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BAM 5, 494 (P400331)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 494 |
|---|---|
| ID | P400331 |
| 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 | ||
| 25' | [...] x-su _szesz2_-ma# _ti#?_ | ... his ... he will recover. |
| 26' | [... kal]-ma#-tu4 ul i-sa-niq-[szu2] | ... the strong ... does not approach him. |
| 27' | [...] x x [...] x _ku6? nu gal2 szub tu5_-szu2-ma _uh nu te#_-[szu2] | ... ... there is no fish?, you cast it on him and he will not recover. |
| 28' | [...] x ina _i3-gesz_ e-re-ni _hi-hi esz-mesz#_-[su?] | ... ... with cedar oil, his new ... |
| 29' | _[DISZ na sag-du_-su kal]-ma#-ta5 ma-tu-uq-ta ma-li {u2}mu-ur-ru _mu-ni#_ | If a man’s head is swollen, it is full of sulphur: that man will die. |
| 30' | [...] za-ku-ti-szu2 i-na-pa-ah-ma _ti_-szu# | ... his exalted ... will tear out and his life |
| 31' | [ana kal-ma-tu2] la# ba#-szi#-i _{gesz}uri sud2_ ina _i-gesz bara2! szesz2_ kal-ma-tu2 ul ib-ba-asz2-szi | For the kalmātu-demon not to exist: you knead uru-wood, (and) you put it on the dais of a strong brother. |
| 32' | _DISZ# na# sag#-[du]_-su# ek-ke-ta u ri-szu#-ta# _diri pesz10-{d}id2 sud2_ ina _i3_ {gesz}e-re-ni _hi-hi esz-mesz_-su | If a man’s head is swollen and his neck is loose: you dry, crush (and) sieve kibrītu-plant, you mix it in cedar oil, you anoint him regularly (with the mixture). |
| 33' | _DISZ kimin pesz10-{d#}id2#_ ta-qal-lu ina _i3-gesz sag-du_-su tu-kas,3-s,a id-ra# sza2# _mun#_ ta-qal-lu ina _i3 sag-du_-su tu-kas,3-s,a | If a man’s head is full of lumps of peštaqqin-id2 (and) you bandage his head with it in oil, you anoint him repeatedly with idru-sulphur from a salt plant, and you rub his head in oil. |
| 34' | _DISZ na sag-du#_-su# sa-ma-nu _dab_-it i-rasz-szi-szum-ma i-na-sah i-na-ah _egir#_-nu _gal_-bi _numun {u2}eme ur-gi7_ | If a man’s head is seized by samānu-disease, he constantly trembles and he continually vomits (and) he repeatedly vomits: behind them, there is a lion's seed. |
| 35' | _sahar sze-gesz-i3#_ [x] _sahar#_ di-ki _{gesz}dih3 sahar# sze#-gesz-i3 sahar munu4 sze10 tu{muszen}-mesz_ sza2 _{gesz}geszimmar#-kur#-ra had2-ra2_-ti | sahar of sesame, x sila of dikû-wood, diḫu-trees, sardon of semolina, malt flour, tu-birds of tamarisk |
| 36' | _numun {u2}dili [disz_-nisz] _sud2#_ ina _a gazi{sar} kum2_-ti _sila11_-asz _sag-du_-su _sar_-ab tu-kas,3-s,a _la2_ | You dry, crush, and sift seed from a single plant in filtered water. You shave his head (and) you bandage him. |
| 37' | sza2 _ka_ t,up-pi# _DISZ na sag-du_-su sa-ma-nu _dab_-it _sahar kun4_ sza {na4}pu-li sza _e2 sumun#_ | If a man’s head is seized by samānu-disease: dust from a kiln of pomegranates from the old house. |
| 38' | _u2 babbar sig7#?_-su _u4_-ma ina _sza3_ {gesz}ar2-ga-ni _gal_-bi _numun {u2}eme ur-gi7 sahar sze-gesz-i3_ sza2 _suhusz_ masz-hal-ti | its white plant(s) a day in a barganu-tree the seed of dog's tongue, dust of sesame from the base of a mašḫaltu-vessel |
| 39' | _gaz duh-sze-gesz#-i3# had2-a usz munu4 sze10 tu{muszen}_ ha-s,ab-ti {na4}pesz4 numun {u2}dili 9(disz) u2-hi-a szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_ | slaughtered šegešû-plant, malt flour, tu-bird, ḫaṣābti-flour, pea-stone, seed of ēru-plant 9 plants brother of Iddin-sud, |
| 40' | _sag#-du_-su# [ina _i3]-gesz# mud2 {gesz}erin esz-mesz u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti ana _ugu mar la2_-su-ma _ti_ | his head with oil, mud, cedar, ešmēnu-juniper (and) these plants on a man’s head and he will recover. |
| 41' | _[DISZ] na# sag-du#_-[su gir-gisz]-szum# _dab_-it a-la-pa-a sza2 _igi a-mesz sahar_ a-sur-re-e sza2 _szah sze10 pesz2 {gesz}hur-sag#_ | If a man’s head is seized by Girgišum: he will be deprived of the alapâ-vessel which is in front of the water, the dust of the trenches of the šaḫu-plant (and) the bark of the mountain. |
| 42' | [x x] x x [...] x _{gesz#}taskarin KU.KU {gesz}kiszi16_ sza2 ina pi-ti-iq-ti-szu2 i-ra-bu-u2 bar-sza _suhusz_ [x x] | ... ... sweet tamarisk, juniper, which in its course grows, the base of ... |
| 43' | [...] {gesz#}sir2-di _pa_ {gesz}bi-ni _pa {gesz}sze-nu zi3 gu2-gal zi3 gu2-tur zi3 sze-sa#-a# la2#_ [x x x] | ... širdi, pa-juniper, binnu-tree, pomegranates, gugal-flour, small-grains, barley-fed ... |
| 44' | [...] _dab#_-it a-la-pa-a sza2 _igi a-mesz#_ [...] | ... seized the alapâ-demon before the water ... |
| 45' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] {szim#}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {u2}kur#-kur#_ [...] | ... mint, juniper, mountain plants |
| 2 | [...] x a ni-kip#-ta5 _disz_-nisz _sud2_ [...] | ... ... water of the nikiptu-tree, mist ... |
| 3 | [...] a#-szu#-u2 _sag na# dab#?_-it#? x [...] | ... ašû-disease of the head seized? ... ... |
| 4 | _[DISZ na] sag#-du_-su a-szu#-[u2 ...] | If a man’s head is ašû-disease ... |
| 5 | [...] x _{szim}gur2-gur2_ {szim#}[x ...] | ... mint, juniper |
| 6 | [...] _sim ki gu2-gal#_ [...] | ... earthshine ... |
| 7 | _[DISZ na] sag#-du_-su a-szu#-[u2 ...] | If a man’s head is ašû-disease ... |
| 8 | [... _{na4}]szu-u?_ {na4#?}[x ...] | šû-stone |
| 9 | [...] x ana _ka_ [... na]-hi#-ri#-[szu2? ...] | ... ... to the gate ... his enemies? ... |
| 10 | _[DISZ na] sag#-du#_-[su a]-szu#-u _dab_-it {szim}[x ...] | If a man’s head is seized by ašû-disease: ...-aromatic |
| 11 | [...] x ina _kasz-sag nag_-szu2# [...] | ... ... you have him drink it in prime-quality beer ... |
| 12 | [...] x _sag-du_-szu2 _dab_-it _suhusz_ [...] | ... ... its head is seized, the foundation ... |
| 13 | [x x] x [...] x ba-lu pa-tan _nag_-szu2 x [...] | ... ... without dining, he drinks it on an empty stomach ... |
| 14 | _DISZ na_ a-szu-[u2] lu _szub_-tu _dab_-su 1(u) _gin2_ sah-le2-e kab#-[ra-ti ...] | If a man is seized by ašû-disease or a fall, 10 shekels of coarse cress ... |
| 15 | u2-nu-ut# _[sza3]_-szu2#-nu ta-tab-bal tu-sza2-bal ina _szu_-ka ta-pa-sza2-asz2# [...] | You scatter the utensils of their hearts, you scatter them in your hand, ... |
| 16 | _DISZ na_ a-szu-u2# [...] x _dab_-su 5(disz) _gin2 {u2}kur-ra 5(disz) gin2 gazi{sar#} [gaz_-ma {dug}bur-zi] {dug#}utul7#_ ta#-pal#-[la-asz] | If a man is seized by ašû-disease: you crush and sift 5 shekels of kurru-plant (and) 5 shekku of gazelle oil, and then you fill a burzi-vessel and a large bowl. |
| 17 | _igi {dug}utul7#_ ina# _[nig2-sila11]-ga2# imgaga usz2_-hi _izi_ ta-szar2-rap _{gi}sag#-[kud_ ta-pal]-la#-asz-ma ina _murub4_-at _{dug}bur-zi_ ta#-sa2#-nisz | You ignite fire in front of a large bowl with myrrh (and) ghee. You open the sagkudu-vessel and you put it in the middle of the pursītu-bowl. |
| 18 | [...] _{gi#}sag-kud e11_-a ina _ka_-szu2 _gid2_-ad x [...] _szeg6#_-al _a-uzu_ u _uzu al-gur4-ra gu7_-ma ina-esz | ... a sagkudu-bowl comes out, in its mouth it is long ... cold: meat and meat will be eaten and he will get better. |
| 19 | [...] _dab_-it _im-kal sud2_ ina# [... _nag]-mesz_-ma _ti_-ut, | ... he is seized; you pound imkal-plant; in ... you drink it, and then he will recover. |
| 20 | [...] _dab#_-it# 7(disz)-it# u# 7(disz)#-it# _sze-mesz_ ina _izi#_ [...] x ha-an-za-a sza2 _sza3 gi du10-ga ti_-qe2# | ... seized, 7 times 7 and 7 times barley in fire ... you take ... of the good reed. |
| 21 | [...] an# ina# _ka#_-szu2 u2-la-a'-[at-ma ana] na#-hi-ri-szu2 in-niq-ma _ti_-[ut,] | ... the heavens tremble at his mouth and turn towards his enemies, and he will live. |
| 22 | [...] tur#-ar2 _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz_ u _kasz-[sag] nag_-ma _ti#_-[ut,] | You boil ..., you anoint him with it in oil and prime-quality beer, and then he will recover. |
| 23 | _[DISZ na sag-du]_-su# <a-sza2-a> a-hi-iz erisz6-ti _gazi{sar} numun {u2}ku6_ ina# [...] _u4#?_-me-szu2 _szesz2-mesz ti#_-[ut,] | If a man’s head is swollen, he drinks erištu-beer, kasû-tamarind, seed of ēru-fish in ... for a long time, and then he will recover. |
| 24 | [...] _dida# sig5 la2_-id sah-le2-e _ara3_-ti3 ana _ugu#_ [...] x _gar_-an-ma _[ti_-ut,] | ... you put ... a good sweet-smelling emmer-flour on top of ... and he will recover. |
| 25 | [...] tu-zak ina _mul4_ tusz-bat ba-lu pa-tan _nag_-szu2 1(disz) _sila3#_ [szur]-szum#-me _kasz 1/2(disz)#? _[sila3_ x x] | ... you set out. You sit in the star, without dining, you libate his beer. 1 sila of šur-shumme-plant, beer, 1/2 sila ... |
| 26 | [...] isz-tu e-lisz ana szap-lisz tu-masz-szad _u4# [1(u)-kam2] la2#_-ma _ti_ | ... you raise up from above to below; on the 10th day it is reduced and life. |
| 27 | [...] _dabin#_ ina _kasz_ ta-sak3 _sag-du_-su _sed numun {u2}ku6 sud2_ ina _i3 hi-hi#_ [ina] _{uruda#}szen-tur szeg6_-[szal] _esz#-mesz_-ma _ti_ | ... you pound saḫlû-cress in beer, you anoint his head with it, you smear seed from ēru-fish, you mix it in oil, you heat it up in a small copper pot, and then he will recover. |
| 28 | [...] _dab_-it _illu {szim}buluh {szim}bal_ ina _ne sar_-szu2 ana na-hi-ri#-[szu2] _mu2#?-mu2#?_-ma# _ti_ | ... seized; the flood, baluhhu-aromatic (and) balātu-juniper in the ne saršu-vessel, into his nostrils, and he will recover. |
| 29 | [... _{szim}]hab illu {szim}buluh {u2}kur-gi-rin2-na_ ina _ne szub_ na-hi-ri-szu2 tu-qat-tar _i3-gesz ka giri17#_ [...] _mu2_-ma _ti_ | ... ḫašû-aromatic, alum, buluḥu-plant (and) kurgirinnu-plant you mix in a censer and you fumigate his nostrils. You anoint him repeatedly with oil from the mouth of a snake ... and he will recover. |
| 30 | [...] _dab_-su _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}kur-kur numun gazi{sar} numun {u2}ab2-duh u2 masz-tab-ba_ ina _i3 szesz2#_ [...] _sar#_-szu2 | ... seized him, ilim-plant, nīnû-plant seed, gazelle seed, abduḫ-plant and maštaba-plant in oil ... his sar |
| 31 | _[en2] qar#-ra#-ti#-ia# qar#-ra#-ti-ia ti-ti qar-ra-ti-ia szu-s,a-ah-sya-ah u qar-[ra-ti-ia]_-ma | Incantation: O my heroism, O my warriors, the life of my heroes, release my enemies, and my heroes! |
| 32 | _[hu-ul]-qi# hu-ul-qi ha-al-ti-ib ha-al-ti-ib_ ia-nu-um-ma te-ne-esz-ma [x x x] na# | “Hulqi means hulqu, haaltib means 'hultib.' Now you know ... ... |
| 33 | _[di-hu]-un# di-hu-un du-li_ rap-szu-ma _kum2_-szu2-nu i-na-asz# ma#-a'-du ma-la x [x x x x] | The dīhû-soapwort, the dhunu-seed, the broad work, and their skin he shall carry out. As much as ... |
| 34 | [...] a-s,u-u2 sza2 a-me-lu-ti _tu6#-[en2]_ | ... the asû-demon of humanity. Incantation formula. |
| 35 | _[ka]-inim-ma masz-tab-ba-[ke4]_ | Incantation formula: masztaba prayer |
| 36 | _[du3-du3]-bi gazi{sar} {szim}gur2-gur2 u2_ a-szi-i ina _ne sar#_-szu2 _en2_ an-ni-ta5 3(disz)-szu2 _szid#_-[nu-ma _ti]_ | Its ritual: you knead tamarisk, mint, and ašû-plant in a censer of sesame oil. You recite this incantation three times, and then he will recover. |
| 37 | _[en2] edin la2 edin-na edin la2 edin-na edin# ki gir3 si3-ga edin ki giri3# [si3?-ga?]_ | Incantation: “The steppe is not in the steppe, it is not (in the) steppe. The steppe has a sharpened blade, the Steppe has sharpened its blade. |
| 38 | [x x] mul# ra ku u2 ma an du x x x na mul-mul da ta _[en2]_ | ... the stars ... ..., the Pleiades ... |
| 39 | _ka#-inim-ma masz-tab-ba#-[ke4]_ | Incantation formula: masztaba prayer |
| 40 | _du3#-du3-bi {u2}ab2-duh_ ta-pa-as,# [ina _i3-gesz] hi-hi en2_ 3(disz)-szu2 _szid_-nu _szesz2-szesz2#_ [x x x] | Its ritual: you crush babduḫ-plant, you mix it in pressed oil, you recite the incantation three times, you anoint him repeatedly with it, and then he will recover. |
| 41 | _u2_ a-szi-i _tar_-si _numun#_ [{u2}kam2]-ka-di _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz#_ [x x x] | You pound ašû-plant, tarsu-plant (and) kamkadu-plant seed, you mix them in oil, you bandage him with it, and then he will recover. |
| 42 | {u2#}ka-man-ta# _[sud2]_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2 u2 babbar sud2_ ina _i3-gesz_ [x x x] | You crush kamantu-plant, you mix it in oil, you knead it in white plant, (and) you anoint him repeatedly with oil. |
| 43 | [{u2}ha]-szu#-u _{u2#}[hab]_ sah-le2-e {u2}zi-bu-u _u2 babbar illu_ [x x x] | ḫašû-plant, reed bundles, cress, alum, white plant, flood ... |
| 44 | [...] _tesz2#-bi_ ta-sak3 ina _i3-gesz_ u _kasz-sag nag-mesz_-ma [x x] | ... you pound together, you drench them with oil and prime-quality beer, and then ... |
| 45 | [...] _dab#_-su ana _ti_-szu2 _u2 babbar u5 argab{muszen} mun_ eme-sal-lim _{u2}kur-ra_ x [x x] | ... his capture for his life: white plant, alum, malt, emesallu-salt, mountain plant ... |
| 46 | [...] x _sag-du_-su _luh_-si _gur_-ma ta-bi-lam ana _sag-du_-szu2 _mar {sig2}aka3 nigin#_ [x x] | ... ... his head is covered with a bandage and you scatter it on his head. You wrap it in a strip of wool ... |
| 47 | [... _isz]-ka#-gi#-im#-ma# an#-[ki-min_ ...] _szu-uh-di-am_ x [x x] | ... ishkagigû-plant, ditto ... shumuhdam-plant ... |
| 48 | [...] | |
| 49 | [...] _sig3#_-as#-su# u# _sag#-ki#-[mesz_-szu2 x x] | ... his temple and his temples ... |
| 50 | [...] _sza3 szid_-nu ana na-hi-ri#-[szu2 _mu2]_ | ... you recite ... to his nostrils. |
| 51 | [... ba]-ah#-ra _gu7_ ba-ah-ra _nag#_ [x x x] | ... he will eat ..., he eats ... |
| 52 | [...] _{u2#}ab2-duh u2 masz-tab-ba_ ina _i3-gesz szesz2#_ [x x] | ... abduḫ-plant and maštaba-plant in pressed oil ... |
| 53 | [...] it#?-ta-mu-uh [x x x] | ... shook ... |
| 54 | [...] a-sza2-a _ka_ x [x x] | ... field ... ... |
| 55 | [... {u2}]asz-lim ina _ne sar_-szu2-ma _masz-tab-ba zi#_ | ... ašlû-plant in a censer, and it will stay overnight. |
| 56 | [...] x _pa u2-pa-ak u2-pa-ak tu6#-[en2]_ | ... ... incantations, incantation formula. |
| 57 | [...] _du3#-du3-bi a {gesz#}nu-ur2-ma_ x [x x] | Its ritual: ... a pomegranate ... |
| 58 | [...] x ana _ka_-szu2 ta-szap-pak-[ma] ina#-[esz] | ... ... you pour into his mouth, and then he will get better. |
| 59 | [...] x _numun {u2}ku6_ {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim# _{u2}igi-nisz_ ina _[i3]_ | ... seed of fish, tarmuš-plant, ēru-plant (and) lupin in oil |
| 60 | [...] _gar#_-an ina sze-rim _sag-du_-su _luh_-si# _esz-mesz_-ma ina-[esz] | You put ... and in the morning you rub his head with it, and then he will recover. |
| 61 | [...] _na4# ukusz2-hab gazi{sar} bil_-ti ina _i3_ {gesz}e-re-ni# _hi-hi szesz2-[mesz]_ | ... nīnû-stone, ukušḫhab-plant, gazelle droppings, in oil from cedar, brother(s) |
| 62 | [...] x _kum2_-am ana _sag-du_-szu2 _szub_-[di?] | ... ... is cold: you throw it into his head. |
| 63 | [...] x _hi#-hi#_ tu-kas,3-s,a ina _i3_ {gesz}e-re-ni : ina _i3-nun hi-hi esz#-[mesz?]_ | ... ... you crush (and) sieve with cedar oil, : with ghee, new kinds of hihu-plant |
| 64 | [...] x _sag-du_-su _luh_-si _na4 ukusz2-hab sud2#_ ina _i3_ {gesz}e-re-ni [x x] | ... ... you wash his head, you knead crushed ukushab-stone, you mix it in cedar oil ... |
| 65 | [...] ana# _sza3 szub_-di _ta_ ib-tasz-lu _sag-du_-su# _esz-mesz_ ku-lil-ta5 _had2-[ra2]_ | ... fell into the midst of the earth. From it, its head was swollen with new cultic rites. |
| 66 | [...] _i3#-udu bil-za-za_ ina _i3-nun hi-hi szesz2-mesz_-ma _sig2 e3#_-[a?] | ... bilzaza-soapwort in ghee, you rub him with it and then he will get better. |
| 67 | [... _a]-gesztin#-na kal-ga hi-hi# sag-du#_-su tu-kas,3-s,a-ma# [x x] | ... you crush a mighty wine vessel full of juniper and ... |
| 68 | [...] x x [...] x-szu2-ma? ina sze-rim ina _a kum2_-ti _sag-du_-su# _[luh?_-si?] | ... ... and? in the morning, in hot water, his head is swollen |
| 69 | [ina _i3_ {gesz}]e#-re-ni _esz-mesz# i3#-udu ukusz2-hab_ tur#-ar2# [...] _mar#_-ru _esz-mesz_-ma _ti#_ | With cedar oil, ešēnu-plant, sheep fat, ukushab-plant you crush, ... you scatter ... and life. |
| 70 | _[DISZ kimin i3_ {gesz}e-re]-ni# _kum2_-am ana _sag-du_-szu2 _szub : DISZ kimin#_ [...] _{gesz#}gesztin# ka5#-a# sud2_ ina _i3_ {gesz}e-re-ni# [x x] | If a man is seized by sulphur from erēnu-juniper oil: he will fall to his head. : If he is ill with ...: you dry, crush and sift kabû-wine, you mix it in oil from cedar oil |
| 71 | _[DISZ kimin pesz10-{d}]id2#_ [ina] li#-szi _hi-hi esz-mesz : DISZ kimin# pesz10#-{d#}id2#_ ina _lal3# kur_-i _hi-hi esz#-[mesz]_ | If a woman, like Ištar-nādin, is surrounded by a mound of reeds: : If the woman, as in a mountain honey, surrounded a mausoleum (and) |
| 72 | _[DISZ kimin] {u2#}in6-usz2 sud2_ ina _i3# esz-mesz : DISZ kimin_ {u2}ak-tam _sud2_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi esz-mesz : DISZ kimin {u2}tal2-tal2 sud2_ ina _i3 esz-[mesz]_ | If you dry (and) pound šūdu-plant, you mix it in oil. : If you pound bat guano, he mixes it in sheep fat, (and then) he will get better. |
| 73 | _[DISZ kimin] {u2#}ku6_ ina _ga ab2 : kasz3 ab2 sig3_-as, _sag-du_-su _luh {gesz}masz-husz_ tur-ar2 _sud2 sag-du_-su _sar_-ab _i3 esz-mesz_-su# | If a fish in a cow’s milk : beer (and) a suckling cow, his head is covered with mashhuš-tree (gloss: new break). You bandage his head (with the mixture), you shave his head, (and then) you anoint his head with oil. |
| 74 | _[DISZ kimin i3-udu ukusz2]-hab na4 ukusz2-hab_ tur-ar2# _sud2# sag-du_-su _sar_-ab _i3 esz-mesz la2 szub la2_ | If a man has a temple causing him seizing pain: you crush suluppu-plant, nīnû-plant stone, you shave his head, you anoint him repeatedly with new oil, you put it on as a bandage. |
| 75 | [...] _sud2#_ ina _i3_ {gesz}e-re-ni _hi-hi esz-mesz_-ma _sig2 e3_-a | ... you mix ... in cedar oil, you mix them, and then the wool will come out. |
| 76 | [...] _sud2# sag-du_-su _esz-mesz zi3 gu2-gal zi3 gu2-tur {u2}lag gan2 sud2_ ina _a gazi{sar} sila11_-asz _la2_ {u2}ak-tam _naga si_ | ... you sprinkle his head with new ointments, coarse flour, gutur-flour, sedge of a field, you knead them in juice from gazelle (and) you bandage him with baktam-plant, nīnû-plant. |
| 77 | [...] ina _a kum2_-ti _sag-du_-su _luh_-si | ... in cold water, you wash his head. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | _DISZ na_ gu-rasz-tu _diri {u2}ku6_ {u2}x [...] x _sud2_ ina _i3 hi-hi esz#-[mesz_-ma] _sig2# e3_-[a] | If a man suffers from guraštu-disease: you dry, crush (and) sieve fish and ...-plant, you mix them in new oil, and then he will get better. |
| 2 | _DISZ kimin_ {u2}ak-tam _{u2}ab2-duh sud2_ ina [... _sag-du]_-su# _luh_-si _bar_ {gesz}x [x] x ta#-qal-lu _ara3_-en _mar_ | If ditto: you pound together nīnû-plant (and) alum, in ... you wash his head, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of wood ... and you daub (his eyes). |
| 3 | _DISZ kimin i3 sza3 ku6 esz-mesz_ [...] ud _sud2 mar#_ | If a man’s saliva contains oil from the inside of fish ...: he will die. |
| 4 | _DISZ kimmin_ sa-ma-nam sza2 _e2-gar8_ ta-kar-ma _szesz2#_ [...] x ud ina _lal3 kur_-i _babbar_ u _a luh_-ma ina-esz# | If ditto: you dry, crush and sift samānu-plant from a censer, and then he will recover. |
| 5 | _u2 babbar {u2}ku6_ {u2}ak-tam 3(disz) _u2_ gu#-[rasz-ti ... _sag-du]_-su# ina _i3 esz-mesz {u2}igi_-lim _{u2}ku6_ | white plant, fish, nīnû-plant, 3 plants of kuraštu-plant his head with new oil, alum, fish |
| 6 | _suhusz {gesz}masz-husz suhusz_ {gesz}bi-ni _uzu-dir sud2#_ [...] x ina _a sag-du_-su _luh_ ina _i3 esz-mesz_ | The base of a mašḫūr-tree, the base of an ibex, sour meat ... in water, his head washed, in new oil |
| 7 | _DISZ# na#_ x [...] _a# luh# {u2}la2_ {u2}u5-ra-na _sud2_ ina _i3 esz-[mesz]_ | If a man ... ...: you dry, crush, and sift larru-plant (and) urânu-tree in oil of new growth. |
| 8 | [...] _sud2#_ ina _lal3# kur_-i _esz-[mesz]_ | ... new moons in mountain honey |
| 9 | [...] i#-szal-[lim] | ... will be well. |
| 10 | [...] x [x x] | |
| 20' | _[DISZ] kimin# {u2#}lag gan2# gaz# i3#-udu# a-za#-lu#-lu# sud2# [...] | If a pig eats a stalk of lupin, the field is destroyed, the sheep and goats are swollen |
| 21' | [ana] ku-ra-ri _zi_-hi hu-bu-usz _sun2_ ina szur-szum#-[me ...] | to the kurāru-vessel cut off the hubush-plant; in the šurshumme ... |
| 22' | ana _kimin {u2}lag a-sza3_ ina _igi_ ta-kar _im-sahar-ge6-kur-ra#_ [...] | You pour it into the middle of a lag plant in front of the field. Imsahar-gekurra ... |
| 23' | ana _kimin numun ga-rasz_ {u2}ak-tam {u2}s,a-lam-ta5 _disz_-nisz _sud2_ [...] | For the root of the seed of a šūru-tree, nīnû-plant (and) salamtu-plant you pound together ... |
| 24' | _DISZ na sag-du_-su ku-ra-ra _dab_-it _sze10 {d}nisaba sud2_ ta-kar _mar#?_ [...] | If a man’s head is seized by a kurāru-disease: you dry, crush (and) sieve (the mixture), you daub (his eyes), ... |
| 25' | laq-laq-ta-szu2 ta-tab-bal ina _kasz luh_-si _KU.KU {gesz}taskarin mar la2_ ina _igi ki#-[na2_-szu2 ...] | You stir it into a paste in beer (and) you daub (his eyes). The tamarisk on the left side in front of his bed ... |
| 26' | _KU.KU {gesz}taskarin KU.KU_ {gesz}e-lam-ma-ku _KU.KU_ {gesz}kal-mar-hi _sze10 {d}[nisaba_ ...] | KU.KU (means) tamarisk. KU (also means) elammaku-tree. KAMARḪI (also mean) Nisaba . |
| 27' | ina szer2-ti _du8 sar_-ab _{szim}man-du {gesz}erin_ tur-ar2 _sud2_ ana [...] | In the morning you crush (and) sieve (them). You crush šudu-juniper and cedar, you scatter (the mixture) into ... |
| 28' | ina _a gazi{sar} luh_-si _KU.KU {gesz}taskarin KU.KU_ {gesz}e-lam-ma-ku _KU.KU_ {gesz}kal-mar#-[hi ...] | In the sap of kasû-tamarind (and) lupin, he eats tamarisk, I eat elammaku-plant, kalmarḫu-plant |
| 29' | _DISZ kimin sag-du_-su tu-gal-lab _i3-hab szesz2_ ina _igi ki-na2_-szu2 _du8 suhusz#_ [...] | If a man's head is swollen, he rubs it with oil, and then the blood flows from his bedside. The base of his skull .... |
| 30' | _suhusz_ {gesz}ku-ma-hi _im-gu2 nig2-nigin2-na_ {u2}tar-musz _numun_ {u2}qut-ra-te x [...] | the foundations of a kumaḫi-tree, imgu-stone, lapis lazuli, tarmuš-plant, seeds of qutrātu-plant |
| 31' | _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _kasz3 ab2-gu4 sag-du_-su te-sir2 ina _kasz luh_-si ina _a gazi{sar}_ tu#? [...] | You dry (and) crush supānu-plant in beer, you bandage his head with it, you anoint him with it in beer. You mix it in ghee and ... . |
| 32' | _numun {gesz}sze-na2-a numun {gesz}nam-tar numun gada numun {u2}ab2-duh pa {u2}tal2-tal2 pa#?_ [...] | seeds of šenāya-tree, seed of namtar-wood, seeds of linen, seed from abuduḫ-plant, pomegranates |
| 33' | _{u2}kur-gi-rin2-na_ {u2}sag-gi-la-ta5 _pa {u2}ma2-erisz4-ma2-la2_-e _{u2#}[masz-husz_ ...] | kurgirinnu-plant, saggulatu-tree, ērišmalâ-disease plant, maszhūru-plant |
| 34' | _had2-a gaz sim_ ina _a gazi{sar} sila11_-asz _gur_-ma _had2-a gaz sim_ ina _kasz_ [...] | You crush sulphur in ghee, you knead it in beer ... |
| 35' | 3(disz)# _u4#_-me# _nu# du8#_ ina 4(disz) _u4_-me ina _du8_-ka ina _kasz3 kum2_-me _luh_-si [...] | You do not remove it for 3 days. On the 4th day, when you remove it, you heat it up in cold beer .... |
| 36' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 39' | _[DISZ kimin]_ x ina#? _i3#-udu# sud2#? i3#?_ [...] | If a sore ... in sheep's fat, oil? ... |
| 40' | _[DISZ kimin] pesz10#-{d}id2 {u2}gamun-ge6#_ [...] | If a black cumin (and) peštakal-plant |
| 41' | _[DISZ] kimin# im-kal sud2_ [...] | If imkali-plant, ... .... |
| 42' | _DISZ# na sag-du_-su ku-ra-ra [...] | If a man's head is short: .... |
| 43' | _{u2#}kur-ra_ sah-le2-e {u2}u5#-[ra-nu ...] | mountain plants, cress, juniper |
| 44' | _[i3_ {gesz}]e#-re-ni _esz-[mesz_ ...] | new cedar oil |
| 45' | [...] x [...] | |
| 46' | [...] | |
| 47' | _DISZ kimin a-gesztin-na bil#-la2#_ [...] x x [...] | If a man is constantly afflicted with redness of the skin of a grape .... |
| 48' | ina sza-ni-i _im-gu2-en#-na#_ [...] x _sze10# {d}nisaba disz_-nisz#? [...] | Secondly, Imgūna ... Nisaba ... |
| 49' | _DISZ kimin_ sa-ma-nam te-sir2# [...] _sud2#?_ ina _i3-nun esz-mesz_ [...] | If a sore is covered with samānu-disease: you knead ... in ghee and ... |
| 50' | _DISZ kimin a-gesztin-na bil-la2#_ [...] _mar# sum{sar} sum-sikil{sar}_ [...] | If a man is constantly afflicted by sulphur and grapes: ... tamarisk, šunû-plant, ... |
| 51' | _DISZ na sag-du#_-[su ...] x _zi3-kum zi3 gu2-gal im-babbar_ ba-asz-la _naga si_ [...] | If a man’s head ... ... flour, flour of gugal-flour, imbû-frit, bashlu-plant, horned alkali ... |
| 52' | _im-gu2#-[en-na_ ...] _gaz# sim sag_-ka u2-kal _i3-nun esz-mesz la2 szub {gesz}gesztin ka5-a_ x [...] | ... he shall kill ..., he will hold your head. He shall not cast ghee (and) new oil; he should not abandon ... grapes ... |
| 53' | _DISZ# kimin#_ [...] x [...] | If a sore ... .... |
| 54' | [... _{szim}]li dabin_ ina _a-gesztin-na hi-hi sag-du_-su tu-kas,3-s,a _u4 3(disz)-kam#_ x x [...] | ... you mix juniper and dabin-soapwort in wine (and) you bandage his head. The 3rd day ... ... |
| 55' | [...] _sag#-du_-su _luh_-si _u4 3(disz)-kam szub_-di _sar_-ab _ugu_ ku-ra-ri _i3#_ [...] | ... his head is swollen. On the 3rd day you wipe it clean. You strew a sar-vessel over the kurāru-flour. ... |
| 56' | [...] _sed# i3-nun mun_ tu-ba-har ina _dida sig_ u _i3_ {gesz#}e#-re#-[ni ...] | ... you heat up sweet ghee, you stir it into a paste in filtered water and cedar oil ... |
| 57' | [...] x x tur#-ar2 _sud2 mar gurun ukusz2-hab_ x [...] | ... ... is small, it is covered with a mole: the liver, the kidneys .... |
| 58' | [...] x x a# _igi gig#_ [...] | ... ... eye disease ... |
| 59' | [...] | |
| 60' | [...] | |
| 61' | _a-gesztin#-na#_ [...] | grapes ... |
| 62' | _i3_ {gesz}e-re-ni _esz-mesz u2 babbar#_ u2# [...] | erēnu-plant oil, ešme-plant, white plant, ...-plant |
| 63' | _{u2}ku6 mun_ a-ma-nim ina _kasz3 ansze_ u _a#-gesztin#-[na_ ...] | fish oil, malt in beer, donkey and grape juice ... |
| 64' | _en2 su-ub-hi-im su-ub-hi-im_ a na# x [...] | Incantation: “Subḫum, subhum! ... .... |
| 65' | _la-ni hu-bi la-a-ni hu-bi# la#-ni#_ [...] | “If he slips into a hole, if he does slip into an opening, ... .... |
| 66' | _du3-du3-bi_ {szim}er-ra _ugu_ ku-ra-ri# [...] | Its ritual: cedar oil over kurāru-juniper |
| 67' | sa-ma-nam sza2 _e2-gar8_ ta-[kar ...] | You discard the samānu-plant of the wall ....... |
| 68' | ina# _i3-nun sumun hi-hi_ [...] | You mix in old butter ... |
| 69' | _en2# ki-ni-ip ki-ni-ip ba-ah#_ [...] | Incantation: “Kinip, Kinip! Bah! ... |
| 70' | _[du3-du3]-bi_ ina an-s,a-ab-ti _ku3#-[sig17 igi gig_ ta-kas,3 ...] | Its ritual: you rub a sick eye with an infusion of gold ... |
| 71' | [...] _ga#-rasz{sar}_ {u2}s,a-lam-ta5 _{u2}kur#-[ra_ ...] | ... karaš-plant, ṣallamtu-plant (and) mountain-plant |
| 72' | _[en2_ ma]-mit _gin7_ szar-ra-qi2 ina _ka2_ pil-szi# un#? [...] | Incantation: O curse, like a šarrû-demon, at the gate of ... |
| 73' | _[en2_ a]-szar tab-ba-ni-i {d}e2-a lip-szur [...] | Incantation: Where he lies may Ea absolve, |
| 74' | _[en2] at-he-ma at-he-e he-le-e-ma at-he-le_ [...] | Incantation: “Athema, athe’e, may he be pure, ... . |
| 75' | _[du3]-du3#-bi_ na-gap-pa sza2 _a-gesztin-na_ ta-kar qut-ra _mar_ x [...] | Its ritual: you scatter a censer of grapes; you scatter qutru-beer ... .... |
| 76' | [5(disz) _ka-inim]-ma gig-gir# [zi_-hi] | 5 spells for a sick person's illness. |
| 77' | _[en2 su-ub hur-ri]-im su-ub hur-ri-im a-la szu-uh-ta_ x [...] | Incantation: “Sub of the mountain, sub of (the mountain), ala shubta ... ... |
| 78' | [sza2 _sa-ku-tu2 hi-si_ a]-pi-il-lat ina kur-ba-an-ni id-ki-ia ul x [...] | who was covered in a sakûtu-disease, a pillatu-demon in the mountains seized me, did not ... ... |
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| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] gi# ha# ba# x x x [...] _zi#_-hi | ... reed ... |
| 3 | [... hu-bu4?]-usz _sun2 szesz2 kusz ansze_ ina _izi_ tur-ar2 _sud2 mar_ a-la-pa-a ina _izi_ | ... hubūbush-disease, sweat of a brother, a leather bag for a donkey, you ignite it with fire, you burn a suckling calf in fire. |
| 4 | [... tur]-ar2 _igi gig mar_ ta-a'-a sza2 _udu-nita2 igi gig esz-mesz kusz had2-a gaz_ | ... is small: he will experience a loss of vision; the liver of a sheep will experience pain; new ones will be cut off; |
| 5 | [...] _ti# gu4# id2_ ina _izi_ tur-ar2 _igi gig mar {u2}igi_-lim _sud2 igi gig esz-mesz_ | ... the river's ox will be destroyed by fire; he will experience pain; the liver of a pig will be stricken; new ones will appear. |
| 6 | [...] ta#-kar ina an-s,a-ab-ti _ku3-sig17 igi gig_ ta-kas,3 | You pound ... and you daub his eyes with a gold anshabtu-stone. |
| 7 | [...] _ti#-la-ke4_ | ... of life |
| 8 | [... si]-ki#-ta5 _sag#-du#_-[su ...] ina# _u4 4(disz)-kam sag#-du_-su | ... wool, its head ... on the 4th day its head |
| 29' | [...] a | ... water |
| 30' | [... _luh]_-si | ... you anoint it. |
| 31' | [...] _mar#?_ | ... west? |
| 32' | [...] _mar#?_ | ... west? |
| 33' | [...] x | |
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