A = K. 13390 (AMT 44/7) (+)

B = K. 3661 (AMD 8/1 Pl. 23)

 

– see the publication in AMD 8/1, text 7.5., see also ibid. pl. 23

– ms. A and B belong most likely to the same physical tablet

 

iii

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1’ A_{iii 1’} [x (x)] x x […]

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2’ A_{iii 2’ff} DIŠ NA ⌈TUN₃^?⌉[1] ŠA₃–šu₂ x […] / ŠA₃.MEŠ-šu₂ MU₂.⌈MU₂⌉–[ḫu^? …] / BUN₂–šu₂ it–⌈ta⌉–[na^?-x …] / A.GAR.GAR MAŠ.DA₃ ⌈ŠIKA^?⌉ […] / ina KAŠ ta-la-[aš₂ …] / ka-la ⌈UZU⌉ […] / NU pa-tan ⌈NAG⌉ […] / KA A.AB.⌈BA^?⌉ […]

(break of unknown length)[2]

 

iv

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3’ B_{iv 1’ff} ⌈ina⌉ ⌈IGI⌉ ⌈^dUTU⌉ ⌈tu-ša₂-az-za-az⌉ [^u2tar-muš ina KA-šu₂ ^u2IGI-20/im-ḫur-aš-ra][3] / ina GUB₃–šu₂ KAŠ ina ZAG-šu₂ tu-ša-⌈aš₂⌉-[ša-šu₂ ina ^dUTU.E₃.A^?] / ina UGU ^na4AD.BAR iz-za-az-ma A ⌈ka^?⌉-[ṣu-ti^? NAG-qi₂^?] / ana IGI ^dUTU ka-am i-qab-⌈bi⌉ ^dUTU ina a-ṣi-⌈ka^?⌉ [A ka-ṣu-tu₍₂₎ li-im-ḫu-ru/IGI-ka^?] / DINGIR.MEŠ ša KUR lik-ru-bu-ka ^dUTU ⌈^u2?⌉[tar-muš ina KA/pi-ia] / ^u2im-ḫur-aš-ra ina GUB₃–ia ^dsiris pa-[ši-ru ina ZAG-ia na-ša₂-ku^?] / ina UGU ^na4AD.BAR KUR el-li az-za-az-ku ⌈^d⌉[UTU ša (ana) ia-aš₍₂₎–ši] / A₂ ḪUL-ti iz-zi-za ⌈kiš-pi⌉ ru-ḫe-e ⌈ru^?⌉-[se-e DU₃/i-pu-ša] / is-ḫu-ra lu NITA lu MUNUS [lu] ⌈UŠ₂^?⌉ ⌈lu⌉ TI.[LA GEN₇/ki-ma ^gišbi-ni ZI/na-as₍₂₎–ḫi] / ana aš-ri-šu₂ a-a i-tur 3-⌈šu₂⌉ [i-qab-bi]-⌈ma^?⌉ […] / ⌈GIG^?⌉-ka aš₂-<ta^?>-ḫaṭ ⌈tu⌉-ša₂-aq-ba ⌈ki⌉ x […] / A ša ŠU-šu₂ i-[leq]-⌈qe₂⌉ u₃ KAŠ še […] / ^u2tar-muš [ina] ⌈KA⌉-šu₂ ^u2⌈im-ḫur⌉-[aš-ra ina GUB₃–šu₂ (…)] / ša UGU ^gišx [(x)] ⌈GAR^?⌉-ma i-na IZI/DE₃ ^gišx [(x) SAR/tu-qat-tar^? KEŠDA/rik-sa^?] / DU₈–ma ⌈TUG₂⌉-su ⌈u₂-na⌉-kar til-li-šu₂ […] / TUG₂ ša-⌈nam^?⌉-ma za-ka-a (blank) [il-tab-ba-aš₍₂₎^? …]

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catchline:

A_{iv 1’} […] x DAB-su

B_{iv 17’} DIŠ NA ELLAG₂-⌈su⌉ ⌈GU₇–šu⌉ lu ŠU DINGIR [… (lu) …]

 

rubric:

A_{iv 2‘} […] na-ši

B_{iv 18‘} DUB 8.KAM₂ [DIŠ NA SAG] ⌈ŠA₂–šu₂⌉ (blank) […]

 

colophon A: (most likely BAK 329)

A_{iv 3‘} […] ⌈AN.ŠAR₂⌉^ki

A_{iv 4’} […] x

[1] BabMed Corpus AMT 44/7 transliterates ⌈SAG⌉ but the traces look certainly different from SAG with its two or three vertical wedges at the end of the sign. The possible reading ⌈ŠUB⌉ ŠA₃ (miqit libbi, cf. formulations like miqit irrī) is probable but unlikely due to the following personal pronoun.

[2] Since the first lines of the colophon are visible one might expect around 20 lines (1 line catchline, 1 line rubric and 6-9 lines colophon plus around the double of it considering the smaller distance between lines within the textual main passages) until the bottom of the tablet.

[3] For restoration see AMD 8/1, 126, cf. the very similar formulation in AMD 8/1 text 7.8. no. 7 ll. 18’ff. as well as the Bit rimki ritual tablet SpTU 2, 12 rev. iii 28-29), cf. the note in AMD 8/1, 128.

A = K. 6172 + K. 8127 + K. 8438 + K. 10980 (BAM 449)

B = K. 3278 (BAM 458)

C = K. 6605 (BAM 452) (maybe within the broken area of col. ii and iii, according to terminology most likely col. iii)

D = K. 8505 + K. 8606 (AMT 44/4)[1]

 

other possible fragments whose ascription is, due to layout as well as context, very likely (see the transliterations given below):

– K. 5949 + K. 15999 (BAM 453) (ascription not fully certain, parallel or dupl. to AMD 8/1 text 10.4. ms. A) and similar in terminology K. 11025 (AMT 41/2)

– K. 7883 + K. 16811 col. iv (ascription not fully certain)

– check also K. 3133 for the beginning of col. iii or iv but which belongs most likely to another collection of anti-witchcraft texts

– the fragment K. 13477 (AMT 84,9) might be furthermore positioned somewhere in col. i or ii

– the text K. 2572 (AMD 8/1, text 10.5., a ritual against zikurrudû and zikurrudû with the aid of a mongoose plus ritual) is similar to the content given on A obverse but the assumed position at the end of col. i overlaps with the position of ms. B and might therefore not be part of this tablet

 

– see also the edition in AMD 8/1, 407ff. text 10.3.; cf. especially the possible mB forerunner from Emar (ME 129 (+) ME 129, AMD 8/1 text 10.3. ms. D); as far as the mss. are preserved the differently formatted mss. (1. two col., BAK 329 and 2. three col., colophon uncertain) run the same text; although, Schwemer and Abusch hesitate to attribute this definitely to a serialization or canonical recension

 

i

1. A_{i 1ff} DIŠ NA ZU.KU₅.RU.DA e-pu–⌈us-su^?–ma⌉ / IGI.DU₈ u₂-pi-ši šu₂-nu-ti ša in-nam-ru ŠU.TI-qe₂ IGI ^dUTU ⌈GAR^?–an⌉[2] / mu-ru-uṣ ŠA₃–ka[3] (blank) ana ^dUTU ⌈DU₁₁.GA⌉ / IGI ^dUTU ana UGU u₂-pi-ši šu₂-nu-ti (blank) ŠAḪ ta-na-ki-⌈is⌉ / u₂-pi-ši šu₂-nu-ti ana ŠA₃ KUŠ ŠAḪ ta-kam₂-me-⌈es⌉ / IGI ^dUTU LU₂ ša₂ ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ep-šu₂-šu₂ UR₅.GIM tu-šad-bab-⌈šu₂⌉ / ^dUTU ša ZI.KU₅.RU.DA DU₃–ša šu-u₂ a-a i-mu-ra ana-ku lu-mu-⌈ra⌉ ⌈SILIM^?⌉ / 7-šu₂ ana ^dUTU tu-šaq-ba-šu u₄-me-šam mu-ru-uṣ ŠA₃–šu₂ ana ⌈^dUTU⌉ [DU₁₁.GA^?] / u₂-pi-ši šu₂-nu-ti ša ŠA₃ KUŠ ⌈ŠAḪ⌉ x x (x) [x x x x x (x x)] / ZI.KU₅.RU.DE₃ šu-u₂ ana NA BI ⌈NU^?⌉ [TE x x x x x x (x x x)]

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2. A_{i 11f} [DIŠ/ana^?] ⌈LU₂^?⌉ ⌈BI⌉ ZI.KU₅.RU.⌈DA⌉ […] / [x x (x)] x […]

 

(break of appr. 45 lines)

 

3’ B_1’ff [DIŠ (a-na) ZI].KU₅.RU.DA ana ⌈LU₂⌉ ⌈šu⌉–[a-tu₂ (ana SU-šu₂) NU TE^?[4] …] / [NUMUN^?] ⌈^u2⌉KI-^dIŠKUR ^u2GUR₅.UŠ […] / PIŠ₁₀–^dID₂ ^u2SIKIL ^gišDIḪ₃ ^šim.d⌈MAŠ^?⌉ […] / ^u2ŠAKIR ^u2EME-UR.GI₇ ^u2ku-ṣi[5] IM.⌈BABBAR⌉ x […] / ^u2a-zu-pu₂-ra GU₇ ina GE₆ PIŠ₁₀–^dID₂ KA A.⌈AB⌉.[BA …] / ^na4DUR₂.MI.NA ^na4MIN.BAN₃.DA ^u2ka-bu-ut še-⌈ri⌉-[iš[6] …] / li-ib-še MUŠEN/UZ^?[7] KI I₃.GIŠ ip-ta-ša₂-aš₂ ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ana ⌈LU₂⌉ [BI^? NU TE (…)]

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4’[8] B_8’ff DIŠ LU₂ ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ša₂ PEŠ₂.UR₃.RA [e-pu-us-su-ma^?] / PEŠ₂.UR₃.RA na-ak-su ina E₂ NA IGI-ir ina ⌈E₂⌉ [NA/BI/šu-a-tu₂^? (…)] / ^gišIG ^gišSAG.KUL ka-šip PEŠ₂.UR₃.RA šu-a-tu₂ ŠU.[TI-qe₂ IGI 30^?] / GAR-an-šu₂ TUG₂ DADAG MU₄.MU₄–su ^tug2GADA DUL-šu₂ I₃.GU.[LA ŠEŠ₂–su] / LU₂ ša₂ ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ep-šu₂-šu₂ IGI 30 DU₁₀.GAM-su-ma ki-a-[am DU₁₁.GA] / ⌈be-li₃⌉ ina la šim-ti-ia NU UŠ₂ u₂-pi₂-ši ep-šu-ni [BUR₂/pu-uš-šer^?] (end of col. i)

 

ii

A_{ii 1ff} ki-iṣ-ri šu₂-nu-ti ša₂ is-ḫu-ru-ni pu-uṭ-ṭi-ir / an-ni-ta₅ ana IGI ^d30 7-šu₂ (blank) tu-šaq-ba-šu₂-ma / KIR₄–šu₂ tu-šaq-da-su ana 30 ŠUK-su ina GE₆.BI ša₂ UD 15^?.KAM₂ ma-la ŠA₃–šu₂ DAB ana 30 liq-bi / u₄-me-šam-ma liš-te-mi-iq PEŠ₂.UR₃.RA šu-a-tu₄ TI-ma ana ŠA₃ KUŠ PEŠ₂ ta-kam₂-me-es / ana ŠA₃–bi ša ni-bi KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.SI₂₂ AN.BAR ^na4ZA.GIN₃ ^na4DU₈.ŠI.A ^na4NIR₂ BABBAR.DILI / ta-kam₂-mi-is-ma I₃.GIŠ I₃.GIŠ.SAG[9] I₃.GU.LA I₃ ^gišEREN LAL₃ I₃.NUN GA GEŠTIN / A.GEŠTIN.NA a-na ŠA₃–šu₂ tu-ra-ak pa-na ta-ra-kas₂ ^tug2GADA DUL-šu₂ / ana ŠA₃ KI.MAḪ ta-kam₂-me-es KI.SI₃.GA ta-kas₃-sip₃ / tu-šar-⌈ra⌉-aḫ tu-kab-bat par₂-ṣi₂-šu₂ EN UD 7.KAM₂ tu-par₂-ra-aṣ-ma / ZI.KU₅.RU.DE₃ ša₂ ana NA ep-šu₂ EN TI.LA ana SU-šu₂ NU TE

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5’[10] A_{ii 11’ff} ⌈DIŠ^?⌉ ⌈ina⌉ E₂ ⌈LU₂⌉ ina la mu-du-ti PEŠ₂.UR₃.RA šu-a-tu₄ lu ana ID₂ lu ina su-qi₂ {x}[11] / ⌈it⌉–ta-ad-du-u₂ NA BI ša₂ ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ep-šu₂-šum / [ina] ⌈UD⌉ 15.KAM₂ ⌈ŠUK⌉-su ana <UD> 30.KAM₂ GAR KIR₄–šu₂ liq-du-ud ina KI lip-pal-siḫ / ⌈mu⌉-ru-uṣ ŠA₃–šu₂ lid-bu-ub SAḪAR ina SAG.DU-šu₂ lid-di ina an-ni-ti qa₂-ti ṣa-ab-⌈tu^?⌉ / ⌈7⌉-šu₂ liq-bi ZI.KU₅.RU.DA (blank) ana LU₂ BI NU TE

(ruling)

6’[12] A_{ii 16’ff} DIŠ a-na ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ⌈šu⌉-[a-tu_2/4 ana] ⌈LU₂⌉ BI ana SU-šu₂ NU TE ina A₂.GU₂.ZI.GA / ^u2am-ma-aš-ta-[kal^? x x (x)] x(-)pi-šu₂^!?(liš)[13] TI ina AN.BAR₇ / ^u2LU.UB₂⌈^sar?⌉ [x x x x x (x)] ⌈li-kul^?⌉ ina U₄.TE.EN.NA tam-ḫa-⌈a^?⌉[14] {x} / x x (x) [x x x x (x)] ⌈PIŠ₁₀–^d⌉ID₂ KA ⌈A⌉.AB.⌈BA⌉ / […] x mur-ra-an[15] ⌈ŠEŠ₂⌉.MEŠ-⌈su⌉ / [… ZI.KU₅.RU.DA (ana LU₂ BI …)] NU TE-šu₂

(ruling)

7’ A_{ii 22’ff} […] ⌈ALAM⌉ GABA.LAL₃ / [… ZI.KU₅.RU].⌈DA^?⌉ ša₂ PEŠ₂.UR₃.RA / [… ša₂^?] ⌈in⌉-nam-ru / [(ŠU.TI-qe₂)[16] …] x i-di u / [… ZI.KU₅.RU.DA (ana LU₂ BI …)] NU TE-šu₂

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8‘ A_{ii 27f} […] ⌈su/li^?⌉ ⌈LAL₃⌉ ⌈KUR^?⌉ / […] x

 

(break of appr. 42 lines)

 

iii

 

(break of appr. 43 lines, ms. C is most likely to be positioned within these lines)

 

9’ C_1’ff […] x (x) […] / […] x ga NA ⌈BI^?⌉ [x x x (x)] / [… ^na4]⌈AN⌉.BAR ⌈^na4⌉[x x (x x)] / [(…) ina GU₂–šu₂] (blank) GAR-an-ma (blank) [BUR₂^?][17]

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10’ C_5’ff […] x ^gišŠINIG NUMUN ^u2IN.NU.⌈UŠ⌉ ⌈^u2?⌉[x (x)] / […] x LAL₃ ⌈KUR⌉.RA ḪI.ḪI-⌈ma⌉ (blank) ina MUL ⌈tuš^?⌉-[bat] / […] ⌈IGI⌉ ^dUTU UGU ESIR.UD.DU GUB.BA-ma [x (x)][18] / [… ^na4]⌈KA^?⌉.GI.NA DAB.BA ina I₃ ^gišŠUR.MIN₃ ⌈ŠEŠ₂⌉-[su^?] / […] (blank) ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ep-šu-šu pa-še-[er]

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11’[19] C_10’ff [DIŠ NA …] ⌈GIR₃⌉.MIN-šu₂ i-ra-ʾu-ba KA-šu₂ ru-pu-uš-ta₅ [TUK^?-(ši)] / [NA BI ZI.KU₅.RU.DA^?] ⌈GU₇^?⌉ NAG[20] ŠEŠ₂ ALAM ZI.⌈KU₅⌉.[RU.DA[21] (x x)] / [KI UŠ₂ šu-nu-ul ana^?][22] pa-ša-ri–⌈im-ma⌉ ⌈ZI^?⌉-[ḫi x x x (x)] / […] ⌈^u2IGI-lim⌉ x […]

 

(break of unknown length)

 

12‘[23] A_{iii 1’ff} [SAG.DU^?]–⌈su⌉[24] DAB.⌈DAB⌉–[su … LU₂ BI ana GIDIM] / [pa-aq]-⌈du^?⌉[25] ŠU ma-mit[26] SUḪUŠ ^giš⌈DIḪ₃⌉ ⌈DILI^?⌉[27] ⌈SUḪUŠ⌉ ⌈^gišKIŠI₁₆⌉ ⌈DILI^?⌉ x (x) [x x (x)] x / [(ina) SIG₂ ^munus]⌈AŠ₂⌉.GAR₃ GIŠ₃.NU.ZU (blank) ina SA AB₂ RI.⌈RI.GA⌉ / [ta]-⌈šap⌉-pi₂ ina GU₂–šu₂ GAR-an-ma (blank) BUR₂

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13‘[28] A_{iii 5‘ff} [DIŠ NA] ⌈KI⌉.MIN ^na4AN.ZA.ḪE₂ ^na4ḫu-luḫ-ḫa ^na4mu-ṣa AN.BAR ^na4KA.GI.NA-DAB.BA / ⌈TEŠ₂^?⌉.BI ta-sak₃ ina I₃ ^gišŠUR.MIN₃ ḪI.ḪI-ma ina MUL₄ tuš-bat ina A₂.GU₂.ZI.GA ina IGI 20 / ka-la SU-šu₂ EŠ ina KU₃.SI₂₂ ḪUŠ.A IGI.DU₈–ma ESIR.UD.DU i-kab-ba-as₃-ma pa-še-er

(ruling)

14’[29] A_{iii 8’ff} [DIŠ (KI)].⌈MIN^?⌉ NUMUN ^gišŠINIG DILI ^šimŠE.LI BABBAR ^u2KUR.KUR ^u2ur₂-ne₂-e qin-na ša SIM^mušen / [^u2/gišGEŠTIN]-⌈KA₅⌉.A ^u2IN.NU.UŠ TEŠ₂.BI 2 GIN₂-TA.AM₃ ta-qal-lu-ma / [(ina^?) x x x x] ⌈GIN₂^?⌉ I₃.NUN 5 GIN₂ I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.GA ta-sak₃-ma ina GA AB₂ / [x x ^giš]⌈ŠINIG⌉ ⌈GAR⌉-[an^?]-⌈ma^?⌉ ⌈ina⌉ ⌈GE₆⌉ ⌈ina⌉ MUL tuš-bat ina A₂.GU₂.ZI.GA ina IGI [20][30] / [ina UGU^?] ⌈ESIR^?⌉.UD.DU ⌈GUB⌉-[ma^?] uš-ta-kal-ma KU₃.SI₂₂ KU₃.BABBAR ⌈IGI.DU₈–ma⌉ ⌈BUR₂⌉

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15’[31] A_{iii 13’ff} [DIŠ LU₂^?] ⌈KI.MIN⌉ it-ta–⌈na-ad⌉–la-aḫ it-te-nen-biṭ IGI.MIN-šu₂ ir-ru-ru / [UZU].⌈MEŠ⌉–šu₂ i-šam-ma-mu-šu₂ ši-in-na-šu ka-li-ši-na GU₇.MEŠ-šu₂ / [NINDA] GU₇ KAŠ NAG-ma i-le-ḫe-eb ana LU₂ BI ZI.KU₅.RU.DA ša KISIM₆ DU₃–su / ⌈šum⌉–ma KIN-šu₂ il-ta-bir UŠ₂ la-ma TE-šu₂-ma BA.UŠ₂ ^u2ur₂-ne₂-e / ^u2IGI-lim NUMUN ^u2GADA NUMUN ^u2DILI TEŠ₂.BI AL.GAZ ina I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.GA ḪI.ḪI ina MUL₄ tuš-bat / ina A₂.GU₂.ZI.GA ana IGI ^dUTU (blank) ina UGU ESIR.UD.DU GUB-ma / NAG-ma KU₃.SI₂₂ KU₃.BABBAR IGI.DU₈–ma (blank) pa-še-er

(ruling)

16’ A_{iii 20’ff} DIŠ NA KI.MIN ^u2a-ta-i-ši NUMUN ^u2a-zal-le-e ^u2ur₂-ne-e NUMUN ^u2KA.ZAL / NUMUN ^u2GEŠTIN-KA₅.A NUMUN ^u2IN₆.UŠ₂ TEŠ₂.BI 3 ŠE-TA.AM₃[32] LAL₃ KUR.RA I₃.GIŠ u KAŠ.SAG ḪI.ḪI / ina MUL₄ tuš-bat ina A₂.GU₂.ZI.GA IGI 20 NAG ina UGU ESIR.UD.DU GUB-ma / ^na4ZA.GIN₃ ^na4GUG KU₃.SI₂₂ KU₃.BABBAR IGI.DU₈–ma pa-šir

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17’[33] A_{iii 24’ff} DIŠ NA SA UR₃ ZAG-šu₂ TAG.TAG-su ši-ḫat UZU TUK^!.TUK mi-na-tu-šu₂ ma-an-ga / UMUŠ-šu₂ KUR₄.KUR₄ ma-la DU₃–šu₂ i-ma-aš-ši UḪ₂–su pe-ṣa-a-at / ana NA BI ana IGI ^dgu-la ip-šu₂ ep-šu₂-šu₂ / ina UD 27.KAM₂ UD 28.KAM₂ INIM^?.BI AL.TIL ŠU ZI.KU₅.RU.DA BA.UŠ₂ (end of col. iii ms. A)[34]

 

iv

18’[35] D_{iv’ 1ff} DIŠ LU₂ ^uzuSA ZAG u GUB₃ uš-tab-ba-lu₄ MUD₂ ina GEŠTU ⌈ZAG⌉ ⌈u^?⌉ [GUB₃[36] (…)[37] ŠUB.ŠUB-ma^?] / mi-iḫ-ḫa[38] UD 3.KAM₂ DU-ku ana LU₂ BI ana IGI ^mulMAR.⌈GID₂.DA^?⌉ [ip-šu₂ ep-šu₂-šu₂] / ana UD 10.KAM₂ i-pu-uš-ma BA.UŠ₂ (blank) ŠU ZI.KU₅.RU.DA [UŠ₂^?] / ⌈a-na⌉ ŠU^! ZI.KU₅.RU.DA KAR-šu₂ ina GE₆ ina ka-ma-aš GIR₃ ^giŠUTUG-UD ina u₂-ri ana IGI ⌈^d⌉[UTU/MAR.GID₂.DA^? ŠUB-di] / ina ŠA₃ ⌈^giŠUTUG⌉-UD ^giURI₃.GAL a-na TU₁₅ LIMMU₂.BA tu-za-qa-ap A.⌈GUB₂⌉.[BA GIN/tu-ka-an^?] / ZI₃.SUR.⌈RA⌉ i-ta-ti-šu₂ te-ṣer ŠA₃ ^giŠUTUG-UD ^sig2ḪE₂.ME.⌈DA⌉ [^sig2ZA.GIN₃.NA^?] / SI ⌈^giURI₃⌉.GAL tu-ul-la-aḫ LU₂ TUG₂ za-ka-⌈a⌉ ⌈il^?⌉-[tab-ba-aš] / ZAG-šu₂ ⌈^lu2⌉MU₇.MU₇ DAB.BA-ma ana ŠA₃ ^giŠUTUG-UD KU₄-⌈šu₂⌉ [x x x x (x x)] / ^ginap-⌈ṭa^?⌉-ra[39] ta-sa₃-ḫa-ap-ma ZU₂.LUM.MA ^zi3EŠA ⌈ta⌉-[sar₂-raq^? x x (x x)] / 1 ^dugSILA₃ ⌈GEŠTIN⌉ 1 ^dugSILA₃ A tu-ka-an ana IGI [^mulMAR.GID₂.DA^?] / um-ma šu-ma ⌈da⌉-a-a-na-ti di-ni ⌈di-ni⌉ ⌈pu-ru^?⌉-[us-sa-a-a KUD/pu-ur-si^? e tam-ḫu-ri] / u₂-pi-še lem-nu-⌈ti⌉ ⌈ina⌉ qi₂-bi-ti-ki ⌈mi⌉ [x x x x x x (x x)] / i-qa₂-ab-bi-ma ma-⌈aq^?–qi₂-tu^?⌉ [… ZI.KU₅.RU.DA^?] / ana LU₂ NU TE-šu₂ x […]

(ruling)

19’[40] D_{iv’ 15ff} DIŠ LU₂ ME.DIM2.BI it–⌈ta⌉–[na-aš-pa-ka x-šu₂ GU₇–šu₂ UGU-šu₂ x x x-šu DAB-su] / ŠA₃–šu₂ iʾ-ta-na-aš ⌈i^?⌉-[ta-na-ru ki-mi₃-iṣ 15-šu₂ 150 GU₄.UD.MEŠ-su[41]] / a-si-id ZAG-šu₂ ⌈u₂⌉-[zaq-qat-su ana LU₂ BI ip-šu₂ ep-šu₂-šu₂ (TI/i-bal-luṭ)] / ana ip-ši ḪUL.DIDLI[42] a-na ⌈LU₂⌉ [BI NU TE A ^dugBUR.ZI.GAL/kal-la^? DIRI/tu-mal-la–ma^?] / ana^! ṣil₂-li₂-šu₂ ša ŠA₃ kal-li [UR₅.GIM/ki-a-am DU₁₁.GA/i-qab-bi-ma (um-ma šu-ma) at-ta ṣil₂-li₂][43] / at-ta ba-aš-ti at-ti ^d⌈LAMMA⌉-[MU^? …] / at-ta ṣil₂-li₂ GAL at-ta ^d⌈ALAD⌉-[MU e tam-ḫur kiš-pi e tam-ḫur u₂-pi-ši^?] / e tam-hur ša-ga-aš-tu₄ e tam-ḫur ⌈na⌉-[kas₂ ZI-ti₃/na-piš-ti^?][44] / e tam-ḫur u₂-pi-ši u rik₂-si lem-nu-⌈ti⌉ [at-ta ia-u₂ a-na-ku ku-u₂ mam-ma-an a-a il-mad-ka] / [u₃^?] ⌈NIG₂⌉ ḪUL a-a iṭ-ḫi-a-ka ina qi₂-⌈bit⌉ [^de₂-a/KU^{? d}UTU ^dAMAR.UTU u EGI₂ DINGIR.MAḪ] / [ki-ma^?] ⌈an^?–ni⌉-a-am taq₂-ta-bu-u a […] / [x x (x)] ⌈IM^?⌉.BABBAR ana ma-ra-qi₂-⌈šu⌉ x […] / [x x x x] ⌈tab^?–bi⌉ […]

 

(break of appr. 28 lines, including appr. 5 lines more until the preserved passage of the colophon)

 

colophon A: (BAK 329)

A_{iv 1‘} [a-zu–gal-lu–tu_2/4 ^dMAŠ/NIN.URTA^? u ^dgu-la ma-la ba-aš₂]-⌈mu⌉

A_{iv 2‘} [ina DUB(.MEŠ-a)-ni aš₂-ṭur as-niq] ⌈IGI.KAR₂⌉-ma

A_{iv 3’} [a-na ta-mar-ti ši-ta(-as)-si-ia qe₂-reb E₂.GAL]-⌈ia⌉ u₂-kin

 

10. 5949 + K. 15999 (BAM 453), ascription not fully certain, parallel or dupl. to AMD 8/1 text 10.4. ms. A; here maybe first half col. iii(?)

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1’[45] l. 1’ff [DIŠ NA KI.MIN^?[46] NUMUN ^gišŠINIG] ⌈^u2ka⌉-zal-la ⌈NUMUN⌉ ^u2a-mu-⌈ši^?⌉ [(…)] / [^u2GEŠTIN-KA₅.A ^u2IN.NU].⌈UŠ^?⌉ ^u2tar-muš ⌈^u2?⌉IGI-lim [(…)] / [^u2ur₂-ne-e] ⌈NUMUN⌉ ^u2pu-qut-ti 5^? ŠE-TA-AM₃[47] ⌈ina^?⌉ […] / [x GIN₂ LAL₃ KUR].RA 2 GIN₂ I₃.NUN TEŠ₂.BI ḪI.ḪI ana ŠA₃ ⌈KISIM₆⌉[48] […] / [… ina] ⌈A₂⌉.GU.ZI.GA ina UGU ESIR.UD.DU GUB-[ma (…)] / [EN₂^? 7]-⌈šu₂⌉ ana ŠA₃ ŠUB-ma LU₂ BI tu-ša₂-kal-⌈ma⌉ […]

(ruling)

2’ 7’ff [DIŠ NA …] ⌈UZU⌉ DAB.DAB-su IGI.MIN-šu₂ iṣ-x-[…] / […] ⌈mi⌉–na-tu-šu₂ u₂-za–⌈qa₂⌉–[ta-šu₂ (…)] / [… ik^?]–⌈ta⌉–na-su-šu₂ i-sa-a-šu₂ i–⌈šam^?⌉–[ma-ma-šu₂^? (…)] / […] ⌈u₂^?⌉–pal-la-aḫ-šu₂ NA BI ana ⌈ZI^?⌉.[KU₅.RU.DA^? (…)]

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1. 7883 + K. 16811, maybe part of the colophon in col. iv, ascription not fully certain

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colophon: (BAK 329)

1. 1‘ ⌈ša₂⌉ ⌈ina⌉ ⌈LUGAL.MEŠ⌉ […]

2‘ bul-ṭi TA UGU-⌈ḫi⌉ ⌈EN^?⌉ […]

3‘ a-zu-gal-lu-tu₂ ⌈^d⌉NIN.URTA u ^dgu-la ⌈ma-la^?⌉ [ba-aš₂-mu]

4‘ ina tup-pa-a-ni aš₂-ṭur as-niq (blank) [IGI.KAR₂–ma]

5’ [a]-⌈na⌉ ⌈ta-mar⌉-[ti] ⌈ši⌉-ta-as-si-ia qe₂-reb E₂.GAL-⌈ia⌉ [u₂-kin]

[1] The ascription is not fully certain but very likely due to content, layout and position, especially considering the parallels with STT 89 in ms. A iii and D iv. See for the text AMD 8/1, 399ff. Only the use of LU₂ instead of NA would speak against this identification.

[2] The ability to see these certain upīšū (by the patient?) suggests, that they have been actual objects (like foodstuff or textiles or anything else) that one has to get rid of during rituals like the following.

[3] The pronoun is either a lapsus (cf. the use of the third person in l. 8) or indicates a short passage spoken maybe by the patient (“the complaint/suffering of my belly” he shall say to Šamaš).

[4] See for similar formulations col. ii A l. 16f. (entry 6’) as well as, likewise with zikurrudû-magic, the beginning of NECK 3.

[5] This plant belongs most likely to the rarely attested plant kūṣi (see CAD K, 594).

[6] This ingredient is usually identified with droppings of oxen whereas the determinative U₂ might otherwise indicate a Deckname for a plant.

[7] The identification of this passage is uncertain. I assume here the use of feathers or similar (lit. garment of a bird) which has to be anointed with oil. Another possible misreading from an Babylonian original might be libše MUŠ(ṣēri) “hide(s) from a snake”.

[8] Cf. the possible parallel (for the last two lines) BAM 454:1’-2’.

[9] This materia medica might be interpreted whether as šamnu rēštu “fine quality oil” or, less probable, šaman lardi(^u2/gišSAG) “oil of the lardu-plant”.

[10] Cf. the parallel BAM 454:3‘-9‘.

[11] A long vertical wedge is written after KI which might be either a scribal lapsus or an unexpected –šu₂.

[12] Cf. the parallel BAM 454:10‘.

[13] The traces in front of PI look more like ⌈U₂⌉ or ⌈PI⌉ again and not like the restoration of ⌈ina⌉ or [i]-⌈na⌉ in BabMed Corpus BAM 449 ii 17. Though, the restoration […] ⌈u₂⌉-pi-šu₂ TI makes little sense. The supposed sign ŠU₂ looks rather like LIŠ which leaves us with an uncertain spelling […] x-pi/tal₂–liš(-)ti/TI

[14] To tamḫû “evening”, syn. to lilâtu (U4.TE(.EN).NA, see above), adv. accusative.

[15] It is uncertain if to be restored according to BabMed Corpus BAM 449 as [… I₃.GIŠ] ⌈^šim⌉mur-ra-an. The spelling might belong either to murrānu I (^gišMA.NU.MUR.RA.AN) “a kind of ash tree” (referring to manna?) or II (^u2ŠA₃.TUR) “a kind of grass”.

[16] Cf. the similar formulation in entry EPIGASTRIUM/ABDOMEN 7:1.

[17] See the much similar formulation in EPIGASTRIUM/ABDOMEN 7:12’.

[18] AMD 8/1, 419 restores [NAG-ma] according to similar later occurring formulations.

[19] Cf. the possible parallel AMD 8/1 text 10.4. ms. A (K. 2351 +5859+8184+ K. 10639 (AMT 13/4) + K. 3293 (BAM 460)) obv. or rev.(?) 28-29.

[20] The (partly uncertain) restoration follows AMD 8/1, 419.

[21] See similar EPIGASTRIUM/ABDOMEN 7:7‘ which mentions a figurine made of wax. It is uncertain if the mentioning of the figurine belongs to the symptom and diagnostic description as well.

[22] The (partly uncertain) restoration follows AMD 8/1, 419.

[23] Cf. the parallel Sm. 1304 (AMD 8/1, text 10.3. ms. C see p. 410 and the copy pl. 121), 1’-8’: […] ⌈ra^?⌉ […] / […] ⌈KU₃^?.GA⌉ […] / [… SAG.DU]-⌈su⌉ iṣ-ṣa-na-bat-[su^? …] / […] ⌈LU₂⌉ BI ana GIDIM pa-[aq-du^?] / [… ^giš]⌈DIḪ₃⌉ DILI SUḪUŠ ^gišKIŠI₁₆ [(x)] / [… GIŠ₃].⌈NU⌉.ZU ina SA AB₂ RI.⌈RI⌉.[GA] / [… GAR]-⌈an⌉-ma (blank) BUR₂ [(x)].

[24] Restoration according to AMD 8/1, 410.

[25] Restoration according to AMD 8/1, 410 [pa-aq/paq]-⌈du⌉.

[26] Or […]-šu-ma UŠ₂/BAD?

[27] Her as well as in the following instances interpreted by Schwemer and Abusch (AMD 8/1) as ettu (fem. from wēdu) “free-standing” (lit. “single(d)”).

[28] Cf. the parallel Sm. 1304 (AMD 8/1, text 10.3. ms. C see p. 410 and the copy pl. 121), 9’-10’.

[29] Cf. the parallel BAM 455 ii‘ (= iv?) 1’-3’.

[30] Contra AMD 8/1, 410 which does not indicate the broken 20 at the end of the line (cf. CDLI photo of BAM 449).

[31] Cf. the var. parallel STT 89 i 18-22 (alt. Diagnostic Handbook). See also AMD 8/1, 436.

[32] The several oblique forms at the beginning of the therapeutic prescription suggest the translation “three grains (uṭṭetu) each”.

[33] Cf. the var. parallel STT 89 i 23-27, interestingly one of the seldom attested negative prognostic entries within the therapeutic corpus.

[34] The lack of a ruling line suggest the continuation of the entry or a therewith directly connected passage (alternative prognosis, therapy etc.).

[35] Cf. the var. parallel within the relict of the Older Diagnostic Handbook STT 89 i 34-37.

[36] Differently interpreted in AMD 8/1, 400 as ina pi-i-⌈šu₂⌉ x […].

[37] According to the parallel STT 89 there might nothing left in-between.

[38] Cf. the note on this term in AMD 8/1, 401 (l. 2). The parallel in STT 89 notes interestingly ma-aḫ-ḫa. The term seems to be derived from maḫāḫu “to soak, wet” and might refer to a kind of saliva. Scurlock instead, connected it with miḫḫu, a kind of beer, and which looks comparable to the respective fluid coming from the ears (or mouth as interpreted in AMD 8/1).

[39] See the commentary for this difficult term in AMD 8/1, 402 (l. 9) which interprets the signs gi nab x ra as a otherwise not attested word for the expected reed altar (usually paṭīru).

[40] Cf. the parallel within the relict of the Older Diagnostic Handbook STT 89 i 38-42.

[41] AMD 8/1 interprets this passage as “his right and left calves keep twitching“ and restores subsequently 15-šu2 150-šu2. considering the sg. form of kimṣu, another possible interpretation might be, that the right calve or knee twitches to the left side (kimiṣ imittišu šumēla ištanaḫḫissu).

[42] Rather uncommon indication of the pl. (lemnūti) within med. texts.

[43] See for this incantation as well as the accompanying ritual also Maqlû VIII 127’-139’.

[44] Maqlû VIII 135‘-137‘ notes differently e tam-ḫur(KI.MIN) ru-ʾ-ut-ta ⌈la⌉ ⌈ṭa⌉-ab-tu / e tam-ḫur(KI.MIN) KA.DAB.BE₂.DA e tam-ḫur(KI.MIN) DI.BAL.LA / e tam-ḫur(KI.MIN) ḪUL.GIG e tam-ḫur(KI.MIN) ḪUL u₂-pi-ši ḪUL.MEŠ ša₂ a-me-lu-ti which might suggest some more items to be restored after nakās napišti.

[45] Cf. the parallel AMD 8/1, text 10.4. ms. A (K. 2351+) obv 22-27, and pl. 122-123.

[46] Restoration according to AMD 8/1, text 10.4. ms. A (K. 2351+) obv 22-27, and pl. 122-123. The respective symptom description might be restored from the previous entry of the parallel (DIŠ NA A₂.MIN-šu₂ ina UGU SAG.DU-šu₂ [GAR.GAR-an^?] A₂.MEŠ-šu₂ i-šam-ma-ma-šu GIR₃.MIN-šu₂ mu-ne-e ŠUB.ŠUB UZU.MEŠ-šu₂ [i]-⌈na^?⌉ ^dUTU.E₃ i-mi-mu-šu₂ ana MUNUS a-la-ka mu-uṭ–ṭu₃ (x x x) NINDA GU₇–ma UGU-šu₂ NU DU-ak IGI.MIN-šu₂ it-ta-na-za-za ši x [x x x x (x)] x na-da-ta-šu₂(-)um-ma i-te-ki-ik KA-šu₂ LU₃.MEŠ [x x x (x) it-ta-na^?]-⌈aṣ⌉-bat a-wa-ta₅ i-qab-bu-šum-ma i-ma-aš-ši ŠA₃–šu₂ it-ta-na-⌈ad⌉-[la-aḫ LU₂ BI^?] ⌈ALAM^?⌉.MIN-šu₂ ep-šu-ma ana AD₆ paq-du ALAM.MIN-šu₂ ša₂ I₃.UDU ep-šu-ma [ana] ⌈UR.GI₇⌉ ⌈šu-ku⌉-[lu] ⌈ALAM⌉.MIN-šu₂ ša₂ ESIR.UD.DU ep-šu-ma ana ^dgira₃ paq-du u na-aš₂-⌈pa-ra⌉-at ZI.KU₅.RU.⌈DE₃⌉ ⌈up^?–ša₂^?⌉-[še-e^? x x x x x x x] NA BI EN UR.GI₇ ša₂ ⌈NU.MEŠ-šu₂⌉ i-ku-lu TI.LA UR.⌈GI₇⌉ [x x x x x x x (x) UŠ₂] la-ma TE-šu-ma BA.UŠ₂ (therapeutic prescription)). The symptom prescription might contextually belong somewhere within the first part of column three or column four. See for this esp. ms. C which is likewise suggest in AMD 8/1, 419 and ibid. 410 (text 10.4. ms. B).

[47] See for this formulation also EPIGASTRIUM/ABDOMEN 7:16’ (3 ŠE-TA.AM₃).

[48] The mentioning of curdled milk here suggest its mentioning earlier within this entry as well.

– for AMT 43/6 see also Thompson 1929: 58

– concerning the fragment AMT 48/2 (K. 8469, see AMD 8/1, text 7.10 ms. S) which might be considered as a possible fragment of col. ii or iii of EPIGASTRIUM 1: in comparison to other two column witnesses of the bulṭu-compendia the length of the lines seems to be too short which might hint on whether a three column recension (as it is witnessed for some therapeutic ušburruda-collection in Ninive, comparable to K. 249+) or simply a differing format due to less content – this makes the identification of this fragment as witness for EPIGASTRIUM 1 rather doubtful

– for another possible but not yet securely attributable fragment cf. AMT 39/8 (Bu. 1889-4-26, 60) see transliteration below

 

A = 1881-7-27, 57 (AMT 43/6)

 

i

1. A_{i 1f} [DIŠ NA] ⌈SAG⌉ ŠA₃–šu₂ na-ši MURUB₄.MEŠ-šu₂ mi-na–⌈tu-šu₂⌉ GU₇.MEŠ-šu₂ NA ⌈BI⌉ [x x (x x)]^[1] / [^u2]⌈IGI^?⌉-lim ^u2IGI-20 SUD₂ ina^! GEŠTIN.SUR NU pa-tan NAG ina A ^gišŠE.NU ⌈u₂^?⌉ x [(x x)]

(ruling)

2. A_{i 3ff} [DIŠ NA] ⌈SAG⌉ ŠA₃–šu₂ DAB.DAB-su ⌈SAG⌉ ŠA₃–šu₂ MU₂.MU₂(.)⌈ME(Š)/ana^?⌉ ⌈GE₆/GIG^?⌉ ⌈ga/BUR₂^!?⌉^[2] ⌈aš/ina^?⌉ [x x (x)] / [x x] ⌈ra/sar^?⌉ GAZI^sar MUN SUD₂ ina A SIG₃–aṣ ana DUR₂-⌈šu₂⌉ [i-tab/DUB]-⌈bak^?⌉ x [x x (x)] / [x x x (x)] x ^u2ur₂-nu-⌈u^?⌉ ⌈^u2⌉ḪAR.ḪAR ⌈^u2ti⌉-ia₂-⌈tu₂⌉ ⌈^u2⌉nu-⌈ḫur^?⌉-[tu₂^? (x x)] / [x x (x x)] x ^šimGUR₂.⌈GUR₂⌉ ⌈^gišLI^?⌉ GI.DU₁₀ ^giš⌈TASKARIN^?⌉ x (x) u ⌈mal-ma-liš⌉ i-ša₂-qal x^[3] [x (x)] / [x x x (x)] ⌈ka/ud^?⌉^[4] 2-šu₂ ḪAL^?[5] ina mi-iḫ-ri^[6] ⌈AGARIN₅⌉ ana DUR₂–šu₂ ⌈DUB⌉-ak-⌈ma^?⌉ [x x] / [x x x (x)] x ma ina GEŠTIN.SUR.RA DUB-ak KI.MIN ina UD-⌈šu-ma^!?⌉^[7] ina GA ⌈KU₇⌉.[KU₇ NAG (x)] / [x x x (x)] x u₂-tab-ba-kam₂ ina u₄-me-šu-ma I₃.GIŠ BARA₂.GA x [x (x)] / [x x x x (x x)] x u2 ina UD.NA₂.AM₃^[8] [x x (x)]

(ruling)

3. A_{i 11ff} [ana x x x] x šu-ṣi₂-i U₂.KUR.RA GAZI⌈^sar⌉ [x x x (x x)] / [x x x x x (x)] x ^u2LAL GI.DU₁₀.GA SUḪUŠ x [x x x x (x x)] / […] x […]

 

iv

colophon: (BAK 329)^[9]

A_{iv 1‘} ⌈ina⌉ tup-⌈pa^!⌉-a-⌈ni⌉ [aš₂-ṭur as-niq IGI.KAR₂–ma]

A_{iv 2‘} ⌈a⌉-na ta-mar-ti ⌈ši⌉–[ta-as-si-ia qe₂-reb E₂.GAL-ia u₂-kin]

 

AMT 39/8 (Bu. 1889-4-26, 60) – ascription to EPIGASTRIUM 1 possible but not fully certain

 

1’ l. 1’f [x x x (x)] x ⌈ša₂^?⌉ x […] / [x x x (x)] ina I₃.GIŠ ḪI.ḪI ⌈SIG₂^?⌉ […]

(ruling)

2’ 3’f [x x (x)] x ṣu šap-ṣu mu ni^[10] saḫ-⌈le₂-e⌉ […] / [x (x)] x tur tara-bak ina KUŠ EDIN SUR-⌈ri^?⌉ […]

(ruling)

3’ 5’f [DIŠ NA] ⌈SAG⌉ ŠA₃–šu₂ GU₇–šu₂ na-aš₂-mu-šu DUGUD x […] / [x x (x)] ⌈MEŠ^?⌉ x [x (x)] x [(x)] x x […]^[11]

[1] AMD 8/1, 128 restores ⌈ka⌉-[šip (…)] which is hardly visible on the tablet since the break begins at the end of BI.

[2] BabMed Corpus AMT 43/6 restores MU₂.MU₂ x [ru-p]ul₂–t[i(?) TUKU.MEŠ(?) …], most likely referring to STT 102:7ff (DIŠ NA SAG ŠÀ-šú ru-púl-⌈ta⌉ ⌈TUK.MEŠ⌉-ši(irtanaššī) SAG ŠÀ-šú / ú-⌈ṣar⌉-rap-šú NINDA(akala) u A(mâ) LÁ(muṭṭu) UZU.MEŠ-šú ⌈tab-ku^!?⌉ ⌈NA⌉ BI / UŠ₁₁.ZU(kišpī) GU₇(šūkul)) and similar entries. This restoration is, due to the damaged condition of the passage, highly uncertain since no parallel is attested so far.

[3] Maybe EN?

[4] BabMed Corpus AMT 43/6 has […] 1 2-šu2 ḫal but the traces after the break suggest at least two small horizontal wedges before DIŠ, directly touching it at its middle and so suggesting a sign like UD or a sign similar to KA.

[5] The interpretation as ḪAL for zâzu or similar (meaning “to divide; to get a share”) is based on context but not fully convincing.

[6] „Equivalent“ or „in equal number“.

[7] Very uncertain compared to the sign forms in the next line.

[8] (ūmu) bubbulu “new years day“.

[9] According to layout and rim of the break the fragment K. 7239 + K. 15821 might join ms. A and restore most of the colophon but the join has yet to be tested.

[10] Maybe identificatory MU.NE₂(šumšu) “is its name” which is usually used within entries concerning with skin complaints as well as ailments of the sinews and muscles (see FEET and SKIN).

[11] Since MEŠ is not frequently used within therapeutic prescriptions the second line of this entry might likewise have been part of the symptom description.

– general information about the tablets in EPIGASTRIUM/ABDOMEN within the AMC (see the information about possible mss. and parallels in BAM 9, 232ff.):

 

36. [DIŠ NA SAG ŠA-šu₂ na-ši : DIŠ NA (…) ne/mi^?]–⌈hi⌉-iṣ ŠA-šu₂ lu di-kiš GABA TUK-ši
37. [DIŠ (NA^? … : DIŠ) NA NAM.ERIM] ⌈šah⌉-hi-hu ⌈GIG⌉

(ruling)

38. ⌈NIGIN⌉ ⌈x⌉ [DUB.MEŠ[1] DIŠ NA SAG ŠA-šú na-ši EN (DIŠ) …] x x x x
39. ne-he-[es ^gišGIGIR …]

(ruling)

40. DIŠ NA ⌈GIDIM/TUN₃^?⌉ [(DAB-su–ma) …][2]
41. DIŠ NA NINDA ⌈NU⌉[3] [GU₇ KAŠ NU NAG …]
42. DIŠ NA ZI.⌈KU₅⌉.[RU.DA DU₃–su …] x x [x (x)]

(ruling)

43. EN 8 DUB.⌈MEŠ⌉ [… KA.INIM.MA UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU].⌈DA^?⌉.[KAM (x)]
44. EN EN₂ u₂–⌈ša₂⌉–[an-ni na-mir-tum (u) DIŠ NA … ina DU/KI.NA₂^?]-⌈šu₂⌉ re-hu-su [DU-ma^?]

 

– the exact number of tablets of the EPIGASTRIUM section of the AMC is uncertain but in the ninivite recension it seems to have been connected with ABDOMEN up to a total of 8 tablets (see AMD 8/1 text 7.5, K. 3661 and K. 13390 = AMT 44/7 both col. iv tablet 8 but rubric EPIGASTRIUM!)

– the incipit of the first tablet is known from the serial sources (see the catchline within the last tablet of STOMACH as well as, interestingly, from the rubric of the 8th tablet of ABDOMEN and 1881-7-27, 57 (AMT 43/6) l. 1f.)

– the 3^rd’s tablet incipit (again, within the AMC) is written with a lot of space which might indicate that this line held only one incipit – this would subsequently mean that the sub-section EPIGASTRIUM might have had only 3 tablets and ABDOMEN (for a total of 8 tablets) consisted maybe of only 5 tablets – presupposed the number of tablets did not differ between the AMC and the actual serial witnesses from Ninive (except from the division into one and not two sub-section as shown in the AMC)

– the traces of the first tablet of the AMC’s ABDOMEN-section might likewise suggest the restoration DIŠ NA ⌈TUN₃⌉ [(ŠA₃)-šu₂ …] instead of GIDIM which is of course possible as well

– so far, only few fragments of three tablets of the serial recension are identified for this sub-section(s) with relative certainty since the share the incipits given in the AMC as well as the usual layout of two col. per side as well as the use of BAK 329:

tbl. 1 (1881-7-27, 57 (AMT 43/6), most likely two col. according to layout);

tbl. 7 (K. 6172 + K. 8127 + K. 8438 + K. 10980 (BAM 449), two col. and most likely BAK 329, as well as maybe K. 3278 (BAM 458), col. ii bottom, K. 6605 (BAM 452), and K. 5949 + K. 15999 (BAM 453); the fragment K. 7883 + K. 16811 might fit within the break of the colophon in col. iv but the possible join it is not fully certain and has to be confirmed yet);

tbl. 8 (K. 3661 (AMD 8/1, pl. 23) (+) K. 13390 (AMT 44/7), two col. and BAK 329, which may represent the forth col. inclusive catchline to KIDNEYS 1 and the rubric “8^th tablet (of) [If a man], his epiga[strium] is wollen”)

 

– concerning certain terms within the incipit of tablet 2: I would point to the alternative interpretation [… ne]–ḫe-es libbišu lū dikiš irtišu iraššī (“going-back” (from naḫāsu/neḫēsu) of the belly and swelling of the breast; polar or similar symptoms) against miḫiṣ libbišu or similar; see also the adī-section in AMC which refers to neḫēs [narkabti^?] or in this case maybe neḫēs libbi(?) as well

– for dikšu see further: K. 6562 and the possible parallel KAR 182 (= BAM 216) obv 18‘-21‘ as well as BAM 217:1-4 and BAM 218 (surrounding entries are connected with GIDIM which makes the context of NECK even more possible); cf. further AMT 96, 1 (K 4054) which mentions interestingly [DIŠ NA] di-kiš ^gišGIGIR GIG-ma “swelling of the cart” (which is usually associated with the breast or upper middle of the torso, e.g. the epigastrium) that might hint on a possible identification of this peculiar term narkabtu (lit. “cart”) with some anatomical feature of the stomach-area; cf. also the lB witness BM 42298 (Finkel, Fs. Lambert, 180ff.); parallels of entries of these texts are often located within RESPIRATORY; otherwise, one might accept the traditional view of interpreting the term narkabtu here as a euphemism for the penis, which would, in combination with dikšu, describe the swelling and shrivelling of the respective organ

 

– for the possible content of tbl. 3 or 4(?) see the excerpt or former collection BAM 156 (cf. the symptom prescription of ll. 1-3: [DIŠ] NA NAM.ERIM₂ šaḫ-[ḫi]-ḫu GIG mim-mu-u i-lem-mu / ina ŠA₃–šu₂ la i-na-aḫ bal-ṭam^!-ma ana DUR₂–šu₂ u₂-tab-bak / NINDA NU GU₇ NA BI GID₂–ma UŠ₂ ana maš-tak-ti-šu₂ u bul-lu-ṭi₂-šu₂)

– see also for complaints due to breaking an oath: BAM 49, BAM 50 and BAM 51, see further BAM 174 rev, BAM 197, BAM 198 and BAM 199 (all mostly also with afflictions by ghosts), BAM 201 (fever and oath)

 

– the whole (maybe additional) sub-series seems to be concerned, much similar to the NECK-sub-section, with problems caused by witchcraft, oath-breaking, ghosts and demons – disease-concepts which are mainly connected with the lore of the āšipu

[1] Steinert transcribed ⌈NIGIN⌉ ⌈4⌉ ⌈DUB⌉.[MEŠ …] but the copy shows just ⌈NIGIN⌉ and some traces that might be either 2, 3 or 4. Collation photos suggest slightly to restore, infavour of Steinerts reconstruction, the number 4.

[2] One may think of the entries in BAM 323 (DIŠ NA GIDIM DAB-su-ma UŠ₂.MEŠ-šu₂ lu a-⌈lu⌉–[u lu gal-lu-u] / lu SAG.ḪA.ZA DAB-su lu mim-ma lem-nu DAB.⌈BA⌉ [(x) DAB]-su lu […]) against roaming ghosts together with other demonic agents mentioned but up to now, too few is known about this tablet. Interestingly, this topical connection has been drawn within NECK 3 as well, connecting hate magic, zikurrudû-magic with ghosts and maybe demons like mukil-rēš-lemutti likewise. Otherwise, the anatomical area of TUN₃ (ŠA₃) “stomach(?)” is likewise probable and would fit the traces.

[3] There are too few remnants of the sign to be totally certain about the correct reading. The sign NU, as reconstructed for the AMC, might likewise be restored as GU₇ here.