A = K. 2448 + K. 2615 + K. 6836 (BAM 473)

B = K. 8839 (AMT 87/3)[1]

C = K. 10419 (BAM 474)

 

– Cf. for the translation of several parts Campbell Thompson, AJSL 47, 20-21 (cf. Campbell Thompson, AJSL 54, 28; PRSM 17.6) as well as Scurlock, Ghost Induced Illnesses (2006), 719f and nos. 65, 169, 288, 336, 337

– Mostly medical- and ritual-therapeutic treatments for averting several kinds of malignant magic (zēru, kadabbedû, dibalû, zikurrudû) as well as ghosts (see first rubric col. i l. 26)

– see especially the many parallels in BAM 209 (from Assur but likewise labelled as DUB 3.KAM₂ DIŠ NA SA GU₂–šu₂ […])

– The fragments K. 2752 (+) K. 6504 (AMT 34/6)[2] might most likely belong to ms. A col. iii-vi upside (cf. the possible textual overlaps with ms. B 9’-10’);[3] conceptually, the fragment K. 5415a (usually ascribed to EYES due to its treatments of the eye region) might likewise belong to the upper part of the third column of NECK 3 which is less certain, though. However, these fragments might likewise belong to NECK 4 which might have been concerned with paralysis and similar complaints whose prescriptive layout and rubrics show a certain similarity to the ones given in K. 2752 i’.

– the fragment K. 2557 might passages of the lower part of col. i and mentions the sighting of birṣu-flashes (together with the diagnosis of GIDIM ḫar-ba-ti) which are mentioned again in the new fragment B that might represent portions of the first third of col. ii. Due to the layout, it might belong to ms. A

– cf. likewise the similar formulations in K. 8604 which might belong to NECK 3 col. ii bottom and iii top or a tablet concerned with similar topics like NECK 3

 

i

1.[4] A_{i 1f} BAD ḪUL.⌈GIG⌉ [ana NA/LU₂^? NU TE-e …] / ina I₃ ^šim⌈GIG⌉ [ḪI.ḪI … ḪUL.GIG NU TE-šu₂ …]

(ruling)

2.[5] A_{i 3ff} BAD ḪUL.GIG [ana NA/LU₂^? NU TE-e …] / ina I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.⌈GA⌉ [ḪI.ḪI …] / LU₂ BI ⌈ḪUL⌉.[GIG NU TE-šu₂^?[6] …]

(ruling)

3. A_{i 6f} DIŠ KI.MIN a-na LU₂ ⌈NU⌉ [TE-e … ḪI.ḪI] / ka-a-a-man[7] ŠEŠ₂.[MEŠ-su-ma (LU₂ BI) ḪUL.GIG NU TE-šu₂ …]

(ruling)

4.[8] A_{i 8f} BAD KA.DAB.BE₂.DA ⌈ana^?⌉ [NA/LU₂^? NU TE-e … ^šim?ŠEŠ ḪI.ḪI] / ka-a-a-man ŠEŠ₂.⌈MEŠ⌉-[su-ma KA.DAB.BE₂.DA NU TE-šu₂ u LU₂ BI …]

B_{i 1’f} […] x (x)[9] [x] / […] ⌈ga^?⌉ BI DU₈.⌈A/-a⌉

(ruling)

5.[10] A_{i 10f} ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈KI.MIN⌉ ana LU₂ NU TE-⌈e⌉ [SAG ARA₄.BU^mušen … ina I₃ GI DU₁₀.GA ḪI.ḪI] / ⌈ka⌉-a-a-man ŠEŠ₂.[MEŠ-su-ma KA.DAB.BE₂.DA NU TE-šu₂ u NA BI …]

B_{i 3’f} […] x ina I₃ GI DU₁₀.GA ḪI.ḪI / […] ⌈BI^?⌉ EN TI.LA ina kiš-pi E₃

(ruling)

6.[11] A_{i 12f} [DIŠ KI].⌈MIN⌉ ana LU₂ NU TE-⌈e⌉ [SAG … ina I₃ BARA₂.GA ḪI.ḪI] / [ka]-⌈a⌉-a-man ŠEŠ₂.[MEŠ-su-ma KA.DAB.BE₂.DA NU TE-šu₂ u NA BI …]

B_{i 5’f} […] x SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.GA ḪI.ḪI / […] ⌈LU₂^?⌉ BI ina KALA.GA E₃

(ruling)

7.[12] A_{i 14f} ⌈BAD⌉ [DI].⌈BAL.A⌉ ⌈ana⌉ ⌈LU₂⌉ [NU TE-e SAG … ina I₃.SAG ḪI.ḪI] / ka-a-a-man ŠEŠ₂.MEŠ-⌈su–ma^?⌉ [DI.BAL.A NU TE-šu₂ u₃ LU₂ BI ina ar₂[13] …]

B_{i 7’f} […] x ur₂-na-a ḪAD₂.DU TEŠ₂.BI  SUD₂ ina I₃.SAG ḪI.ḪI / […] ⌈TE^?⌉-šu LU₂ BI ina ar₂-ni E₃

(ruling)

8.[14] A_{i 16f} BAD KI.MIN ana LU₂ NU TE-e SAG ⌈BURU₅^?⌉.[ḪABRUD.DA^mušen … ina I₃.BARA₂.GA ḪI.ḪI] / ka-a-a-man ŠEŠ₂.MEŠ-su-ma ⌈DI⌉.[BAL.A NU TE-šu₂ … ma …]

B_{i 9’f} […] ⌈^u2?su⌉-pa-la ḪAD₂.DU TEŠ₂.BI SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.GA ḪI.ḪI / [… LU₂] ⌈BI^?⌉ ⌈EN⌉ ⌈TI⌉.LA ina GI.NA DU.MEŠ

(ruling)

9.[15] A_{i 18f} BAD KI.MIN ana LU₂ NU TE-e SAG e-re-bi ⌈^u2⌉[IN.UŠ₂ … ina I₃ pu-ri ḪI.ḪI] / ka-a-a-man ŠEŠ₂.MEŠ-su-ma DI.BAL.A ⌈NU⌉ [TE-šu₂ … TAG.GA-ma^? …]

B_{i 11‘} […] ⌈ina⌉ I₃.GIŠ GI ⌈DU₁₀.GA⌉ ⌈ḪI.ḪI⌉ x (x) / (broken)

(ruling)

10.[16] A_{i 20f} BAD ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ana LU₂ NU TE SAG KUR.GI⌈^mušen⌉ [^u2IGI-lim DIŠ-niš^? SUD₂^? ina I₃.SAG ḪI.ḪI] / ka-a-a-man ŠEŠ₂.MEŠ-su-ma ZI.KU₅.RU.DA [NU TE-šu₂ u LU₃ BI NAM.AB.BA i-šeb–bi^?[17]]

(ruling)

11.[18] A_{i 22f} ⌈DIŠ⌉ KI.MIN ana LU₂ NU TE SAG.DU u₂-ru-bal-li⌈^mušen⌉ [^šimLI/u₂-bur-ta^mušen? DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina I₃ ^gišŠUR.MIN₃ ḪI.ḪI] / ka-a-a-man ŠEŠ₂.MEŠ-su-ma ZI.KU₅.RU.DA [NU TE-šu₂ u LU₃ BI u₄-me^? ur-rak]

(ruling)

12.[19] A_{i 24f} BAD KI.MIN ana LU₂ NU TE SAG TI₈^mušen ḪAD₂.DU ^u2[tar-muš^? … ina I₃ ^gišŠUR.MIN₃ ḪI.ḪI] / ka-a-a-man ŠEŠ₂.MEŠ-su-ma ZI.KU₅.RU.⌈DA⌉ [NU TE-šu₂ u LU₃ BI …]

(ruling)

13.[20] A_{i 26} 12 bu-ul-ṭu ša ŠU.GIDIM.⌈MA⌉ […][21]

(ruling)

14. A_{i 27f} DIŠ NA GIDIM DAB-su ⌈SIG₂⌉ […] / SIG₂ ^munusAŠ₂.GAR₃ GIŠ₃.⌈NU⌉.[ZU …]

(ruling)

15. A_{i 29ff} DIŠ NA GIDIM DAB-⌈su⌉ […] / še-ra-an[22] IZI/KUM₂ x […] / še-ra-an ⌈IZI/KUM₂⌉ […] / ina IZI/DE₃ x […] / SUḪUŠ ^gišDIḪ₃ x […] / x ⌈GU₄^?⌉ ⌈NITA₂^?⌉ […] / x […]

(break of appr. 30-35 lines)

 

ii

(break of appr. 6-7 lines)

16‘ B_{ii 1‘} x […]

(ruling)

17‘ B_{ii 2‘} DIŠ KI.⌈MIN⌉ ⌈UŠ₁₁^?⌉ […]

(ruling)

18‘ B_{ii 3‘} DIŠ KI.MIN ⌈UŠ₁₁^?⌉[23] […]

(ruling)

19‘ B_{ii 4‘} DIŠ KI.MIN mu/NUMUN^!? ⌈u⌉ x […]

(ruling)

20‘ B_{ii 5‘} DIŠ KI.MIN ^na4mu-ṣa ⌈^na4⌉[…]

(ruling)

21‘ B_{ii 6‘} DIŠ NA bir-ṣa IGI.⌈IGI⌉-[mar^? …]

(ruling)

22‘ B_{ii 7‘} DIŠ KI.MIN ^giš⌈ŠINIG⌉ […]

(ruling)

23‘ B_{ii 8‘} DIŠ ⌈KI.MIN⌉ x […]

 

(break of appr. 50-55 lines)

 

1. 2752 ii’ (+) K. 6504 (AMT 34/6) (beginning of col iii?)

1’ l. 1ff DIŠ KI.MIN IM.⌈BABBAR^?⌉ NAGA.SI IN.RI PIŠ₁₀–^d⌈ID₂⌉ […] / ina I₃.NUN I₃.⌈ŠAḪ⌉ I₃.ḪUL I₃ KU₆ DIŠ-niš ḪI.ḪI-⌈ma^?⌉ […] / ⌈u₃^?⌉ EN₂ an–ni-ta 7-šu₂ ŠID-nu x […]

(ruling)

2’ 4f DIŠ ⌈UD/pi^?⌉[24] x SAG.ḪUL.ḪA.ZA UGU NA AL.ŠUB ⌈I₃/ni^?⌉ […] / ⌈U₅/NAGA^?⌉ si ⌈SIG₇/IGI^?⌉ ⌈ina⌉ I₃.GIŠ ḪI.ḪI SAG.DU-su ⌈ki⌉[…]

(ruling)

3’ 6 DIŠ MIN ^na4mu-ṣa ni–kip–ta₅ ^tug2NIG₂.DARA₂.ŠU.LAL₂ ina IZI/DE₃ x[25] […]

(ruling)

4‘ 7 DIŠ MIN ^u2LAL SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ ⌈ḪI⌉.[HI …]

(ruling)

5‘ 8 DIŠ MIN ^d⌈MAŠ⌉ ⌈^na4⌉mu-ṣa ni-kip-ta₅ NITA₂ u MUNUS x […]

(ruling)

6’ 9 [DIŠ MIN x x (x)] x I₃ ḪI.ḪI ŠEŠ₂–su ina KAŠ NAG […]

(ruling)

7’ 10 [DIŠ MIN^? x x (x)] x NAGA SUD₂ ina I₃ ḪI.ḪI […]

(ruling)

8’ 11 [DIŠ MIN^? x x x (x)] x ⌈NITA₂^?⌉ […]

 

iii

(break of appr. 40-45 lines)

24‘ A_{iii 1’f} […] ⌈UZU^?⌉ x [x x (x)] ⌈^šim?⌉[x x (x)] / x ⌈an-na⌉[26] ⌈DIŠ-niš⌉ GAZ SIM ina ⌈I₃⌉ ⌈ina^?⌉ ⌈GEŠTIN⌉.SUR tara-bak ina KUŠ LAL KI NIG₂.LAL x [x (x)]

(ruling)

25‘[27] A_{iii 3’ff} SUḪUŠ ^gišDIḪ₃ ša₂ UGU KI.MAḪ SUḪUŠ ⌈^gišKIŠI₁₆⌉ SI GU₄ ša₂ ZAG SI MAŠ₂.ZU ša₂ [GUB₃] / NUMUN ^gišŠINIG NUMUN ^gišMA.⌈NU⌉ ^u2A.ZAL.⌈LA₂⌉ 7 U₂.ḪI.A [x][28] / ṣi-in-di ša₂ ŠU.⌈GIDIM⌉.MA (blank) SAG.KI.MIN-šu₂ ⌈LAL₂⌉

(ruling)

26‘[29] A_{iii 6‘ff} EN₂ E₂.NU.RU sa-ḫul lu₂-bi lu₂-bi silim / sa-keš₂[30] ka-bi ka-bi silim / en-na ka-la[31] nin-na ka-la / sa-keš₂ lu₂-bi silim igi mu-un-ši-in-bar / a-a-ĝu₁₀ ni₂-⌈ni₂⌉ igi mu-un-ši-in-bar / en-ne ḫal-meš ⌈giš-tuk⌉ du₃-du₃-eš / a-na ib₂-ak-a en-na ⌈giš⌉-<tuk^?> nu-un-zu-a-na ba-ni-ib₂-gi₄-gi₄ /  ^d+en-ki dumu-a-ni ba-ni-ib₂-gi₄-gi₄ / ^dnin-tin-ug₅-ga lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke₄ / ^dnin-tin-ug₅-⌈ga⌉ sag-kal dingir-re-e-ne-ke₄ / ^dnin-tin-ug₅-⌈ga⌉ dumu ^dnin-a-zu / a-a ^d+en-ki [(x x)] ^dasal-lu₂-ḫi / ^dasal-lu₂-⌈ḫi⌉ [(x x)] lugal sa₆-ga ki-za-za-kam₂ me-en / ^dasal-lu₂-[ḫi (x x)] ⌈dab⌉-be₂-da nam-mu-un-da-bur₂ / zi an-na ⌈ḫe₂⌉-[pad₃] ⌈zi⌉ ki-a ḫe₂-pad₃ TU₆ EN₂ E₂.NU.RU

C_1’ff […] ⌈sa₆^?⌉-ga […] / [^dasal]-⌈lu₂-ḫi^?⌉ lu₂^?-bi-da[32] […] / [zi] ⌈an⌉-na ḫe₂-pad₃ […]

(ruling)

27‘ A_{iii 21‘} KA.INIM.MA [(x x)] (blank) ŠU.GIDIM.MA

C_4‘ ⌈KA⌉.INIM.MA (blank) […]

(ruling)

28‘ A_{iii 22’ff} DU₃.DU₃.BI ⌈DUR⌉ [SIG₂ SA₅ SIG₂ BABBAR DIŠ-niš^?][33] ⌈NU⌉.NU 7 ^na4ŠU.U NITA GAG/DU₃[34] ta-ša₂-kak / PIŠ₁₀–^dID₂ ⌈UḪ₂⌉-[^dID₂ KA A.AB.BA x (x)] x ^u2SIKIL.LA 7 lip₂-pi ta-⌈lap⌉-pap 7 u 7 / [KEŠDA KEŠ₂] ⌈e⌉-ma KEŠ₂ EN₂ ŠID-nu e-ma lip₂-pi I₃ el-la / (continuation in col. iv most likely K. 2752, see below)

C_5’ff DU₃.DU₃.BI SIG₂ SA₅ SIG₂ BABBAR DIŠ-niš NU.[NU …] / ⌈PIŠ₁₀⌉-^dID₂ UḪ₂–^dID₂ ⌈KA⌉ [A.AB.BA^? …] / ⌈lip⌉-pi tala₂-pap 7 u 7 KEŠDA KEŠ₂ ⌈e⌉-[ma KEŠ₂ …] / [u^?] ⌈e⌉-ma ŠID-u₂ e-ma lip₂-pi I₃ el-[la …] / [x] ⌈A₂^?⌉-šu₂ a-šar GU₇^!?(UKKIN)-šu₂[35] KEŠ₂-⌈šu₂^?⌉ […] / [x (x)] ⌈UGU⌉ ID₂–šu₂ ŠID-nu […]

(ruling)

29‘ C_11’ff […] ^u2im-ḫur-aš-ra x […] / […] x ⌈^u2⌉KUR.KUR PIŠ₁₀–^d⌈ID₂⌉ […] / […] ⌈tala₂⌉-pap 7 ⌈KEŠDA⌉[36] [KEŠ₂^? …]

 

1. 2752 i’ (+) K. 6504 (= ms A, beginning of col iv, continuation of entry 20’?)

1’ 1f [… a]-⌈šar^?⌉ GU₇–šu₂ KEŠ₂ / [… ŠID]-⌈nu⌉-ma ina-eš

(ruling)

2’ 3ff […] ⌈^u2⌉e-li-kul^!–la / […] U₂.ḪI.⌈A⌉ ⌈an⌉-nu-ti / […] ⌈KA⌉.KEŠDA ⌈KEŠ₂⌉ / […] x (x) ⌈tu⌉-sal-la-⌈ʾ⌉ / […] x 7-⌈šu₂⌉ ana ⌈UGU⌉ A₂–šu₂ ŠID-nu-ma ina-eš

(ruling)

3‘[37] 8f [EN₂ i-ba-aḫ i-ba-aḫ ki-ri]-⌈pe⌉-eš ki-ri-⌈pe-eš⌉ / [… ḫa]-⌈ma^?⌉-at-tal TU₆ EN₂

(ruling)

4‘ 10 [KA.INIM.MA DIŠ/šum-ma NA/LU₂] A₂ ZAG-šu₂ GU₇–šu₂

(ruling)

5‘ 11f […] KUŠ^? ⌈TI⌉-qi₂ 7 KA.KEŠDA KEŠ₂ / […] ⌈A₂⌉ ZAG-šu₂ KEŠ₂–ma ⌈ina⌉-[eš]

(ruling)

6‘[38] 13f […] x aḫ ⌈ki^?⌉ x [x (x)] / […] x ma^? ⌈al^?⌉ [x x (x x)]

 

iv

(break of appr. 35-40 lines)

30‘ A_{iv 1’} ⌈DIŠ^?⌉ […]

(ruling?)

31‘ A_{iv 2’} DIŠ x […]

(ruling)

32‘[39] A_{iv 3’f} DIŠ [MIN U₂.ŠIM (x^?) u₃ ni ib aḫ/ʾ/kam^? …] / ⌈ina^?⌉ [I₃ ^gišŠUR.MIN₃ ḪI.ḪI …]

(ruling)

33‘[40] A_{iv 5’f} DIŠ [NA ZARAḪ NU TE ^u2kam-ka-da/du^? …] / ⌈ZARAḪ^?⌉ [NU TE-šu₂ DINGIR ina sal …]

(ruling)

34’[41] A_{iv 7’f} ⌈DIŠ⌉ [MIN U₂.ŠIM ^u2a-da-ra-nu TI-qi₂ …] / ana ⌈ZARAḪ^?⌉ [NU TE-šu₂ …]

(ruling)

35’[42] A_{iv 9’f} DIŠ ⌈NA⌉ [GIG NU TE ^u2KUR.RA ^u2 …] / ⌈la⌉ ⌈pa^?⌉-[tan NAG-ma ana NA BI GIG NU TE …]

(ruling)

36’[43] A_{iv 11’f} DIŠ ⌈MIN⌉ ⌈SAG⌉ [UGA^mušen GE₆ …] / ina I₃ ⌈GU⌉.[LA ŠEŠ₂–su-ma …]

(ruling)

37’[44] A_{iv 13’} bu-ul-ṭu ša ⌈a⌉-[da-x x …]

(ruling)

catchline:

A_{iv 14’} EN₂ id-di ^de₂-a ⌈ru-tu₂^?⌉ ⌈^de₂-a⌉ […][45]

rubric:

A_{iv 15‘} DUB 3.KAM₂ DIŠ NA SA.GU₂–šu [GU₇–šu₂ ŠU].GIDIM.MA

colophon: (BAK 329)

A_{iv 16’} E₂.GAL ^mAN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-DUMU.NITA ⌈LUGAL⌉ [ŠU₂ MAN] ⌈KUR⌉ ⌈AN.ŠAR₂^ki⌉ ⌈ša⌉ ⌈^dAG⌉ ⌈u⌉ ⌈^d⌉taš-me–tu₄ GEŠTU.MIN ra-pa-aš₂-tu₂ iš-ru-ku-šu₂

A_{iv 17‘} e-ḫu-⌈uz⌉-zu GEŠTU.MIN na-mir-tu₄ ni-siq tup-šar-ru-ti

A_{iv 18‘} [ša ina] ⌈LUGAL⌉.MEŠ-ni a-lik maḫ-ri–ia mam₂-ma šip-ru šu-a-tu la i-ḫu-uz-zu

A_{iv 19‘} bul-ṭi TA UGU-ḫi EN UMBIN liq-ti BAR.MEŠ ta–ḫi-zu nak–la

A_{iv 20‘} ⌈a⌉-zu–gal-lu–ut ^dNIN.URTA u ^dgu-la ma-la ba-aš₂-mu ina tup-pa-a-ni aš₂-ṭur as-niq IGI.KAR₂–ma

A_{iv 21‘} [a]–⌈na⌉ ta-mar-ti ši-ta-as-si-ia qe₂-reb E₂.GAL-ia u₂-kin

[1] Identification E. Schmidtchen. B and C do most certainly not belong to witness A but ut is unclear if mss. B and C belong to the same witness as well or if they suggest a third ms.

[2] Join E. Schmidtchen.

[3] Cf. the similar formulae within the mss. AMT 88/1 + BE 31, 57 (K. 3305 + K. 7994 + K. 9658) as well as K. 7098 + K. 9004 (esp. ana UGU A₂–šu₂ and the rubrics AMT 88/1+ //K. 7098+ KA.INIM.MA šum-ma LU₂ A₂ ZAG/GUB₃–šu₂ i-šam-ma-am-šu₂ and in K. 2752 [KA.INIM.MA (šum-ma LU₂)] A₂ ZAG-šu₂ GU₇–šu₂).

[4] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 obv 1-3.

[5] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 obv 4-6.

[6] Or does this phrase belong to the second part of the entry’s ending which in later entries usually compares to divinatory apodoses?

[7] For the spelling kajjamān instead of the likewise possible kajjāniš cf. the similar construction BAM 461 iii 25’-32’ with several attestations of the less ambiguous ka-a-a-ma-na.

[8] Cf. the parallels BAM 209 obv 10-12 and most likely NECK 5:72’.

[9] The traces look like a small LAL₂ which would suggest assuming a variant or gloss.

[10] Cf. the parallels BAM 209 obv 13-15 and most likely NECK 5:73’.

[11] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 obv 16-18.

[12] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 obv 19-21. The fragmentary entry BAM 463 (BM 98613) obv 1’ might likewise be a parallel.

[13] Contra BabMed Corpus BAM 209 obv 21 (u₃ ina I₃.DU₈ ina ar₂-[ki]).

[14] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 obv 22-24. It is uncertain, if BAM 463 obv 2’-3’ is a var. parallel having I₃ ^šimGUR₂.GUR₂ instead of I₃ BARA₂.GA as attested in BAM 209. The second difference is the bird for which BAM 209 notes iṣṣūr ḫurri(BURU₅.ḪABRUD.DA^mušen) whereas BAM 463 has u₂ še x […] which might be read in Babylonian palaeography ⌈UGA(U₂-NAGA-GA)⌉[^mušen …], misinterpreting BURU₅ at the beginning which is also used as logogram of āribu/ēribu “crow; raven”.

[15] Cf. the parallels BAM 209 obv 25-27 and BAM 463 obv 4’-5’.

[16] Cf. the parallels BAM 209 obv 28-30 and BAM 463 rev 1-2 as well as var. BAM 461 iii 25’-28’ (ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ana LU₂ NU TE-e SAG.DU KUR.⸢GI^mušen⸣ / u₃ ^u2IGI-lim tu-bal TEŠ₂.BI ta-pa-a-aṣ / ina I₃.SAG ḪI.ḪI ka-a-a-ma-na ŠEŠ₂.ŠEŠ₂–su-ma / ZI.KU₅.RU.DA NU TE u NA.BI NAM.AB.BA i-še-eb-bi).

[17] The traces in BAM 209 suggest BI or a similar sign which would hint on an apodosis-like ending of the entry ([…] i-šeb-⌈bi⌉). See for the restoration of NAM.AB.BA (šībūtu “old age”) BAM 461 iii 28’. Cf. the similarities within the ending of the next entry (UD.⌈ME/MEŠ⌉ ur-rak) which is likewise a common apodosis in divinatory contexts.

[18] Cf. the parallels BAM 209 obv 31-33 and BAM 463 rev 3-4 as well as the var. parallel BAM 461 iii 29’-32’ (DIŠ KI.MIN SAG u₂-ru-bal-li^mušen u₂-bur-ta^mušen / tu-bal TEŠ₂.BI ta-pa-a-aṣ / ina I₃+GIŠ ^gišŠUR.MIN₃ ḪI.ḪI ka-a-a-ma-an ŠEŠ.ŠEŠ-su-ma / ZI.KU₅.RU.DA NU TE-šu u NA.BI U₄–me u₂ he-pi₂).

[19] Cf. the parallels BAM 209 obv 34-36 and BAM 463 rev 5-6.

[20] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 obv 37.

[21] It is uncertain whether the other potential aetiological disease causer have been added after the break or have been subsumed under the slightly euphemistic header “Hand-of-Ghost”.

[22] If indeed šerʾānu is meant the orthography is odd.

[23] Maybe with following ^dID₂ for ruʾtītu?

[24] Maybe ⌈u₄-me⌉-šu₂ or ⌈GEŠTU⌉-šu₂.

[25] It is tempting to restore ⌈tu^?⌉-[qat-tar^? …] but the traces look more like the beginning of I, TUR or GAN.

[26] Maybe ZIZ₂.AN.NA?

[27] Cf. the parallels in CRANIUM 3:8 (and dupl.) (noting MAŠ₂ instead of MAŠ₂.ZU), BAM 155 iii 13’-15’ and BAM 227:1’-3’.

[28] The parallel has no further sign following but the position at the end of the line with considerable space left suggest at least something like ša₂ or ŠEŠ in this text.

[29] Following Scurlock (2006), 432 see for this type of incantation Biggs, ŠÀ.ZI.GA, 24; Falkenstein, Haupttypen 4ff.

[30] Although the interpretation as MU₂ “inflamed” is not entirely  impossible.

[31] For the interpretation of LA for LA₂ see Scurlock (2006), 432 note to iii  8’.

[32] LU₂ might be a mistake resulting from the misinterpretation of the spelling LU of DAB used in ms. A. Cf. Scurlock (2006), 432 note to iii 19’.

[33] Instead of ms. A (SIG₂ SA₅ “red hair”) the ms. B has DUR (riksu, or maybe restore DUR SIG₂ SA₅ SIG₂ BABBAR “a cord of red and white hair”?).

[34] Not copied in BAM 473. Maybe erroneous for DU₃.DU₃ (šapû) – a text corruption which is unnecessary because of the following verb tašakkak.

[35] Cf. Scurlock (2006), no. 169 [SUD (…)] / [ina] ⌈A₂⌉-⌈šu₂⌉ a-šar KU₂–šu₂ KEŠDA-šu2 [EN2] / a-na] ⌈UGU⌉ A₂–šu₂ ŠID-nu-[ma TI-uṭ] but UKKIN(KA×BAR) is clear instead of GU₇/KU₂(KA×NIG₂).

[36] Or 7 TA.AM₃ as in AMT 88/1 (against šimmatu) which shows similar syllabic spellings of the materia medica?

[37] Cf. muššuʾu VIII/d, see Böck, Muššuʾu (2007), 264 for parallels. Mostly concerning the ailment šimmatu (paralysis).

[38] Maybe again EN₂ i-ba-aḫ?

[39] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 rev 6‘-7‘.

[40] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 rev 8’-9’.

[41] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 rev 10’-11’.

[42] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 rev 12’-13’.

[43] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 rev 14’-15’.

[44] Cf. the parallel BAM 209 rev 16’ and maybe 17’ (ina ṭup-pi an-ni-ti […]) as well.

[45] See for parallels of this incantation Böck, Muššuʾu (2007), 167