BAM 5, 461 (P452956)
Medical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BAM 5, 461 |
|---|---|
| ID | P452956 |
| 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 |
English translation
By Köcher, Franz · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1'r i 1'–r i 1'r i 1' | [Remove from my flesh the] evil [nam]tar-demon, who [stands (ready)] to cut off [my life], |
| Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 2'2'–r i 2'2' | [Just as the] fresh (lit. new) [water of the river] pushes out the old. |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 3'3'–r i 3'3' | [Res]tore me to health so that I may sing your praises. |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 4'4'–r i 4'4' | [The wor]ding of "if zikurudû-magic has been performed against a man in the presence of Sirius." |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 5'5'–r i 5'5' | Its ritual: In the presence of Sirius, you sweep the roof (and) sprinkle pure water. |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 6'6'–r i 6'6' | You strew a censer of juniper with (glowing) charcoal of camel-thorn(?). |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 7'7'–r i 7'7' | You libate first-rate beer. You prostrate yourself. You draw lines. |
| Reverse Column i [7:8] r i 8'8'–r i 8'8' | You distribute the small heaps of (apotropaic) flour. That man (with) a censer, a torch, |
| Reverse Column i [8:9] r i 9'9'–r i 9'9' | (And) an agubbu-vessel you purify. In between the lines, |
| Reverse Column i [9:10] r i 10'10'–r i 10'10' | On top of the (medicinal) herbs (from) the orchard you stand him. He raises his hands. |
| Reverse Column i [10:11] r i 11'11'–r i 11'11' | He recites this recitation three times. When he has recited (it), he prostrates himself. |
| Reverse Column i [11:12] r i 12'12'–r i 12'12' | And he speaks whatever vexes his heart. |
| Reverse Column i [12:13] r i 13'13'–r i 13'13' | The anger of (his personal) god and (personal) goddess will be released. The witchcraft performed against him will be undone. |
| Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1'r 1'–r ii 1'r 1' | [. . .] trusts [. . .] |
| Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 2'2'–r ii 2'2' | [. . . ga]ve [. . .] |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 3'3'–r ii 3'3' | [. . . of the scrib]al art, |
| Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 11'11'–r ii 11'11' | [May . . . disappe]ar [. . .] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 26' | [...] _ma_ | |
| 27' | [...] _ga#_ | |
| 28' | [...] _nam#_ | |
| 29' | [...] x | |
| 30' | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] x x | |
| 2 | [...] _i3_ ina | |
| 3 | [...] x s,u | |
| 4 | [...] _szur#-min3_ | |
| 5 | [... x]-su | |
| 6 | [...] gesz-szu | |
| 7 | [...] ma | |
| 8 | [...] x | |
| 9 | [...] x | |
| 10 | [...] x | |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [...] | |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | [...] ia#-szi# _a2# hul#_ [x x x] | |
| 19 | [...] ia#-szi lu-u# [x x x] | |
| 20 | [...] 7(disz)-szu2 _du11-ga#_-[ma x x] | |
| 21 | [...] _bur2-ru-da_ | |
| 22 | [... _1(u)] 5(disz)# sze# {u2}igi_-lim 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ {u2}[x x] | |
| 23 | [...] x x [...] isz ina 1/3(disz) _sila3_ [x x] | |
| 24 | [x x x] _4(disz)#? gin2 i3-gesz zag-du8#_ [x x x x x x] _igi# {d#}utu# du11#-[ga]_ | |
| 25 | {d#}utu# up-sza2-sze-e [x x x in]-ne2#-ep-szu#-[ni x x x] | |
| 26 | ia it,-hu-ni ia# is#-[ni-qu-ni] ia# ik-szu-du#-[ni] | |
| 27 | 7(disz)-szu2 _du11-ga_-ma _zi#-[ku5]-ru#-da bur2-ru-[da_ x] | |
| 28 | _DISZ ki-min 1(u) 5(disz) _sze {u2}sikil# [igi] 5(disz)#-gal2-la {u2}in-nu#-[usz]_ | |
| 29 | 1(u) 5(disz) _sze {u2}a-[zal-la2] 2(u) sze_ {u2}a-ta-i#-[szu] | |
| 30 | 2(disz) _gin2 lal3-kur-ra_ ina _szurun# [{d}sze]-risz# u3 5(disz) _gin2 gesztin_ [x x] | |
| 31 | _hi-hi_ ina _igi {d}utu nag_-szu {d#}[utu_ nu]-ur2#? kisz-szat _an_-e u _ki_-ti3 at-ta | |
| 32 | e-pisz _usz11_ ra-[si?-bu?]-ti a-ra-an-szu2 lisz-szi | |
| 33 | ar-da-na-an-szu2# li-iz-bil | |
| 34 | 7(disz)-szu2 _du11-ga_-ma _[zi-ku5]-ru#-da bur2-ru-da-kam_ | |
| 35 | bu#-ul-t,i an-nu-ti# isz-tu _{iti}bara2-zag-gar_ | |
| 36 | [ud]-da#-ki-szu a-di _{iti}sze-kin-ku5 ud-da-ki-szu2 | |
| 37 | [in-ne2]-pesz# ina _u4_ ri-qi2 ul in-ne2-pesz | |
| 38 | _[{iti}sze-kin-ku5 2(disz)]-kam#-ma _{iti}kin-{d}inanna 2(disz)-kam-ma_ | |
| 39 | [...] _{iti}bara2 {iti}kin {iti}sze-kin-ku5#_ | |
| 40 | [... i?-nu?]-ma#? te#-ep#-pu#-[szu] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [... _{d}nam]-tar# lem-nu sza2 ana _ku5#_ [...] | |
| 2' | [x x x] isz#-szu-tu2 it,-ru-da# la#-bi-ru#-ti# | |
| 3' | [bul]-li#-t,a-ni-ma da3-li2-li2-ka lud-lul | |
| 4' | _[ka]-inim#-ma_ szum4-ma _lu2_ ina _igi {mul}gag-si-sa2 zi-ku5-ru-da du3_-su | |
| 5' | _du3-du3-bi_ ina _igi {mul}gag-si-sa2 ur3 sar a ku3 su3_ | |
| 6' | _nig2-na {szim}li_ ina _ne {gesz}kiszi16_ ta-szar2-raq | |
| 7' | _kasz-sag bal_-qi2 tusz-ken szid-di _gid2_-ad | |
| 8' | _zi3-dub-dub szub-szub_-di _na bi nig2-na gi-izi-la2_ | |
| 9' | _a-gub2-ba_ tul2-lal-ma ina bi-rit szid-di | |
| 10' | ina _ugu u2 {gesz}kiri6 gub_-su-ma _szu-min_-su _il2_-szi | |
| 11' | _szid_-tu2 an-ni-tu2 3(disz)-szu2 _szid_-nu e-ma _szid_-nu-u2 usz-ke-en | |
| 12' | u mim-ma ma-la _sza3_-szu2 _dab_-tu4 i-dab-bu-ub#-ma | |
| 13' | ki-mil#-ti# _dingir_ u _{d}1(u) 5(disz) du8_-su kisz-pu ep-szu2-szu2# _bur2#-mesz_ | |
| 14' | _DISZ lu2 sza3_-szu2 _dab#-[dab]_su# _mud2_ ina _giri17_-szu2 _du_-ku | |
| 15' | _uzu-min_-szu2 i-kas,3-s,a-s,u2#-szu2 _zi-ku5-ru-da {gesz}sag-kul du3_-su | |
| 16' | ana _kar_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz {u2}im-hur-lim | |
| 17' | {u2}im-hur-asz-ra _{u2}kur-kur {u2}har-har_ | |
| 18' | _suhusz {gesz}nam-tal nita {u2}eme ur-gi7_ | |
| 19' | _tesz2-bi_ ta-sak3 ina _kasz-sag hi-hi_ ina _mul4_ tusz-bat | |
| 20' | [ina] sze-er-ti ana _igi man nag_-szu-ma _szurun_ sze-ri-isz | |
| 21' | [x x x] x ina _i3 {gesz}szur-min3 szesz2_-su | |
| 22' | [{d}e2-a] _du3#_-usz {d}e2-a ip-szur# | |
| 23' | [{d}e2-a ir]-ku#-us {d}e2-a _du8 du11#-du11#_ | |
| 24' | _[ku3-babbar ku3-sig17] uruda an-na_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an-ma _[ti]_-ut,# | |
| 25' | _zi-ku5-ru-da_ ana _lu2 nu te_-e _sag-du kur-gi#{muszen#}_ | |
| 26' | u3 _{u2}igi_-lim tu-bal _tesz2-bi_ ta-pa-a-as, | |
| 27' | ina _i3-sag hi-hi_ ka-a-a-ma-na _szesz2-szesz2_-su-ma | |
| 28' | _zi-ku5-ru-da nu te_ u _na bi nam-ab-ba_ i-sze-eb-bi | |
| 29' | ana _ki-min sag_ u2-ru-bal-li{muszen} u2-bur-ta{muszen} | |
| 30' | tu-bal _tesz2-bi_ ta-pa-a-as, | |
| 31' | ina _i3-gesz {gesz}szur-min3 hi-hi_ ka-a-a-ma-an _szesz2-szesz2_-su-ma | |
| 32' | _zi-ku5-ru-da nu te_-szu2 u _na bi u4_-me u2 he-pi2 | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] tak#?-lum | |
| 2' | [... isz-ru]-ku#-usz# | |
| 3' | [... t,up-szar-ru]-ti# | |
| 11' | [... li-hal-li]-qu# | |
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