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BAM 518

Reference

  • BAM 518
  • Museum: British Museum
  • CDLI P422325

Object

Inscription

BAM 518[via asbp/ninmed]

Obverse
1'1'

[...] x x x x

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


2'2'

[...] x u₂GAMUN NAGA.SI

(2') [If ... You ...] cumin, horned uḫūlu- alkali [...] nīnû-mint, saḫlû-plant, ‘human bone’. [...] fat from ox kidney in the cranium of a human skull. You fumigate him [ with it ... over] charcoal.

3'3'

[...] x u₂KUR.RA ZA₃.ḪI.LI GIR₃.PAD.DU NAM.LU₂.U₁₉.LU

4'4'

[...] I₃.UDU ELLAG₂ GU₄ ina+kal-li gul-gul LU₂.U₁₉.LU

5'5'

[... ina] DE₃ tu-qat-tar-šu


6'6'

[DIŠ NA IGI.MIN-šu₂] MU₂.MEŠ-ma IM TI.MEŠ ZI₃ šimGUR₂.GUR₂

(6') [If man’s eyes are] swollen and affected by wind (lit. taken): you roast powder of kukru-aromatic, [powder of kasû-plant], (and) you make an infusion from flour of roasted grain in beer (and) bandage his eyes.

7'7'

[ZI₃ GAZIsar] BIL₂-lu ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A ina KAŠ tara-bak IGI.MIN-šu₂ LAL


8'8'

[U₂.BABBAR NA₄] ga-bi-i muneme-sal-li₃ ṭi₅-pu ša₂ IGI-MIN-MEŠ

(8') [White plant,] alum, emesallu-saline solution (used as) eye drops.


9'9'

[DIŠ NA IGI.MIN-šu₂ IM] ud-du-pa-a-ma a-ša₂-a a-pa-a

(9') [If man’s eyes] are blown [by wind], and are blurred, cloudy, [and constantly throwing off tear(s)] you mix together powder of chickpea, powder of lentil, [(powder of šunû- tree), flour of roasted grain] powder of kukru-aromatic, powder of juniper, [powder of kasû-plant?, powder of suādu-aromatic.] (You make an infusion from them) in the sap of a kasû-plant (and) bandage (his eyes).

10'10'

[u ER₂ ŠUB.ŠUB]-a ZI₃ GU₂.GAL ZI₃ GU₂.TUR

11'11'

[(ZI₃ gišŠE.NU₂.A) ZI₃ ŠE.SA].A ZI₃ šimGUR₂.GUR₂ ZI₃ šimLI

12'12'

[ZI₃ GAZIsar ZI₃ šimMAN.DU 1]-niš ḪE.ḪE ina A GAZIsar LAL


13'13'

[...] 4 GIN₂ ZI₃ GU₂.GAL 4 GIN₂ ZI₃ GU₂.TUR

(13') [...] four shekels powder of chickpea, four shekels powder of lentil, [... four] shekels of saḫlû-plant. When it is winter [...] you bandage his ears and eyes. [...] ballukku-aromatic, kukru- aromatic, kasû-plant.

14'14'

[...] GIN₂ saḫ-le-e šum₄-ma EN.TE.NA

15'15'

[...] GEŠ.TUG₂-MIN-šu₂ u IGI-MIN-šu₂ LAL

16'16'

[...] šim?MUG? šimGUR₂.GUR₂ GAZIsar

17'17'

[...] x


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/P422325.