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BAM 7, 037 kk (P397529)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 7, 037 kk |
|---|---|
| ID | P397529 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| 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]-szu2 | ... his |
| 2' | [...] tara-bak / _musz8_ | ... you stir, a snake |
| 3' | [...] ti | ... life |
| 4' | [...] x _szeg6_-szal | ... ... will prosper. |
| 5' | [...] x ina-esz | ... he will recover. |
| 6' | [...] ina-esz | ... he will recover. |
| 7' | [...] _lal3 i3_ hal-s,a | ... honey and filtered oil |
| 8' | [...] x ina-esz | ... he will recover. |
| 9' | [...] x ka _lal3 i3_ hal-s,a | ... ... honey and refined oil |
| 10' | [...] _dub_-ma ina-esz | ... you write down and he will get better. |
| 11' | _[DISZ na kasz3-mesz_-szu2 ut-ta-na-tak] ka-la-a _nu zu_ mut-qi2-ta sza | If a man’s urine constantly drips, he does not know all of the mutqītu-disease of |
| 12' | [...] x sza _{gesz}lam-gal {gesz}haszhur had2-a_ | ... of lamgal-wood and apple trees |
| 13' | [...] x _{gesz}nu-ur2-ma ku7-ku7_ {gesz}ur-zi-in-ni | ... a sweet pomegranate, an urzinnu-wood |
| 14' | [...] _ar3_-en _sim_ | ... you mix together ... |
| 15' | [...] x _zi3-kum_ ana _sza3 szub_-di _i3-udu gaba-lal3_ | ... ... you pour flour into it. You mix fat and honey. |
| 16' | [...] _u2#-hi-a_ an-nu-ti ana _sza3_ ta-sza2-pa-ah | ... these plants you pour into it. |
| 17' | [...] _gu7#-mesz_-ma _sza3-mesz_-szu2 ik-ka-s,a-ru | ... will eat and his heart will be pacified. |
| 18' | _[DISZ na uzu_-szu2] i#-szah#-hu-uh _sza3-mesz_-szu2 em-ru | If a man’s flesh is constantly irritated, his internal organs are swollen. |
| 19' | [...] _sza3#_-bi-szu2 i-te-ek-ke-ek | ... his heart trembles. |
| 20' | [...] x i-ha-a-ru _dur2_-szu2 u2-zaq-qat-su | ... ... they will eat, his sleep will be disturbed. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | x x x | |
| 2' | 1(u)? _u4-mesz la2_-ma# [...] | 10(?) days elapsed and ... |
| 3' | _DISZ na_ i-kab-bit2 sa [...] | If a man is seized by a ghost: ... .... |
| 4' | _na bi dur2-gig_ {gesz}[x ...] | That man, he will suffer from durgi-illness. |
| 5' | 1(disz) _ma-na i3-udu ellag2 udu 4(disz) [ma-na_ ...] | 1 mina of fat-tailed sheep, 4 minas of ... |
| 6' | _disz_-nisz _gaz sim_ ina _kusz-edin sur#_-[re ...] | You crush and sift sulphur in a leather bag .... |
| 7' | qi2-lip _zu2-lum-ma gaz_ al-la-nu# _[du3_-usz ina _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an ina-esz] | You crush and sift dates, you make an infusion, you put it around his neck, and he will get better. |
| 8' | _DISZ ki-min_ qi2-lip _zu2-lum-ma_ ur-ru-ru#? _ti#_-[qe2 ...] | If ditto: you take a strewn-offering of dates, ... . |
| 9' | _mun_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ al-la-na _du3_-[usz ina _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an ina-esz] | You make a strewn-offering of salt in sheep fat and put it around his neck. He will get better. |
| 10' | _DISZ ki-min_ sum-ma-tisz la-asz2-at qi2-lip _zu2-lum#-[ma_ ...] | If ditto: he is constantly afflicted with lašû-disease, a knot of dates .... |
| 11' | _mun {u2}naga_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ alla-nu _du3_-[usz ina _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an ina-esz] | You make a paste of nīnû-plant in fat, mix it with allanu-soapwort, put it around his neck, and he will get better. |
| 12' | _DISZ ki-min gazi{sar#} ar3#_-en _sim_ ina _a-mesz gin7_ kib-ri-[ti ...] | If ditto: you knead saḫlû (‘tamarisk’) (and) sulphur in water like the sap of a kibrītu-plant |
| 13' | ina _{uruda}szen-tur szeg6_-szal _e11_-a al-la-na# _[du3_-usz ina _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an ina-esz] | You heat it up with a small copper kettledrum. You make a hoeing noise and put it around his neck. He will get better. |
| 14' | _DISZ ki-min 5(disz) sila3 numun# gada ar3_-en _sim_ ina _ga_ ta-[rab-bak] | If ditto: you knead 5 sila3 of seed from a linen cloth in ghee. |
| 15' | _gaba_ u _masz-sila3 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam2 la2_-ma _ti_ masz-ka-an-tu# [lat-ku] | The breast-bone and the 'increment' are absent for 14 days and the increment is long. |
| 16' | _u4_-ma _lal2-mesz_ an-na-a-te _la2_-usz 1/3(disz) _sila3 a zu2-[lum-ma]_ | When these syrups have dried out 1/3 qû of dates |
| 17' | 1(u) _kisal i3-gesz nag egir_-szu2 u2 nu nag_ | 10 kisal of oil he drinks; after that he does not drink grass. |
| 18' | _u4 6(disz)-kam2 a-ra2 u4 8(disz)-kam2 nag-nag-mesz_-ma _[ti]_ | The 6th day: for the 8th day drink, and life. |
| 19' | _DISZ ki-min 1/3(disz) sila3_ si-ik-ti _duh-sze-gesz-i3 1(disz) sila3 zi#_ [...] | If ditto: 1/3 sila3 of kupsû-flour, sesame seeds, 1 sila2 of emmer ... |
| 20' | _gaba_ u _masz-sila3 la2_-su 1/3(disz) sila3 {u2}igi_-lim [...] | his breast and shoulder blades are missing: 1/3 sila3 of juniper |
| 21' | ana _dur2_-szu2 _si-sa2_-ma buh-ri-tu2 [...] | to its base is straight and a reed bundle .... |
| 22' | _u4_-ma _la2-mesz_ an-na-a-ti _la2_-usz ina _{iti}ziz2-am3#_ [...] | On the day that these deficits are reduced, on the day of Shabatu ... |
| 23' | a-di _lal2-mesz_ an-na-a-ti sum-<mu->ha-tu2# [...] | together with these syrups ... |
| 24' | ina _a gazi{sar#}_ x x x [...] | in tamarisk water ... ... |
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- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- 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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