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BAM 5, 500 (P398787)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 500 |
|---|---|
| ID | P398787 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | _[DISZ na]_ a-szu-u2 _dab_-it# [...] | If a man is seized by asû-disease .... |
| 2' | _[DISZ] kimin# {szim}hab illu {szim}buluh_ [...] | If a man’s head is full of ḫašû-aromatic, water from a well (and) maṣūr ... |
| 3' | [na]-hi#-ri-szu2 tu-qat-tar _i3-gesz ka giri17_ x [...] | You libate sesame oil on his lips .... |
| 4' | _[DISZ] na#_ a-szu-u2 _dab_-su _{u2}igi_-lim [...] | If a man is seized by ašû-disease: tamarisk |
| 5' | _numun# {u2}ab2-duh u2 masz-tab-ba_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su [...] | You anoint him with babduḫ-plant and maštaba-plant in oil. |
| 6' | _en2# qar-ra-ti-ia qar-ra-ti-ia ti#-[ti qar]-ra-ti#-[ia]_ | Incantation: O my warriors, O my heroes, life of my heroes! |
| 7' | _szu#-s,a-ah s,a-ah u3 qar-ra-ti-ia-ma hu-[ul-qi] hu-ul-qi#_ | I am frightened, I am terrified, and my heroism is terrifying, terrifying. |
| 8' | _ha-al-ti-ib ha-al-ti-ib : ia-nu-um-[ma_ x x x]-ma# mar 7(disz) na | “Haltib, HALTIB means "Ianumma" ... and 7 is the na gauge. |
| 9' | _di-hu-un di-hu#-un# du#-li#_ [x x x _kum2_-szu2]-nu# i-na-asz2 | He will carry out the diŋun ritual, he will do the ... of their skin. |
| 10' | ma-a'-du-ma# [x x x x x x x x x] a#-me-lu-ti _en2_ | There are many ...... men. Incantation: |
| 11' | _ka#-[inim-ma masz]-tab#-ba-ke4_ | Incantation formula: witchcraft |
| 12' | [... an-ni]-tu2# 3(disz)-szu2 _szid_-nu-ma _ti_ | You recite this ... three times and he will recover. |
| 13' | [...] _giri3#-se3-ge5_ | ... a footstool |
| 14' | [...] ta _en2#_ | ... from the incantation |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | _sig2#_ [...] | wool ... |
| 2' | _sig2 udu#?_ [...] | wool of a sheep ... |
| 3' | {u2}an-ki-[nu?-di? ...] | Ankinudi plant |
| 4' | ha az# [...] | Haz ... |
| 5' | ka# [...] | ... mouth |
Sources & licences
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