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AMT pl. 044 04 (K 08606) + (P397659)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 044 04 (K 08606) + |
|---|---|
| ID | P397659 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | DIŠ LU₂ {uzu}SA ZAG u GUB₃ uš-tab-ba-lu₄ MUD₂ ina pi-i-⸢šu₂⸣ x [x-x-x-x] | If a man constantly carries blood on the right and left side of his chest |
| 2 | mi-iḫ-ḫa U₄ 3.KAM₂ DU-ku ana LU₂ BI ana IGI {mul}MAR.GID₂.⸢DA⸣ [ipšū epšūšu] | (If) it is dark: on the third day it will go against that man. It will be in front of the Wagon: evil will be done. |
| 3 | ana U₄ 10.KAM₂ GID₂.DA-ma BA.UŠ₂ ŠU ZI.KU₅.RU.DA [UŠ₂] | On the 10th day it will be long and he will die. Hand of Zikurruda (is) his arm. |
| 4 | ⸢a-na⸣ ŠU ZI.KU₅.RU.DA KAR-šu₂ ina GE₆ ina ka-ma-aš GIR₃ {gi}ŠUTUG.UD ina u₂-ri ana IGI {⸢d⸣}[MAR.GID₂.DA ŠUB-di] | (If) an eclipse takes place during the night in the middle of a black cloud: you lay down a silver reed in the street in front of the Eclipse. |
| 5 | ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣ {gi}ŠUTUG.UD {gi}URI₃.GAL a-na IM.LIMMU₂.BA ... tu-za-qa-ap A.⸢GUB₂⸣.[BA tukān] | In the ešagānu-temple, you pour silver and gold into the four quarters (of the world). |
| 6 | ZI₃.SUR.⸢RA⸣ i-ta-ti-šu₂ te-ṣer ŠA₃ {gi}ŠUTUG.UD {sik₂}ḪE₂.ME.⸢DA⸣ {[sik₂}ZA.GIN₃.NA] | You recite the incantation “Ittatu-flour" (and) you daub (his eyes). Hand of a šūtu-garment, emesu-da-e23-textile, lapis lazuli |
| 7 | SI {⸢gi}URI₃⸣.GAL tu-ul-la-aḫ LU₂ TUG₂ za-ka-⸢a il⸣-[tab-ba-aš] | The horn of the Urarṭian is torn out. The man wears a cloth. It is to be broken. |
| 8 | ZAG-šu₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}MU₇.MU₇ DAB.BA-ma ana ŠA₃ {gi}ŠUTUG.UD KU₄-⸢šu₂⸣ [x-x-x-x-(x-x)] | (If) his right eye is seized by elu-šumû-demon and enters into the hand of a reed mat: |
| 9 | {gi}nap-⸢ṭa⸣-ra ta-sa₃-ḫa-ap-ma ZU₂.LUM.MA {zi₃}EŠA ta-[sar₂-raq x-x-x-(x-x)] | You wipe clean the reed mat and you strew dates (and) sesame oil. |
| 10 | 1 {dug}SILA₃ ⸢GEŠTIN⸣ 1 {dug}SILA₃ A tu-ka-an ana IGI {⸢mul⸣}MAR.[GID₂.DA ...] | 1 jar of ēšû-wine, 1 bowl of water, you pour it into the presence of the Wagon |
| 11 | um-ma šu-ma ⸢da⸣-a-a-na-ti di-ni di-⸢ni pu-ru⸣-[us-sa-a pursī ē tamḫurī] | Thus (says) Ea-ana-ti. Judge my case, render a verdict for me! Pursi of the House of the Sea |
| 12 | u-pi-še lem-nu-⸢ti ina⸣ qi₂-bi-ti-ki ⸢mi⸣ [...] | (Sum) The evil upištu-demon, by your command(?) . (Akk) By your command . |
| 13 | i-qa₂-ab-bi-ma ma-⸢aq-qi₂-tu⸣ x [...] | He says: “The aqqītu priestess ... ... |
| 14 | ana LU₂ NU TE-šu₂ [...] | (If) he does not approach a man, ... . |
| 15 | DIŠ LU₂ ME.DIM₂.BI ⸢it-ta⸣-[na-aš₂-pa-ka ...] | If a man’s limbs are swollen |
| 16 | ŠA₃-šu₂ iʾ-ta-na-aš ⸢i⸣-[ta-na-ru ...] | His hand constantly trembles |
| 17 | a-si-id ZAG-šu₂ u₂-[zaq-qa-su ana amēli šuāti ipšū epšūšu (iballuṭ)] | I counted (them) as booty. I have slain him. To that mother, that man, the sorcery (and) the deeds (will be undone). |
| 18 | ana ip-ši ḪUL.DIDLI a-na LU₂ [(šuāti) lā ṭeḫê mê kalla tumallā-ma] | For the opening of the evil spells against that man, you fill with pure water and |
| 19 | ana ṣil₂-li₂-šu₂ ša ŠA₃ kal-li [kīam iqabbī-ma (umma šū-ma) attā ṣillī] | He says to his messenger that he is a kallu-demon, thus (says): “You are my messenger |
| 20 | at-ta ba-aš-ti at-ti {⸢d}LAMMA⸣-[MU ...] | You are the creator, you are my Lamassu |
| 21 | at-ta ṣil₂-li₂ GAL at-ta {d}⸢ALAD⸣-[MU ē tamḫur kišpī ē tamḫur upīšī] | You are the great herdsman, you are the E-alad-E-MU, the house of Tamḫur, the witchcraft house of the Upi-ši. |
| 22 | e tam-ḫur ša-ga-aš-tum e tam-ḫur ⸢na⸣-[kas₂ napišti ...] | “Hand of the šagaštu-demon, hand of the lamentation priest, life of ..., |
| 23 | e tam-ḫur u₂-pi-ši u rik₂-si lem-nu-⸢ti⸣ [attā yāʾu anāku kû mamman ay ilmadka] | “You are the one who destroys the evil machinations and ritual arrangements, so that no one can approach you! |
| 24 | [u₃] ⸢NIG₂⸣ ḪUL a-a iṭ-ḫi-a-ka ina qi₂-⸢bit⸣ [Ea Šamaš Marduk u rubāti Bēlet-ilī] | And may evil not approach you! By the command of Ea, Šamaš, Marduk, and the princess Bēlet-ili |
| 25 | [ki-ma] ⸢an-ni⸣-a-am taq₂-ta-bu-u a [...] | When you have said this |
| 26 | [x-x-x] ⸢IM⸣.BABBAR ana ma-ra-qi₂-⸢šu⸣ x [...] | ... ešammu-plant to Araqīş-plant |
| 27 | [x-x-x-x]-x tab-⸢bi⸣ [...] | ... is torn out |
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