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22‘ A_{ii 1ff} DIŠ MIN ^u2ZA.BA.LAM ^u2SIKIL ⌈^u2/giš?⌉[…] / GAZI^sar ina KAŠ.BIR₈ pu-⌈ut^?⌉ […] / ina šer₂-ti E₁₁–ma I₃.GIŠ EŠ-⌈su⌉ […]

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23‘ A_{ii 4f} DIŠ MIN NUMUN ^gišŠINIG NUMUN ^u2IN₆.UŠ₂ ⌈^u2⌉[…] / ina MUL₄ tuš-bat ina šer₂-ti A.⌈MEŠ^?⌉ […]

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24‘ A_{ii 6f} DIŠ MIN ^u2⌈tar⌉-muš ^u2IGI-lim ^u2IGI-20 ^u2[…] / [x x] x ⌈^giš⌉GEŠTIN.KA₅.A ina I₃ ^gišEREN […]

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25‘ A_{ii 8ff} [x x x x (x)] ⌈1/2^?⌉ ⌈SILA₃⌉ ZI₃ U₂.KUR.RA 1/2 SILA₃ […] / [x x x x x x x] x ⌈sar⌉ x […] / [x x x x x x (x)] ⌈GAZI^?⌉^sar[1] […]

(break of appr. 45-50 lines until the continuation of ms. A ii, content and form suggest B₂ ii’ to be positioned within the middle area of the break of ms. A ii as well as ms. C that likewise eludes a definitive positioning)

26’ B_{2 ii’ 1’f} [x x x x] ⌈A^?⌉ PU₂ DIRI[2] […] / [x x (x) GEŠTIN].⌈KA₅⌉.A UZU.DIR […]

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27’[3] B_{2 ii’ 3’ff} [EN₂ ul/mul₄^?] ⌈ḫi/ḫe₂^?⌉[4]-ši-in ul/mul₄^? ḫi-[ši-in …] / [ki-še₃] ⌈nam⌉-gi-si-sa₂ […] / ⌈ub-bi⌉ nam-gi-si-sa₂ ub-⌈bi^?⌉ […] / ir₂^?-ra-an-ni (blank) mu/aš-še/kul^!?[5]-pan us x […]

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28’ B_{2 ii’ 7’} KA.INIM.MA KIN mi-šit-tu […]

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29‘ B_{2 ii’ 8’f} DU₃.DU₃.BI U₂.KA.DAB.BE₂.DA saḫ-le₂-e SAḪAR SILA.⌈LIM₂⌉.[MA^? …] / DIŠ-niš SUD₂ EN₂ 4-šu₂ ŠID-nu ina TUG₂ sik^!? ka a x […]

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30‘ B_{2 ii‘ 10’ff} DIŠ KIN na maš di ša₂ GABA.RI SIG₃–su ana TI-šu₂ ^giš⌈EREN⌉ […] / u šu-luṭ ŠIM.ḪI.A GAZ SIM ^u2EME-UR.⌈GI₇⌉ […] / ^gišMA₂.ERIŠ.MA₂.RA ḪAD₂.DU GAZ SIM x […] / ⌈1/2⌉ SILA₃ ^šim.dMAŠ U₂.⌈ḪI.A⌉ ⌈ŠEŠ^?⌉ […] / ⌈lu^!?⌉ ina KAŠ ina ^urudu⌈ŠEN.TUR^?⌉ […]

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31‘[6] B_{2 15’f} [DIŠ NA] ⌈IGI⌉.MEŠ-šu₂ GU₂–su u ⌈NUNDUM⌉–[su šim-mata TUK.MEŠ-a^? u/u₃ ki-ma/GEN₇ KUM₂[7] i-ḫa-am-ma-ṭa-šu₂] / [NA BI] ⌈MAŠKIM₃⌉ mu-sa-a–⌈ti^?⌉ [DAB-su (ana TI/TIN-šu₂) …]

(break of unknown length, see above)

32’ C_{ii’ 1’} DIŠ ⌈KI⌉.[MIN x (x)] x […]

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33’[8] C_{ii‘ 2’ff} DIŠ/ana^? KIN ⌈mi-šit⌉–ti šim-ma–⌈ti⌉ […] / ⌈^u2⌉ka-man-ta ^u2ŠAKIR NUMUN ^gišx […] / [^u2]⌈si^?⌉-ḫa ^gišar-gan-na ^u2ba-[ri-ra-ta^? …][9] / [ina ^dug]⌈UTUL₂⌉ GEN₇ rib-ki ⌈tara^?⌉-[bak …]

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34’ C_{ii‘ 6‘} [x x (x)] ⌈si^?⌉-ḫa NUMUN ^gišx […]

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(break of unknown length, see above)

35’ A_{ii 11’} [DIŠ MIN x] ⌈ka/EME^?⌉ ⌈giš/KA^?⌉ […]

36’ A_{ii 12’} [DIŠ] ⌈MIN⌉ EME KA MUD₂ ⌈ša₂^?⌉[10] […]

37‘ A_{ii 13‘} DIŠ MIN EME ZU₂ KA ⌈MUŠ⌉ x-⌈a-ti^?⌉ […]

38’ A_{ii 14’} DIŠ MIN UMBIN ARA₄.BU^mušen ZE₂ x […]

39‘ A_{ii 15‘} DIŠ MIN SAG.DU EME.DIR NITA UZU ⌈MIN^?⌉ […]

40‘ A_{ii 16‘} DIŠ MIN A.RI.A NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU MUD₂ NIG₂.GIG ⌈MUNUS⌉ x […]

41‘ A_{ii 17‘} DIŠ MIN SAG NIM SAG NIM A[11] (blank) ⌈SAG^?⌉ […]

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42‘ A_{ii 18‘ff} DIŠ NA mi–⌈šit-tum⌉–ma[12] ŠU-su u GIR₃–⌈šu₂⌉ […] / GI.⌈ŠUL⌉.[ḪI] ⌈GIŠIMMAR⌉.TUR.RA[13] ḪAD₂.DU GAZ SIM x […] / ⌈^giš⌉si-ḫa ⌈^gišar₂-ga⌉-nu ^gišba-ri-ra-ta₅ ḪAD₂.A ⌈GAZ⌉ ⌈SIM⌉ […] / ⌈TEŠ₂⌉.BI ḪI.ḪI ina GEŠTIN SUR.RA^! SILA₁₁–aš ina ^uruduŠEN.TUR GEN₇ rib-⌈ki^?⌉ [tara-bak …] / up-⌈pi₂⌉ a-ḫi ^lu2GIG ina kim-si ša₂-ḫa-su ta-pa-⌈di⌉[14] […] / (blank) ⌈ina^?⌉ […]

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[1] Suggestion K. Simko.

[2] See for this phrase expressions like […] ⌈EGIR⌉-šu₂ ina A PU₂ ša₂ E₂ ^dAMAR.UTU in BAM 533:14.

[3] Cf. the parallels to this incantation in BAM 533:58-63 (var. ⌈EN₂⌉ ul ḫe₂-ši-in ul ḫe₂-ši-in / an-ni-bi-iš kum-ma-⸢a⸣ : ki-še₃ nam-gi-si-sa₂ / mu-bi na-an-gi-<si->⸢sa₂⸣ : ḫu-ub-bi-in la ḫu-ub-bi-in / ḫu-ub-bi-⸢in⸣ : ḫu-ub-ba-ab-ḫi-in / keš₂-er šu-⌈u₈^?⌉ mu(-)⌈gi⌉(-)ir-ra-an-ni-eš₃-še ku-dug/lud pa-an / mu-uš-ka-tab-ba ku-ka-ad-dar TU₆.EN₂) and BAM 537 obv 1’-5’ (var. ⸢EN₂⌉ ⌈ul⸣ […] / ⸢an^?-ta⌉ na-an-⸢gi⌉ x x […] / [x] x en bi si-sa₂ : pa […] / [x (x)] be₂-en la x x […] / [x x] x x x […]) as well as SpTU I, 46:21-26 (EN₂ ul-ḫi-ši-in MIN an-ni-ni-eš₂ qu-ma-a / ki-še₃ nam-gi-si-sa₂ mu-bi na-an-gi-si-si / ḫu-ub-[b]i-en la-ḫu-ub-bi-en / [ḫ]u-bi-en-ḫu-ub-bi-en : gi-si-ir su-uʾ-kul-lu / [sa/ir]-ra-an-[ni] ku-ul-pa-nu mu-uš-ka-tab-ba / ku-uk-ka-ad-dal [T]U₆ [EN₂]) and MMA 86.11.426+ (CTMMA 2, 31) Vs. 3‘-6‘ which all suggest a rather unsteady or corrupt form of this incantation in nA/nB time.

[4] Restoration according to Babmed Corpus AMT 60/3:4’ff. But the traces on the actual fragment do not look like ḪI.

[5] Cf. the parallel BAM 533 noting mu-gi ir-ra-an-ni(-)eš₃-še ku/še₃^? dug/lud pa-an.

[6] Cf. the parallel SpTU I, 46 (lB excerpt-series) obv 6-8 and its commentary SpTU I, 47 obv 2-5.

[7] See for the interpretation as IZI “fire” instead of KUM₂ “fever” SpTU I, 46, p. 56.

[8] Cf. the possible parallel or at least very similar prescription in BAM 398 obv 1-7 as well as AMT 52/5:16-17.

[9] Cf. the very similar use of materia medica at the end of col. ii and the beginning of col. iii as well as BAM 398 obv 1-7 ([ana …] rimûti šupšuḫi) whose following passage is paralleled in NECK 5 iii as well.

[10] Restore maybe MUD₂ NIG₂.GIG MUNUS of A ii l. 16’.

[11] For zumbu mê “water-fly”, listed among other kinds of flies (e.g., honey-fly) in Ur₅-ra XIV ll. 323ff.; s. CAD Z s.v. zumbu lex. sec. (comment K. Simko).

[12] The copy AMT 82/2 notes the signs as undamaged but the actual tablet shows some damages within the position of the entry’s first three lines.

[13] Usually only the date-palm variety ^gišGIŠIMMAR.KUR.RA (gurummaru) is written with the sumerian phonetic complement RA whereas the suggested ^gišGIŠIMMAR.TUR (suḫuššu or tālu) has a variant writing ^gišGIŠIMMAR.TUR.TUR. A scribal error can therefore not be excluded.

[14] The interpretation is uncertain. The word kim-si might be derived from kamāsu “to lean, bow” and ša₂-ḫa-su (šaḫāt-šu) “armpit(?)” refers to a similar area like uppi aḫi “upper arm” or “upper arm/shoulder joint”. The following alleged verbal form has been interpreted here as 2. sg. m. from padû “to spare, release” (tapaddī^?), a word otherwise not attested in medical contexts. Other interpretations like the reading of ḫad/t/ṭ instead of pa are likewise possible but all possible verbs seem to be highly improbable within the present context.