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BAM 5, 445 (P418272)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 445 |
|---|---|
| ID | P418272 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | _[DISZ] na#_ hu-us,-s,u2 _gaz sza3#? [tuku]-tuku#_-szi# _numun# {u2#}ninni5#_ | If a man is afflicted with ḫuṣu-disease: he will acquire a desire for the seed of ninnu-plant. |
| 2 | _DISZ ki-min numun {u2}a-zal-la2 {u2}igi#_-lim ina _kasz#_ ina# _i3#_ [...] | If DITTO, you knead seed from azallû-plant ('faces a thousand' plant) in beer in oil ... |
| 3 | _DISZ ki-min {u2}igi_-lim _numun {gesz#}szinig#_ ina _kasz_ [...] | If ditto: irrû-plant, seed from tamarisk in beer . . |
| 4 | _DISZ ki-min {u2}ka-zal-la2 {u2}igi_-lim _{u2}har-har_ [...] | If ditto: kazallu-plant, alum, ḫašû-plant |
| 5 | _numun!(DU8) {gesz}ma-nu_ {u2}ur2-ne2-e {u2#}[x ...] | seeds of tamarisk, burāšu-plant, ...-plant |
| 6 | 7(disz) _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti ba-lu pa-tan [...] | These 7 plants, without food ... |
| 7 | _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}szu-mut-tu2 x [...] | If ditto: šumuttu-plant ... . |
| 8 | _DISZ ki-min ub-pad_ tim-bu-ut-ti _a-sza3 sahar dal-ha-mun#_ [...] | If ditto: you pound ubpadû-plant, timbūtu-spurge, dust from a field, ... |
| 9 | _{u2}lu2-u18#-lu giri3-pad-du nam-lu2-u18-lu_ {u2#}[x ...] | a man's plant, a dog's foot (and) a human's |
| 10 | _DISZ na_ hu-us,-s,a _gaz sza3 tuku-tuku_-szi mi#-[na-tu-szu2 _dub-dub?]_ | If a man is stricken with ḫuṣṣu-disease: he will be deprived of his right arm and left arm. |
| 11 | _eme_-szu2 it-te-nen-bit, _eme_-szu2 u2-na-asz-[szak] | his tongue has twisted, his tongue he shall make firm. |
| 12 | _gesztu-min_-szu2 _gu3-gu3_-a _szu-min_-szu2 i-szam-ma-ma-szu2 bir#-[ka-szu2 kim-s,a-szu2] | his ears are roaring, his hands are trembling, his neck is swollen, |
| 13 | i-kas,3-s,a-s,a-szu2 _sag sza3_-szu2 it-ta-na#-[az-qar] | his head and his heart tremble |
| 14 | ana _munus du la2_ hur-ba-szu2 _szub-szub_-su i#-[i-kab-bir i-ba-ah-hu] | If he goes to a woman: his fall will be severe, he will become ill. |
| 15 | _uh2_ ina _ka_-szu2 it-ta-na-ad-di# [...] | He constantly pours oil in his mouth .... |
| 16 | _na bi_ ina _ninda_ szu-kul ina _kasz nag_ ina _i3 szesz2#?_ [...] | That man, you pound it in bread, you drink it in beer, you mix it in oil, ... |
| 17 | ana# _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2#}[igi-nisz] {u2#}in#-[nu-usz]_ | For his life, tarmuš-plant, alum, ēru-plant |
| 18 | _{u2#}sikil_ {u2}ir-kul-la _ka# [a-ab-ba?_ la]-pat# ar-ma-[ni] | I have opened the mouth of the sea with juniper and birkulla-plant. |
| 19 | _[numun] {gesz}ha-lu-ub2_ {u2}ur2#-[ne2-e _{u2}har]-har {u2}luh-mar#-[tu]_ | seeds of ḫalû-tree, burāšu-plant, harhar plant, lupin |
| 20 | _[{u2}]nu-luh-ha_ {u2#}[x x x] x _{gesz}haszhur gesz-[gi]_ | nuḫurtu-plant, ... plant, apple, reed |
| 21 | [x x] x x x [x x x x]-szu2-nu _had2-ra2 gaz sim#_ | ... ... their ...: you crush tamarisk. |
| 22 | [x x x x x x x x] x ina sze-ri3 ba-lu pa-tan# | ...... in the morning without ceasing |
| 23 | _[nag]_-szu2# _gu7_-szu2# ina# _a2# muszen#_ tu#?-szap-ra-szu2-ma _egir_-szu2# | he drinks it, eats it, you send him to the wings of a bird, and afterwards |
| 24 | [x] x _bil_-tim ina _gesztin# sur-ra nag_-[ma] | You knead ... billatu-beer in wine, |
| 25 | [x] x x _szub_-di ina _u4-na2# tu5_-szu2-ma _ti_-[ut,?] | ... you cast ...; on the day of his bathing he will recover. |
| 26 | _musz#-dim2-gurun-na u5-mesz_ sza2 _egir# ti_-qe2-ma tu-bal-ma ina _{gesz}li_ [x] | The mušdīm-guruna-plant, the oil which after you took, you take away and with a wooden ... |
| 27 | _giri3#-pad-du nam-lu2-u18-lu libir-ra#_ ina _naga si_ tu-qat-tar# | You heat up the old foot of humanity in a potash. |
| 28 | {u2}kur-ka-nam _{u2}kur-kur_ ina _naga si_ tu-qat-tar# | You heat up kurkanû-plant (and) kurkānu-plant in water |
| 29 | _pesz10-{d}id2 eme-dir buru5-habrud-da# nita2_ ina _naga si_ tu-qat-tar# | “Peš-Idī, emedir-plant, male alum in a potash you fumigate. |
| 30 | _henbur2 {gesz}pesz3!(MA2)_ ka-mun _{gesz#}szinig_ ina [x] | henbur-plant, ēru-tree, salt, and tamarisk in ... |
| 31 | _pesz10#-{d}id2 {u2}kur-kur_ ina [x x] | Ištar of the mountains in ... |
| 32 | _gig#?_-su _nu gur_-ma _nu dim4_-szu2 _nig2-ha-lam-ma nu te#_-[szu2] | His illness? does not return, and he does not see his face, he is not able to approach him. |
| 33 | _en2#_ pa-ti pa-ti-ti pa-ta-kar pa-ta-kar# | Incantation: O pāti, patti, papkaru, pakarkaru! |
| 34 | ha#-ti-ib ha-ti-ib# _tu6-[en2]_ | May he drink, may he enjoy! Incantation formula. |
| 35 | _ka# inim-ma usz11-bur2-ru-da-[kam2]_ | It is the mouth of an incantation to undo witchcraft. |
| 36 | [x x x] x x [x x usz2?]_-szu2# ina _{dug}bur-zi_ ta#-[mah-har] | ... you receive its blood in a tureen. |
| 37 | [...] _na# bi u4_-mi-szam-ma# _[szesz2_-asz] | ... ... that ... on a daily basis. |
| 38 | [...] _nu [kur_-su] | ... will not conquer him. |
| 39 | [x x x x x x x x x] x ud x x [x x x] | ...... day ... |
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