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AMT pl. 048 02 (P397645)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 048 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397645 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | _[DISZ] na# sag sza3_-szu2 ru-pul2-ta _tuku-mesz_-szi _sag sza3_-szu2 u-s,a-rap-szu2 | If a man’s head has rūpultu-disease: his head will cause him seizing pain. |
| 2 | [...] ur-ra u _ge6_ la i-s,al-lal _ninda_ u _a lal uzu-min_-szu2 tab-ku | ... night and day, he will not sleep; bread and water will be poured over his flesh. |
| 3 | [...] _na bi_ kisz-pi _gu7_ u _nag_ a-na szup-szu-ri {u2}a-ri-ha _sud2_ | ... that ... witchcraft will cause him to eat and drink. For a supšūru-lament: you crush ariḫu-plant. |
| 4 | ina# _gesztin szur-ra nag_-szu ina _dur2_-szu2 _si-sa2_-ma _ti_ | You libate it in fresh wine, you wrap it around his neck, and then he will recover. |
| 5 | [...] _DISZ kimin u2_ mat#-qu _sud2_ ina _gesztin szur-ra nag_-szu ina _dur2_-szu2 _si-sa2_-ma _ti_ | ... If a man is sick with mucus, you knead it in pressed wine, you put it on his anus, and then he will recover. |
| 6 | _[DISZ kimin]_ {u2#}tar-musz {u2}sag {u2}igi-nisz {u2}sikil {u2}in6-usz2_ | If a sore is attached: tarmuš-plant, ēru-tree, ānû-thornbush, sikillu-plant (and) šulmu-acacia. |
| 7 | _[{u2}asz-tal2]-tal2# {u2}szakira {u2}eme ur-gi7 {u2}nu-luh-ha_ | Aštaltal, šakiru-plant, dog's tongue plant, nuḫurtu-juniper |
| 8 | [x x x x] {u2#}szib-bur-ra-tu2 _uh2 a-ab-ba uh2-{d}id2_ | ... šibburratu-plant, sea algae, ibû-plant |
| 9 | [x x x x x] _u2-hi-a szesz_ sza _nig2-ak-a bur2_ | ...... the brother of the nigakku-offering |
| 10 | [lu ina] _gesztin#_ lu ina _kasz nag_-ma _ti_-ut, | You knead it in wine or beer, and then he will recover. |
| 11 | [...] _kasz nag_-ma ina _sza3_-szu2 la ina-ah | ... you pound beer, but he should not drink it inside it. |
| 12 | [... i]-te#-ne2-la-a _a-mesz_ ir-ta-na-muk | ... he has ceased and water has been poured out for him. |
| 13 | [... ik]-ka#-szu2 ik-ta-na-ru _na bi_ | ... they kissed him, they kiss each other: that is the case. |
| 14 | [... lu-'a]-a-te _ki a-mesz nag_ | ... lu'ātu-plants with water to drink |
| 15 | [...] {na4#}an-nu-ha-ra _sud2_ | You crush ... and annuharu-stone |
| 16 | [...] _{mul#}uz3_ tusz-bat | ... the Lion sits down. |
| 17 | [...] _egir_-szu2 _illu {szim}buluh_ | ... behind it, a flood of baluhhu-aromatic |
| 18 | [...] _tu5#-mesz_-ma _ti_ | ... you wash and he will recover. |
| 19 | [...] x s,ap-ru _sag-mesz_-szu2 | ... ... his head is swollen. |
| 20 | [... kisz]-pi# _gu7_ ana _ti_-szu2 | ... he will eat witchcraft for his life. |
| 21 | [...] {gesz#}haszhur pa {gesz}pesz3_ | ... apple trees, buds of peas |
| 22 | [...] hi a _numun {gesz}ma-nu_ | ... seed of a boat |
| 23 | [...] _szesz tesz2-bi sud2_ | ... you rub together ... |
| 24 | [... ina _a2] muszen#_ tu-szap-ra-szu | ... you send him with a bird's arm. |
| 25 | [... {u2}ur]-ne2#-e _numun_ {u2}at-kam | ... burāšu-plant, the seed of a plant |
| 26 | [... _u2]-hi#-a szesz tesz2-bi sud2_ | ... you mix together ... and alum. |
| 27 | [...] _sza3_-szu2 _lal2 u2 babbar sud2_ | ... his belly is full of honey and white plant. |
| 28 | [...] _nam-mesz ti_-ut, | ... may he live ... |
| 29 | [...] x ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}ak-tam | ... ... for his life a plant |
| 30 | [... _{gesz}]szinig# {u2#}[a-zal]-la2_ | ... tamarisk, azallu-plant |
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