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BAM 5, 454 (P398713)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 454 |
|---|---|
| ID | P398713 |
| 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)
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' | [... tu-par2?]-ra#-as,-ma# | ... you will wipe clean and |
| 2' | [...] ana _su_-szu2 _nu te_ | ... will not approach his body. |
| 3' | _[DISZ_ ina _e2 lu2_ ina la mu-du]-ti#? _pesz2-ur3-ra_ szu-a-tu4 | If a man’s house is located on an undeveloped plot |
| 4' | [lu ina _id2_ lu ina] su#-qi2 it#-[ta]-ad#-du#-u2 | either on the river or in the street, they have piled up. |
| 5' | _[na bi_ sza] _zi#-ku5-ru-da#_ [ep-szu2-szum?] | That man who performed the ziggurat |
| 6' | [... _kurum6]_-su ana {d}3(u) x [x x x] | his food offerings to Sin ... |
| 7' | [... lip]-pal#-sih mu#-[ru-us, ...] | ... may he be appeased, who soothes ..., |
| 8' | [... _sag]-du#_-szu2 lid-di ina an#-[ni-ti ...] | ... his head may he cut off. In this ... |
| 9' | [7(disz)-szu2 liq-bi] _zi-ku5-ru#-[da_ ana _lu2 bi nu te]_ | 7 times may he say: that man will not approach the ziggurat. |
| 10' | _[DISZ_ a-na?] _zi-ku5-ru#-[de3_ szu-a#-tu? ...] | If for that ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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