UGU 4

A = Sm. 950 (CT 23, pl. 50)

– see for translation R. Campbell Thompson, AJSL 57 (1937), 36ff.

i

1. A_{i 1f} [DIŠ NA SAG.DU-su GIG].⌈MEŠ⌉ mat^!-qu–⌈ti⌉ TAB ⌈UD.DA⌉ ⌈DIRI⌉ x […] / [x x x (x)] ⌈ina⌉ I₃ ^giš⌈EREN^?⌉ ḪI.ḪI (blank) […]

(ruling)

2. A_{i 3f} [DIŠ KI.MIN^? x x (x)] ⌈nu⌉[1] ⌈^u2⌉mur-ra-nu MU-šu₂[2] ḪAD₂.A SUD₂ ŠA₃^?–šu₂[3] ⌈ina⌉ […] / [x x (x)] ⌈ZI₃⌉ zu-u[4] (blank) ŠEŠ₂-⌈su^?–ma^?⌉ [x x x (x x)]

(ruling)

3.[5] A_{i 5f} [DIŠ KI.MIN^?] ⌈^u2⌉mur-ru MU.NE₂[6] ḪAD₂.A SUD₂ (blank) ina A ḪI.ḪI [x x x (x x)] / ⌈ZI₃^?⌉ zu-u ŠEŠ₂ za-ku-ti-šu₂ ⌈MU₂–aḫ⌉ ^u2IGI-lim ina I₃ ^gišEREN ḪI.ḪI (blank) [x x (x x)]

(ruling)

4. A_{i 7ff} DIŠ NA SAG.DU-su GIG.MEŠ mat-qu-ti DIRI ⌈I₃^?⌉ ⌈ŠAḪ⌉[7] MUN ZI₃.KUM GIR₃.PAD.DU ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ tur-ar₂ [SAG.DU-su^?] / ⌈SAR^?–ab^?⌉[8] I₃ ŠEŠ₂ MAR ina I₃.GIŠ ŠEŠ₂ x (x) ud x (x) šu-⌈ru^!–uš⌉ UKUŠ₂.ḪAB ḪAD₂.A GAZ^?[9] MAR ZI₃ MUNU₆ x [x (x)] / [x (x)] x UDU.NITA₂ DIŠ-niš tur-ar₂ SUD₂ MAR ⌈ru^?⌉ x ⌈an^?⌉[10] ⌈nu^?⌉ x ⌈ru⌉ ^na4ga-bi-⌈i⌉ DIŠ-niš ŠEG₆ SUD₂ ina I₃ EŠ.MEŠ [x (x)] / [x x (x)] x x x (x) ⌈lam/šim^?⌉ ^u2KUR.RA SUD₂ MAR IM.⌈GU₂^?⌉.EN.NA^!? ina A ⌈ZU₂⌉.LUM.⌈MA^?⌉ x [(x)] LA₂ ^gišMAŠ^!.ḪUŠ ŠEG₆–lu I₃.⌈NUN⌉ [x] / [x x x] ⌈SUD₂⌉ MAR ^gišNU.UR₂.MA(.)A^?[11] ⌈SUD₂⌉ ⌈MAR⌉ ⌈ŠURUN⌉ ⌈USDUḪA⌉ ina KAŠ SILA₁₁–aš ⌈GEŠTIN^?⌉ [x] x tur-ar₂ SUD₂ [x]

(ruling)

5.[12] A_{i 12f} [DIŠ NA] ⌈SAG⌉.DU-su GIG KU₇.⌈KU₇⌉ ⌈DIRI⌉ SAG.DU-su SAR-ab saḫ-le₂-e SUD₂ 10 ⌈GIN₂^?⌉ A x [x[13] 10^?] ⌈GIN₂⌉ ^šim⌈ḪAB^?⌉ / [10 GIN₂^?] ⌈NAGA⌉.SI ^šimGUR₂.GUR₂ ^šimLI ana ŠA₃ KAŠ^? ŠUB-di ina A GEŠTIN.NA ḪI.ḪI ⌈LAL₂^?⌉-ma[14] ⌈TI⌉

(ruling)

6. A_{i 14f} [DIŠ] ⌈KI.MIN⌉ MUN^? a-⌈ma-ni⌉ ta-šar₂-⌈rap^?⌉[15] x (x) ^na4ga-bi-i x ⌈NAGA.SI^?⌉ ina^? GEŠTIN.BIL.LA₂ ḪI.⌈ḪI⌉ LAL-⌈su⌉-ma UD ⌈4^?⌉.KAM₂ NU ⌈DU₈⌉ / [ina] ⌈DU₈⌉-⌈ka⌉ ⌈KAŠ₃^?⌉[16] KUM₂-⌈tu₂/te^?⌉ LUḪ^?-⌈si^?⌉ ⌈MUN^?⌉ ⌈ŠEN^?⌉ MUD₂ e-⌈re-ni⌉ ⌈ŠEŠ₂^?–su^?⌉ ⌈UD⌉ 5.KAM₂ U₂.ḪI.A ŠEŠ ⌈ma^?⌉[17] MAR ⌈LAL₂⌉-su-ma TI

(ruling)

7. A_{i 16f} [DIŠ] ⌈KI.MIN⌉ ⌈^u2ru-uš-ru-uš-ša⌉ U₂ BABBAR^? BAR ^gišNU.UR₂.MA NA₄ ZU₂.LUM.MA ⌈^u2?LAG.GA₂^?⌉[18] ⌈^u2?⌉ x x (x) ⌈tur-ar₂⌉ ^u2⌈KUR⌉.RA / ^u2⌈NU.LUḪ⌉.ḪA ^u2zi-ba-a[19] ina ^na4ur-ṣi ⌈SUD₂^?⌉ x ⌈ŠEN^?⌉ ⌈MUD₂⌉ e-re-ni EŠ.⌈MEŠ⌉ ⌈U₂^?⌉ x x ⌈ŠEŠ₂^?⌉ x (x) TI

(ruling)

8. A_{i 18f} DIŠ KI.MIN ⌈ŠURUN^?⌉[20] ⌈BIL^?⌉-tu ⌈ša^?⌉ GU₄^? ina A.GEŠTIN^?.NA KALA.GA SILA₁₁–aš UD 3.KAM₂ x ⌈sag^?⌉ x [(x)] (x) ⌈SILA₁₁–aš/ŠID-nu^?⌉ ⌈su⌉ x ⌈an⌉ x x / ⌈diš⌉ x x x ⌈a/za^?⌉ an[21] ^u2ḪAB NA₄ ZU₂.LUM.MA ⌈tur-ar₂^?⌉[22] x [x] ⌈I₃.UDU^?⌉ x x [(x x x)][23] MAR

(ruling)

9. A_{i 20f} x x [^giš]⌈NU.UR₂⌉.MA e-mi-il-ta[24] ^u2⌈zi^?⌉-[ba-a^? x x x x (x)] x x x x (x) ⌈ina⌉ ⌈IZI⌉ ⌈tu^?–ša₂^?⌉-ḫa-⌈an⌉ / ⌈i^?–na^!?⌉ ⌈A⌉ SAG.DU-su LUḪ-si SAR x […] x x x x ⌈su^?⌉-ma TI

(ruling)

10. A_{i 22} [DIŠ NA^?] SAG.DU-su ⌈GIG.MEŠ⌉ ⌈il^?⌉[25] x (x) […] x x x x x x

iv

11‘ A_{iv 1‘} x x x x (x) […]

(ruling)

12‘ A_{iv 2’f} ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈KI.MIN^?⌉ ⌈NAGA^?⌉.SI GAZ SIM x (x) […] / ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈KI.MIN^?⌉ ⌈^na4⌉AB₂.NE^?[26] ⌈NITA₂^?⌉ SAG.DU-⌈su⌉ x […]

(ruling)

catchline:

A_{iv 4‘} DIŠ NA ⌈MURUB₄⌉ SAG.DU-šu₂ GIR₂.GIR₂(TAB₂.TAB₂^?)-su UGU-šu₂ x (x) x [(x x)]

rubric:

A_{iv 5‘} DUB 4.KAM₂ DIŠ NA UGU-šu₂ ⌈KUM₂^?⌉ ⌈u₂⌉-[kal]

colophon: (BAK 329)

A_{iv 6‘} E₂.GAL ^mAN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL ŠU₂ MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂^ki ša ^dAG u ^dtaš-me-⌈tu₄⌉ GEŠTU.MIN x (x)–⌈tu₄⌉[27] ⌈iš-ru-ku⌉–[šu₂/uš^?]

A_{iv 7‘} i-ḫu-uz-zu GEŠTU.MIN na-mir-tu ⌈ni-siq⌉ ⌈tup-šar⌉-ru-⌈ti⌉

A_{iv 8‘} ša ina LUGAL.MEŠ-ni a-lik maḫ-ri–ia mam₂-ma šip-ru ⌈šu⌉-a-tu la i-ḫu-uz-⌈zu⌉

A_{iv 9‘} bul-ṭi TA UGU-ḫi EN UMBIN liq-ti BAR.MEŠ ta–ḫi-zu [nak–la]

A_{iv 10‘} ⌈a-zu⌉-gal-lu–tu₄[28] ^dNIN.URTA u ^dgu-la ma-la ba-aš₂–⌈mu⌉ [ina] ⌈DUB^?.MEŠ-ni^?⌉ [aš₂-ṭur as-niq IGI.KAR₂–ma]

A_{iv 11‘} [a]-⌈na^?⌉ ⌈ta⌉-mar-ti ši-ta-as-si-⌈ia⌉ ⌈qe₂⌉–[reb E₂.GAL-ia u₂-kin]

[1] This may likewise refer to a comparison like DIŠ U₂ GAR-šu₂ GEN₇ ^gišMA.NU or similar, usually found in the paraphernalia-lists like Abnu šikinšu and Šammu šikinšu. But the following entry, which likewise seems to quote from Šammu šikinšu, suggest an abbreviated format, using just the naming passage and following with the therapeutic prescription.

[2] The CDLI-photo shows clearly MU which would hint on šumšu “it’s name”, referring maybe to paraphernalia-lists like Šammu šikinšu. The entry on murrānu seems not be preserved within the known fragments of Šammu šikinšu, cf. Stadhouders (2011).

[3] The CT copy shows just three vertical wedges (which led Campbell Thompson (1937), 36 to the translation “three times”) whereat the CDLI-photo shows traces in the middle of these wedges that might hint on a higher number or (6 or NUN^!?). See also the small traces which might belong to two Winkelhaken-elements in front of these three verticals which in turn would suggest the reading ŠA₃–šu₂ “its inner part(s)”. These suggestions are tentative.

[4] Unlikely to be read as ḫun-zu^!-u (lB for ḫumšu “a fifth”?). The interpretation as “powder of dung” has been adopted from Campbell Thompson (1937), 36 although this interpretation has its difficulties. One would expect qēm zê and not qēm zû (see entries UGU 4:2 and 3). Or interpret here as ^zi3zu-u? The sign KU might likewise be read ŠE₁₀ = zû (and similar words) which, in turn, would be a tautology with a following zû.

[5] Cf. the parallel AMT 1/2:5f.

[6] See Stadhouders (2011), 16 § 1.

[7] Or ⌈GIŠIMMAR⌉? The ina as read for the following passage in CAD Ṭ, 13 sub d (ina eṣemti ša immeri turrar) is actually not written on the tablet.

[8] Cf. CAD G, 130.

[9] As suggested in Campbel Thompson (1937), 37 but the sign looks slightly different.

[10] Or read together as ⌈BARA₂^?⌉?

[11] Campbell Thompson (1937), 37 suggest the reading ^gišnu-ur₂-ma-a which is unusual but not impossible.

[12] Cf. the possible parallel BAM 3 ii 9-11.

[13] Campbell Thompson (1937), 37 translates (and restores) “gum of [Galbanum] …” following the possible parallel BAM 3 ii 10.

[14] The parallel BAM 3 ii 11 adds 5 <GIN₂> KUG.GAN before LAL₂–su-ma.

[15] Hardly visible on the CDLI-photo!

[16] Campbell Thompson (1937), 37 as well as the copy CT 23, 50 suggest the reading ⌈KAŠ₃⌉ but the actual photo of the CDLI shows rather ⌈I₃.GIŠ⌉ or ⌈GAZI⌉. Cf. the same formulation in BAM 494 iii 35.

[17] Maybe mistakenly inserted assuming the phrase ŠEŠ₂–ma instead of (U₂.ḪI.A) ŠEŠ(annûti)?

[18] This might represent an uncommon spelling (but see also the fragm. K. 2471:7’ DIŠ KI.MIN ^u2LAG-GA₂ SUD₂ ina […], most likely also connected to symptoms on the head) for ^u2LAG-GAN₂ (kirbān eqli), which Campbell Thompson (Dictionary of Assyrian Botany, p. 117) interpreted as “chamomile”.

[19] Also known in different variants like zibibânu “black cumin(?)”.

[20] Campbel Thompson (1937), 37 (uncertain).

[21] The traces on the actual CDLI-photo look rather different (maybe read as: ana ⌈IGI⌉ ⌈GIG^?⌉ ⌈ZIZ₂^?.AM₃^?⌉) from the copy in CT 23, 50 (diš x x x GAR-an).

[22] Campbell Thompson (1937), 37 translates “thou shalt reduce” (mistakenly interpreted TUR-ar₂ instead of tur-ar₂).

[23] It is uncertain whether this part of the tablet is too scratched for showing any sign-traces or if, despites the worn surface, no text was written until the last and good legible sign MAR.

[24] Following CAD E, 153 from emṣu “sour” (emiṣtu < emiltu).

[25] Maybe think of verbal forms like il-[ta-za-zu-ma …] or similar but the passage is too damaged to be certain.

[26] Might this unusual stone be identified with NA₄ ARḪUŠ (aban rēmi)? AB₂ has the uncertain sign value re/im(e/u)₂. It is unclear whether NE belongs to the preceding stone (maybe aban reme₂-ne^?) or has to be seen as adjective (hot?) or a verbal form (you heat?).

[27] Maybe DAGAL-tu₄? Usually rapaštu is written syllabically in colophons of the BAK 329-type.

[28] The word is usually written with UD (tu₂) since azûgallūt GN would be grammatically the best reading. However, the form has been interpreted differently in this colophon, using the sign TUM₄.