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historical epic

royal inscription

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AMT 69/9

Reference

  • AMT 69/9
  • Museum: British Museum
  • CDLI P425872

Object

Inscription

AMT 69/9[via asbp/ninmed]

Obverse
1'1'

[...] x x u₂x x [...]

(1') . . .


2'2'

[... giš]-ši-šu₂ EN ki-ṣal-li-šu₂ GU₇-[šu₂ ...]

(2') If his upper thigh hurts him from his hips to his ankles, (but) he can stand and walk: its name is maškadu disease. If his muscles hurt him from his loins to the toes of his feet: its name is maškadu disease.

3'3'

[x x uzu]GIŠ.KUN-šu₂ EN ŠU.SI-MEŠ GIR₃-MIN-šu₂ SA-MEŠ-šu₂ GU₇-MEŠ-šu₂ [...]


4'4'

[DIŠ NA SA] eq-bi-šu₂ GUB-MEŠ-az SA MUD MAŠ.DA₃ ša₂ MIN [...]

(4') If the muscles in a man’s heels constantly ‘stand up’:1 sinew from two hocks of a gazelle . . . you cut three pieces of ēru (a tree) . . . you place . . . you anoint him with oil (and) . . . as follows . . .

5'5'

[x x x] x ri 3 ḫir-ṣi gišMA.NU ta-[ḫa]-ra-aṣ x [...]

6'6'

[...] x GAR-an I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂!? UR₅.GIM [...]


7'7'

[...] ka-ra-ra-tum ABZU [...]

(7') . . . kararatum Apsû . . . Incantation-formula . . . incantation . . .

8'8'

[...] TU₆ EN₂ EN₂ [...]

9'9'

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

1 The medical incipit can convincingly be restored with the help of AMT 70/5 iii 4′ which may represent another manuscript of HAMSTRING 3 . The same incipit also occurs in the amulet stone texts BM 41281 ii 3′–6′ , AMT 58/7 i 4′–6′ , Sm 1948 : 4′–9′ , STT 2 273 i 19′–24′ , BAM 194 ii′ 5–10 , BAM 354 iii 12–20 and AMT 91/3 : 8′–10′ . For the incantation in line 7′ , see Muššu’u VIII 181–182.


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/P425872.