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AMT pl. 049 01 (P397760)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AMT pl. 049 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397760 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | _lal2_ [...] | honey ... |
| 3' | _DISZ na_ [...] | If a man .... |
| 4' | 3(disz) _sila3_ usz sze# [...] | 3 qû of barley ... |
| 5' | 3(disz) _sila3 numun_ {u2#}[qut-ri ...] | 3 qû seed of qtru-plant |
| 6' | a-hi-nu-u2 _gaz sim#_ [...] | You crush aḫinû-plant, ... ... |
| 7' | _DISZ kimin_ {gesz}si-ha {gesz}ar-ga#-[nu? ...] | If a man is seized by sīḫu-wood, barganu-wood |
| 8' | _{u2}ku6 gazi{sar} 7(disz) u2-hi-a_ [...] | ... fish, mustard, 7 plants |
| 9' | _e11 a_ ina _sza3 ra_-su _i3-gesz szesz2#_-[su ...] | ... water from his nose to his brother's oil ... |
| 10' | _lal2-mesz_ an-na-tu sza _mur_ pi sza# [...] | These honeys from the mouth of ... |
| 11' | _DISZ na gaba_-su u _masz-sila3#-mesz#_-szu2# _gu7#_-[szu2 ...] | If a man's chest and legs hurt him ... |
| 12' | u2-ga-hab [...] | Ugahab |
| 13' | [ana] _ti#_-szu2# _lal3 i3_ hal-s,a# [...] | For his life, honey and filtered oil ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [... _na] bi_ [x x x] (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 1' | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] _henbur2#_ [x x] (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 2' | ... henbur2 ... K. 13427 |
| 3' | [...] x {u2#}tar#-musz8?# lu-ur-mu#!? (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 3' | ... tarmuš plant(?) lurmu-plant(?) |
| 4' | [...] _{szim#}li tesz2-bi_ ta-sak3 (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 4' | ... you pound together juniper, (and) you daub (his eyes). |
| 5' | [...] _hi-hi_ ina _szen-tur_ tara-bak (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 5' | ... you stir ... in a small copper pot. |
| 6' | [...] _lal2_-su-ma _ti_-ut, (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 6' | ... you bandage him and he will recover. |
| 7' | [...] x ana _ti_-szu2 {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 7' | ... for his life gurgur-aromatic, lupin, k. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) 7' |
| 8' | [...] {szim#}bal {szim}gam-ma {szim}gig_ (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 8' | ... balû-plant, gamma-aromatic, šimtu-asafoetida |
| 9' | [...] tara#-bak ina _kusz-edin sur la2_-su-ma (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 9' | ... you stir it into a paste in a leather bag, you bandage him with it, and then k. 13427, (the reciprocal of) 51, 5 |
| 10' | [... _kasz] sag# nag_-ma _ti_-ut, (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 10' | ... you pound first-class beer, and then he will recover. |
| 11' | _[DISZ na_ su-a-lam _gig_ ana sza-ha-t,i {u2}]eme# ur-gi7 sig7_ tu-has2-sa3 (+) K. 13427 (AMT 51, 5) Rs. 11' | If a man suffers from mucus (suālu): for šāḫaṭu-illness, you crush red dog’s tongue plant. |
| 12' | _[dub 4(disz)-kam2 DISZ na] kir4_-szu2 _dugud_ | 4th tablet of (the series called) "If a man’s cheek is thick." |
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