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BAM 5, 498 (P424664)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 498 |
|---|---|
| ID | P424664 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | _ka-inim-ma sig2 sag-du munus_ [x x x] | Incantation for the head of a woman .... |
| 2 | _kid3-kid3-bi sig2 sa5 sig2 babbar# {sig2}za-gin3-na {u2}ninni5 nita disz_-nisz [x x x] | Its ritual: red wool, white wool, lapis lazuli, male ninnu-plant ... |
| 3 | _{na4}gug {na4}pa_ sza2 7(disz) _gun3-mesz_-sza2 _e3 7(disz) ka-keszda kesz2_ e-ma# [x x x] | Carnelian and lapis lazuli, whose 7 talents come forth. 7 knots, wherever ... |
| 4 | ina _sag-ki_-sza2 _kesz2_ mu-sza2-t,i2-sza2 _nu-nu 7(disz) ka-keszda kesz2_ [x x x] | in her forehead a knot, her muštīša prayer, seven knots ... |
| 5 | mu-sza2-t,i2-sza2 tur-ar2 _sud2_ {u2}si-di# [x x x x] | You recite her incantation three times. You shave (and) bandage (his head). |
| 6 | {u2}ak-tam sza2 _kur u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti# [x] x [x x x x] | these plants of the mountain |
| 7 | _en2 tu-hu-ul tu-hu-ul_ [...] | Incantation: “Tuhu₃-uballiṭ-tuḫul-tumuli ... |
| 8 | _ma-da-hul ma-da-hul-hul#_ [...] | May it be ruined, may it be destroyed ... |
| 9 | _ka#-inim-ma sig2#? sag#?-[du_ x x x x] | Incantation formula: wool, head ... |
| 10 | [x x x] _{na4#}gug {na4#}[x...] | ... carnelian, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] _i3# {gesz}erin#? [x x x ba]-lu# pa-tan _gu7_-ma _ti_ | ... oil of cedar ... on an empty stomach he will eat and will recover. |
| 2 | [... _dab]_-su# 5(disz) _gin2# {u2#}[kur-ra 5(disz) gin2] gazi#{sar} gaz_-ma | ... seized him, 5 shekels of kurru-plant, 5 (shekels) of mustard, crushed, and |
| 3 | [... _{dug}]bur#-zi_ ta-pal#-la-asz2 _igi {dug}utul2_ ina# _[nig2]-sila11#-ga2 asz2-a-an usz2_-hi | You open a burzi-vessel, you cover the front of the large bowl with a cloth, and then he will die. |
| 4 | [... _{gi}]sag-kud_ ta-pal-la-asz-ma ina _murub4_-at _{dug#}[bur]-zi#_ ta-sa3-nisz | You open the sagkudu-bowl and you put it in the middle of the burzi-vessel. |
| 5 | [...] usz#? _{gi}sag-kud e3_ ina _ka#_-[szu2] _gid2#_-ad | ... will die, the sagkudu-garment will come out, in its mouth it will be long. |
| 6 | [...] _szeg6_-al _a-uzu_ u _uzu al-gur4-ra# [gu7_-ma] ina-esz | ... is cold: he will eat meat and cooked meat and will get better. |
| 7 | [...] _dab#_-it _im-kal sud2_ ina _kasz-sag [nag-mesz_-ma] _ti#_ | ... he is seized; you pound imkal-plant; he drinks it in prime-quality beer, and then he will recover. |
| 8 | [...] _dab#_-it 7(disz)-it u 7(disz)-it _sze-mesz_ ina _[izi_ x x x] x | ... seized, seven times seven and seven times barley in fire ... |
| 9 | [...] _sza3# gi du10-ga ti_-qe2 ina [x x x x x] | ... you take a good reed in ... |
| 10 | [...] _ka#_-szu2 u2-la-a'-at-ma ana na-hi-ri-[szu2 x x x x x] | ... opens his mouth and to his nostrils ... |
| 11 | [...] _sud2#_ ina _i3-gesz_ u _kasz-sag_ [x x x x] | ... you knead it in oil and prime-quality beer ... |
| 12 | [...] x x x _izi_ [x x x x x x] | ... ... fire ... |
Sources & licences
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