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BAM 575

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BAM 575[via asbp/ninmed]

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Column i
o i 1o i 1

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ GIG GA gudAB₂ KUG.GA I₃.NUN UD.2.KAM₂ NAG [...]

(o i 1) If a man’s belly is sick: he drinks pure cow milk (and) ghee for two days [. . .].


o i 22

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ GIG u₂GEŠTIN KA₅.A SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG u₂IM.[DU? SUD₂ ina KAŠ] NAG

(o i 2) If a man’s belly is sick: you pound fox-vine, (and) he drinks it in beer. [You pound] suādu-aromatic, (and) he drinks it [in beer]. You pound šizbānu-plant, (and) he drinks it in beer. You crush half a litre of saḫlû-cress, [half a litre of] horned uḫūlu-alkali, half a litre of river mud, half a litre of šunû-tree, half a litre of coarse flour, half a litre of burāšu-juniper, [half a litre of] kukru-aromatic, half a litre of chickpea powder, half a litre of lentil powder, half a litre of pure plant, half a litre of ‘shepherd’s staff’ plant (and) half a litre of urnû-mint, you boil them down in prime-quality beer using a small copper pot, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it front and back.

o i 33

u₂šiz-ba-na₇ SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG 1/2 SILA₃ saḫ-[le₂-e 1/2 SILA₃ NAGA].SI

o i 44

1/2 SILA₃ IM.GU₂.EN.NA 1/2 SILA₃ [giš]ŠE.NU 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃.KUM 1/2 SILA₃ šimLI [1/2 SILA₃ šim]GUR₂.GUR₂

o i 55

1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GU₂.GAL 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GU₂.[TUR] 1/2 SILA₃ u₂SIKIL 1/2 SILA₃ u₂NIG₂ GIDRU 1/2 SILA₃ u₂ur₂-ne₂-e

o i 66

GAZ ina KAŠ.SAG ina uruduŠEN.TUR tara-bak ina TUG₂ te-ṭer₅-ri IGI u MAŠ.SILA₃ LAL-id


o i 77

ana KI MIN 1/3 SILA₃ saḫ-le₂-e 1/3 SILA₃ ŠE₁₀ TUmušen 1/3 SILA₃ ŠE.SA.A 1/3 SILA₃ šimLI 1/3 SILA₃ šimGUR₂.GUR₂

(o i 7) Alternatively, you mix a third of a litre of saḫlû-cress, a third of a litre of pigeon droppings, a third of a litre of parched grain, a third of a litre of burāšu-juniper (and) a third of a litre of kukru-aromatic, you take enough (of the mixture) for an entire bandage, you kneed it in prime-quality beer, (and) you bandage him with it.

o i 88

ḪI.ḪI ma-la na-aṣ-ma-ti tu-šam-ṣa ina KAŠ.SAG SILA₁₁- LAL-id


o i 99

ana KI MIN 1 MA.NA PA gišŠE.ḪAR SUD₂ ina A GAZIsar ŠEG₆-šal tu-kaṣ₃-ṣa LAL-id

(o i 9) Alternatively, you pound one mina of ŠE.HAR-tree leaf, you heat it up in the sap of kasû-tamarind, you let (the mixture) cool, (and then) you bandage him with it.


o i 1010

[ana] KI MIN 1/2 SILA₃ ZA₃.ḪI.LI 1/2 SILA₃ ŠE.SA.A SUD₂ ina A GAZIsar SILA₁₁- šimGUR₂.GUR₂ šimLI ana IGI ta-za-ru₃ IGI u MAŠ.SILA₃ LAL

(o i 10) Alternatively, you pound half a litre of saḫlû-cress (and) half a litre of parched grain, you knead them in the sap of kasû-tamarind, you strew kukru-aromatic (and) burāšu-juniper on it, (and) you bandage him with it front and back.


o i 1111

[ana] KI MIN 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ MUNU₆ 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GIG 1/2 SILA₃ šimGUR₂.GUR₂ 1/2 SILA₃ šimLI SUD₂ ḪI.ḪI ina A GAZIsar ta-la- LAL-id

(o i 11) Alternatively, you pound (and) mix half a litre of malt flour, half a litre of sesame husk powder, half a litre of wheat flour, half a litre of kukru-aromatic (and) half a litre of burāšu-juniper, you kneed (the mixture) in the sap of kasû-tamarind, (and) you bandage him with it.


o i 1212

[DIŠ] NA ŠA₃-šu₂ GIG PA u₂er-re-e ḪAD₂.A GAZ SIM ina LAL₃ KAŠ.SAG u I₃ ḫal-ṣi

(o i 12) [If] a man’s belly is sick: you dry, crush (and) sieve errû-colocynth leaf, you stir it into honey, high-quality beer and pressed oil, you have him drink it on an empty stomach, he will void from his anus, and then he will recover.

o i 1313

[SIG₃]-aṣ ba-lu pa-tan NAG-šu₂ ina DUR₂-šu₂ SI.SA₂-ma TI


o i 1414

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ GIG šimsu-a-di tu-ḫa-sa ina A ŠED₇ tu-la-bak NU pa-tan NAG

(o i 14) If a man’s belly is sick: you chop up suādu-aromatic, you soak it in cold water, (and) he drinks it on an empty stomach.


o i 1515

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ GIG-ma DUB₂ NUMUN GIŠ.GI.ZU₂.LUM.MA SUD₂ ina KAŠ.SAG NAG 1/2 SILA₃ saḫ-le₂-e 1/2 SILA₃ NAGA.SI

(o i 15) If a man’s belly is sick, and it throbs: you pound seed of kūru-plant, (and) he drinks it in prime-quality beer. You crush half a litre of saḫlû-cress, half a litre of horned uḫūlu-alkali, half a litre of wheat flour (and) half a litre of coarse flour, you kneed them in prime-quality beer, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it front and back.

o i 1616

1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GIG 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃.KUM GAZ ina KAŠ.SAG SILA₁₁- ina TUG₂ SUR IGI u MAŠ.SILA₃ LAL


o i 1717

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ GIG u₂IGI-lim SUD₂ ina KAŠ.SAG tara-muk ina MUL₄ tuš-bat NU pa-tan NAG

(o i 17) If a man’s belly is sick: you pound imḫur-līm-plant, you soak it in prime-quality beer, you leave it out overnight under the stars, (and) he drinks it on an empty stomach. You crush šunû-tree leaf, you mix it with coarse flour, you boil (the mixture) down in the sap of kasû-tamarind, you smear it on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it front and back.

o i 1818

PA gišŠE.NU GAZ ina ZI₃.KUM ḪI.ḪI ina A GAZIsar tara-bak ina TUG₂.ḪI.A SUR IGI u MAŠ.SILA₃ LAL


o i 1919

ana KI MIN GA.RAŠsar pu-ut-ta TI ta-sak₃ ina GA NAG

(o i 19) Alternatively, you take karašu-leek that has been slit open, you pound it, (and) he drinks it in milk.


o i 2020

1/2 SILA₃ ZA₃.ḪI.LI 1/2 SILA₃ ŠE.SA.A ina GA SILA₁₁- ina TUG₂ SUR LAL

(o i 20) You knead half a litre of saḫlû-cress (and) half a litre of parched grain in milk, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it.


o i 2121

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ GIG-ma ŠA₃ GIR₃.PAD.DU-šu₂ SIG₇ ŠA₃-[šu₂] GIG-MEŠ DIRI UD.DA SA₂.SA₂

(o i 21) If a man’s belly is sick, and the "inside of his bones" is yellow, his belly is full of lesions, (it is the fever called) UD.DA SA₂.SA₂: you mix the fatty tissue of errû-colocynth with parched grain flour, you sprinkle the fourteen pills with honey, (and) he swallows them.

o i 2222

I₃.UDU UKUŠ₂.ḪAB ina ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A ḪI.ḪI 14 ku-pa-tin-ni LAL₃ SUD u₂-al-lat


o i 2323

1/2 SILA₃ ZA₃.ḪI.LI gišsi-ḫa SUD₂ ina UZU? GUD? GUR₄.RA GU₇-MEŠ

(o i 23) You pound half a litre of saḫlû-cress (and) sīḫu-wormwood, (and) he constantly eats them with fatty [beef?]. You knead half a litre of ground saḫlû-cress in [. . .], (and) you bandage him with it.

o i 2424

1/2 SILA₃ ZA₃.ḪI.LI ṭe₄-ne-ti₃ ina [x x x] SILA₁₁- LAL


o i 2525

DIŠ [NA] ŠA₃-šu₂ GIG-ma di-ik-ša₂ TUKU-ši NINDA GU₇ KAŠ [NAG ana DUR₂?-šu₂ DUB]-ak ru-pu--ta ina A.GAR₃ BURU₈ GIGURU₃?

(o i 25) If [a man’s] belly is sick, and it has piercing pains, he eats bread (and) [drinks] beer, (but then) he voids it [through his anus?], he vomits (and) swallows? saliva in a meadow: you pound nuḫurtu-plant, (and) he drinks it in water. [You boil? down white? plant in oil?], (and) you pour it into his anus. He drinks pressed wine. You boil down burāšu-juniper (and) šimiššalû-aromatic [. . .] in a small copper pot, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it.

o i 2626

[u₂]NU.LUḪ.ḪA SUD₂ ina A NAG U₂ BABBAR? [ina I₃?.GIŠ? tara?-bak? ana] DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak

o i 2727

GEŠTIN SUR NAG šimLI ŠIM.ŠAL [x x x ina urudu]ŠEN.TUR tara-bak ina TUG₂ SUR LAL


o i 2828

[ana KI MIN U₂] BABBAR ina I₃.GIŠ NAG i-ar₂-ru₃ x [x x x x x x u₂]IN₆.UŠ₂ u₂EME UR.GI₇

(o i 28) [Alternatively], he drinks white plant in oil, (and) he will vomit. [. . .] maštakal-plant (and) ‘dog’s tongue’ plant you heat them up [in water], (and) you wash him with it. [. . .] sap of kasû-tamarind [. . .] date palm?, šūšu-liquorice leaf, juniper seeds?, šunû-tree leaf, burāšu-juniper (and) kukru-aromatic [. . .] you smear (the mixture) on a piece of leather (and) you bandage him with it.

o i 2929

[ina A] ŠEG₆.GA₂ tara-ḫas₂-su A GAZIsar [x x x x x x] GIŠIMMAR? PA giššu-še

o i 3030

[šimŠE].LI? PA gišŠE.NU šimLI šimGUR₂.[GUR₂ x x x x x ina] KUŠ te-ṭer₅-ri LAL


o i 3131

[ana KI MIN] u₂GEŠTIN KA₅.A ina KAŠ NAG U₂ BABBAR ina I₃ NAG x [x x x x ina] LAL₃ GU₇

(o i 31) [Alternatively], he drinks fox-vine in beer, he drinks white plant in oil, (and) he eats [. . . in] honey. You pour [the juice] of šunû-tree (and) the sap of kasû-tamarind into his anus. Leaf of [. . .] pure plant, šakirû-henbane leaf (and) maštakal-plant leaf you crush them [. . .] you smear (the mixture) on a [. . .], (and) you bandage him with it.

o i 3232

[A gišŠE].NU A GAZIsar ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak PA [x x x x] u₂SIKIL

o i 3333

PA u₂ŠAKIRA PA u₂IN₆.UŠ₂ GAZ x [x x x x] SUR LAL


o i 3434

[ana] KI MIN u₂NU.LUḪ.ḪA u₂ti-ia₂-ta₅ SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG [U₂ BABBAR ina I₃.GIŠ tara-bak ana DUR₂-šu₂] DUB-ak

(o i 34) Alternatively, you pound nuḫurtu-plant (and) tīyatu-plant, (and) he drinks them in beer. [You boil down white plant in oil], (and) you pour it [into his anus. You heat up] šarmadu [leaf], ašāgu-acacia leaf (and) baltu-thornbush leaf in water, [(and) you wash him with them]. You pour [the sap of šunû-tree (and) the sap] of kasû-tamarind, into his anus. [You boil down] burāšu-juniper [(and) kukru-aromatic . . . in a tangussu-vessel, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric (and) you bandage him with it].

o i 3535

[PA] u₂GUR₂. PA gišKIŠI₁₆ PA gišDIḪ₃ ina A [ŠEG₆.GA₂ tara-ḫas₂-su A gišŠE.NU A] GAZIsar

o i 3636

[ana] DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak šimLI [šimGUR₂.GUR₂ x x x ina uruduŠEN.TUR tara-bak ina TUG₂ te-ṭer₅-ri LAL]


o i 3737

[DIŠ] NA ŠA₃-šu₂ GIG-ma ŠA₃ [...]

(o i 37) [If] a man’s belly is sick, and [. . .] his belly [. . .] . . . [. . .].

o i 3838

[x x] x [x x] x [...]

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o i 4141

ana KI MIN U₂ BABBAR x [...] x

(o i 41) Alternatively, white plant [. . .] pure plant . . . [. . .] (and) you pour it [into his anus]. burāšu-juniper, juniper seed, ṣumlalû-aromatic (and) the resin of baluḫḫu you crush (these) aromatics, you mix them in fat, [you smear (the mixture) on a piece of leather], (and) you bandage him with it.

o i 4242

u₂SIKIL x [x x] x x x [... ana DUR₂-šu₂] DUB-ak

o i 4343

šimLI šimŠE.LI šimGAM.MA ILLU šimBULUḪ ŠIM.ḪI.A GAZ ina I₃.UDU ḪI.[ḪI ina KUŠ SUR] LAL


o i 4444

ana KI MIN šimŠE.LI BABBAR ina KAŠ NAG-ma i-ar₂-ru₃ SUḪUŠ gišNAM.TAR NITA₂ ina KAŠ NAG-ma i-ar₂-ru₃ LAL₃ [KUR.RA ḪAD₂].DA

(o i 44) Alternatively, he drinks white juniper seed in beer, and then he will vomit. He drinks root of male pillû-mandrake in beer, and then he will vomit. You dry [mountain] honey, (and) you wash him with it in the sap of šunû tree. You heat vinegar (and) oil, (and) you pour them into his anus. You pound šūšu-liquorice leaf, kūru-plant leaf, šakirû-henbane leaf, the leaf of ‘dog’s tongue’ plant, burāšu-juniper (and) date, you mix them in beer, (then) you dry, crush (and) sieve (the mixture) again, you [. . .] in [. . .], you smear it on a piece of leather (and) you bandage him with it.

o i 4545

ina A gišŠE.NU tara-ḫas₂-su A.GEŠTIN.NA I₃.GIŠ KUM₂-am ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak PA giššu-še PA GIŠ.[GI.ZU₂].LUM.MA

o i 4646

PA u₂ŠAKIRA PA u₂EME UR.GI₇ šimLI ZU₂.LUM.MA SUD₂ ina KAŠ ḪI.ḪI GUR-ma ḪAD₂.DU <GAZ> SIM ina [x x x ina] KUŠ SUR LAL


o i 4747

[ana] KI MIN u₂KUR.KUR ina KAŠ NAG-ma i-ar₂-ru₃ U₂ BABBAR ina I₃.GIŠ NAG-ma i-ar₂-ru₃ u₂PEŠ.TUR.ZI GIŠIMMAR

(o i 47) Alternatively, he drinks atā’išu-plant in beer and he will vomit. He drinks white plant in oil and he will vomit. You heat up the offshoot of the date palm, pillû-mandrake, burāšu-juniper (and) kasû-tamarind in water, (and) you wash him with it. You pound kukru-aromatic, you heat it in white honey, you drip oil in it, (and) you pour it into his anus. You crush šallūru-tree leaf, ēru-tree leaf, šunû-tree leaf, lipāru-tree leaf, burāšu-juniper leaf (and) kukru-aromatic, you mix them in beer, (then) you dry (and) crush (the mixture) over and over again, you mix it in fat, you smear it on a piece of leather (and) you bandage him with it.

o i 4848

[u₂]NAM.TAL šimLI GAZIsar ina A ŠEG₆.GA₂ tara-ḫas₂-su šimGUR₂.GUR₂ ta-sak₃ x [x] x

o i 4949

KUM₂-am I₃.GIŠ ana ŠA₃ tu-na-tak ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak PA gišŠENNUR PA gišMA.NU PA gišŠE.NU PA gišGE₆.PAR₇

o i 5050

x giš šimLI šimGUR₂.GUR₂ GAZ ina KAŠ ḪI.ḪI GUR-ma ḪAD₂.A GAZ ina I₃.UDU ḪI.ḪI ina KUŠ te-ṭer₅-ri LAL


o i 5151

[DIŠ] NA ŠA₃-šu₂ GIG-ma!(GIŠ) mim-ma GIG u₂KUR.RA u₂ḪAR.ḪAR u₂KUR.KUR u₂GAMUN.GE₆

(o i 51) If a man’s belly is sick, and in addition he suffers from any other illness: you pound nīnû-mint, ḫašû-thyme, atāʾišu-plant, black cumin, urnû-mint, tarmuš-lupin, imḫur-līm-plant, elikulla-plant, pure plant, imḫur-ešrā-plant, fruit of baltu?-thornbush [. . .] (and) errû-colocynth leaf, he drinks them in beer, (and) he will void from his anus. At night, in the hot sap of kasû-tamarind [. . .], he eats fatty porkm [(and then) he will recover].

o i 5252

[u₂]ur₂-ne₂-e u₂tar-muš₈ u₂IGI-lim u₂eli-kul-la u₂SIKIL u₂im-ḫur-NIŠ GURUN gišDIḪ₃?

o i 5353

[x] u₂x x PA u₂UKUŠ₂.ḪAB SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG ina DUR₂-šu₂ SI.SA₂ ina GE₆ ina A GAZIsar ŠEG₆.GA₂

o i 5454

[x] x x [...] x x x UZU kab-ra ša ŠAḪ GU₇ [TI]


o i 5555

[...] SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ NU pa-tan EME-šu₂ DAB-[bat]

(o i 55) [. . .] you pound it, (and) you have his tongue seize it in oil on an empty stomach, [. . .] . . . (and then) he retches it up.

o i 5656

[...] x šu₂ u₂-sak₆-ka


o i 5757

[...] x x ina I₃.GIŠ ḪI.ḪI ta-kan-nak-ma UD.3.KAM₂ GAR

(o i 57) [. . .] . . . you mix it in oil, you seal up (the mixture), and then you leave it for three days, [. . .] (and) he will vomit. He continually drinks it for seven days.

o i 5858

[...] i-ar₂-ru₃ UD.7.KAM₂ NAG-MEŠ


o i 5959

[...] ina KAŠ.SAG NAG

(o i 59) [. . .] (and) he drinks it in prime-quality beer.


o i 6060

[...] x PA gišNU.UR₂.MA

(o i 60) [. . .] . . . pomegranate leaf [. . .] (and) he drinks it in prime-quality beer.

o i 6161

[...] ina KAŠ.SAG NAG


o i 6262

[...] x ina I₃.GIŠ u KAŠ.SAG GAZ

(o i 62) [. . .] . . . you crush it in oil and prime-quality beer [. . .] . . .

o i 6363

[...] x x ad


o i 6464

[...]

(o i 64) [. . . you knead? it . . .] you wash him continuously, and then he will recover

o i 6565

[...] x

o i 6666

[... SILA₁₁]-

o i 6767

[...] TU₅-MEŠ-šu₂-ma TI


o i 6868

[...] NAG-ma TI

(o i 68) [. . .] he drinks it, and then he will recover.


o i 6969

[...] TI?-uṭ

(o i 69) [. . .] he will recover? [. . .].

o i 7070

[...]

Column ii
o ii 1o ii 1

[...]

(o ii 1) [. . .]

o ii 22

[...]

o ii 33

x [...]


o ii 44

NA₄ ZU₂.[LUM.MA] x x [...]

(o ii 4) [. . .] date stone . . . [. . .] he should not drink water [. . .] water [. . .].

o ii 55

A-MEŠ NU NAG A-MEŠ [...]


o ii 66

u₂KUR.RA SUD₂ ina A [...]

(o ii 6) You pound nīnû-mint, [. . .] in water [. . .].


o ii 77

BAR gišNU.UR₂.MA-a ša imSI.SA₂ ina [...]

(o ii 7) [. . .] pomegranate rind from the north side (of the tree) in [brewer’s beer . . .].


o ii 88

SUMsar SIG₇-su ḫi-bi- ḫi-bi- u₂-al-lat x [...]

(o ii 8) He swallows very finely chopped fresh šūmū-garlic, [. . .].


o ii 99

NUMUN u₂a-zu-ki-ra-ni SUD₂ [...]

(o ii 9) You pound azupirānu-saffron seed, [. . .].


o ii 1010

1/3 SILA₃ A.GEŠTIN.NA 1/3 SILA₃ GAZIsar 10 KISAL MUN 1/2 SILA₃ I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.[GA ...]

(o ii 10) Third of a litre of vinegar, third of a litre of kasû-tamarind, 10 measures of salt, half a litre of pressed oil, [. . .].


o ii 1111

A.UZU GUR₄ 5 GIN₂ MUN ana ŠA₃ ŠUB-ma NU pa-tan NAG : SUḪUŠ [...]

(o ii 11) You put five shekels of salt in broth from fatty meat, and he drinks it on an empty stomach. Root of [. . .].


o ii 1212

I₃.UDU u₂UKUŠ₂.ḪAB GAZ 1 SILA₃ A.GEŠTIN.NA ŠEG₆.GA₂ ana ŠA₃ ŠUB-ma [...]

(o ii 12) You crush the fatty tissue of errû-colocynth, you put one litre of heated vinegar in it, and then [. . .].


o ii 1313

šimLI SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ [...]

(o ii 13) You pound burāšu-juniper, [. . .] in oil [. . .].


o ii 1414

DIŠ-ma UḪ₂ TUKU.TUKU u₂LAG GAN₂ SUD₂ ina A gišNU.UR₂.MA ŠED₇ [ina DUR₂-šu₂] DUB-ak-ma [TI]

(o ii 14) If (a man’s belly is sick), and more specifically he continually has phlegm: you pound ‘field lump’ plant, you let it cool in pomegranate juice, you pour it [into his anus], and then [he will recover].


o ii 1515

ša-ru-ra ša u₂UKUŠ₂.ḪAB ḪAD₂.DU GAZ ana ŠA₃ NIG₂.SILA₁₁.GA₂ u LAL₃ KUR-i ḪI.ḪI [ŠE₁₀] TUmušen-[MEŠ]

(o ii 15) You dry (and) crush tendrils of errû-colocynth, you mix it into dough and mountain honey, he swallows (the mixture with) pigeon droppings, (and then) he drinks prime-quality beer (with) date. You pound būšānu-plant, (and) he continually drinks it in pressed oil.

o ii 1616

u₂-al-lat KAŠ.SAG ZU₂.LUM NAG u₂ḪAB SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.GA [NAG].NAG


o ii 1717

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ MU₂.MU₂ it-ta-ne₂-bi-ṭu ŠA₃-šu ana par-re-e e-ta-ne₂-pa-aš₂ ana TI-šu₂

(o ii 17) If a man’s internal organs are swollen (and) continually have cramps, his belly continually acts like it is going to vomit: in order to treat him, you pound together šūmū-garlic (and) black cumin, he continually drinks them in prime-quality beer on an empty stomach, (and then) he will recover.

o ii 1818

SUMsar u₂GAMUN.GE₆ TEŠ₂.BI SUD₂ ina KAŠ.SAG NU pa-tan NAG-MEŠ TI


o ii 1919

ana KI MIN u₂SIKIL SIG₇-su SUD₂ KI I₃.ŠAḪ ḪI.ḪI NU pa-tan u₂-na-ṣab KAŠ BIL₂.LA₂ NAG TI

(o ii 19) Alternatively, you pound fresh pure plant, you mix it with lard, (and) he sucks (on the mixture) on an empty stomach, (then) he drinks sour beer, (and) he will recover.


o ii 2020

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ MU₂.MU₂ it-te-ne₂-bi-ṭu IM ina ŠA₃-šu₂ NIGIN-ur i-le-bu I₃.UDU u₂UKUŠ₂.ḪAB ana DUR₂-šu₂ GAR-[an]

(o ii 20) If a man’s internal organs are swollen (and) continually have cramps, flatulence (lit. wind) circulates (and) rumbles in his belly: you put the fatty tissue of errû-colocynth into his anus. You pound šūmū-garlic (and) black cumin, (and) he continually drinks them in beer. For two days you pour half a litre of oil (each day) into his anus, (and then) he will recover.

o ii 2121

u₂SUMsar u₂zi-ba-a SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG-MEŠ 2 UD-me 1/2 SILA₃.TA.AM₃ I₃.GIŠ ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak TI


o ii 2222

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ MU₂.MU₂-ḫu it-te-ne₂-bi-ṭu NU pa-tan KAŠ LAL₃ baḫ-ra NAG-šu₂ i-ar₂-ru A.GEŠTIN.[NA]

(o ii 22) If a man’s internal organs are swollen (and) continually have cramps: you have him drink beer (and) honey, while hot, on an empty stomach, (and) he will vomit. You heat up vinegar, you pound together nīnû-mint and salt, you crush them into (the vinegar), you put honey and pressed oil (into the mixture), you pou it into his anus, and then he will recover.

o ii 2323

ŠEG₆-šal u₂KUR.RA MUN TEŠ₂.BI SUD₂ ana ŠA₃ GAZ LAL₃ u I₃ ḫal-ṣa ŠUB ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak TI


o ii 2424

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ it-te-nen-bi-ṭu₃ NU pa-tan KAŠ ina dugLA.ḪA.AN NAG A.GEŠTIN.NA ŠEG₆.GA₂ u₂KUR.RA MUN eme-[sal-li₃]

(o ii 24) If a man’s internal organs continually have cramps: he drinks beer from a flask on an empty stomach. You heat up vinegar, you put nīnû-mint (and) emesallu-salt in it, you drip oil into it, (and) you pour (the mixture) into the middle of the ‘anus’ (lit. vessel). You anoint him in his entirety with oil, using your left finger.

o ii 2525

ana ŠA₃ ŠUB I₃.GIŠ ana ŠA₃ tu-na-tak ana ŠA₃ na--pak-ti DUB-ak I₃.GIŠ ina ŠU.SI GUB₃-ka <ka>-lu-šu₂ ŠEŠ₂-su


o ii 2626

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-<MEŠ>-šu₂ it-te-ne₂-bi-ṭu I₃.UDU UKUŠ₂.ḪAB ana DUR₂-šu₂ GAR-an SUMsar 7 u 7 u₂-al-[lat]

(o ii 26) If a man’s internal organs continually have cramps: you place the fatty tissue of errû-colocynth into his anus, (and then) he swallows šūmū-garlic seven and seven times.


o ii 2727

SUMsar u₂GAMUN.GE₆ SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG LAL₃ [KUR]-i I₃.GIŠ ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB NUMUN u₂a-zu-ki-ra-a-ni SUD₂ GU₇?

(o ii 27) You pound šūmū-garlic (and) black cumin, (and) he drinks them in beer. You pour mountain honey (and) oil into his anus. You pound azupirānu-saffron seed, (and) [he eats? it].


o ii 2828

DIŠ-ma UḪ₂ TUKU.TUKU gan-ḫa UD.DA KUR A gišNU.UR₂.MA ŠUR [NAG?]

(o ii 28) If (a man’s belly is sick), and more specifically he continually has phlegm (and) suffers from a hacking cough, (it is) acute fever: you press out pomegranate juice, [(and) he drinks? it].


o ii 2929

GA I₃.GIŠ EME-šu₂ DAB-bat NAG 1 SILA₃ KAŠ NAG šimLI SUD₂ ina KAŠ [NAG]

(o ii 29) You have his tongue seize milk (and) oil, he drinks them, (and then) he drinks one litre of beer. You pound burāšu-juniper, (and) he drinks it in beer.


o ii 3030

u₂GAMUN.GE₆sar SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG u₂GAMUN.GE₆sar SUD₂ ina GEŠTIN NAG I₃.GIŠ u₂-al-[lat]

(o ii 30) You pound black cumin, (and) he drinks it in beer. You pound black cumin, he drinks it in wine, (and then) he swallows oil.


o ii 3131

DIŠ NA SAG ŠA₃-šu₂ KUM₂ ŠA₃-<MEŠ>-šu₂ MU₂.MU₂-ḫu 1/2 SILA₃ šimḪAB ina šur-šum-me KAŠ ta-rab-[bak]

(o ii 31) If a man’s epigastrium is warm (and) his internal organs are swollen: you boil down half a litre of ṭūru-opopanax in beer dregs, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it. You scatter kasû-tamarind (and) šimiššalû-aromatic on (another) bandage, (and) you bandage him with it front and back.

o ii 3232

ina TUG₂ TE LAL-id ana [na-aṣ]-ma-ti GAZIsar ŠIM.ŠAL ta-za-ru₃ IGI u MAŠ.SILA₃ [LAL]


o ii 3333

[x x] x [x x x] x [x x x] x [x x x] šimLI šimŠE.LI u₂ḪAR.ḪAR ana KAŠ ŠUB

(o ii 33) You put [. . .] burāšu-juniper, juniper seed (and) ḫašû-thyme in beer, you crush [. . .] . . . you have him drink it while it is still hot, you make him vomit using the feather of a bird, and then he will recover.

o ii 3434

[x x x] x x x x GAZ lu ba-ḫir₂ NAG-šu₂ ina A₂ MUŠEN tu-šap-ra-šu-ma TI


o ii 3535

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ ma-gal nap-ḫu NINDA-MEŠ KAŠ-MEŠ ina KA-šu₂ GUR.GUR-ra SAG.DU-su GABA-su LAL₂-id

(o ii 35) If a man’s internal organs are badly swollen, he constantly regurgitates foods (and) beer into his mouth, (and) he constantly bandages his head (and) chest: you heat up a paste from coarse flour, (and) he constantly eats it in honey, fat and ghee. He should not eat šūmū-garlic, šamaškilu-onion, karašu-leek, saḫlû-cress (and) urnû-mint for three days, (and) he should not bathe; then he will recover.

o ii 3636

ra-bi-ik ZI₃.KUM ŠEG₆-šal ina LAL₃-MEŠ I₃.UDU u I₃.NUN.NA GU₇-MEŠ SUMsar SUM.SIKILsar

o ii 3737

GA.RAŠsar saḫ-le₂-e u₂ur₂-ne₂-e 3 UD-me NU GU₇ A NU TU₅-ma TI


o ii 3838

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ nap-ḫu x [x] KUM₂? ŠUB-MEŠ-su NINDA u KAŠ LAL UḪ₂ TUKU.TUKU-ši ana TI-šu₂ u₂IGI-lim

(o ii 38) If a man’s internal organs are swollen [. . .] heat? constantly affects him, he has a diminished appetite for bread and beer, (and) he continually has phlegm: in order to heal him, you pound separately imḫur-līm-plant, imḫur-ešrā-plant (and) root of pillû-mandrake, you have him drink them in beer so he will vomit and, after this, you have him drink pressed oil and beer. You heat up the sap of kasû-tamarind and vinegar, (and) you pour them into his anus. Kukru-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, ṣumlalû-aromatic, ŠE.HAR-tree leaf, lipāru-tree leaf, šunû-tree leaf (and) seed of urbatu-rush you crush (and) sift together these seven ingredients, you mix them with fat, wax and ṭūru-opopanax, you spread (the mixture) on a piece of leather, you bandage him with it, and then he will recover.

o ii 3939

u₂IGI.NIŠ SUḪUŠ gišNAM.[TAR] a-ḫe-nu-u₂ SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG-šu₂ i-par-ru-ma EGIR an-ne₂-e

o ii 4040

I₃ ḫal-ṣa u KAŠ NAG-šu₂ A GAZIsar u A.GEŠTIN.NA ŠEG₆-šal ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak-ma šimGUR₂.GUR₂ šimLI

o ii 4141

šimGAM.MA PA gišŠE.ḪAR PA gišGE₆.PAR₃ PA gišŠE.NU₂.A NUMUN u₂ur-ba-ti 7 U₂-ḪI-A ŠEŠ

o ii 4242

TEŠ₂.BI GAZ SIM KI I₃.UDU DUḪ.LAL₃ u šimḪAB tu-sa-maḫ ina KUŠ.EDIN SUR LAL₂-su-ma TI


o ii 4343

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ nap-ḫu gu-ḫa u UḪ₂ TUKU-MEŠ-ši NINDA u KAŠ LAL ana TI-šu₂ u₂KUR.RA saḫ-le₂-e DIŠ-niš SUD₂

(o ii 43) If a man’s internal organs are swollen, he continually has fits of coughing and phlegm, (and) he has a diminished appetite for bread and beer: in order to heal him, you pound together nīnû-mint (and) saḫlû-cress, (and) you have him drink them in beer. You heat up urnû-mint in the sap of kasû-tamarind, you filter (the mixture), you pour it into his anus either cold or hot, (and then) he will recover.

o ii 4444

ina KAŠ NAG-šu₂ u₂ur₂-ne₂-e ina A GAZIsar ŠEG₆-šal ta-ša₂-ḫal ŠED₇ lu ba-ḫir₂ ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB TI


o ii 4545

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ nap-ḫu SAG ŠA₃-šu₂ ru-pu-ul-ta TUKU-MEŠ-ši ana TI-šu₂ U₅ ARGABmušen u₂tu-lal GI.ŠUL.ḪI

(o ii 45) If a man’s internal organs are swollen (and) his epigastrium continually retains phlegm: in order to heal him, you fix bat guano, tullal-plant, šalālu-reed (and) šūšu-liquorice leaf in cedar blood and the sap of kasû-tamarind, you put honey, pressed oil, ghee and prime-quality beer in it, you leave (the mixture) out overnight under the stars, you filter it in the morning, he drinks it on an empty stomach, and then he will recover.

o ii 4646

PA giššu-še ina MUD₂ EREN u A GAZIsar tu-ka-an LAL₃ I₃ ḫal-ṣa I₃.NUN u KAŠ.SAG

o ii 4747

ana ŠA₃ ŠUB-di ina MUL₄ tuš-bat ina še-ri₃ ta-ša₂-ḫal NU pa-tan NAG-ma TI


o ii 4848

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ [nap]-ḫu ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A ZI₃ MUNU₆ NUMUN u₂KI.dIŠKUR di-ik-ta ša₂ ZU₂.LUM

(o ii 48) If a man’s internal organs are swollen: you pound together roasted barley flour, malt flour, qutru-plant seed (and) the diktu form of date, he constantly eats them on an empty stomach, (but) he should not drink any water (with them). You sprinkle his epigastrium with water, and then he will recover.

o ii 4949

TEŠ₂.BI SUD₂ [NU pa]-tan GU₇-MEŠ A-MEŠ NU NAG A-MEŠ SAG ŠA₃-šu₂ tu-sa-laḫ₂-ma TI


o ii 5050

[DIŠ] NA ŠA₃-šu₂ [e]-me-er 10 KISAL A gišŠE.NU 10 KISAL A MUN ina LAL₃ u KAŠ [NAG]

(o ii 50) If a man’s belly is bloated: he drinks ten measures of šunû-tree juice (and) ten measures of salt water in honey and beer.


o ii 5151

[ana] KI MIN gišNU.UR₂.MA GU₇ A gišNU.UR₂.MA NAG

(o ii 51) Alternatively, he eats pomegranate (and) drinks pomegranate juice.


o ii 5252

[ana KI] MIN šimLI? SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG : ana KI MIN SIG₂ GAL₄.LA munusŠU.GI ina MURUB₄ KA-šu₂ GAR-[an]

(o ii 52) Alternatively, you pound burāšu?-juniper (and) he drinks it in beer. Alternatively, you put pubic hair from an old woman in the middle of his mouth.


o ii 5353

[ana KI MIN gišNU].UR₂.MA PA gišMA₂.RI₂..MA₂.RA SUD₂ ina A NAG

(o ii 53) Alternatively, you pound pomegranate (and) marišmalû-plant leaf, (and) he drinks them in water.


o ii 5454

[DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂] IM ṣe-en ŠUM!(DIM₃)GAM.ME ZABAR lu GIR₂ ZABAR i-lik-ma TI

(o ii 54) If a man’s belly is crammed with flatulence (lit. wind): he licks a bronze saw or a bronze knife, and then he will recover. You have him inhale dust from a bronze bell, he will sneeze, and then he will recover.

o ii 5555

[SAḪAR URUDU.NIG₂].KALAG.GA tu--ṣe-en-šu₂ i-ši-ḫi-iq-ma TI


o ii 5656

DIŠ NA ŠA₂-<MEŠ>-šu₂ [em]-ru 10 KISAL PA giššu-nim 10 KISAL LAL₃ ana ŠA₃ KAŠ ŠUB ina MUL₄ tuš-bat ina še-ri₃ NU pa-tan NAG-MEŠ-ma TI

(o ii 56) If a man’s internal organs are bloated: you put ten measures of šunû-tree leaf (and) ten measures of honey in beer, you leave (the mixture) out overnight under the stars, he continually drinks it in the morning on an empty stomach, and then he will recover.


o ii 5757

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ em-[ru] MU₂.MU₂-ḫu ŠA₃-šu₂ -ta-na-si NINDA u A GUR SUḪUŠ gišNAM.TAR NITA₂ šimḪAB ina KA-šu₂ i-na-ʾ-is

(o ii 57) If a man’s internal organs are bloated (and) swollen, his belly constantly makes noises, (and) he regurgitates food and drink: he chews root of male pillû-mandrake (and) ṭūru-opopanax in his mouth, (and then) he drinks mountain honey in prime-quality beer. You heat up ṭūru-opopanax in prime-quality beer, (and) you pour (the mixture) into his anus. You crush lipāru-tree leaf, burāšu-juniper, kukru-aromatic, the resin of abukkatu-tree (and) the resin of šunû-tree, you mix them in fat, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of leather (and) you bandage him with it. He continually bathes in šunû-tree juice.

o ii 5858

LAL₃ KUR-i ina KAŠ [SAG] NAG šimḪAB ina KAŠ.SAG ŠEG₆.GA₂ ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak PA gišGE₆.PAR₃ šimLI šimKU₇.KU₇

o ii 5959

ILLU a-bu-ka-[ti giš]ŠE.NU GAZ ina I₃.UDU ḪI.ḪI ina KUŠ TE LAL ina A gišŠE.NU ir-ta-na-ḫaṣ


o ii 6060

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ [x x x x] KUM₂ ŠUB.ŠUB-su IM TUKU.TUKU NINDA A GUR u₂IGI.NIŠ SUḪUŠ gišNAM.TAR NITA₂

(o ii 60) If a man’s belly [. . .] heat constantly affects him, he continually has flatulence (lit. wind), (and) he regurgitates food (and) drink: you pound imḫur-ešrā-plant (and) root of male pillû-mandrake in prime-quality beer [(and) you have him drink it]. Afterwards, he drinks pressed oil in beer, (and) he will have a bowel movement. You heat up the sap of kasû-tamarind (and) vinegar, (and) you pour them into his anus. You crush burāšu-juniper [. . .] ṭūru-opopanax, lipāru-tree leaf (and) šunû-tree leaf, you mix them in fat, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of leather, (and) you bandage him with it. DITTO (= he continually bathes in šunû-tree juice).

o ii 6161

ina KAŠ.SAG SUD₂ [NAG-šu₂] EGIR-šu₂ I₃ ḫal-ṣa ina KAŠ NAG SI.SA₂ GAZIsar A.GEŠTIN.NA ŠEG₆-šal ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB

o ii 6262

šimLI [x x x] šimḪAB PA gišGE₆.PAR₃ PA gišŠE.NU GAZ ina I₃.UDU ḪI.ḪI ina KUŠ TE LAL KIMIN


o ii 6363

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ x [x x x] NINDA u A ina KA-šu₂ GUR.GUR-ra SAG.KI-MEŠ-šu₂ up-ta-ṭa-aṭ!(TA-)ra x x x x

(o ii 63) If a man’s belly [. . .] he constantly regurgitates food and drink into his mouth, his temples are splitting apart (in pain) . . . [. . .] . . . he constantly eats [. . .] in lard [. . .] šūmū-garlic, šamaškilu-onion [. . .]

o ii 6464

x x x [...] x x ina I₃.ŠAḪ GU₇-MEŠ SUMsar SUM.SIKILsar [x x x x]

o ii 6565

[...] x [...] x [...]

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DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ e-sil SAG.DU GU₇-[šu₂ ...]

(r i 1) If a man’s belly is constipated, the head hurts him [. . .] "Who is good? Please send him! Who is [good? Please send him!" . . .]

r i 22

a-ba du₁₀ u-me-ni-ir a-ba [du₁₀ u-me-ni-ir ...]


r i 33

KA.INIM.MA LU₂ es-li DU₃.[DU₃].BI EN₂ 3-šu₂ ana ŠA₃ [ŠID-nu ...]

(r i 3) An invocation for a constipated man. Its ritual: [you recite] the incantation three times over the belly [. . .].


r i 44

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ NINDA u KAŠ la i-maḫ-ḫar 1/3 SILA₃ A ZU₂.LUM.MA 1/3 SILA₃ [A] GAZIsar [x x x x x x]

(r i 4) If a man’s belly does not accept bread and beer: a third of a litre of date juice, a third of a litre of the sap of kasû-tamarind [. . .]. Afterwards, he drinks garum (and) vinegar, and then the heat in his belly will be removed, it (= the belly) will be made clean (again) [. . .].

r i 55

EGIR-šu₂ AL.US₂.SA A.GEŠTIN.NA NAG-ma KUM₂ ša₂ ŠA₃-šu₂ i-ša₂-ḫaṭaṭ im-me-si [x x x x]


r i 66

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ NINDA la i-maḫ-ḫar NUMUN gišŠINIG SUD₂ ina LAL₃ u I₃.NUN ḪI.ḪI ba-lu pa-tan NAG-[šu₂-ma TI]

(r i 6) If a man’s belly does not accept food: you pound tamarisk seed, you mix it in honey and ghee, [you have him drink it on an empty stomach, and then he will recover].


r i 77

DIŠ NA NINDA u KAŠ LAL-ṭu u₂ḪAR.ḪAR u₂NU.LUḪ.ḪA u₂ur₂-nu-u GAZIsar u₂ti-ia₂-ta₅ u₂SUMUN.DAR u₂x x [x]

(r i 7) If a man has a diminished appetite for bread and beer: you soak hašû-thyme, nuḫurtu-plant, urnû-mint, kasû-tamarind, tīyatu-plant, šumuttu-beetroot [. . .] kukru-aromatic, ṣumlalû-aromatic, suādu-aromatic, cedar, old cedar, ballukku-aromatic, date, lumps of malt, salt, šunû-tree (and) strong vinegar in beer, you leave them out overnight under the stars, you heat them up in the morning in a small copper pot, you put five shekels of pressed oil on the surface, (and) you pour (the mixture) into his anus.

r i 88

šimGUR₂.GUR₂ šimGAM.MA šimMAN.DU gišEREN gišEREN.SUMUN šimMUG ZU₂.LUM.MA LAGAB MUNU₆ MUN gišŠE.[NU]

r i 99

A.GEŠTIN.NA KALAG.GA ina KAŠ tara-muk ina MUL₄ tuš-bat ina še-ri₃ ina uruduŠEN.TUR ŠEG₆-šal 5 GIN₂ I₃ ḫal-ṣa ana IGI ŠUB ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-[ak]


r i 1010

ana ŠA₃ UTUL₂ ŠUB-ma IGI.4.GAL₂.LA U₂ mat-qa IGI.4.GAL₂.LA U₂ TUR mat-qu IGI.4.GAL₂.LA u₂a-ra-ri-ia₂-nu : u₂mer-gi-ra-a-nu

(r i 10) You put (the following) into a pot: a fourth of a shekel of a sweet plant, a fourth of a shekel of a small sweet plant, a fourth of a shekel of arariānu-plant (gloss: mergirānu-plant) (and) a fourth of a shekel of sissinni libbi-plant. You pound them in equal amounts, he drinks them in brewer’s beer on an empty stomach, then he will void from his anus, and he will recover.

r i 1111

90 u₂si-sin-ni ŠA₃ mal-ma-liš SUD₂ ina KAŠ lu₂KURUN₂.NA NU pa-tan NAG-ma ina DUR₂-šu₂ SI.SA₂-ma TI


r i 1212

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-<MEŠ>-šu₂ ga-an-nu ga-aḫ-ḫa TUKU NINDA u A muṭ-ṭu₂ UḪ₂ TUKU-MEŠ-ši u₂KUR.RA SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ NAG-ma i-ar₂-[ru₃]

(r i 12) If a man’s internal organs are twisted, he has fits of coughing (and) a diminished appetite for food and drink, he continually has phlegm: you pound nīnû-mint, he drinks it in oil and he will vomit. You pound nīnû-mint (and) saḫlû-cress, (and) he drinks them in beer. You heat up urnû-mint in water, you let (the mixture) cool, (and) you pour it into his anus. You boil down lipāru-tree leaf, qutru-plant leaf, tamarisk leaf, burāšu-juniper, kukru-aromatic, ṣumlalû-aromatic, ṭūru-opopanax (and) [. . .] in date juice, (then) you dry (and) crush (the mixture) over and over again, you mix it in fat, you spread it on a piece of leather (and) you bandage him with it. He continually bathes in šunû-tree juice, and then he will recover.

r i 1313

u₂KUR.RA saḫ-le₂-e SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG u₂ur₂-ne₂-e ina A ŠEG₆-šal tu-kaṣ₃-ṣa ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak

r i 1414

PA gišGE₆.PAR₃ PA u₂KI.dIŠKUR PA gišbi-ni šimLI šimGUR₂.GUR₂ šimGAM.MA šimḪAB šimx [x]

r i 1515

ina A [ZU₂].LUM.MA tara-bak GUR-ma ḪAD₂.A GAZ ina I₃.UDU ḪI.ḪI ina KUŠ TE LAL ina A gišŠE.NU ir-ta-na-[ḫaṣ-ma TI]


r i 1616

DIŠ [NA] ŠA₃-šu₂ e-ta-na-ša₂--ma NINDA u KAŠ.SAG la i-maḫ-ḫar MAŠ.SILA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ GU₇-MEŠ-šu₂ SAG.DU-su gi-na-a LAL [x x x]

(r i 16) If a man’s belly is continually upset and cannot accept bread and prime-quality beer, his shoulder blades constantly cause him pain, he keeps his head bandaged, he is willing to eat ghee, but for seven days he would not eat šūmū-garlic, šamaškilu-onion or karašu-leek: he continually bathes in šunû-tree juice. He drinks errû-colocynth seed (and) ḫašû-thyme seed in beer, and then he will recover.

r i 1717

UD.[7].KAM₂ SUMsar SUM.SIKILsar GA.RAŠsar NU GU₇ ina A gišŠE.NU RA-MEŠ NUMUN u₂UKUŠ₂.ḪAB NUMUN u₂ḪAR.ḪAR ina KAŠ NAG-[ma TI]


r i 1818

DIŠ NA ŠA₃-šu₂ ḫa-aḫ-ḫa DIRI ana TI-šu₂ GI DU₁₀ šimBAL šimLI u₂ḪAR.ḪAR šimŠE.LI? [BABBAR?]

(r i 18) If a man’s belly is full of mucus: in order to heal him, you put sweet reed, ballukku-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, ḫašû-thyme (and) [white? juniper seed?], in prime-quality beer, you heat up (the mixture), you filter it, you crush ten measures of honey into it while it is still hot, you have him drink it on an empty stomach, he will vomit, [and then] in the morning, you mix honey, pressed oil and beer together, you have his tongue seize (the mixture) on an empty stomach, you have him drink it, (and then) he will recover.

r i 1919

ina KAŠ.SAG ŠUB ŠEG₆-šal ta-ša₂-ḫal lu ba-ḫir₂ 10 KISAL LAL₃ ana ŠA₃ GAZ NU pa-tan NAG-šu₂ i-ar₂-[ru₃-ma?]

r i 2020

[ina] A₂.GU₂.ZI.GA LAL₃ I₃ ḫal-ṣa u KAŠ TEŠ₂.BI ḪI.ḪI NU pa-tan EME-šu₂ DAB-bat NAG-šu₂ [TI]


r i 2121

DIŠ NA ḫa-ḫu DAB-su NUMUN u₂SIKIL NUMUN gišGEŠTIN KA₅.A u₂AB₂.DUḪ u₂NIGINsar u₂TAL₂.TAL₂ 5 U₂-MEŠ ŠEŠ TEŠ₂.BI [SUD₂?]

(r i 21) If a man has been seized by mucus: pure plant seed, fox-vine seed, kamantu-plant, supālu-juniper (and) urânu-fennel [you pound?] together these five drugs, you boil them down in the sap of kasû-tamarind, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage his epigastrium with it. You pound white plant, he drinks it in water on an empty stomach, (and then) he will recover.

r i 2222

ina A GAZIsar tara-bak ina TUG₂.ḪI.A SUR SAG ŠA₃-šu₂ LAL₂-id U₂ BABBAR SUD₂ ina A-MEŠ NU pa-tan NAG TI


r i 2323

ana KI MIN ILLU šimBULUḪ SUD₂ ina GEŠTIN ŠUR.RA NU pa-tan NAG [TI]

(r i 23) Alternatively, you pound the resin of ballukku-aromatic, he drinks it in pressed wine on an empty stomach, [(and then) he will recover]. Alternatively, you pound [. . .], he drinks it in prime-quality beer on an empty stomach, [(and then) he will recover].

r i 2424

ana KI MIN u₂[x] x SUD₂ ina KAŠ.SAG NU pa-tan NAG [TI]


r i 2525

DIŠ NA IM ina ŠA₃-šu₂ [NIGIN]-ḫur ana TI-šu₂ SUḪUŠ u₂EME UR.GI₇ ša ina ZI-ka dUTU NU IGI.[BI]

(r i 25) If flatulence (lit. wind) circulates in a man’s belly: in order to heal him, you dry (and) pound the root of ‘dog’s tongue’ plant, which has not yet seen the sun when you picked it, he drinks it in prime-quality beer on an empty stomach, (and then) he will recover.

r i 2626

ḪAD₂.A SUD₂ ina [KAŠ].SAG NU pa-tan NAG TI


r i 2727

DIŠ NA IM ina ŠA₃-šu₂ i-le-eb-[bu u₂EME] UR.GI₇ NUMUN u₂EME UR.GI₇ DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina KAŠ NU pa-tan NAG TI

(r i 27) If flatulence (lit. wind) rumbles in a man’s belly: you pound together ‘dog’s tongue’ plant (and) the seed of ‘dog’s tongue’ plant, he drinks them in beer on an empty stomach, (and then) he will recover.


r i 2828

DIŠ NA IM GIM di-ik-ši ina ŠA₃-šu₂ [TAG.MEŠ-šu₂ 1/2 GIN₂ giš]EREN 1/2 GIN₂ gišŠUR.MIN₃ 1/3 GIN₂ šimGIR₂ 10 GIN₂ gišEREN.SUMUN

(r i 28) If flatulence (lit. wind) [continually affects him] like a piercing pain: [half a shekel] of cedar, half a shekel of cypress, a third of a shekel of asu-myrtle, ten shekels of old cedar, ten shekels of emesallu-salt, burāšu-juniper [. . .], you heat them up in prime-quality beer, you put oil on the surface, (and) you pour (the mixture) in his anus.

r i 2929

10 GIN₂ MUN eme-sal-li₃ šimLI [x x x x x x x] ina KAŠ.SAG ŠEG₆-šal I₃.GIŠ ana IGI ŠUB ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak


r i 3030

DIŠ NA IM ina ŠA₃-šu₂ -tar-ʾ-ab [i-le-ḫe-eb ki-ib]-su-šu₂ še-pi-BI GABA-su u MAŠ.SILA₃-MEŠ-šu₂

(r i 30) If flatulence (lit. wind) churns (and) [growls] in a man’s belly, his soles, his feet, his chest and his shoulder blades constantly hurt him, his flesh is paralyzed [and] causes him a stinging pain, his flesh is wasting away (and) full of stench, his appearance constantly changes, he is continually hot (and) it affected him for an entire day: [in order to heal him, kukru-aromatic], burāšu-juniper, atā’išu-plant, ḫašû-thyme, saḫlû-cress, kasû-tamarind, amānu-salt, urnû-mint (and) tamarisk leaf you pound together these nine drugs, you steep them in good wine and prime-quality beer, in the evening you leave (the mixture) out overnight under the stars, in the morning you heat it up, you filter it, you let it cool, (and then) you pound together seven grains of errû-colocynth shoot (and) seven grains of anzaḫḫu-frit, you crush them into (the mixture), you have him drink it before sunrise, (and) you make him vomit with a feather. If you have not seen any improvement, you pour (the mixture) into his anus, (and then) he will recover.

r i 3131

GU₇-MEŠ-šu₂ UZU-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-šam-ma-[mu-šu₂ u GIR₂].GIR₂-šu₂ UZU-MIN-šu₂ ma-ṭu-u ni-ip-še DIRI SAG-MEŠ-šu₂ i-ta-na-nu-u₂

r i 3232

KUM₂-MEŠ ina kal UD-me u₂-kil₂-šu [x x x x x x] šimLI u₂KUR.KUR u₂ḪAR.ḪAR saḫ-le₂-e GAZIsar

r i 3333

MUN a-ma-ni₇ u₂ur₂-ne₂-e PA gišbi-[ni 9 U₂.ḪI].A ŠEŠ TEŠ₂.BI SUD₂ ina GEŠTIN DU₁₀.GA u KAŠ.SAG ta-ra-sa-an

r i 3434

ina GE₆ ana IGI MUL₄ tuš-bat ina A₂.GU₂.ZI.[GA ŠEG₆-šal] ta-ša₂-ḫal ŠED₇ 7 ŠE-MEŠ ḪENBUR₂ u₂UKUŠ₂.ḪAB

r i 3535

7 ŠE-MEŠ na₄AN.ZAḪ TEŠ₂.BI SUD₂ ana [ŠA₃] GAZ la-am dUTU na-pa-ḫi NAG-šu₂

r i 3636

ina A₂ tu-šap-ra-šu₂ šum₄-ma DU₁₀.GA NU IGI-mur ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak TI


r i 3737

DIŠ NA NINDA GU₇ KAŠ NAG-ma la i-še-eb-bi ŠA₃-<MEŠ>-šu₂ MU₂.MU₂-ḫu [ŠA₃-šu₂] NU IGI-ḫar GIM it-ta-šu bi-sik-ta₅ GIG

(r i 37) If a man eats bread (and) drinks beer, but he is not satisfied, his internal organs are swollen, (and) [his belly] cannot accept anything, according to its sign, he suffers from bibiktu-disease: you soften ox dung in water, you anoint him, [. . .] date, karašu-leek (and) errû?-colocynth. He will not be able to eat bread or beer, but he will drink water from a well for seven days.

r i 3838

ŠURUN GUD ina A ta-maḫ-ḫa-aḫ ŠEŠ₂ gišZU₂.LUM.MA GA.RAŠsar UKUŠ₂?.[ḪAB x x] x NINDA u KAŠ la i-lem UD.7.KAM₂ A ša₂!(7) PU₂ i-ša-[ti]


r i 3939

DIŠ NA ḫu-šaḫ-ḫu DAB-su 1 SILA₃ KAŠ.SAG ina MUL₄ tuš-bat ina še-[ri₃ x x x x] x x [x x x]

(r i 39) If ravenous hunger has seized a man: you leave one litre of prime-quality beer out overnight under the stars, in the morning [. . .] . . . [. . .].


r i 4040

DIŠ NA ma-ʾ-di- e-na-aḫ-ma IM e-dip-ma NU [...] x [x x x]

(r i 40) If a man is extremely tired, and more specifically he is inflated with flatulence (lit. wind), and he does not [. . .] . . . [. . .] he continually bathes in the sap of kasû-tamarind, [. . .] salt, tīyatu-plant [. . .] . . . [. . .].

r i 4141

ina A GAZIsar ir-ta-na-ḫaṣ MUN DUR₂.NU.[LUḪ.ḪA ...] x [x x x]


r i 4242

DIŠ NA U₂ NAG-ma la i-ar₂-ru₃ ṣe-me-er a-za-pi ŠAḪ [...]

(r i 42) If a man takes (lit. drinks) a drug (and) does not throw up, but he is distended: hog bristles [. . .] you heat up water and oil, (and) he swallows them until he is satisfied . . . [. . .].

r i 4343

A u I₃.GIŠ ŠEG₆-šal EN ši-bi-šu₂ u₂-al-lat ḫi ri [...]


r i 4444

DIŠ NA U₂ NAG-ma la ip-ru la iṣ-nu-uḫ NA BI ze-e-ze-na GIG ana TI-šu₂ gišsi-[ḫu gišar₂-ga-nu]

(r i 44) If a man takes (lit. drinks) a drug, he does not throw up, (and) he does not have a bowel movement, that man suffers from zēzēnu-disease: in order to heal him, [. . .] sīḫu-wormwood, [argannu-conifer], barīrātu-sagapenum, kukru-aromatic, burāšu-juniper, ṣumlalû-aromatic, kanaktu-aromatic, suādu-aromatic in water from a well, you pour it into his anus while it is still warm, you anoint him with ten measures of kukru-aromatic, then [he will void] his internal organs, [and he will recover].

r i 4545

gišba-ri-ra-ta₅ šimGUR₂.GUR₂ šimLI šimGAM.MA šimGIG gišEN.DI ina A PU₂ [x x x x]

r i 4646

NE-su ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak 10 KISAL šimGUR₂.GUR₂ ŠEŠ₂-su-ma ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂ [SI.SA₂-ma TI]


r i 4747

DIŠ NA an-šu₂-tu₄ iṣ-bat-su-ma la u₂-šar-da KAŠ.SAG ina ŠEN.TUR ŠEG₆-šal MUN ana ŠA₃ ŠUB ana DUR₂-[šu₂ DUB]

(r i 47) If paralysis seizes a man, so that he cannot let anything come down: you heat up prime-quality beer in a tangussu-vessel, you put salt in it, (and) you pour (the mixture) into his anus, (then) you wrap your finger in linen, you coat it with salt, you rub his anus, (and) you put pubic hair from an old woman in the middle of his mouth; (then) he will get better.

r i 4848

ŠU.SI-ka tug₂GADA NIGIN MUN ta-ṣap-pu DUR₂-šu₂ ta-kar SIG₂ GAL₄.LA munusŠU.GI ina MURUB₄ KA-šu₂ GAR [ina-]


r i 4949

DIŠ NA KAŠ.SAG NAG-ma SUḪUŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ pa-al-qa di-ig-la ma-a-ṭi ana TI-šu₂ NUMUN u₂SIKIL NUMUN u₂DILI NUMUN gišbi-[ni]

(r i 49) If a man drinks prime-quality beer, and then his lower extremities are impaired (lit. struck), (and his) vision is diminished: in order to heal him, pure plant seed, ēdu-plant seed, tamarisk seed, amḫaru-plant seed (and) maštakal-plant seed you pound together these five drugs, you stir them into wine, he drinks them on an empty stomach, and then he will get better.

r i 5050

NUMUN u₂am-ḫa-ra NUMUN u₂IN₆.UŠ₂ 5 U₂.ḪI.A ŠEŠ DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina GEŠTIN SIG₃-aṣ NU pa-tan NAG-ma ina-


r i 5151

DIŠ NA KAŠ NAG-ma SAG.DU-su DAB.DAB-su INIM-MEŠ-šu₂ im-ta-na-aš₂-ši ina DU₁₁.DU₁₁-šu₂ u₂-pa-aš₂-šaṭ

(r i 51) If a man drinks beer, and then he is continually seized by his head, he keeps forgetting his words, in the midst of speaking he constantly corrects himself, (and) he cannot form a thought, that man has ‘constantly starring eyes’: in order to heal him, imḫur-līm-plant, imḫur-ešrā-plant, tarmuš-lupin, ḫašû-thyme, pure plant, ēdu-plant, sea algae, nuḫurtu-plant, egingīru-rocket seed, kamkadu-plant, elikulla-plant you pound together these eleven drugs, you leave them out overnight in oil and beer before Gula, he drinks them in the morning, before sunrise, before anyone has kissed him, and then he will get better.

r i 5252

ṭe₄-en-šu₂ la ṣa-bit LU₂ BI IGI-MIN-šu₂ GUB-za ana TI-šu₂ u₂IGI-lim u₂IGI.NIŠ u₂tar-muš u₂ḪAR.ḪAR

r i 5353

u₂SIKIL u₂DILI KA A.AB.BA u₂NU.LUḪ.ḪA NUMUN u₂NIG₂.GAN₂.GAN₂ u₂kam-ka-du u₂eli-kul-la 11 U₂.ḪI.A ŠEŠ

r i 5454

DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ u KAŠ ana IGI dgu-la tuš-bat ina še-ri₃ la-am dUTU MU₂-ḫi la-am ma-am-ma -ši-qu-šu₂ NAG-ma ina-


r i 5555

DIŠ NA GABA-su GIG-ma GIM ši-ne₂-e-ti SAḪAR TUKU.TUKU-ši ina da-ba-bi-šu₂ ik-ka-šu₂ ik-ta-ner-ru

(r i 55) If a man’s chest is diseased, and he continually has particles (lit. dust) (in his throat) as if it were an obstruction, he is short tempered whenever he speaks, (and) he continually vomits up bile, that man suffers from bišīt libbi-disease (lit. ‘stuff in the belly’): in order to heal him, you have him drink ‘dog’s tongue’ plant in beer on an empty stomach, he continually bathes in the sap of kasû-tamarind, you pour šunû-tree juice into his anus, he sucks up lentil flour (and) urnû-mint through a reed straw into his mouth, you mix ṭūru-opopanax, fat, date, burāšu-juniper (and) kukru-aromatic together, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of leather, (and) you bandage him with it.

r i 5656

u₃ ZE₂ ip-te-nar-ru NA BI bi-šit ŠA₃ GIG ana TI-šu₂ u₂EME UR.GI₇ ina KAŠ NU pa-tan NAG-šu₂

r i 5757

ina A GAZIsar RA-MEŠ A gišŠE.NU ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB ZI₃ GU₂.TUR gišur₂-ne₂-e ina giSAG.KUD ina KA-šu₂ GID₂-ad

r i 5858

šimḪAB I₃.UDU ZU₂.LUM šimLI šimKU₇.KU₇ DIŠ-niš ḪI.ḪI ina KUŠ SUR LAL


r i 5959

U₂ BABBAR ina I₃.GIŠ KI MIN GAZIsar KI MIN A u₂ur₂-ne₂-e u GAZIsar šimGUR₂.GUR₂ KI MIN šimLI šimGUR₂.GUR₂ MIN

(r i 59) DITTO (= you have him drink) white plant in oil, DITTO (= he continually bathes) in the sap of kasû-tamarind, DITTO (= you pour into his anus) urnû-mint and the sap of kasû-tamarind (as well as) kukru-aromatic, DITTO (= he sucks up through a reed straw into his mouth) burāšu-juniper (and) kukru-aromatic, you mix lipāru-tree leaf, šunû-tree leaf, ēru-tree leaf from a house, dog fly (and) oil together DITTO (= you smear them on a piece of leather and you bandage him with it).

r i 6060

PA gišGE₆.PAR₃ PA gišŠE.NU PA gišMA.NU E₂ NIM kal-bi I₃ DIŠ-niš ḪI.ḪI ŠU.BI..AM₃


r i 6161

U₂ BABBAR ina I₃.GIŠ NAG-šu₂ ina A GAZIsar RA-su-ma A gišNU.UR₂.MA ana DUR₂-šu₂ DUB-ak-ma GU₂.GAL šimGUR₂.GUR₂

(r i 61) You have him drink white plant in oil, you bathe him in the sap of kasû-tamarind, and then you pour pomegranate juice into his anus, and then he sucks up chickpea (and) kukru-aromatic, and then you pound together burāšu-juniper, ṭūru-opopanax, the resin of baluḫḫu-aromatic, tamarisk (and) pure plant, you mix them in fat, you bandage his chest (with the mixture), and then he will get better.

r i 6262

GID₂-ad-ma šimLI šimḪAB ILLU šimBULUḪ gišbi-nu u₂SIKIL DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina I₃.UDU ḪI.ḪI GABA-su LAL-ma ina-


r i 6363

u₂EME UR.GI₇ ina KAŠ NAG ina A GAZIsar KI MIN GAZIsar šimLI šimGUR₂.GUR₂ šimGAM.MA

(r i 63) He drinks ‘dog’s tongue’ plant in beer, DITTO (= you bathe him) in the sap of kasû-tamarind, DITTO (= you bandage him with) burāšu-juniper, kukru-aromatic, ṣumlalû-aromatic, all (these) aromatics, (as well as) lipāru-tree leaf (and) šūšu-liquorice leaf.

r i 6464

ŠIM.ḪI.A DU₃.A.BI PA gišGE₆.PAR₃ PA giššu-še KI [MIN]


r i 6565

DIŠ NA di-ik-šu ina GABA-šu₂ TAG.TAG-su-ma GIM ši-ne₂-ʾ-ti SAḪAR i-ša₂-an-na-ʾ-šu ina ge-[ši-šu]

(r i 65) If piercing pain continually afflicts him in the chest, and particles (lit. dust) continually block up (his throat) like an obstruction, he vomits up bile whenever he belches, (and) he is short tempered whenever he speaks, that man suffers from bišīt libbi-disease (lit. ‘stuff in the belly’), (and consequently) he is unable to accept fish, šūmū-garlic, beef, [pork] or brewer’s beer, (and) he is weakened by this: [half a litre] of saḫlû-cress, half a litre of kukru-aromatic, half a litre of burāšu-juniper, [half a litre of flax seed], half a litre of kanaktu-aromatic, half a litre of suādu-aromatic, half a litre of qutrātu-plant seed, half a litre of kasû-tamarind, half a litre of šunû-tree seed, [half a litre of kiššanu-pulse], half a litre of pappasītu-mineral, half a liter of kamantu-plant seed [. . .] ten measures of the resin of baluḫḫu-aromatic, ten measures of sea algae, [one litre of wheat flour, one litre of date, one litre of fine beer spice (and) one litre of coarse flour you crush and sift together these] twenty-one drugs, [you boil them down to a paste in beer, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric, you bandage him with it for one-third of nine days, on the fourth day you remove it and you examine him]. If [the boil is white, his belly will calm down. If the boil is red, his belly will retain heat. If the boil is green-yellow, acute fever keeps coming back to him. If the boil is black, it will make him sick, and he will not recover. In order to soothe the boil, you crush (and) sift ‘field lump’ plant (and) mud] that has been reached by sunlight, [you knead them in the sap of kasû-tamarind (and) you bandage him (with the mixture). Afterwards, he drinks saḫlû-cress in beer (and) while he drinks it], he bathes [in ēru-tree juice], tamarisk (and) maštakal-plant, and then he will recover.

r i 6666

ZE₂ i-par-ru ina da-ba-bi-šu₂ ik-ka-šu ik-te-ner-ru NA BI <bi>-šit ŠA₃-bi GIG KU₆ SUMsar UZU GUD [UZU ŠAḪ]

r i 6767

u KAŠ lu₂KURUN₂.NA la -ta-maḫ-ḫar ut-ta-šar [1/2 SILA₃] ZA₃.ḪI.LI 1/2 SILA₃ šimGUR₂.GUR₂ 1/2 SILA₃ gišLI [1/2 SILA₃ NUMUN GADA]

r i 6868

1/2 SILA₃ gišGIG 1/2 SILA₃ gišEN.DI 1/2 SILA₃ NUMUN u₂[qut-ra-ti] 1/2 SILA₃ GAZIsar 1/2 SILA₃ NUMUN gišŠE.[NU 1/2 SILA₃ GU₂.NIG₂.AR₃.RA]

r i 6969

1/2 SILA₃ BA.BA.ZA.dID₂ 1/2 SILA₃ NUMUN u₂ka-man-[ta ...]

r i 7070

10 KISAL ILLU šimBULUḪ 10 KISAL KA A.AB.[BA ...]

r i 7171

21 U₂.ḪI.[A ...]

r i 7272

šum-ma [...]

r i 7373

[...]

Column ii
r ii 1r ii 1

[...] UD.DA SA₂.SA₂ GAZ SIM

r ii 22

[...] gišbi-nu u₂IN₆.UŠ₂ RA-ma TI


r ii 33

[ana KI MIN ... ina] KAŠ NU pa-tan NAG-ma TI

(r ii 3) [Alternatively, . . .] he drinks it in beer on an empty stomach, and then he will recover.


r ii 44

[ana KI MIN ... u₂]NAGA.SI TEŠ₂.BI SUD₂ ina KAŠ.SAG SILA₁₁- ina KUŠ SUR-ri LAL-id

(r ii 4) [Alternatively], you pound together [. . .] (and) horned alkali, you kneed them in prime-quality beer, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of leather, (and) you bandage him with it. [. . .] you knead it [. . .] DITTO (= you smear the mixture) on a piece of leather, (and you bandage him with it). [. . .] you knead it [. . .] you bandage him on the epigastrium with it, and then he will recover. [. . .] you knead it in strong vinegar, you bandage his epigastrium with it, and then he will recover. [. . .] you dry, crush (and) sift [. . .] (and) urânu-fennel, you knead them in beer DITTO (= you bandage his epigastrium with it, and then he will recover).

r ii 55

[... SILA₁₁]- ina KUŠ MIN

r ii 66

[... SILA₁₁]- ina SAG ŠA₃-šu₂ LAL-ma TI

r ii 77

[...] x ina A.GEŠTIN.NA KALAG.GA SILA₁₁- SAG ŠA₃-šu₂ LAL-ma TI

r ii 88

[...] x u₂KU₆ ḪAD₂.A GAZ SIM ina KAŠ SILA₁₁- KI MIN


r ii 99

[ana KI MIN x x x x x] u₂ḪAR.ḪAR u₂KUR.KUR u₂GAMUN.GE₆ u₂tar-muš₈

(r ii 9) [Alternatively], you pound together [. . .] ḫašû-thyme, atāʾišu-plant, black cumin, tarmuš-lupin [. . .], he drinks them in beer, (and thereby) you remove the heat from his belly, and then he will recover.

r ii 1010

[x x x x x] x DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG um-mi ša₂ ŠA₃-šu₂ ta-ša₂-ḫaṭ-ma TI


r ii 1111

[DIŠ NA x x x x] KI UḪ₂-šu₂ MUD₂ ŠUB.ŠUB-a ki-ṣir-te ŠA₃ GIG UD.DA SA₂.SA₂ ŠA₃-šu₂ qer-be₂-na₇ GIG

(r ii 11) If a man [. . .], he regularly spits up blood along with his phlegm, he suffers from kiṣirti libbi-disease, he has UD.DA SA₂.SA₂ fever, his belly suffers from qerbēnu-disease (lit. ‘internal disease’): you crush urnû-mint, gazelle dung, qutru-plant seed, maštakal-plant seed, kukru-aromatic (and) two measures of sea algae, you boil them down in water from a well, (then) you dry (and) crush (the mixture) over and over again, you boil it down in date juice in a jar, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage his epigastrium for a day and a night with it, you remove it, and then you draw water from a well. (Next) you pound white plant, you have his tongue seize it, he drinks it, (and) he will vomit. You bandage him (again) (and) you have him continually drink (the well water) (and), after he has finished drinking it, you crush half a litre of tamarisk seed, half a litre of fox-vine, half a litre of burāšu-juniper, half a litre of date (and) half a litre of wheat flour, you boil them down in the sap of kasû-tamarind, (then) you dry (and) crush (the mixture) over and over again, you boil it down in date juice in a jar, you smear it on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him for a day and a night with it.

r ii 1212

[u₂]ur₂-ne₂-e A.GAR.GAR MAŠ.DA₃ NUMUN u₂KI.dIŠKUR NUMUN u₂IN₆.UŠ₂ šimGUR₂.GUR₂ 2 KISAL KA A.AB.BA GAZ ina A PU₂ tara-bak

r ii 1313

[GUR]-ma ḪAD₂.A GAZ ina A ZU₂.LUM.MA ina dugGAN tara-bak ina TUG₂ SUR-ri SAG ŠA₃-šu₂ ur-ra u GE₆ LAL-id DU₈-šu₂-ma

r ii 1414

A PU₂ ta-ḫab-bu U₂ BABBAR SUD₂ ina I₃ ḫal-ṣa EME-šu₂ DAB-bat NAG i-ar₂-ru LAL₂-su NAG.NAG-šu₂ -tu NAG-u₂

r ii 1515

[1/2] SILA₃ NUMUN gišbi-ni 1/2 SILA₃ gišGEŠTIN KA₅.A 1/2 SILA₃ šimLI 1/2 SILA₃ ZU₂.LUM.MA 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GIG GAZ ina A GAZIsar tara-bak

r ii 1616

[GUR-ma] ḪAD₂.A GAZ ina A ZU₂.LUM ina dugGAN tara-bak ina TUG₂.ḪI.A SUR-ri ur-ri u GE₆ LAL


r ii 1717

[ana KI MIN] PA gišNU.UR₂.MA PA gišGE₆.PAR₃ PA gišNAM.TAR NITA₂ ŠIKA NIG₂.BUN₂.NAku₆ ILLU šimBULUḪ GAZ

(r ii 17) Alternatively, you crush pomegranate leaf, lipāru-tree leaf, leaf of a male pillû-mandrake, turtle shell (and) the resin of baluḫḫu-aromatic, you boil them down in date juice in a jar, (then) you dry (and) crush (the mixture) over and over again, you boil it down in beer and oil in a jar, you smear it on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it for a day and a night. (Next) he drinks the powder of tīyatu-plant in beer on an empty stomach. You crush a third of a litre of pigeon droppings, a third of a litre of kamantu-plant seed (and) a third of a liter of kalbānu-plant fruit, you boil them down in the sap of kasû-tamarind, (then) you dry (and) crush (the mixture) over and over again, you boil it down in date juice in a jar, you smear it on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it for a day and a night.

r ii 1818

[ina A] ZU₂.LUM.MA ina dugGAN tara-bak GUR-ma ḪAD₂.A GAZ ina KAŠ u I₃.GIŠ ina dugGAN tara-bak ina TUG₂ SUR

r ii 1919

ur-ri u GE₆ LAL-id KU.KU u₂ti-ia₂-ta₅ ina KAŠ NU pa-tan NAG 1/3 SILA₃ ŠE₁₀ TUmušen-MEŠ

r ii 2020

1/3 SILA₃ NUMUN u₂AB₂.DUḪ 1/3 SILA₃ GURUN u₂MAŠ.ḪUŠ ta-ḫaš-šal ina A GAZIsar tara-bak GUR-ma ḪAD₂.A GAZ

r ii 2121

ina A ZU₂.LUM.MA ina dugGAN tara-bak ina TUG₂ SUR-ri ur-ri u GE₆ LAL-id


r ii 2222

ana KI MIN 1/2 SILA₃ NUMUN u₂DILI 1/2 SILA₃ u₂LAG GAN₂ SIG₇ 1/2 SILA₃ U₅ ARGABmušen 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ ZIZ₂.A.AN

(r ii 22) Alternatively, you crush half a litre of ēdu-plant seed, half a litre of fresh ‘field lump’ plant, half a litre of bat guano (and) half a litre of emmer flour, you boil them down in water from the river, (then) you dry, crush (and) sift (the mixture) over and over again, you boil it down in date juice in a jar, you smear it on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it for a day and a night. He drinks fox-vine seed in beer on an empty stomach, (then) you heat it up in water, (and) you wash him with it.

r ii 2323

GAZ ina A ID₂ tara-bak GUR-ma ḪAD₂.A GAZ SIM ina A ZU₂.LUM.MA ina dugGAN tara-bak ina TUG₂ SUR-ri

r ii 2424

ur-ra u GE₆ LAL-id NUMUN gišGEŠTIN KA₅.A ina KAŠ NU pa-tan NAG ina A ŠEG₆-šal tara-ḫas-su


r ii 2525

ana KI MIN ZA₃.ḪI.LI ina KAŠ NAG NUMUN u₂KI.dIŠKUR-ri NUMUN gišMA.NU NUMUN gišŠINIG šimGUR₂.GUR₂ GAZ

(r ii 25) Alternatively, he drinks saḫlû-cress in beer, (and then) you crush qutru-plant seed, ēru-tree seed, tamarisk seed (and) kukru-aromatic, you boil them down in the sap of kasû-tamarind, (then) you dry (and) crush (the mixture) over and over again, you boil it down in date juice in a jar, you smear it on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it for a day and a night.

r ii 2626

ina A GAZIsar tara-bak GUR-ma ḪAD₂.A GAZ ina A ZU₂.LUM.MA ina dugGAN tara-bak ina TUG₂.ḪI.A SUR-ri ur-ri u GE₆ LAL


r ii 2727

ana KI MIN šimLI šimGUR₂.GUR₂ šimḪAB šimGAM.MA u₂ba-ri-ra-ta₅ šimBULUḪ gišEREN gišŠUR.[MIN₃]

(r ii 27) Alternatively, you crush burāšu-juniper, kukru-aromatic, ṭūru-opopanax, ṣumlalû-aromatic, barīrātu-sagapenum, baluḫḫu-aromatic, cedar, cypress (and) ballukku-aromatic, you boil them down in the sap of kasû-tamarind, (then) you dry (and) crush (the mixture) over and over again, you boil it down in date juice and beer in a jar, you smear it on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it for a day and a night, (then) he drinks alum in beer.

r ii 2828

šimBAL GAZ ina A GAZIsar tara-bak GUR-ma ḪAD₂.A GAZ ina A ZU₂.LUM.MA u KAŠ ina dugGAN tara-bak

r ii 2929

ina TUG₂.ḪI.A te-ṭer₅-ri ur-ra u GE₆ LAL-id IM.SAḪAR.NA₄.KUR.RA ina KAŠ NAG


r ii 3030

ana KI MIN PA GIŠ.GI.ZU₂.LUM.MA PA u₂SIKIL PA u₂IN₆.UŠ₂ GURUN GA.RAŠsar GURUN gišNU.UR₂.MA NUMUN gišḪA.LU.UB₂

(r ii 30) Alternatively, you crush kūru-plant leaf, pure plant leaf, maštakal-plant leaf, stalk of karašu-leek, pomegranate fruit, ḫaluppu-tree seed (and) poplar leaf, you boil them down in the sap of kasû-tamarind in a jar, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of fabric, (and) you bandage him with it for a day and a night, (then) you heat up (the mixture) in water, (and) you wash him with it. He drinks these drugs in oil and beer? on an empty stomach, you make him vomit, and then he eats (and) drinks good things, while standing? constantly in the doorway? for a whole day and night, without lying down in his bed. In the morning you wash him with warm water, (and) you anoint him with warm oil. You repeat (this procedure) on him for three days.

r ii 3131

PA gišASAL₂ GAZ ina A GAZIsar ina dugGAN tara-bak ina TUG₂ SUR ur-ra u GE₆ LAL ina A ŠEG₆-šal tara-ḫas₂-su U₂ ŠEŠ

r ii 3232

ina I₃ u KAŠ? NU pa-tan NAG tu-ša₂-ʾ-[ra]-šu₂-ma!(GIŠ) DU₁₀.GA GU₇ DU₁₀.GA NAG ka-la UD u GE₆ ina KA₂? GUB?.GUB

r ii 3333

ina gišNA₂-šu₂ la [NU₂] ina še-ri₃ A KUM₂-ti₃ TU₅-šu₂ I₃.GIŠ KUM₂ ŠEŠ₂ UD.3.KAM₂ GUR.[GUR]-šum


r ii 3434

DIŠ NA KI UḪ₂-šu₂ MUD₂ ŠUB-MEŠ-a NA BI ta-aš₂-ni-qa GIG ana TI-šu₂ 1/3 SILA₃ I₃.UDU 1/3 SILA₃ ZU₂.LUM.MA 1/3 SILA₃ šimḪAB

(r ii 34) If a man regularly spits up blood along with his phlegm, that man suffers from tašnīqu-disease: in order to heal him, a third of a litre of fat, a third of a litre of date, a third of a litre of ṭūru-opopanax, a third of a litre of kukru-aromatic, a third of a litre of burāšu-juniper, a third of a litre of baluḫḫu-aromatic, a third of a litre of sesame husk (and) a third of a litre of tamarisk seed you crush together these eight drugs, you moisten (the mixture) with ghee, you smear it on a piece of leather, you bandage him with it front and back, over the next three months, until he improves, and when you say so, he will take the bandage off; then he will get better.

r ii 3535

1/3 SILA₃ šimGUR₂.GUR₂ 1/3 SILA₃ šimLI 1/3 SILA₃ šimBULUḪ 1/3 SILA₃ DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 1/3 SILA₃ NUMUN gišbi-ni 8 U₂.[ḪI.A] ŠEŠ DIŠ-niš GAZ

r ii 3636

ina I₃.NUN tal-tap-pat ina KUŠ SUR IGI u MAŠ.SILA₃ EN DU₁₀.GA-šu₃ 3 ITI.MEŠ LAL₂-su-ma LAL-ta ina KA-[ka] u₂-še-ṣa-am-ma ina-


r ii 3737

DIŠ NA ki-ṣir ŠA₃ GIG NINDA u KAŠ ŠA₃-šu₂ la IGI-šu₂ ina KA-šu₂ GUR.GUR TUN₃-šu₂ i-sa-ḫal-šu₂ ana TI-[šu₂] 1/2 SILA₃ saḫ-le₂-e

(r ii 37) If a man suffers from kiṣir libbi (lit. ‘knotted-up stomach’), his belly does not let him accept bread and beer, he regurgitates into his mouth (and) his stomach pierces him: in order to heal him, half a litre of saḫlû-cress, [half a litre] of kukru-aromatic, half a litre of burāšu-juniper, half a litre of qutru-plant, half a litre of kasû-tamarind, half a litre of pappasītu-mineral, half a litre of nīnû-mint, [half a litre] of kamantu-plant, half a litre of date, half a litre of fine beer spice, half a litre of malt flour, half a litre of chickpea flour, half a litre of coarse flour, half a litre of wheat flour, a third of a litre of pigeon droppings, a third of a litre of erišti eqli-plant, ten measaures of bitter-plant, ten measures of sea algae you crush and sift together these [sixteen] drugs, you boil them down to a paste in beer in a tangussu-vessel, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of leather, you bandage his epigastrium with it for three days, (and) his belly will let him accept bread and beer; then he will get better.

r ii 3838

[1/2] SILA₃ šimGUR₂.GUR₂ 1/2 SILA₃ šimLI 1/2 SILA₃ u₂KI.dIŠKUR 1/2 SILA₃ ka-si-i 1/2 SILA₃ pa-pa-si-d[ID₂] 1/2 SILA₃ u₂KUR.RA

r ii 3939

[1/2 SILA₃ u₂]AB₂.DUḪ 1/2 SILA₃ ZU₂.LUM.MA 1/2 SILA₃ DIDA SIG 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ MUNU₆ 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GU₂.GAL 1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃.KUM

r ii 4040

1/2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GIG 1/3 SILA₃ ŠE₁₀ TUmušen 1/3 SILA₃ u₂KAM-ti GAN₂ 10 KISAL šimŠEŠ 10 KISAL KA A.AB.BA

r ii 4141

[16] U₂.ḪI.A ŠEŠ DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM ina KAŠ ina uruduŠEN.TUR GIM ra-bi-ki tara-bak

r ii 4242

ina KUŠ.EDIN SUR 3 UD-me SAG ŠA₃-šu₂ LAL NINDA u KAŠ ŠA₃-šu₂ IGI-šu₂-ma ina-


r ii 4343

[DIŠ NA] ki-ṣir ŠA₃-bi GIG NINDA u KAŠ ŠA₃-šu₂ NU IGI-šu₂ ina KA-šu₂ GUR.GUR ip-te-ne₂-ru ana TI-šu₂ 1/2 SILA₃ A ZU₂.LUM.MA

(r ii 43) [If a man] suffers from kiṣir libbi-disease (lit. ‘knotted-up stomach’), his belly does not let him accept bread and beer, he regurgitates into his mouth, (and) he vomits constantly: in order to heal him, you pound half a litre of date juice, [half] a litre of the sap of kasû-tamarind (and) ten measures of nīnû-mint, you put them all together, (and) you have him drink (the mixture) on an empty stomach. Afterwards, he drinks a third of a litre of garum, he will void from his anus, then his belly DITTO (= will let him accept) bread and beer, (and then he will get better).

r ii 4444

[1/2] SILA₃ A GAZIsar 10 KISAL u₂KUR.RA SUD₂ ana ŠA₃ ŠUB ba-lu pa-tan NAG-šu₂ EGIR-šu₂ 1/3 SILA₃ AL.US₂.SA NAG ina DUR₂-šu₂ GIŠ-ma NINDA u KAŠ ŠA₃-šu₂ KI MIN


r ii 4545

[ana KI MIN] MUN KUR-i MUN a-ma-ni₇ DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina KAŠ NU pa-tan NAG-ma ina-

(r ii 45) [Alternatively], you pound mountain salt (and) amānu-salt together, he drinks them in beer on an empty stomach, and then he will get better.


r ii 4646

[ana KI] MIN ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A ZI₃ ḪARUB!(AMAŠ) qi₂-lip₂ ZU₂.LUM.MA SUD₂ ina KAŠ 2 UD-me

(r ii 46) Alternatively, you pound roasted barley flour, ḫarūbu-carob flour (and) date skin, you have him drink them in beer on an empty stomach for two days. He should not drink water (but) you sprinkle his epigastrium with water, and then he will get better.

r ii 4747

[ba]-lu pa-tan NAG-šu₂ A NU NAG A SAG ŠA₃-šu₂ tu-sa-laḫ₂-ma ina-


r ii 4848

[DIŠ NA] NINDA u KAŠ ŠA₃-šu₂ NU IGI-šu₂ UZU-MEŠ-šu₂ ir-ta-nam-mu IM ina DUR₂-šu₂ NIGIN-ur₂ ana TI-šu₂ 1/2 SILA₃ A ZU₂.LUM.MA 1/2 SILA₃ A GAZIsar

(r ii 48) [If a man’s] belly does not let him accept bread and beer, his flesh continually sags (and) flatulence (lit. wind) circulates in his anus: in order to heal him, you mix (and) crush together half a litre of date juice, half a litre of the sap of kasû-tamarind, [two? shekels?] of vinegar, two shekels of nīnû-mint, three shekels of pressed oil (and) three shekels of mountain honey, you leave (the mixture) out in the evening overnight under the Goat-star, in the morning, you heat it up, you filter it, you let it cool, you keep it covered (and) afterwards, he drinks it. You fill (a vessel) with water and beer, you put sīḫu-wormwood, argannu-conifer, barīrātu-sagapenum, kasû-tamarind, kasû-tamarind leaf (and) šunû-tree seed in it, you heat up (the mixture), you filter it, you bring it together into a lotion, and then you wash him in it, (and) you anoint his body with oil. You pound fox-vine (and) ‘dog’s tongue’ plant, (and) you have him drink them in beer. You dry lipāru-tree leaf (and) šūšu-liquorice leaf, you crush (and) sift them together, you mix them in fat, you smear (the mixture) on a piece of leather, you bandage him with it, and then he will get better.

r ii 4949

[2 GIN₂? A.GEŠTIN].NA 2 GIN₂ u₂KUR.RA 3 GIN₂ I₃ ḫal-ṣa 3 GIN₂ LAL₃ KUR-i DIŠ-niš tuš-te-mid GAZ ina GE₆ ina IGI mulUZ₃ tuš-bat

r ii 5050

[ina še]-ri₃ ŠEG₆-šal ta-ša₂-ḫal ŠED₇ ina ŠA₃ taḫ-ta-na-su EGIR-šu₂ NAG A u KAŠ DIRI gišsi-ḫa gišar-ga-nu

r ii 5151

gišLUM.ḪA GAZIsar PA GAZIsar NUMUN gišŠE.NU₂.A ana ŠA₃ ŠUB ŠEG₆-šal ta-ša₂-ḫal mar-ḫa-ṣi tu-ša₂-at-tam-ma

r ii 5252

ina ŠA₃ RA-su I₃ SU-šu₂ - gišGEŠTIN KA₅.A u₂EME UR.GI₇ SUD₂ ina KAŠ NAG-šu₂

r ii 5353

PA gišGE₆.PAR₃ PA giššu-še ḪAD₂.A DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM ina I₃.UDU ḪI.ḪI ina KUŠ.EDIN SUR LAL₂-su-ma ina-


r ii 5454

DIŠ NA SAG ŠA₃-šu₂ GU₇-šu₂ ina ge-ši-šu₂ ZE₂ im-ta-na-ʾ NA BI qer-be₂-na GIG

(r ii 54) If a mans’s epigastrium hurts him, (and) he vomits up bile whenever he belches, that man suffers from ‘internal disease’.

r ii 5555

DUB 2.KAM₂ DIŠ NA su-a-lam GIG ana ki-is ŠA₃ GUR

(r ii 55) Second tablet of (the series called) “If a man suffers from phlegm, which has turned into gastric constriction.”

r ii 5656

E₂.GAL mAN.ŠAR₂-DU₃.A MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂ki ša dAG u dtaš-me-tu₄ GEŠTU-MIN ra-pa-aš₂-tu₄ -ru-ku-

(r ii 56) Palace of Aššur-ban-apli, king of the universe, king of the land of Aššur, on whom Nabû and Tašmētu have bestowed wisdom.

r ii 5757

e-ḫu-uz-zu IGI-MIN na-mir-tu₄ ni-siq ṭup-šar-ru-ti

(r ii 57) He acquired for himself shining eyes, the pinnacle of scholarship.

r ii 5858

ša ina LUGAL-MEŠ-ni a-lik maḫ-ri-ia mam₂-ma šip-ru šu-a-tu la e-ḫu-uz-zu

(r ii 58) Of the kings who came before me, none were able to comprehend these tasks.

r ii 5959

bul-ṭi TA muḫ-ḫi EN UMBIN liq-ti BAR-MEŠ ta-ḫi-zu nak-la

(r ii 59) Prescriptions (organised) from head to foot, gleanings from extraneous materials, technical lore

r ii 6060

a-zu-gal-lu-ut dnin-urta u dgu-la ma-la ba-aš₂-mu

(r ii 60) (and) whatever pertains to the great medical knowledge of Ninurta and Gula,

r ii 6161

ina ṭup-pa-a-ni aš₂-ṭur as-niq IGI.KAR₂-ma

(r ii 61) I have written on tablets, checked, collated, and

r ii 6262

a-na ta-mar-ti ši-ta-si-[ia qe₂-reb] E₂.GAL-ia u₂-kin

(r ii 62) deposited them in the middle of my palace for my reading and recitation.


Created by Krisztián Simkó for the project "Introducing Assyrian Medicine: Healthcare Fit for a King" (NinMed), funded by the Wellcome Research Resources Grant, 2020-2023. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/asbp/ninmed/P393743.