BM 048727 + BM 048741 (P461244)
Commentary; Medical, unclear
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| Designation | BM 048727 + BM 048741 |
|---|---|
| ID | P461244 |
| Museum no. | BM 048727 + BM 048741 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Commentary; Medical |
| Find spot | unclear |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [... “If the patient’s tongu]e is red, he will get well” (= Sagig VII 1) [...]. |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [“If] his tongue is thick” (= Sagig VII 2, 3, or 4 (?)) (stems from) “to be thick.” “[His] tongue ...” (= Sagig VII unknown) [...] (= Sagig VII unknown) stems from “to cut.” |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | “(His tongue) is continuously fixed” (= Sagig VII 7 (?)) – [... DÙ means “to fix”]; DÙ means “to erect.” |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | “That man had illicit sex with his own mother” (= Sagig VII 7 unknown) ... [...] means ... “he continuously poured out.” ... [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | “[If his tongue ... hand of Uraš –] will approach his mother” (= Sagig VII unknown) – “tongue” (from the protasis) (is related to) Uraš (from the apodosis), (since) Uraš means ... [...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | “To sing joyfully” (= Sagig VII unknown) means “to be happy.” “Slander” (tas-lim-ti) (= Sagig VII unknown), (written) ta-[as-li-im-ti – KA É.GAL (lit. “word of the palace”) means “slander,”] KA É.GAL means “impudence.” |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | “If he bites his tongue” (= Sagig VII 16 (?)) [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x (x) GIG EME]-⸢šu₂ SA₅⸣{at₂} DIN [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢EME⸣-šu₂ ⸢i-bi⸣ e-bu-u₂ ⸢EME⸣-[šu₂] (x) x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | ana UGU ba-ta-qu ir-te-ne₂-et-ti ⸢ta-x⸣-[x x DU₃ re-tu-u₂] | |
| 4' | DU₃ za-qap NA BI AMA-šu₂ i-nik ⸢EME-šu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | ⸢it⸣-ti iš-tik-ku-ni uš-te-⸢pu-u₂⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [ana] AMA-šu₂ TE{he} EME {d}uraš {d}uraš ha-[ra-šu₂ x x (x x)] | |
| 7' | na-gu-u₂ ha-du-u₂ tas-lim-ti ta-[as-li-im-ti (x x)] | |
| 8' | ⸢KA⸣ E₂.GAL šil-la-tu₄ EME-šu₂ ⸢u₂-na⸣-[aš₂-šak ...] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢a-x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | |
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