāyu-plant, 1 quince of mint, 1 sila3 of ḫišālu-juniper, 1 (sila3) of cumin, |
| 5' | [...] _ku3#-ga_ 7(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_ tusz-t,e4-nu / tusz-te-mid _ki lal3_ x [...] s,i _i3-nun_ | ... of silver, 7 plants of the brother you will feed and you will stir. With honey ... ... butter and butter |
| 6' | [...] x u _kasz_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara#-bak# ina _kusz-edin# sur#_-ri : ina _{tug2}gada kimin_ | ... ... and beer you stir with a small copper pot. In a leather bag you wrap (them) : you wrap it in a linen garment. |
| 7' | _[DISZ kimin]_ la i-ha-mat, la i-s,ar#-rap# la# i#-re-esz-szi#-[szu ...] _gig#_ ana _zi_-szu2 | If he does not fear the ritual assemblage, does not pacify it, and does not soothe it: ... illness for his life. |
| 8' | _[ze2] gu2#-bi2{ku6} {d}masz_ esz-ku-re _ku6_ {d#}masz {gesz}szinig#_ x x _musz ge6_ | The gubi fish, Ninurta, the eškur fish, Nergal, the knife ..., the night-time watch |
| 9' | _[naga] si {szim}szesz_ sza _kur_-e 6(disz) _u2-hi-a tesz2#-bi_ tusz-t,e4-nu / tusz-te-mid _ki lal3_ | You mix together horned alkali, myrtle of the mountain (and) 6 plants. You mix them with honey. |
| 10' | [... ina] _{uruda#}szen-tur_ tara-bak ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri : ina _{tug2}gada la2_-su-ma _ti_ | ... you stir it with a small copper kettledrum. You stir it in a leather bag. : You remove it from his garment and he will recover. |
| 11' | _[DISZ] kimin#?_ la-a i-be-el-li i-sah-hur-ma il#?-tu4# it ku ka | If he does not obey the supplication, he is afraid and he has a dream(?). |
| 12' | [...] _ka#?_-ka la i-kal-la ana _zi_-szu2 1/2(disz)# _sila3#_ [...] 1/2(disz) _sila3# illu {gesz}szennur_ | ... your mouth(?) should not hold back to his life 1/2 qû ... 1/2 qu, the flood of the cypress |
| 13' | [...] _illu# {szim#}buluh 1/2(disz) sila3 illu_ x [...] _u2#-hi#-a#_ | ... the river level, baluhhu-aromatic, 1/2 sila3 the flood level ... plants |
| 14' | [...] x _ki lal3 hi-hi_ ina _{uruda#}[szen-tur_ ...] | ... ... honey (and) honey with a small copper pot ... |
| 15' | [...] x ud# x [...] | ... ... day |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | is,#-s,a-bat _gurusz_ sza2 _dingir_-szu2 _ki#_ [...] | He seized the young man whose personal god ... with .... |
| 3' | isz-kun-ma ka-la-a zu-mur-szu2 hur-ba#-[x ...] | He placed all of his teeth in a ... hole |
| 4' | ka-la zu-um#-ri#-szu2 it-ta-pah i-sza2-tu2 x [...] | All of his teeth have swollen, ... ... |
| 5' | _gurusz_ na-di# [id]-dam#-mu-um _ki-sikil_ na#-[da-at ...] | The young man gave birth, the young woman gave birth ... |
| 6' | i-mur#-[szu2] _{d}suen_ [...] | Sîn saw him |
| 7' | _{d}en-lil2#_ [...] u _dingir-mah_ ul-te-eh#-[x ...] | Enlil ... and Ilī-maḫ ... |
| 8' | _{d}suen_ pa#-a-szu _du3_-ma i-qab-bi ana _{d}en-lil2_ {d#}[e2-a u ...] | Sin opened his mouth to speak to Enlil, Ea and |
| 9' | nisz-ku-um-ma# ina ma-a-ti sim-mi ta a-me-lu#-[ti ...] | Let us go and in the land, what ...? |
| 10' | mu-u2-ta ba-la2-t,a ni-ir-ku-[x ...] | By means of the life of the man, ... |
| 11' | sim-mu ka-la-ma da-nu-um [...] | All the fragrances of Anu |
| 12' | zu-um-ri _dingir_ u _lu2_ ta-s,a-bat sza ina _uzu sar#_ [...] | You seize the intestines of the god and the man. ... |
| 13' | [...] {d#}e2#-a# u _dingir-mah_ i-szi-mu# [...] | ... Ea and Ilīmah decided ... |
| 14' | _[{d}en-lil2] {d#}e2-a u _dingir-mah_ sa-as-su-ra# [...] | Enlil, Ea, and Ilī-maḫ ... for you |
| 15' | [sza2 usz-te-szu]-ru#-szu-nu-ti ba-la-at, [...] | Who has restored life to them, . . |
| 16' | [bi-li {d}gu]-la# a-su-ut _dingir-mesz#_ [...] | The temple of Gula, the seat of the gods |
| 17' | [...] x sza2 ba-la-t,i kar-zil# [...] | ... of life ... |
| 18' | [...] le#-qe2#-e# man#-za#-as#-su# | ... may he take. His position |
| 19' | [...] na#-ma _lu2_ lib-lut, | ... ... may a man live. |
| 20' | [...] la# _e11_-kam2-ma | ... he will not come out and |
| 21' | [...] _gal#-mesz_ {d}gu-la | Great ... of Gula |
| 22' | [...] ku# da-mi-ka | ... of your strength |
| 23' | [...] LISZ# man-za-az-ka | ... your position |
| 24' | [...] 'u#-ti a-na pi-i muq-ta | … my ʾūtu-demon to the mouth of a muqtu |
| 25' | [...] x muq-ta | ... from the muqta |
| 26' | _[gin7_ sza2-a-ri] a-na# szu-bur-ri | like a mountain to the šuburru |
| 27' | [... {d}nin-girima_ be2]-let _en2_ | ... Ningirima, lady of the incantation |
| 28' | [... T]U6.EN2 | Incantation formula. |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x _nu mu-ni szu {d}nin#-gesztin#-[an-na_ ...] | ... ... the name of Ningeštinana |
| 3' | _szu {d}nin-gesztin-an-na_ qi2-ba _nu gar_-[an] szum4#-ma _gig#_ [...] | Hand of Ningeštinana, command not to place. If a sick person . |
| 4' | _du_-ak _ba-usz2_ qi2-ba _nu gar_-an szum4-ma _gig_ [...] | You go, he will die; you will not place a supplication. If a sick person .... |
| 5' | ana# _ti_-szu2 qi2-ba _gar_-an ana _zi_-szu2 {u2}hal-tap-pa-a-na pa x [...] | To his life speak, to his life ... ḫaltappanu-plant |
| 6' | x _u2#-hi-a szesz tesz2-bi sud2_ ina _i3-udu ellag2 udu_ x [...] | You pound together ... plant of brother, in fat from a sheep ... ... |
| 7' | ina# _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri x [...] | You stir it in a small copper kettledrum. With a leather bag ... ... |
| 8' | _{iti}kin-{d}innin henbur2 {iti}du6 henbur2 {gesz}ma2#_ [...] | The month of Ululu, the month of Tašrītu, (the month) of the boat |
| 9' | x x x E sza _edin zi3 gig-ba_-me-e i-si-ir-tu# [...] | ... ... of the steppe, flour of the sick ones, a bandage ... |
| 10' | _sza#_ a#-na# a-ha-mesz _nu_ te-si-ir ba-ri!-rat ap-ti 8(disz) _u2-hi-a_ x [...] | You do not divide equally between them. The opening of the window is 8 ... ... |
| 11' | x [...] x x _mud2_ {gesz}e-ri-ni _esz-mesz_ ana _igi gig mar-mesz_ [...] | ... ... blood from old cedar trees in front of the sick eye ... |
| 12' | [...] masz#-ka-di _numun ga-rasz{sar} numun#_ [...] | ... maškadi-soapwort, seeds of kalbānu-plant, seeds |
| 13' | x x x [...] _{u2#}gir2#? 6(disz)#? u2#-hi#-a#_ [...] | ... garlic, 6 plants ... |
| 14' | _tesz2-bi sud2_ ina _kasz3_ u2-ma-me : ina _a gazi{sar} hi-hi szesz2-mesz_-su# [...] | You pound together (and) in beer you daub (his eyes). : In gazelle water his brothers ... |
| 15' | _DISZ gig min_ ul-la-nu-ma ha-ri-is _sza3_-ba-szu _kak-mesz diri kak-mesz_-szu2 _sumun kum2#_ | If a patient, ditto: he is ill for a second time and his belly is full of cramps, his muscles are full of lumps. |
| 16' | u _du_-ak lam-s,a-at hi-la-a-ti _nita2 mu-ni tumu_ isz-bit,-su-ma si-hi-[ip-ti] | and he went. The lamṣat hulātu-disease of a man's hair caused him a stroke of the nose and sphinxes |
| 17' | _{d}pa-bil-sag du11-ga gar_-an ana _zi_-szu2 _gig_ sza-tu ina na-ag-la-pi te-ne2-[es,-s,i] | “Pabilsag's command is established. To cure him, this illness, in the nālāpu-vessel you expel. |
| 18' | _{na4}gug {na4}za-gin3 munus_ sah-le2-e _gazi{sar}_ qa-lu-te _{im}gu2-nig2-nigin2-na uh2-{d}[id2]_ | carnelian, lapis lazuli, a woman, cress, fragrant juniper, gunig-nīn-wood, uḫ-id-wood |
| 19' | _im babbar_ ba-asz2-lu _sahar udun_ {u2}di-sza 9(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz disz_-nisz _gaz_ ana _igi gig mar lal2_-su#-[ma _ti]_ | white clay, crushed, dust, saḫlû (‘cress’), her 9 plants, brother of Niš, he will die. In front of the sick eye, his honey will be released and he should recover. |
| 20' | _DISZ gig min_ ul _gu7_-szu2 _igi uzu-mesz_-szu2-ma _gar_-in _mud2_-szu2-ma _lugud#_-[szu2] | If a patient, ditto: he does not eat him, he sees his flesh and he is ill: his blood will run off and his life will be short. |
| 21' | szur-du-ma _du_-ak lam-s,a-at hi-la-a-te _munus mu-ni tumu_ isz-[bit,-su-ma] | he was frightened and went. He was struck by the radiance of loveliness of a woman, his name was changed and |
| 22' | si-hi-ip-ti _{d}masz-tab-ba_ qi2-ba _gar_-an ana _zi_-szu2 _gig_ sza-tu [...] | “Seal of Ninurta, speak! To his life, that illness . . |
| 23' | tu-na-kap-szu _im babbar_ ba-asz-la _sahar udun gaz sim {na4}pesz4 id2#-[da]_ | You scatter white clay, sand, kiln-fired clay, resin of pebbles in the river. |
| 24' | tur-ar2 _sud2_ ana _igi gig mar lal_-su2 szum4-ma ina _sza3 giri3-pad-ra2# [nam-lu2-u18-lu_ ...] | If he is stricken in the middle of a man's foot .... |
| 25' | _bad_-te ta-sar-ri-im tu-sze-lam-ma [...] | You make a wall of tasarīm-stone and ... |
| 26' | _DISZ na_ lam-s,a-at hi-la-a-ti _gig_-ma ma-gal a-li-kat ana _zi_-szu2 [...] | If a man suffers from lamsatu-disease, hilātu-jaundice: he will become ill and will become very ill; for his life .... |
| 27' | _ti_-qe2 _ki numun {gesz}esi_ {u2}zi-be-e {u2}pi-in-zur [...] | You take the seed of ebony, zibû-plant, pinzur-plant |
| 28' | ina _i3-udu ellag2 gu4 nita2 hi-hi izi_ ma-gal tu-kal-lam ana _igi [gig mar_ ...] | In fat from a male ox, you heat up a great amount of fire. In front of the sick eye ... |
| 29' | _DISZ gig_ ina _su na e3 mud2-mesz_ usz-te-ne2-s,a-a x [...] | If a sore comes out from a man's thigh: blood will flow from him ... .... |
| 30' | _dida# gurun ukusz2-hab disz_-nisz _sud2 hi-hi_ ina _kusz-[edin_ ...] | You pound sweet tamarisk, kukru-aromatic, supālu-juniper, ... in a leather bag. |
| 31' | _[DISZ] gig#_ ina _su na e3 sa5 babbar mud2 babbar_ [...] | If a sore comes out from a man's thigh: red, white, white blood .... |
| 32' | [...] x _lal zi3 gig_ ina szur-szum-me _kasz_ [...] | ... ... honey, wheat flour, in a beer jar ... |
| 33' | [...] x _sa5 babbar_ ik-ki-ka-ma# [...] | ... ... white ... blocked you and ... |
| 34' | [...] _u2# muszen za3-hi-[li{sar}_ ...] | ... the bird of the zaḫili plant ... |
| 35' | [...] x [...] | |
| 36' | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | x hi x [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | _DISZ kimin {na4}{d}[lamma_ ...] | If the hair of a lamma stone |
| 3' | _DISZ gig min gin7_ x [...] | If a patient, ditto like ... .... |
| 4' | har-ri-szu _mu-ni#_ [...] | His road ... his name |
| 5' | tur-ar2 _sud2 ki#_ [...] | it will be small; rain ... .... |
| 6' | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x za x [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] x [... x]-s,ir# _i3-hab {gesz}hab_ x [...] | ... ... you pound ... (and) you daub (his eyes). |
| 3' | [...] _lu2#-u18-lu_ 7(disz) u4#-[me_ ta]-asz | ... a man, for 7 days, why? |
| 4' | [...] x _na sahar-uruda# ku3#-babbar# dida#_ | ... ... copper, silver, juniper |
| 5' | [...] x am _u4_-um {d}3(u) ina _an_-e it-tab-lu | ... ... the storm that Sin brought into the heavens |
| 6' | [...] ana#? _ti_-szu2 _de3 nig2-buru3-buru3 ge6 7(disz) u4-me_ ta-za-ru3 | ... in order to save his life, nigburuburu-disease. Night of the 7 days, tazaru |
| 7' | [...] _mul#-mesz nu igi-du8 zi u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam2 sig2 ugu_-szu2 | ... the stars are not visible; it was bright. The 29th, it was covered in wool. |
| 8' | [...] x _alam-bi du3_-usz ana# _igi# {d#}utu#_ ta#-dan | ... ... you make its image. You give it to Šamaš. |
| 9' | x ME KAD2 BAD TU# [...] _nam#-bur2-bi_-e# [...] x x [...] | ... ... the namburbû-ritual ... |
| 10' | {u2}di-szum _{u2}sag-du_-a-nu# [...] | Dīšum-plant, sagdû-plant |
| 11' | {u2}ab2-asz-ma id-ra _na4_ ga-be2# [...] | babašma-plant, idra-stone, ...-stone |
| 12' | sah-le2-e _naga si_ {u2}pi-zir _lah5#_ [...] | saḫlû-cress, horned alkali, pizir-plant |
| 13' | 1(u) 6(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz had2-a sud2_ ina _gesztin-bil-la2 hi-hi#_ [...] | 16 plants, šēdu-plant, ḫašû-plant; you mix them in bile ... |
| 14' | {u2}di-szu _u2 zi3_ MA ZALAG2 x EN#? DIN tur-ar2 _sud2_ DU#? [...] | His saliva, grass, flour, light ... until you eat (it): he will get better; ... . |
| 15' | 4(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz tesz2-bi sud2_ ina _kasz3 lu2_-te _hi-hi_ x [...] | You mix together 4 plants of a brother in beer, you mix it in beer ... ... |
| 16' | _DISZ na_ sza2 _sahar dingir sa5_-u2 _sig5 ugu sahar dinger_ [...] | If a man, who is covered with dust from a god, is good on top of the dust from god, .... |
| 17' | szum4-ma ina _su na_ pi-in-du-u2 _babbar_ sza ga-ra-bu i-qab-bu x [...] | If in a man's body a white arrow which is to be pointed speaks ... .... |
| 18' | {udu}pu-ha-du _babbar ku3 7(disz) ninda imgaga 2(disz) sila3_ {zi3}mas,-ha-ta sza x [...] | white puḫadu-plant, silver, 7 ninda of emmer, 2 sila3 of maṣhatu-flour |
| 19' | 1(disz) _sila3 mun szim-mesz du3_-szu2-nu {gesz}hu-pe-e s,ar-ba-te ina _ugu_ ab#-ri# te-s,e-en x [...] | 1 qû of crushed malt, their aromatics, ṣābu-trees of reddish wood on a piece of brick ... |
| 20' | ta-ka-su-ma _mu {d}3(u) mu_-ar2 x [...] | you crush, and the year (in which) Sin ... |
| 21' | ana _zi_-szu2 {u2}ab2-asz-ma x [...] | to his life he smote and ... ... |
| 22' | ki#? szu x x [...] | ... the place(?) |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] u2#? DINGIR [...] _{szim}gur2-gur2_ | ... a god ... mint |
| 3' | [...] _i3 bara2#-ga# zu2-lum-ma_ | ... oil of the dais, dates |
| 4' | [...] _{szim#}hab illu_ ba-luh-ha | ... ḫašû-aromatic; the river level was low. |
| 5' | [...] x _zi3-kum gu2-gal gu2-tur_ | ... ... coarse flour, gugal-flour |
| 6' | [... _u2-hi]-a szesz tesz2-bi sud2_ | ... you mix together ... and myrrh. |
| 7' | [... ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara]-bak# ina _kusz-edin sur la2_-su-ma _ti_ | You boil ... with a small copper kettledrum, you wrap it in a leather bag, and then he will recover. |
| 8' | _[DISZ gig gar_-szu2 _gin7 u3-bu-bu-ul_ pa]-gar#-szu2 _diri_ szi-bit, _tumu mu-ni_ | If a sore's appearance is as if it was a pig's thigh, its surface is cloudy: a wind will blow. |
| 9' | [...] x _{u2}kur-ra {u2}gamun_ | ... mountain plant, cumin |
| 10' | [...] _szeg6-szeg6_-ma _esz-mesz_ | ... will be scattered and new ones |
| 11' | [...] x tu-ba-har-szu2 | ... you will give to him. |
| 12' | [...] _szesz2#_-ma szum4-ma ina _sza3_ an-ne2-e | ... a brother, and if in this |
| 13' | [...] _gaz# sud2_ ina _i3 {gesz}erin hi-hi_ | You crush ... and mix it in cedar oil. |
| 14' | [... an]-ne2#-e tu-has2-su | You recite ... this ten times. |
| 15' | [...] ne# am te-se-er-szu | ... a wild bull approaches him |
| 16' | [...] esz# | ... new |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [x x x] x _disz_-nisz# [...] | ... Nisannu ... |
| 2' | [x x] _ellag2# udu-nita2_ sza _gub3 hi#-hi#_ x x [...] | ... the gall bladder of a sheep which is on the left ... ... |
| 3' | _[DISZ] kimin# {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ ba-luh-ha# x [...] | If mint, mint, lupin, baluhhu-aromatic ... |
| 4' | _usz# munu4_ {u2}ap2-ru-sza 8(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina# [...] | the blood of a suckling aprušu-plant, 8 plants, brother of Iddin-sud, in ... |
| 5' | ina {uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri [...] | You stir it with a small copper pot, you put it on a leather bag ... |
| 6' | _DISZ kimin {szim}li {u2}ab2-duh {gesz}lam-gal bil-la2_ [...] | If juniper, šuduḫ-plant, lamgal-wood, bile |
| 7' | _gu2-nig2-ar3-ra_ pa-pa-si-{d}id2 7(disz) u2-hi-a szesz#_ [...] | gunig-arra of Papasi-Id, 7 uḫū’a plants of the brother ... |
| 8' | ina _{uruda}szen-tur gin7_ ra-bi-ki tara-bak _kusz-edin# [sur_-ri ...] | With a small copper kettledrum you stir it like a paste. The skin of the steppe ... |
| 9' | _DISZ kimin_ nap-szal-ta-szu2 _{u2}lal {u2}pesz3? {u2}lal_ x [...] | If a man’s head is full of lal-plant, ēšû-plant (and) ...-plant |
| 10' | zi-bu-u2 _a gir2-tab_ an-zu-za 6(disz)# _[u2-hi-a szesz_ ...] | zibû-plant, water from the Šep-Tašmetu-plant of the Anzuzu-temple, 6 plants for the brother ... |
| 11' | ina _mud2 {gesz}erin hi-hi_ [...] | in the sap of juniper ... |
| 12' | _DISZ# gig_ ina _su na e3 gin7_ um-[me-di ...] | If a sore comes out from a man's neck like a ummedu-demon ... |
| 13' | [x x] _szub#? gig kum2_-em _sed#_ [...] | ... falls: cold, feverish ... .... |
| 14' | [x x x _ka]-ka_ la i-kal-[la ...] | ... will not hold the gate ... |
| 15' | [...] x na#? [...] | ... ... |
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