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BAM 522

Reference

  • BAM 522
  • Museum: British Museum
  • CDLI P399398

Object

Inscription

BAM 522[via asbp/ninmed]

Obverse
1'1'

[...] a-x [...]

(1') [...] ... [...]


2'2'

[...] SUD₂? IGI-MIN-šu₂ MAR na₄.ḪAR NA₄ ga-bi-i x [...]

(2') [...] you pound and daub his eyes: ashar-stone, alum [...]


3'3'

[DIŠ NA IGI.MIN-šu₂ MUD₂ iṭ]-ri?-ma GUB-iz ZE₂ UDU.NITA₂ I₃.UDU SA₅ ina MUN NA₂-al x [...]

(3') [If man’s eyes] oozed [blood] and it stays: you cure the gall-bladder of a sheep and red fat in salt [...]. [...] You pound ... (and) aktam-plant in ghee (and) daub (his eyes); [you pound] ashar-stone in ghee (and) [daub (his eyes)].

4'4'

[... u₂]ak-tam ina I₃.NUN SUD₂ MAR na₄.ḪAR ina I₃.NUN [SUD₂ MAR]


5'5'

[DIŠ NA IGI-MIN-šu₂] MUD₂ iṭ-ri-ma GUB-iz šimŠEŠ ina GA munusU₂.ZUG₂ ša₂! NITA U₃.[TU SUD₂ IGI.MIN-šu₂ MAR]

(5') [If man’s eyes] oozed blood and it stayed: [you pound] bitter-plant in the milk from a woman in maternity, who [gave birth] to a male [and daub his eyes ]


6'6'

[DIŠ NA] IGI-MIN-šu₂ MUD₂ ṭe-ri LU₃.MEŠ u₂KUR.RA u₂BABBAR NAGA.SI u₂KUR.[KUR saḫ-le-e ...]

(6') [If] blood oozed [(from) man’s] eyes (and) they are troubled: you grind together nīnû-mint, white plant, horned uhūlu-alkali, atāʾišu-plant, sahlû-plant ... [...] alum (and) kammu- tanning-fungus. When it is winter you [soften (it)] in beer, [(and) when it is summer in ...]. You wash [(it) in] water, knead (it, and) bake (it) in a tannour-oven. You remove (it), and you [...] in ghee? [...] 9’[... you] anoint [and it will get better]

7'7'

[...] NA₄ ga-bi-i kam-mu DIŠ-niš ta-mar-raq šum₄-ma EN.TE.NA ina KAŠ [ta-sa-pan ...]

8'8'

[... ina] A LUḪ SILA₁₁- ina NININDU te-sek-[ker] E₃-ma ina I₃.[NUN ...]

9'9'

[...] ŠEŠ₂-[ma ina-]


10'10'

[DIŠ NA IGI-MIN-šu₂ MUD₂] iṭ-ri-ma LU₃?.[MEŠ ...]

(10') [If man’s eyes] oozed [blood] and it stays [...]


11'11'

[...] x-sar [...]

(11') [...] ... [...]


Created by Strahil Panayotov 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/P399398.