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.

A = K. 8142 (BAM 524)

B = K. 6198 (BAM 530)

 

– other mss. with similar or parallel context that might not belong to the serial recension: BAM 525 (most likely a similar collection but cf. the different format in comparison to BAM 524, see for instance the different layout of the vertical dividing rulings), BAM 526 (very uncertain, merely part of treatment against hair loss, see most likely CRANIUM 5) and BAM 529 (uncertain but possible)

– the fragments K. 5895 (AMT 55/6, very uncertain, mentions blood that comes out ina pi-qi₂ “at (one) time/occasion”) and K. 6735 (BAM 529, partly paralleling AMT 27/9 which might, according to layout, belong to the same witness as BAM 525) might be likewise part of the tablet represented by mss. A and B

– cf. further VAT 16446 (BAM 386) i’ 1’-10’ and K. 4782:7’-10’ (stones against nose bleeding) as well as SpTU 1, 45 (treatment of the nostrils) which might be a later recension either of NOSEBLEED or RESPIRATORY as well as the incantation given in SpTU 4, 129 obv i 1’-28’

 

i’

(break)

1’ A_{i’ 1’ff} […] x / […] x / […] x[1]

(break)

 

ii‘

(break)

2‘[2] A_{ii‘ 1‘ff} ki-i la is-li-mu[3] ⌈il/šim^?⌉ x (x) […] / il-lik GIR₂ ina IGI-šu₂ u₃ x […] / a-na ^de₂-a (blank) x […] / MUD₂ KIR₄-šu₂ KUD-su MUD₂ ti-⌈ri^?⌉[4] […] / ina qi₂-bit ^dgu-la [x x (x x)] x ⌈ri^?⌉ [x] / SA-ka lik-ka-ṣir-ma (blank) ⌈iḫ/re/ḫu^?–ḫa⌉-tu₂[5] lid-⌈din^?⌉

(ruling)

3’[6] A_{ii’ 7’ff} DU₃.DU₃.BI su-gin₇[7] ^gišIG su-gin₇ ^gišSAG.⌈KUL⌉ / ⌈su⌉-gin₃ ^gišNU.KUŠ₂.U₃[8] AN.TA KI.TA / ⌈SIG₂⌉ BABBAR SIG₂ SA₅ NU.NU 7 KA.KEŠDA (blank) KEŠ₂ / [e]-ma KEŠ₂ EN₂ ŠID-nu ina SAG.KI-šu₂ KEŠ₂–ma ina-eš

(ruling)

4’[9] A_{ii’ 11’} [(x)] še^{? u2}IN₆.UŠ₂ ina ^sig2ḪE₂.ME.DA NIGIN ana KA MUR-šu₂ GAR[10]

(ruling)

5’ A_{ii’ 12’ff} [(x)] ⌈in^?⌉ dar[11] gid₂/bu ki na[12] KI.MIN / [x] (x) an la-e ba-an-šu-e-de₃ / [x] x da ḫa-ra(-)an-ta / [x (x)] x ke₄/lil₂ im/tu₁₅-gen₇(-)ba ḫu ⌈bi^?⌉ / [x x] bi-la-as-su ša ga-ni-ṣi₂ [x] / [x x] ⌈^d⌉AMAR.UTU ina qi₂-bit ^dAMAR.UTU lib-luṭ [x x]

(ruling)

6’ A_{ii’ 18’} [x x x (x)] x[13] 7 u 7 x [x (x)] x x x [x x (x)]

(break)

 

iv

catchline(?):

B_{iv 1‘} […] ⌈ša₂⌉ ⌈bi^?⌉[14] […]

rubric:

B_{iv 2‘} [DUB 1^?].⌈KAM₂⌉ ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈NA^?⌉ MUD₂ ina ⌈KIR₄⌉-[šu₂ DU-ku (…)]

colophon: (BAK 329)

B_{iv 3‘} E₂.GAL ^mAN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL ŠU₂ MAN KUR ⌈AN⌉.[ŠAR₂^ki]

B_{iv 4‘} ša ^dAG u ^dtaš-me–tu₄ GEŠTU.MIN ra-pa-aš₂-tu iš-⌈ru⌉–[ku-uš/šu₂]

B_{iv 5‘} e-ḫu-uz-zu GEŠTU.MIN na-mir-tu ni-siq tup-šar-⌈ru⌉–[ti]

B_{iv 6‘} ⌈ša₂^?⌉ ⌈ina⌉ ⌈LUGAL.MEŠ-ni⌉ a-lik maḫ-ri–ia mam₂-ma šip-ru šu-a-tu₂ la i-ḫu-[uz-zu]

B_{iv 7‘} ⌈bul⌉-ṭi TA UGU-ḫi (blank) a-di UMBIN liq-ti BAR.⌈MEŠ⌉

B_{iv 8‘} ta–ḫi-zu nak–lu a-zu–gal-lu–tu ^dMAŠ u ^dgu-la ma-la ba-aš₂–⌈mu⌉

B_{iv 9‘} ina DUB.MEŠ^!-ni aš₂^!-ṭur ⌈as⌉-niq (blank) [IGI.KAR₂–ma]

B_{iv 10‘} a-na ta-mar-ti ši-ta-as-si-⌈ia⌉ [qe₂-reb E₂.GAL-ia u₂-kin]

 

1. 5895 (AMT 55/6, left bottom corner obv)

 

1’ l. 1’ff [x] x ⌈UZU.MEŠ⌉ […] / ina pi-qi₂ MUD₂ x[15] […] / ^šimGUR₂.GUR₂ ^šim⌈LI^?⌉ […] / ^u2ḪAR.ḪAR NUMUN ⌈^u2⌉[…] / ZI₃ ZIZ₂.A.AN 14 U₂.⌈ḪI⌉.[A …] / ina GEŠTIN.SUR u ⌈KAŠ⌉ x […] / ina TUG₂.ḪI.A SUR-ri ⌈IGI⌉ […] / GAZI^sar […]

 

1. 6735 (BAM 529, right bottom corner, either obv or rev)

 

1’ l. 1’ff […] ⌈ḫu⌉ / […] bu / […] x ti / […] ⌈TU₆^?⌉ EN₂

(ruling)

2’ 5’ff […] x gal zu / […] x SILA.LIM₂ / […] KA.KEŠDA KEŠ₂ / […] ina GU₂–šu₂ GAR-an

(ruling)

3‘[16] 9’ff […] ⌈ina^?⌉ ap-pi₂ mi-ra-at / [… EN].⌈GAL^?⌉ GU ka-ba-aš₂/as₂ TI.LA / [… ti]-⌈ia⌉ aš₂-pi₂-ta-aš₂ kab / […] ⌈da⌉ aš₂-pa-at še-da til-la[17]

[1] Due to the fragmentary state of this passage, which shows not traces of rulings, it is uncertain if these lines are to be seen as separate entries or not.

[2] The parallel to A ii’ 7’ff BAM 525 obv 3’ mentions the foregoing incantation EN₂ šur-du-ma DU-ku ⌈MUD₂⌉ ⌈ina⌉ KIR₄–šu₂ (differently restored in BabMed Corpus BAM 525:3’ without the use of the join shown at the CDLI photo). See for this incantation also K. 4152 rev 16ff.

[3] Cf. for the phrase KI(ittī) lā islimu “they (or sub.) did not act kindly” CAD M/1, 208 manan as well as CAD S, 90ff. salāmu passim. Here ki-i should sincerly be regarded as kī “when; as soon as”.

[4] The traces look more like ḪU but might likewise belong to signs like GI or ZI.

[5] The reading IḪ (adopted in BabMed Corpus BAM 524) is very uncertain. Or might it be an otherwise not attested fem. pl. of uḫḫu or ḫaḫḫu both meaning “phlegm; mucus, slime”? The word remains unclear. Cf. also the rare word ḫuḫḫītu in Sakikkû 21:20’ (and parallels) referring to either “vomit” or “spittle” (cf. other examples in CAD Ḫ, 225 mostly connected with vomiting and different similar phenomena).

[6] Cf. the parallel BAM 525 obv 4’-6’.

[7] Most likely an unusual spelling of sumkīnu “rot, decaying matter”.

[8] For nukušû “Türzapfen“ (MZL), “a door fitting” (CDA).

[9] Cf. the parallel K. 4152 obv 5‘.

[10] See a seemingly similar treatment within the fragment BAM 526:5’-6’ (the fragment likewise bears some similarities to texts about hair loss), referring to the application on the right and left side of the KA MUR-šu₂. KA MUR/UR₅ (lit. opening of the lung) most likely refers not to an inner anatomical feature but one at the surface of the mouth or throat region, able to be draped with a respective textile or talisman as described in the treatment.

[11] Or [(x)] x sa^?–dar?

[12] One may think here of the bukīnu/buginnu-bucket.

[13] The traces look like U but might also belong to BI or a similar sign.

[14] The respective passage in TEETH tablet 1 (BAM 538) is unfortunately not preserved.

[15] According to the traces an interpretation like BAD.⌈BAD⌉ […] is possible as well, maybe referring to sekēru or a similar verb.

[16] Cf. the parallel in AMT 27/9 obv 4’-5’, rev 1-4.

[17] The incantation proceeds on the next column as indicated in the damaged parallel AMT 27/9 ([…] x ⌈ba/la⌉ x x [(x)] ⌈gi^?⌉-li / […] kur^?).

iv

54’[1] A_{iv 1ff} DU₃.DU₃.⌈BI⌉ [GEN₇ ^dUTU.ŠU₂.A x …] x (x) / IGI-šu₂ ⌈ana^?⌉ [e–reb^{? d}UTU^? x (x) … SAR GUB₃–šu₂] / SAR ana ⌈IGI^?⌉[2] [^dUTU x (x)] x x x (x) [x x] x ⌈DUB/um^?⌉ x ⌈ma^?⌉ ⌈šid⌉ x ⌈SUD₂/an x^?⌉ [x (x)] / GI.DUB.[BA.A^? ša ^giš]⌈EREN⌉[3] NIG₂.BA ⌈ana⌉ ⌈^dNIN⌉.GEŠTIN.AN.NA BA-ma [x x]

(ruling)

55‘ A_{iv 5ff} DIŠ NA ⌈GIDIM⌉ [DAB]-⌈su^?–ma⌉[4] ina KI.NA₂–šu₂ UŠ₂.MEŠ IGI.MEŠ la-am ⌈GIR₃–šu₂⌉ ina ⌈KI⌉.[US₂^?[5]] / ^na4sa-⌈a^?⌉[6] [AN].⌈TA⌉ u KI.TA ša KU₃.DIM₂[7] KU₃.BABBAR u KU₃.SI₂₂ ina ⌈UGU⌉-[šu₂^? GAR(-an)^?] / ina A.⌈GEŠTIN^?⌉.[NA ina] ⌈MUL₄⌉ tuš-bat ina šer-ti me-e-šu₂-nu-ti NAG-ma ⌈i^?⌉-[na-aš^?][8]

(ruling)

56‘[9] A_{iv 8f} ⌈EN₂⌉ u₄-⌈da⌉ [kud u₄]-⌈da^?⌉ du₈ u₄-da bad : iš-tu u₄-me par-sat TA u₄-me paṭ-rat [x (x x)] / ⌈egir^?⌉ [nam]-⌈tar-zu⌉ x (x) ⌈:⌉ [x (x)][10] ⌈ši^?⌉-ma-te-ka at-lak [(TU₆ EN₂)]

(ruling)

57‘ A_{iv 10} [KA].⌈INIM⌉.MA (blank) UŠ₂.[MEŠ (blank) IGI.MEŠ]

(ruling)

58‘[11] A_{iv 11f} [DU₃.DU₃].⌈BI⌉ ^na4MUŠ.GIR₂ NITA₂ ^na4mu-ṣa NITA₂ ^na4⌈URUDU⌉ [NITA₂^? 3 NA₄.MEŠ DIŠ NA UŠ₂.MEŠ IGI.MEŠ^?][12] / ⌈NA₄^?⌉.MEŠ an-nu-ti ina ^sig2ḪE₂.ME.DA SA MAŠ.DA₃ ⌈NU⌉.[NU E₃–ak ina GU₂–šu₂ GAR-an[13]]

(ruling)

59‘[14] A_{iv 13f} [DIŠ NA ina] MAŠ.GE₆–šu₂ UŠ₂.⌈MEŠ⌉ ⌈IGI⌉.MEŠ ^u2ḪAR.ḪAR ⌈^u2⌉[KUR.KUR^? NUMUN ^gišḪAB PIŠ₁₀–^dID₂ ^tug2NIG₂.DARA₂.ŠU.LAL₂ GIR₃.PAD.DU^? NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU^?][15] / [ina] ⌈KUŠ⌉ AB₂(.)⌈RI.RI⌉.GA ina SA [PEŠ₂.(GIŠ.)UR₃.RA GAG.GAG(-pi₂) ina GU₂–šu₂ GAR-an^?]

(ruling)

60‘ A_{iv 15f} [DIŠ KI].⌈MIN^?⌉ GIR₃.PAD.DU NAM.LU₂.⌈U₁₈⌉.[LU …] / [(NUMUN) ^šim]⌈ḪAB⌉ PIŠ₁₀–^dID₂ ^na4x [(x) ina KUŠ x (x) RI].⌈RI.GA⌉ ⌈SA⌉ ⌈PEŠ₄⌉.[(GIŠ.)UR₃.RA GAG.GAG(-pi₂) ina GU₂–šu₂ GAR-an^?][16]

(ruling)

61‘ A_{iv 17} [DIŠ KI.MIN^? x (x)]-⌈^dID₂⌉[17] NUMUN ⌈^u2/^giš?⌉[x x (x)] ⌈ni/x NIG₂^?⌉ ZI₃ KA A.AB.BA NUMUN ^gišŠE.NA₂.A SUḪUŠ ⌈^u2KU₆^?⌉ ⌈ina⌉ ⌈KUŠ^?⌉

(ruling)

62‘[18] A_{iv 18} [DIŠ KI.MIN^? x x x x (x)] ⌈PIŠ₁₀⌉-^dID₂ UḪ₂–^dID₂ ^tug2NIG₂.DARA₂.ŠU.LAL₂ GIR₃.PAD.DU LU₂ ina KUŠ

(ruling)

63‘[19] A_{iv 19} [DIŠ KI.MIN^? x x x (x)] ^u2IGI-lim ^u2IGI-20 GIR₃.PAD.DU LU₂.U₁₈.LU ina KUŠ

(ruling)

64‘[20] A_{iv 20} [DIŠ KI.MIN^? GIR₃.PAD.DU LU₂(.U₁₈.LU)] ^u2tar-muš ^u2IGI-lim <^šim.>^dMAŠ NITA₂ ^na4ZALAG₂ ^na4mu-ṣa ina KUŠ

(ruling)

65‘[21] A_{iv 21} [DIŠ KI.MIN^{? tug2}NIG₂.DARA₂.ŠU.LAL₂^? x (x)] x lagab^?[22] PIŠ₁₀–^dID₂ (blank) ^na4mu-ṣa ina KUŠ

(ruling)

66’[23] A_{iv 22} [DIŠ KI.MIN^? NUMUN ^gišŠINIG SUḪUŠ ^u2šu/šu₂-um]-⌈ra⌉-ni ina I₃ ^gišEREN ḪI.ḪI ina KUŠ GAG.GAG-pi₂ ina GU₂–šu₂ GAR ina I₃ EŠ-su^!–ma ina KUŠ

(ruling)

67’[24] A_{iv 23a} [DIŠ KI.MIN^{? u2}IGI-lim ^u2IGI-20 GIR₃.PAD.DU] ⌈LU₂⌉.U₁₈.LU ina KUŠ :

68’[25] A_{iv 23b} DIŠ KI.MIN NUMUN ^gišbi-ni ina KAŠ ina I₃.GIŠ ina KUŠ

(ruling)

69’[26] A_{iv 24} ⌈DIŠ⌉ [KI.MIN SUḪUŠ ^giššu-ši] ina KAŠ ina I₃.GIŠ ina KUŠ

(ruling)

70’[27] A_{iv 25} DIŠ ⌈KI.MIN⌉ [^u2AŠ₂.TAL₂.TAL₂^?][28] ina KAŠ ⌈ina⌉ I₃.GIŠ ina KUŠ

(ruling)

71’[29] A_{iv 26} DIŠ ⌈KI.MIN⌉ [^u2el-kul-la ^u2]UGU-⌈kul⌉-[la x x][30] ⌈^na4⌉mu-ṣa ina KUŠ

(ruling)

72’ A_{iv 27} DIŠ KI.MIN ⌈PIŠ₁₀^?⌉-[^dID₂^? x x x (x x)][31] x ⌈SIG₂⌉ UGU.DUL.BI ina KUŠ

(ruling)

73’ A_{iv 28} DIŠ KI.MIN ^šim⌈LI⌉ [x x (x x) (KI.TA^?)] ⌈GIR₃^?⌉-šu₂ la-am KI ka-ba-si EŠ.MEŠ[32]

(ruling)

74’ A_{iv 29} DIŠ KI.MIN ^šim⌈LI^?⌉ [x x x x (x)] x ⌈KI⌉.TA GIR₃–šu₂ la-am KI ka-ba-si EŠ.MEŠ

(ruling)

75’ A_{iv 30} ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈KI.MIN⌉ ^šimLI MUN a-ma-⌈ni₇⌉ x [x x x x (x)] x[33] GIR₃–šu₂ u SAG.DU-su EŠ.MEŠ

(ruling)

76’ A_{iv 31} [DIŠ KI.MIN ^šimŠE^?].⌈LI⌉ BABBAR MUN a-ma-ni₇ ina I₃ [x x x (x)[34] (KI.TA) GIR₃–šu₂^? la]-⌈am⌉ KI ka-ba-si EŠ.MEŠ

(ruling)

77’ A_{iv 32} [DIŠ KI.MIN ^šimLI^?] ⌈MUN⌉ a-ma-ni₇ ni-kip-⌈ta₅⌉ x [x x x x] x (x) [x x (x)]

(ruling)

78‘ A_{iv 33f} DIŠ KI.⌈MIN⌉ ^šimLI ⌈^šim⌉ŠE.LI BABBAR x [x x x x x x (x)] / DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina ŠIM ḪI.ḪI KI.⌈TA⌉ [GIR₃–šu₂ la-am KI ka-ba-si EŠ.MEŠ^?]

(ruling)

79‘ A_{iv 35f} DIŠ KI.MIN saḫ-le₂-e MUN a-⌈ma-ni₇⌉ ⌈KI⌉ ⌈^šim⌉x[35] […] / la-am GIR₃–šu₂ ina KI GAR-nu […]

(ruling)

80‘ A_{iv 37ff} DIŠ KI.MIN ^na4mu-ṣa NITA₂ ⌈^na4URUDU⌉ ⌈la^?⌉ ⌈ar₂^?⌉ [x][36] ⌈MUN^?⌉ ⌈a-ma-ni₇^?⌉ […] / ⌈SAḪAR⌉ GUL.GUL LU₂.⌈U₁₈.LU⌉ [(x)] ina I₃.⌈BARA₂^?⌉.[GA[37] …] / ⌈NIG₂⌉.NA ^šim⌈LI⌉ ana IGI ^d⌈UTU⌉ GAR-an mi^?[38] […]

(ruling)

81‘ A_{iv 40} DIŠ KI.MIN A.RI.A ⌈NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU^?⌉[39] I₃ KU₆ I₃.KUR.RA EŠ.MEŠ x […][40]

(ruling)

82’ A_{iv 41f} DIŠ KI.MIN SAḪAR gul-⌈gul-la⌉-ti NUMUN ^gišbi-ni […] / ina I₃ ^gišEREN[41] (blank) ⌈ḪI⌉.[ḪI …]

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83’ A_{iv 43ff} DIŠ KI.MIN ^u2ḪAR.⌈HAR⌉ ESIR ḪAD₂.DU PIŠ₁₀–^dID₂ […] / GUL.GUL LU₂.⌈U₁₈.LU⌉ NAGA.SI SIG₂ KUŠ UR.MAḪ […] / [ina^?] I₃ ^giš⌈EREN⌉ ⌈ḪI.ḪI⌉ x x (x) […]

 

(break of appr. 22 lines until ms. D continues with the last lines of the colophon, maybe partly filled by K. 9174)

 

1. 14218 (AMT 69/11) iv (or BIRTH 6?)

1’ l. 1’ff […] x x (x) ⌈a^?–di/KI.MIN^?⌉ […] / […] x ⌈TA⌉ ⌈GIR₃⌉-šu₂ (blank) […]

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catchline:

3’ […] ⌈DU⌉-ku[42] SAḪAR KI.MAḪ ⌈SIG₂⌉ x […]

colphon: (BAK 329)

4‘ [E₂.GAL AN.ŠAR₃-DU₃^?]-⌈IBILA⌉ MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR AN.⌈ŠAR₃⌉[^ki …]

5‘ […] x […]

 

1. 9174 iv

(broken)

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catchline:

1. 2‘ […] x[43]

colophon: (BAK 329)

3‘ [… iš-ru-ku]-⌈uš⌉

4’ [… tup-šar-ru]-⌈ti⌉

(broken)

 

D_{iv 1’} [… as]-⌈niq^?⌉ ⌈IGI.KAR₂^?–ma⌉

D_{iv 2’} [… E₂.GAL]-⌈ia⌉ u₂-kin

[1] Cf. the possible parallel Sm. 1424:5’-8’ (maybe another excerpt or a copy of an older original as Vorlage for the serial recension in Ninive).

[2] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 211 no. 16. Restore maybe alternatively DIŠ-⌈niš⌉?

[3] Mistakenly read as ^gišGIŠIMMAR in CAD Q, 80 qan ṭuppi sub a.

[4] For restoration see Scurlock (2006), 263 no. 54.

[5] Restoration according to Scurlock (2006), 263 should be ina ⌈KI⌉ [ka-ba-si …], following the similar expression in a parallel to NECK 6:2’ ([KI.TA GIR₃.MIN-šu₂ la-am KI ka–ba^?-si^?]) but without the preposition ina. A problem with this restoration is the little left space until the expected end of the line which leaves room for approximately two or three signs maximum. The use of ina instead of ana is likewise problematic. Therefore, I would tentatively suggest to restore ina ⌈KI⌉.[US₂] “before (he) puts his foot down”.

[6] For the interpretation as a syllabic spelling of the sû-stone (cf. Schuster Brandis, Steine, 448) see Scurlock (2006), 263 note to iv 6.

[7] The mentioning of a kutimmu ”gold smith” is unusual.

[8] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 263. The spelling i-na-aš instead of the usual ina-eš is exceptional (but cf. the likewise exceptional syllabic writing of me-e-šu₂-nu-ti which usually would be written A.MEŠ-šu₂-nu-ti) and the correct form should be inêš not inâš. However, the traces might likewise be interpretable as the sign ⌈SAR⌉.

[9] Cf. the var. parallel K 3010 + K 6187 + K 13346 + DT 86 iii 19’-23’ as well as AMT 7/1 i^! 15’1-8’. Cf. also Schuster Brandis, Steine, 361 A iii 20’-24’ (followed by the incantation EN₂ GIDIM GU₂ SA.A.NI which is maybe to be positioned in the last third of coll. iii, see K. 9174 at the end of the transliteration).

[10] See the reconstruction in Scurlock (2006), 263 (⌈ne⌉-[sat-ma] ⌈ina⌉ ⌈SU NENNI⌉ [EGIR] ⌈ši⌉-ma-te-ka) following the parallel K. 3010+ (EN₂ u₄-da kud u₄-da ⌈du₈⌉ […] / egir nam-tar-zu al-⌈du^?⌉ […] / iš-tu u₄-mu par-sa-⌈at^?⌉ […] / iš-tu u₄-mu ni ⌈ša₂/sa^?⌉ […] / ar-ki ⌈ši⌉-ma-ti-⌈ka⌉ ⌈at-lak⌉ x [x]) which has some problems. At first, the first sign at the slightly damaged beginning of the line is certainly not NE but rather TUM or similar EGIR. The sign interpreted as ina by Scurlock is to low and shows some more traces of wedges which makes the reading as ina unlikely. SU for the following sign is certainly probable but far from being clearly legible. The beginning of the second line of our incantation might easily be recognized as being part of the second sumerian phrase (cf. the parallel K 3010+ l. 20’) of the introductory sumerian passage. Our incantation might therefore have a different distribution of the bilingual content.

[11] Cf. the parallel K 3010 + K 6187 + K 13346 + DT 86 iii 14’ as well as the very similar entry BAM 230:13-16 which is considered to be a parallel to NECK 6:3’. Cf. very similar of even parallels the entries AMT 7/1 i 10’ as well as BAM 376 iii 8. The entries NECK 6:3’-4’ are suspiciously similar to NECK 6:58’-59’ in terms of terminology as well as used materia medica.

[12] Reconstruction following Scurlock (2006), 220 no. 20b (according to AMT 7/1 i 10’ as well as BAM 376 iii 8 which are texts dealing exclusively with stones).

[13] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 220. The parallel AMT 7/1 i 10’-12’ is followed by an instruction for reciting the incantation GIDIM GU₂ SA.A.NI (see also BAM 230:13-16 as restored in Scurlock (2006), 219) which is likewise mentioned in the fragment K. 9174 possibly representing parts of col. iii and iv of ms. A.

[14] See the similar or parallel entry NECK 6:4‘ and its parallels (BAM 230:17-19 and BAM 295:7‘-11‘, mentioning U₈ RI.RI.GA instead of AB₂ RI.RI.GA) as well as the similar entry SpTU 4, 134:7-8 with the same symptom description. The here mentioned symptom description might confirm the topic of the first entries of this tablet which fits the catchline being found at the end of NECK 5.

[15] Restoration according to NECK 6:4‘ which is not entirely certain.

[16] The whole entry is very similar to the previous one (NECK 6:59’) and might be seen as a variation to this, mentioned here for the sake of completeness.

[17] Considering the use of kibrītu within this text the broken passage is most likely to be reconstructed [DIŠ KI.MIN PIŠ₁₀]-⌈^dID₂⌉.

[18] Cf. the very similar use of materia medica in NECK 6:4‘ and 7‘.

[19] Cf. the very similar entry SpTU 4, 134:11 as well as the very similar use of materia medica in NECK 6:5‘.

[20] Cf. the parallel SpTU 4, 134:9.

[21] Cf. the possible but uncertain parallel SpTU 4, 134:10.

[22] Scurlock (2006), 238 no. 32 restores according to the late alleged parallel SpTU 4, 134:10 [… ^tug2NIG₂.DARA₂.ŠU.LAL₂ KAŠ].⌈SAG⌉ (…) but the first sign after the broken passage at the beginning does certainly not look like ⌈SAG⌉ but rather ⌈x⌉ LAGAB or similar.

[23] Cf. the parallel SpTU 4, 134:12.

[24] Cf. the possible parallel SpTU 4, 134:11. See also NECK 6:5’ and 63’ above.

[25] Cf. the parallel SpTU 4, 134:13a.

[26] Cf. the possible parallel BAM 230:21as well as SpTU 4, 134:13b.

[27] Cf. the possible parallel SpTU 4, 134:14a.

[28] Restoration according to the possible parallel SpTU 4, 134:14a (see Scurlock (2006), 261 no. 52). Since the following entry in SpTU 4, 134:14-15 should unusually run over one and half a line the respective restoration is not fully certain.

[29] Cf. the possible parallel SpTU 4, 134:14b-15.

[30] Ms. A shows space for two or three signs at most before noting the mūṣu-stone whereas the broken passage in the possible parallel SpTU 4, 134 shows space for at least two thirds of line 15 which in turn must be considered empty if identified correctly as parallel.  If NECK 6:70’ is indeed a parallel to SpTU 4, 134:14a, not further materia medica should be assumed before the elkulla-plant (contra Scurlock (2006), 241 no 35).

[31] Scurlock (2006), 242 no. 36 restores according to SpTU 4, 134:16 ([…] x-⌈kul-la⌉). Since this text has been no fully duplicate for the previous passages the ascription as a parallel for NECK 6:72’ remains uncertain.

[32] Cf. similar NECK 6:2‘ and 74’ which mentions ^šimLI as well.

[33] Scurlock (2006), 248 no. 41 restores ⌈ina⌉ [I₃ ^gišEREN^? ḪI.ḪI] but the traces before GIR₃ do not look like ⌈ḪI⌉ but resemble more a vertical wedge. One might think of [KI].⌈TA⌉ or another body part.

[34] Scurlock (2006), 249 no. 42 restores further ina I₃ [^gišEREN^? ḪI.ḪI KI.TA GIR₃–šu₂^? la]-⌈am⌉. Here as well as for the previous line no parallel is preserved whereby the suggested restoration is uncertain.

[35] Scurlock (2006), 252 no. 45 restores ^šim⌈LI⌉ […] which is possible but is not legible without doubt on the actual tablet.

[36] Scurlock (2006), 253 no. 46 reads ^na4URUDU NITA₂ ⌈MUN⌉ but the signs after URUDU are considerably different from NITA2 and MUN subsequently. They look more like ⌈la/ma⌉ and ⌈ub/ar₂⌉ or similar signs.

[37] Contra (2006), 253 the tablet shows three horizontal wedges which might after I₃ be interpretable as the beginning of BARA₂.

[38] Contra (2006), 253 the tablet has most likely not ⌈GIG⌉ since the sign form resembles MI (or U-MUL) which would be the beginning of GIG in Babylonian but not Assyrian script.

[39] Contra (2006), 254 no. 47 which has just ⌈NAM.LU₂⌉. The actual tablet shows traces of at least one or two squeezed signs after LU₂.

[40] It is not impossible to assume a second entry within this line. See for instance NECK 6:67’-68’.

[41] Mistakenly read by Scurlock (2006), 255 no. 48 as ŠEŠ₂.

[42] Against the identification speaks that the AMC continues the catchline of NOSEBLEED possibly with the phrase ana MUD₂ KUD-si, see Steinert, BAM 9, 210.

[43] Similar to NECK 5 ms. A this fargm. seems to show no indication of a rubric remark concerning a sub-series.

iii

39‘[1] A_{2 iii 1’ff} [DIŠ NA ^lu2UŠ₂.MEŠ^? mu-da-šu la mu-da-šu IGI.MEŠ ana KUD-si NU.MEŠ] / [^lu2UŠ₂.MEŠ DU₃–uš KI ^lu2GIG (KI.)NA₂^?–al-šu-nu-ti[2] ina UD 3.KAM₂ ina qid-da-at u₄-me][3] / ⌈ana⌉ ⌈IGI⌉ ⌈^dUTU⌉ KI.GAR A KU₃ SUD GI.DU₁₀ GUB-⌈an⌉ ⌈ZU₂^?⌉.[LUM.MA DUB(-aq) NIG₂.NA ^šimLI GAR-an] / ⌈KAŠ⌉ BAL-qi₂ NU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu-ti ana IGI ^d⌈UTU⌉ [ta-dan[4] UR₅.GIM DU₁₁.GA]

(ruling)

40’ A_{2 iii 4’ff} ⌈EN₂⌉ ^dUTU muš-te-šir ^lu2UŠ₂.MEŠ-šu₂-nu-ti ⌈AN⌉.[TA.MEŠ u KI.TA.MEŠ at-ta-ma di-ni EŠ.BAR šur-ši] / ⌈lu⌉ gi-lit-tu₂ lu MAŠKIM₂ lem-nu lu-u ḫa-a-a-at-⌈tu₂⌉ [lu pi-rit-tu₂ ša₂ ina GE₆ ug-da-na-la-tan^?–ni] / ⌈ana⌉ pu-ḫi-ia an-nu-u na-din ana di-na-ni-ia ⌈an⌉-[ni-tu SUM-at ni-iš-ka^?] / ⌈šu⌉-us₂-qir-šu₂-nu-ti[5] ZI AN.NA ḪE₂.PAD₃ ZI ⌈KI⌉.[A ḪE₂.PAD₃ (…) SU.MU lu^? DU₈^?–ru][6]

(ruling)

41’ A_{2 iii 8’f} [3-šu₂ DU₁₁].⌈GA⌉-ma NU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu-ti ina GISSU ^gišKIŠI₁₆ ⌈te⌉-[qeb-ber ZI₃.DA u/u₃^? ZA₃.ḪI.LI DIŠ-niš ḪI.ḪI] / [NIGIN-me/mi-šu₂-nu-ti ana E₂] ⌈^lu2KURUN₂.NA⌉ ⌈KU₄–ma^?⌉ ⌈KAŠ.SAG⌉ ⌈ana⌉ ⌈^d⌉[DIŠ u ^dASAL.LU₂.ḪI BAL-qi₂ ^gišIG u ^gišSAG.KUL TAG-ma TI/TIN^?][7]

 

(break of appr. 6-7 lines)[8]

 

42’[9] A_{iii 1ff} ⌈DIŠ^?⌉ [NA UŠ.MEŠ IGI.MEŠ ina qid-da-at u₄-me KI SAR A KU₃ SUD NIG₂.NA ^šimLI] / ina ⌈DE₃^?⌉ x[10] ⌈^gišKIŠI₁₆⌉ IGI ⌈^dUTU^?⌉ [GAR-an KAŠ.SAG BAL-qi₂-ma tuš-ken A PU₂ A ID₂ A ḫi-ri-ti A(.)NIG₂.AR₃.RA] / A.⌈GEŠTIN^?.NA⌉ u₃ KAŠ.BIR₈ DIŠ-niš ḪI.ḪI ana ŠA₃ SI GU₄ ⌈DUB⌉ [di-ik-me-na^? ana IGI ta-šab-ba-aḫ] / ⌈^lu2GIG⌉ ina GUB₃–šu₂ IL₂–šu₂ GI.IZI.LA₂ ina ZAG-šu₂ ⌈SI^?⌉ [GU₄ ina GUB₃–šu₂ IL₂–ma UR₅.GIM DU₁₁].⌈GA⌉

(ruling)

43‘[11] A_{iii 5’f} ⌈i₃⌉-[li₂] ⌈na⌉-as-ḫi-ra il-ta-ri nap-ši-ri ⌈ag⌉-[gu ŠA₃–ku-nu li]-⌈nu⌉-ḫa / [lip-pa]-⌈aš₃⌉-ra ka-bat-ta-ku-nu [SILIM.MA šuk]-⌈na⌉-ni

(ruling)

44‘[12] A_{iii 7‘} ⌈GEN₇⌉ ⌈an-nam⌉ tuš-taq-bu-šu₂ at-ta₅ ana IGI ^d⌈UTU⌉ [GUB-ma[13] kam₂/UR₅.GIM^?] ⌈DU₁₁⌉.GA

(ruling)

45‘[14] A_{iii 8‘ff} ^lu2UŠ₂.MEŠ ⌈ma⌉-ʾ-du-tu₄ ša₂ KI MIN A MIN IGI.IGI-ru ⌈lu⌉-[u^{? lu2}UŠ₂ mu-du-šu₂] ša₂ IGI.IGI / KI-šu₂ aš-šum ⌈la^?⌉ ⌈GUR-ma⌉[15] KI NENNI ARAD-ka la IGI.IGI-[šu^? an-na-a a-nam]-⌈din-šu⌉ / lim-ḫu-ra-an-ni-⌈ma^?⌉ [NU GUR-ma] ⌈KI⌉ ⌈NENNI⌉[16] ⌈ARAD-ka⌉ [(x x)] ⌈NU⌉ ⌈IGI⌉

(ruling)

46‘[17] A_{iii 11’f} GEN₇ an-nam at-ta ⌈taq⌉-[bu-u₂ A.MEŠ ša₂ ina SI GU₄ ina ŠU.MIN ^lu2GIG^? BAL-qi₂ MU ^lu2]⌈UŠ₂⌉ MU-ar₂ / kam DU₁₁.GA tum₄-ma-ta₅ ⌈at⌉-ta₅ ⌈GI⌉.[IZI.LA₂ a^? x x (x)[18] TA u₄-me an-ni-i ša₂-nim-ma[19] šu]-⌈kun^?⌉ IGI-ka

(ruling)

47‘[20] A_{iii 13’ff} DIŠ NA ^lu2UŠ₂.MEŠ KI-šu₂ IGI.MEŠ ⌈ana⌉ [KUD-si A(.)NIG₂.AR₃.RA A ID₂ A PU₂ A ḫi]-⌈ri⌉-ti / A.GEŠTIN.NA ina ⌈KAŠ⌉ ḪI.ḪI ^dug⌈BUR⌉.[ZI DIRI ZI₃ ŠE.MUŠ₅ di-ik-me-na/DE₃^? ZI₃ ŠE].⌈SA⌉.A SIG₃-⌈aṣ⌉[21] / ^lu2GIG ⌈IL₂⌉-ma x[22] [IGI ^dUTU u₂-kal kam^?] ⌈DU₁₁.GA⌉

(ruling)

48‘[23] A_{iii 16’ff} ⌈EN₂⌉ UŠ₂.MEŠ ⌈ZU⌉-šu₂-⌈nu-ti⌉ [UŠ₂.MEŠ ma-ʾ-du-ti ša/ša₂^? la ZU-šu₂-nu-ti^?[24] ana] ⌈NU⌉ ⌈DU₁₀⌉.GA.MEŠ / [KI]-⌈ia^?⌉ IGI.GIG ⌈an^?⌉-[nu-u₂ lu-u ma-ka-lu^?–šu₂-nu an-nu-u₂ lu-u ŠUK-su-nu an-nu-u₂] ⌈lu⌉-u NAG-su-nu / [x x (x x)-su 7 u 7-šu ina SU/-su^?(-)šu-nu-ti[25] 7-šu DU₁₁].⌈GA^?–ma⌉ ⌈ina^?⌉ ⌈GE₆⌉[26] i-tab-bak

(ruling)

49‘[27] A_{iii 19’f} […] ⌈^d⌉UTU.ŠU₂.A ^dugGU₂.ZI[28] la ṣa-rip-ta₅ / […] x-⌈ma^?⌉[29] BAL ⌈UR₅⌉.[GIM^? DU₁₁].⌈GA^!?(ḪA)⌉[30]

(ruling)

50‘ A_{iii 21‘} […] ⌈tum₍₄₎^?⌉-ma-⌈ta₅⌉ x [x x x x x x (x x)] x

(ruling)

 

(partly illegible traces at the end of at least 8 or 9 lines)[31]

 

(break of appr. 15 to 17 lines, maybe partly filled by K. 9174)

 

K. 9174 iii (maybe to be positioned before ms. D which represents the bottom of coll. iii)

iii

(broken)

1’ l. 1’ff x[32] […] / mu-x […] / ud da ⌈na⌉ […] / GUB.GUB-zu-šu₂ GEN₇ ⌈ša₂⌉ x […] / la i-tur-ru mim-ma lem-⌈nu⌉ […] / LU₂ lem-nu ša₂ ṭe₆^?–mi-šu₂^?/an ḫi^? mi/bir šu₂ IGI/lem-[nu^? …] / a-a is-ni-qa(-)aš₂-šu₂ a-a u₂^? maš/bar x[33] […]

(ruling)

2’ l. 8’ an-na-a 3-šu₂ DU₁₁.GA-ma ša₂ GUR/šu x^? […]

(ruling)

3‘ l. 9’f EN₂ gidim gu₂ sa-a-ni gu₂ zi ⌈an/ti/tar^?⌉ […] / kal-kal-la kal-kal-la ⌈zu/ba^?⌉ […][34]

(ruling)

4‘ l. 11‘ [(x) KA].⌈INIM.MA⌉ […]

(broken)

 

51’ D_{iii 1’} [x x x x x x (x x)] x (x) […]

(ruling)

52’[35] D_{iii 2’ff} [EN₂^? x x x x (x)] x ka u₂-ta-⌈ti^?⌉[36] […] / [x x x x (x)] ⌈muš⌉-te-ʾ-u ur-ḫa-⌈ti⌉[37] […] / [x x (x) ^d]⌈EREŠ⌉.KI.GAL ina qi₂-bi-ti(–)ša₂ ^d⌈e₂^?⌉-[a …] / ⌈NU⌉ ⌈GIDIM^?⌉ ⌈ḫa-a-a-ṭi⌉ mim-ma lem-nu bad ni IL₂ ku/lu^? (x) […] / li-qi₂-šu-ma e tu-⌈maš-ši^?⌉-ra-aš-šu₂ li-iṣ-bat–su mu-tu x […] / ⌈:^?⌉ ^dEREŠ.KI.GAL ina qi₂-bit ^dDIŠ ^dUTU […][38]

(ruling)

53’[39] D_{iii 9’} KA.INIM.MA (blank) UŠ₂.⌈MEŠ⌉ (blank) [IGI.MEŠ]

(ruling)

[1] Cf. the parallel KAR 234:14-26 for the introducing ritual (39’), incantation (40’), and the continuing ritual (41’). For the positioning of K. 11321 as the beginning of col. see at first Scurlock (2006), 208 no. 15. Scurlock restores two missing lines at the beginning of A_iii but considering the lines’ length it might have been only one as well.

[2] The parallel from Assur has KI ^lu2GIG ⌈KI^?⌉.NA₂–al-šu-⌈nu⌉-[ti] (see differently as ⌈tu⌉-[uš]-na₂-al-šu-⌈nu-ti⌉ interpreted in Scurlock (2006), 208). Against assuming a syllabic spelling (as in Scurlock (2006), 208), I would rather restore a logographic one in accordance with the parallel.

[3] Some traces of at least three signs are visible on the edge of the break but none are ascribable to any sign with certainty.

[4] Following the parallel KAR 234:18 (copy: ta ma a) and its coll. in Scurlock (2006), 208. The formulation is highly unusual because we would expect a present (tanaddin) and not preterit (taddin, here conspicuously ta-dan, equalling more diānu “to judge”) as assumed by Scurlock (who is translating “give before [Šamaš]”, in ibid. p. 210 fn. 20). It is therefore much likely, that the verbal form is corrupt or not correctly understood.

[5] Scurlock interprets the verbal form as saqāru, a by-form of zakāru, here Š imperative, but the expected form šu-uz₂-kir-šu₂-nu-ti is likewise possible.

[6] Although marked as collated, the restoration of ina in Scurlock (2006), 209 (between HE₂.PAD₃ and SU.MU) according to ms. A is uncertain since the respective ms. is broken as indicated below without a fragment continuing the line.

[7] Scurlock (2006), 209 places the restoration of the last line of the parallel within an assumed line 11’ of ms. A. However, the spacial distribution of  ms. A suggests rather this text portion has been positioned within l. 10’, most likely followed by a dividing ruling.

[8] It is certainly possible to assume the restoration of KAR 234:27- rev. 2 within the break since the whole previous as well as continuing entries are excerpted within ms. A according to the parallel from Assur. This would raise the following entry number to NECK 6(?):43’.

[9] Cf. the parallel KAR 234 rev 4-7 as well as the very similar ritual in SpTU 4, 134:1-3.

[10] The parallel notes just ina DE₃ ^gišKIŠI₁₆ but ms. A certainly notes another sign after DE₃.

[11] Cf. the parallel KAR 234 rev 8-9 as well as SpTU 4, 134:4-5.

[12] Cf. the parallel KAR 234 rev 10.

[13] For izuzzu “you stand/position (yourself) before Šamaš“.

[14] Cf. the parallel KAR 234 rev 11-14.

[15] Restoration following Scurlock (2006), 193 no. 8. This passage is also damaged within the parallel KAR 234 rev 12.

[16] The parallel KAR 234 notes KI NENNI A NENNI ARAD-ka.

[17] Cf. the parallel KAR 234 rev 15-17.

[18] Scurlock (2006), 193 restores [kam₂ DU₁₁.GA] for this passage. Her translation (ibid. p. 194) suggests further the restoration of a form of našû “to lift, raise” (here said concerning the reed torch).

[19] Scurlock (2006), 193 suggests to restore <a-šar> or <KI> for ašar šanîma, referring to another place to where the ghost should depart off. However, it might be likewise possible to assume another person to whom the ghost might have been send.

[20] Cf. the parallel KAR 234 rev 18-20.

[21] The parallel KAR 234 has ḪI.ḪI.

[22] The parallel KAR 234 notes ana IGI ^dUTU but the traces in ms. A do neither look like DIŠ or ⌈a⌉-[na …].

[23] Cf. the parallel KAR 234 rev 21-24.

[24] The parallel has differently i-du-[šu₂-nu]-⌈ti⌉. Cf. for the possible use of the logogram the beginning of the line.

[25] Cf. the remarks in Scurlock (2006), 196 note on iii 34.

[26] Contextually similar but differently interpreted in Scurlock (2006), 195 ([… i]-⌈na⌉ ši-me-⌈ti⌉ i-tab-bak).

[27] Cf. the parallel KAR 234 rev 25-27.

[28] The parallel KAR 234 rev 25 has ^dugBUR.[ZI …].

[29] The traces look more like GIŠ but MA is not to be excluded since the top of the sign is slightly damaged.

[30] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 195. The traces at the end of the line do not look like the expected GA and resemble more ḪA or similar, e.g. one big Winkelhaken at the end and several small vertical wedges in front of it. This makes the interpretation of the previous traces as UR₅ for UR₅.GIM followed by DU₁₁.GA at least uncertain.

[31] The only recognizable sign seems to be ZA at the end of the suspected forth line.

[32] The traces might be interpretable as ⌈EN₂⌉.

[33] Maybe BAR or MAŠ again.

[34] For this incantation see for example Schuster Brandis, Steine, 361 A iii 25’-28’ (preceded by a rubric noting 3 stones for the case DIŠ NA UŠ₂.MEŠ ⌈IGI⌉.[MEŠ …]).

[35] Cf. the possible parallel Sm. 1424:1’-3’. Cf. MIO 1, 74:21 (not accessible until the 3/23/2019). See further the very similar incantation SpTU II, 21 (EN₂ atta mannu ša ina šutti) of which this incantation might be an abbreviated and varying version.

[36] Known as the title of a demonic female doorkeeper belonging to Ereškigal. The last traces might likewise be interpretable as ⌈AN⌉.

[37] Usually known from an incantation of Sirius (associated with Ninurta) against anything evil as an epithet of the respective star (cf. also ḪUL.BA.ZI.ZI) but also mentioned in SpTU II, 21.

[38] Cf. the similar incantation K. 3507 (mentioning Nergal and Ereškigal; see Mayer, Nergal 6).

[39] Cf. the possible parallel Sm. 1424:4’.

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28‘ A_{ii 1’ff} ⌈an⌉ x […] / NU AD₆/^lu2UŠ₂^?[2] ana ⌈^d⌉[UTU^?[3] …] / ana IGI-šu₂ GAR-an NU ^lu2TI [x (x) NU] ⌈^lu2UŠ₂^?⌉ […] / NU ^lu2TI ina ^dug⌈A⌉.[DA^?.GUR_4/5^?] ⌈BAL^?⌉-qi₂ NU ^lu2UŠ₂ ina ⌈^dugLA.ḪA⌉.[AN x x x x x (x x)] / NU ^lu2UŠ₂ KI.MAḪ BAD-ma ⌈te-qe₂/qeb^?–ber⌉-šu₂ : NAM.PAD₃.DE₃–e tu-tam-ma-šu-⌈ma⌉ [x x x x x (x x)] / NU ^lu2TI ina A KU₃.MEŠ ⌈LUḪ⌉[4] IGI ^dUTU tara-sa₃-an ^lu2GIG SU-šu₂ SAG.⌈DU⌉-[su x x x (x)] x-⌈ma^?–ni⌉[5] / tu-ra-ḫu-ṣu 3-šu₂ ⌈DU₁₁^?.GA⌉ lik-ru-u₂ GU₃–si[6] SILA DAB NU DAB[7] ana ⌈E₂–šu₂⌉ SI.SA₂

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29‘ A_{ii 8’ff} EN₂ ^dUTU LUGAL AN u KI DI.KUD AN.TA.MEŠ u KI.TA.MEŠ EN ^lu2UŠ₂ mur-te-du-u ^lu2TI / ^dUTU UŠ₂.MEŠ ša₂ iš-šak-nu-nim-ma IGI.IGI-ru lu GIDIM AD.MU u AMA.MU lu GIDIM ŠEŠ.MU / u NIN₉.MU an-nam lim-ḫu-ru-ma ia-a-ši li-maš-ši-ru-nin-ni

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30‘ A_{ii 11’f} DU₃.DU₃.BI ina ⌈še-ri₃⌉ ⌈ina⌉ ⌈GU₂⌉ ⌈ID₂^?⌉[8] KI[9] SAR[10] A KU₃ SUD IGI ^dUTU NIG₂.NA ^šimLI GAR-an KAŠ.SAG TI-qe₂ / KAŠ₃ ANŠE ina UMBIN GU₄ x x x[11] ⌈KI⌉ LU₂ IGI.IGI 3-šu₂ BAL-qi₂-ma ^lu2UŠ₂.MEŠ KUD.⌈MEŠ⌉

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31‘ A_{ii 13‘ff} DIŠ/ana^{? lu2}UŠ₂ KI ^lu2TI ⌈IGI⌉.[IGI^?[12] x x x (x)] x[13] ša₂ IM DU₃–uš MU-šu₂ ina MAŠ.SILA₃ 150-šu₂ SAR / ana ŠA₃ SI MAŠ.DA₃ GAR-šu₂-ma IGI-šu₂ [x x x x x (x)] ⌈lu^?⌉ ⌈ina^?⌉[14] GISSU ^gišDIḪ₃ lu ina GISSU ^giš⌈KIŠI₁₆⌉ / PU₂ BAD-ma te-qeb-ber-šu₂ x [x x x (x x) UR₅].⌈GIM^?⌉[15] DU₁₁.GA

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32‘ A_{ii 16’f} EN₂ ^dUTU GIDIM ša₂ GAR-⌈nam⌉-[ma US₂.US₂–an-ni[16] …] / da₃-li₂-li₂-ka lud-lul ⌈an⌉-[nam^? 3-šu₂^? DU₁₁.GA^?][17]

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33‘ A_{ii 18’ff} DIŠ/ana^{? lu2}UŠ₂ KI ^lu2TI [IGI.IGI^?[18] (…) NU ^lu2UŠ₂ DU₃–uš šum-ma NITA TUG₂ SA₅^? MU₄.MU₄–su šum]-⌈ma⌉[19] MUNUS TUG₂ ⌈GE₆⌉ / MU₄.MU₄–su du-di-ne₂-⌈tu₂^?⌉[20] [x x x x x x (x x)] BAL-qi₂-ši / ṣu-de-e SUM-ši ana [x x x x x x x x (x x)] ⌈UR₅⌉.GIM DU₁₁.GA

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34‘ A_{ii 21’ff} EN₂ ^dUTU ana [x x x x x x x x (x)] x ⌈GIL⌉-a pa-nu-ka šak-nu / DANNA ⌈MAŠ₂^?⌉ [x x x x x x x (x)] ⌈GIDIM⌉ DAB-tu-ma[21] ina MAŠ₂.GE₆ u mu-na-at-ti / KI-šu₂ IGI.⌈IGI⌉ [x x x x x x (x x) ^lu2?]GIG ki-a-am tu-šad-⌈bab⌉-šu₂

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35‘ A_{ii 24’f} EN₂ ^d[UTU^? …] x / x […]

 

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36‘ A_{ii 26’f} ṣu-[de-e^?[22] …] / ni/I₃ ⌈tu^?⌉[23] […]

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37‘[24] A_{ii 28’f} DIŠ ⌈NA⌉ […[25] ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A^? ša₂ ŠE.MUŠ₅ (x x …) ŠUB.MEŠ^?–di-ma A.MEŠ? BAL-qi₂ … UR₅.GIM DU₁₁.GA] / ⌈ina⌉ [IGI ^dUTU^? ik-kib-ra-ti/ti₃^? …][26]

C_{ii 1’ff} [… la GUR-ma la ta-saḫ]-⌈ḫur^?⌉[27] ina ⌈MAŠ₂.GE₆⌉[28] ⌈KI⌉ ⌈NENNI^!⌉ [A NENNI] / [NU IGI-mar^? … niš ^d]⌈a⌉-nim an-ti₃^!(ZI/GI^?)[29] ^dUTU DINGIR.MEŠ ^da-nun-⌈na⌉-[ki^?] / [ša₂ AN-e u KI-ti₃ tum-ma-tu₂-nu^? DU₁₁].⌈GA⌉ ⌈ina⌉ ⌈UD⌉ ⌈3.KAM₂⌉ KI.GAR tu-qad-daš₂ ina UD 4.KAM₂ GE₆ IM KID₂-⌈iṣ⌉[30] / [NU GIDIM šu-a]-⌈tu₂^?⌉ ⌈DU₃–uš⌉ MU-šu₂ ina MAŠ.SILA₃  150-šu₂ SAR GIR₃.MIN-šu₂ tu-za-ar / x (x) ⌈ma/šu^?⌉ ŠUB-šu ZU₂ ⌈UR⌉.GI₇ NIR-tu₂[31] ina KA-šu₂ te-ret-ti ⌈ana⌉ ⌈IGI⌉ ^dUTU GI.DU₈ GUB-⌈an⌉ / liš/12^? ša₂/NINDA[32] SAR/KEŠ₂^? ⌈ZU₂⌉.LUM.MA ^zi3EŠA DUB ^dugLA.ḪA.AN.MEŠ MIN ša₂ A.MEŠ MIN ša₂ KAŠ DIRI-ma GAR BAL-ta₅[33] / ana IGI ^dUTU ⌈BAL⌉-qi₂ 3-šu₂ ana IGI ^dUTU UR₅.GIM DU₁₁.GA

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38‘ C_{ii 8’ff} u₂-tam-me-ka ^dUTU ina ra-be₂-e-šu₂ ina SU MIN A MIN lu ta-re-eq[34] lu te-ne₂-es-se / lu ta-at-tal-lak DU₁₁.GA-ma NU ⌈šu⌉-a-tu₂ ina ḪABRUD ša₂ ^dUTU.ŠU₂.A BAD-ḫi-šu-ma / LU₂ BI (blank) EN TI.LA[35] ^lu2UŠ₂ NU IGI

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[1] It is uncertain if for example one of the fragments K. 2415 or K. 3576 might belong to the beginning of col. ii since both carry incantations already attested within col. i, although varying to some degree (see especially K. 2415). The layout of K. 3576 suggest a two column tablet and is much similar to CT 23, pl. 15-22+.

[2] The following mentioning of LU₂ TI next to LU₂ UŠ₂ suggest a parallelism of mītu as the figurine of “a dead (person)” (^lu2UŠ₂ and not AD₆ = pagru “body, corpse”) and balāṭu/balṭu “a living (person)”.

[3] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 200 no. 11.

[4] Scurlock (2006), 200 restores further ⌈LUḪ⌉-[si] but there seems to be not enough space for this.

[5] Scurlock (2006), 200 suggests the restoration SAG.⌈DU⌉-[su LUḪ-si x] x x ⌈ni⌉.

[6] “They may shrink”. Obviously to be said by the patient.

[7] Lit. “The way (lit. street) he took, he (should) not take (again)”.

[8] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 189 no. 6.

[9] For qaqqaru “ground“.

[10] For šabāṭu “to sweep, bluster”.

[11] The restoration in Scurlock (2006), 189 (⌈ana⌉ ⌈GIDIM⌉ ⌈ša₂⌉) is contextually fitting but hardly recognizable on the damaged passage of the actual tablet. The last sign of these traces might likewise be DIRI (= malû) which is attested with the filling of certain substances within the hoof of an ox in previous entries.

[12] It is not fully clear if the beginning is considered to be a symptomatic description or the descriptive introduction of a ritual, like ana(DIŠ) … “on order to (heal him/tear out the disease/let them go away/stop the dead person to meet a living etc.)”. One might guess to restore ana … [… KUD-si] or similar (see for example NECK 6:39’).

[13] The restoration in Scurlock (2006), 202 of [… NU ^lu2UŠ₂] ša₂ IM DU₃–uš is certainly reasonable.

[14] Scurlock (2006), 202 restores [ana ^dUTU.ŠU₂.A GAR-an lu ina], whereas ⌈lu⌉ ⌈ina⌉ might have indeed be preserved after the break.

[15] At least the restoration at the beginning of the break of Scurlock (2006), 202 ⌈ina⌉ [IGI ^dUTU UR₅].⌈GIM⌉ DU11.GA is uncertain since the traces certainly do not look like AŠ but rather like the beginning of DAB or even GIDIM or UR.

[16] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 202. Cf. the similar beginning of the incantation NECK 6:13‘.

[17] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 202.

[18] For the interpretation of the format see the note for the same formulation at the beginning of NECK 6:31’.

[19] For the possible restoration see Scurlock (2006), 203 no. 13 and esp. the note on ii 18’.

[20] See the note on ii 19‘ in Scurlock (2006), 203. The word t/dudittu (pl. t/dudinētu) refers to a kind of needle or broach, usually associated with being applied on a woman’s chest.

[21] Campbell Thompson copied LA GAL and Scurlock (2006), 203 misread the sign after DAB (without marking an emendation) as –šu.

[22] Reconstruction Scurlock (2006), 203.

[23] The restoration ni ⌈šu⌉ in Scurlock (2006), 203 does not fit the traces after NI which look rather like TU or the beginning of LI.

[24] Cf. the parallels KAR 234:1-13 and K. 2781:1-10 for the two connected ritual prescriptions (37’-38’). See also the reconstruction in Scurlock (2006), 205 no. 14 likewise.

[25] Scurlock (2006), 205 restores contextually DIŠ NA [UŠ₂.MEŠ IGI.MEŠ …] which is otherwise not preserved within the parallels. It might have been likewise another introductory prescription like “in order to stop ghost to be seen by (or meet with) him”. But cf. NECK 6:31’ and 33’ where such constructions may have been made without mentioning the patient (NA) directly.

[26] Following the suggestion of Scurlock (2006), 205 it is, in combination with the parallels, reasonable to assume the beginning of C col. ii to be the continuation of A_ii 29’.

[27] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 205 following the partly damaged verbal form in the parallel K. 2781 (ta-saḫ-[…]).

[28] The signs are heavily squeezed but cf. the similar sign forms of MAŠ₂.GE₆ in NECK 6:34’ (A_ii 22’) above.

[29] Scurlock (2006), 205 reads –tim but the sign has certainly two long vertical wedges, one horizontal at the beginning and at least one Winkelhaken at the end, and thus, resembling signs like ZI, GI, SUD₂ etc. The parallel K. 2781:3 has instead definitely an-ti.

[30] Referring to pinching off clay from the clay pit (kullatu) after having purified it (qadāšu, D) for three days. The aforementioned GE₆ as “at night” (mūša), as interpreted by Scurlock, is probable, although unexpected without preposition.

[31] Interpreted by Scurlock as fem. form of an adjective to tarāṣu, meaning here “straight (tooth)”. However, this interpretation seems to be somewhat conjectural and therefore not fully certain.

[32] Or PAD^!? One might also think of a measure of capacity NINDA (akalu^? = ca. 1/10 litre). In contrast, in neo-Babylonian sources suluppû is frequently measured with GUR. Otherwise, with the previous passage about setting up a ritual tablet one might think of 12 breads to be laid out together with the dates as well as the flour, followed by the libations.

[33] Following Scurlock’s interpretation, BAL might here refer to maqqītu, a kind of sacrificial vessel for libations.

[34] One would expect te-re-eq if expecting the verbal form rêqu “to be distant”.

[35] The parallel KAR 234 notes instead EN [i-lab]-bi-⌈ra⌉ “until/as he grows old(er)” against the usual interpretation of TI.LA “as long as he lives” (adī iballuṭ).

A = CT 23, pl. 15-22+ (K. 2175 + K. 2469 + K. 2475 + K. 2480 + K. 7814) + K. 2431+ K. 14738 (+) K. 11321 (A₂) + AMT 29/1 (K. 8777) + AMT 89/3 (K. 10429 + K. 11677) + KMI 74 (K. 10710) + K. 10454 + AMT 38/6 (K. 13962) (+^?)

B = BAM 546 (1891-05-09 Bu, 67)[1] (+^?)

C = K. 2352[2] + K. 16455 (+^?)

D = K. 9895[3]

 

– the ascription of K. 2175+ as NECK 6 is not fully certain but much likely due to its content concerning with seeing or meeting ghosts during a dream (cf. especially the incantation rubrics, KA.INIM.MA DIŠ UŠ₂.MEŠ IGI.MEŠ “wording of the incantation (for the case) he is constantly seeing dead people”, fitting the content of the assumed incipit DIŠ NA ina MAŠ₂.GE₆ UŠ₂.MEŠ IGI.IGI-mar, see catchline NECK 5); cf. NECK 6:59’ which shows the same symptom description and which lists the same entry as NECK 6:4’

– for published passages see: Ebeling KMI 49, 75; Campbell Thompson PRSM 19, 73; Castellino OrNS 24, 240-274; Scurlock AMD 3, 192ff. no. 8 Ms. A, 195ff. no. 9 Ms. A, 232 no. 26, 233 no. 27, 234 no. 28, 235 no. 29, 237 no. 31 Ms. B, 238 no. 32 Ms. B, 239 no. 33 Ms. B, 240 no. 34 Ms. B, 241 no. 35 Ms. B, 242 no. 36 Ms. B, 246 no. 39, 247 no. 40, 248 no. 41, 249 no. 42, 250 no. 43, 253 Nr. 46, 254 no. 47, 255 no. 48, 256 no. 49, 258 no. 50b Ms. B, 260 no. 51b Ms. B, 730ff.

– due to layout the fragment K. 16455 might likewise belong to the main witness Ms. A as well as K. 3576 which might be the beginning of col. ii of ms. A; K. 7833 might, due to layout and size of its firing holes, join with D that might represent the bottom of col. iii and the Assurbanipal colophon in col. iv

– K. 14218 (AMT 69/11, see transliteration below) is likely to represent the middle part of the catchline at col. iv but due to the fragmentary nature this is not without doubt and the fragment could likewise refer to the catchline of the 7^th tablet of the BIRTH section of the AMC (DIŠ MUNUS GIN₇ ri-hu-ut GIŠ₃ ⌈TA^?⌉ GAL₄.LA-šá DU-ku^?); however, the size of the firing holes are comparable to the respective fragments ascribed to this passage (ms. D and K. 9174) and, comparable to NECK 5, the expected rubric line is missing as well as in K. 9174 iv

– the fragment K. 9174 might, due to its content and layout, also belong to this tablet, but a similar context might be given in NECK 1 or 2/BAM 471 as well

– check further: K. 12910 and K. 15447 as well as the similar layouts in K 18691 and K 18642

 

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1’[4]  A_{i 1’f} ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈MIN⌉ ⌈^na4⌉mu-ṣa ^na4⌈AN^?.ZAḪ⌉ ⌈KA⌉ ⌈A.AB⌉.[BA (…) NITA u MUNUS^? PIŠ₁₀^?–^dID₂ NUMUN ^gišbi-ni ^šimx (…)] / SUḪUŠ ^u2KU₆ ina I₃ ^gišEREN ḪI.ḪI [… ^sig2AKA₃ NIGIN-mi ina GU₂–šu₂ GAR-an …]

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2‘[5] A_{i 3‘} DIŠ MIN MUN a-ma-ni₇ ^šimLI ta-sak₃ ina ⌈KAŠ^?⌉ [… KI.TA GIR₃.MIN-šu₂ la-am KI ka–ba-si^? EŠ^?.MEŠ (…)]

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3‘[6] A_{i 4’f} DIŠ MIN ^na4MUŠ.GIR₂ NITA ^na4mu-ṣa NITA ^na4URUDU[7] x [… SIG₂ BABBAR SIG₂ SA₅ NU.NU x …] / E₃–ak ina GU₂–šu₂ GAR-an EN₂ U₄.DA KUD U₄.⌈DA⌉ x[8] [… (an-na-a-te 7-TA.AM₃)[9] ŠID …]

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4‘[10] A_{i 6’f} DIŠ MIN ^u2ḪAR.ḪAR ^u2KUR.KUR NUMUN ^gišḪAB PIŠ₁₀–^d⌈ID₂⌉ [… ^tug2NIG₂.DARA₂.ŠU.LAL₂ GIR₃.PAD.DU^? NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU^? …] / ina KUŠ U₈(.)RI.RI.GA[11] ina SA PEŠ₂.UR₃.RA ⌈GAG^?⌉.[GAG(-pi₂) ina GU₂–šu₂ GAR-an]

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5‘[12] A_{i 8‘a} DIŠ MIN ^u2IGI-lim ^u2IGI-20 GIR₃.PAD.DU NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU ina KUŠ :

6‘[13] A_{i 8’b} ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈MIN⌉ [SUḪUŠ ^giššu-ši ina^? …]

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7‘[14] A_{i 9‘} DIŠ MIN ^u2tar-muš PIŠ₁₀–^dID₂ UḪ₂–^dID₂ NUMUN ^gišbi-ni GIR₃.[PAD.DU NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU ina x (x)]

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8‘[15] A_{i 10‘} DIŠ MIN NUMUN ^gišŠINIG ina KAŠ ina I₃.GIŠ [x x (x x)]

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9‘[16] A_{i 11’f} DIŠ MIN ^u2IGI-lim ^u2IGI-20 ^u2tar-muš ^u2ḪAR.ḪAR ⌈^u2?⌉[x x ^u2NU.LUḪ.ḪA] / ^u2ur₂-ne₂-e 7 U₂.ḪI.A an-nu-ti ina KAŠ NU ⌈pa⌉-[tan NAG-ma NU IGI]

B_1’f [… ^u2NU.LUH].⌈ḪA⌉ / […] ⌈NU⌉ IGI

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10‘[17] A_{i 13’f} DIŠ MIN UḪ₂–^dID₂ KA tam-ti₃ ^gišGAN.U₅[18] ^u2UGU-kul-⌈la⌉ [ESIR ina I₃ ^gišEREN ḪI.ḪI] / ⌈KA₂^?⌉[19] ša₂ E₂ aš₂-bu ^gišIG ^gišSAG.KUL i-da-at ^giš⌈NA₂⌉-[šu₂^{? giš}BANŠUR-šu₂ ki-su[20] TAG.MEŠ-ma NU IGI]

B_3’f […] ⌈I₃⌉ ^gišEREN ḪI.ḪI / […] ⌈ki⌉-su TAG.MEŠ-ma NU IGI

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11‘[21] A_{i 15‘ff} [EN₂/DIŠ^?[22] at-ta] ⌈AD₆⌉ ša₂ KI-ia IGI.IGI-ru lu AD lu AMA ⌈lu⌉ [ŠEŠ lu NIN lu kim-ti lu ni-šu-ti] / [lu sa-la-ti[23] lu] ⌈GIDIM⌉ ⌈qeb-ru⌉ lu GIDIM la qeb-⌈ru⌉ [lu ša₂ ina še-ret DINGIR lu ša₂ ina še-ret LUGAL UŠ₂] / [lu GIDIM ša₂ BAL A NU TUK-u^?[24] ana^? KI].⌈NA₂⌉-ia ina ⌈TE⌉-[ka^{?[25] giš}DIḪ₃ lik-la-ka ^gišKIŠI₁₆ lik-la-ka] / [ZI₃.SUR.RA lik-la-ka at-ta ki-ma] ⌈DUNGU^?⌉[26] ⌈qer⌉-[bi-ti e GUR-ra e KI.MIN u₂^? x] / [ana EGIR-ka KI.MIN^? x x ^gišDIḪ₃ ^gišKIŠI₁₆ ZI₃.SUR-ri I₃ DU₁₀.GA ana UGU-šu₂-nu DUB-ak] / [EN₂ 7-šu₂ ŠID-nu ZI₃.SUR.RA NIGIN^?–mi ana EGIR-ka NU IGI^?]

B_5’ff [… lu kim]-⌈ti⌉ lu ni-su-ti / […] ⌈še-ret⌉ LUGAL ⌈UŠ₂⌉ / […] x [(x)]

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12‘[27] A_{i 21’ff} [EN₂^?] ⌈GIDIM⌉ ⌈ša₂⌉ ⌈KI-ia^?⌉ ⌈IGI⌉.IGI-⌈ru⌉ ⌈lu⌉ [GIDIM a-ḫu-u lu GIDIM ma-šu-u lu(-u) GIDIM mur-tap-pi-du^? lu GIDIM ša₂ pa-qi₂-da NU TUKU-u₂/la i-šu-u^?] / ⌈lu⌉ GIDIM ša₂ ina a-ra-an DINGIR-šu₂ u₃ še-⌈ret⌉ ⌈LUGAL⌉ [mi-tu₄ lu GIDIM ša₂ ina šuk-lul-ti NAM-šu₂ mi-tu₄ ana KI.NA₂–ia NU TE-a NU DIM₄–qa₂ BAD₃ lik-la-ka] / ^gišIG KA₂–ia li-tir GABA-ka ina DU₁₁.⌈GA⌉ [^dDIŠ[28] ^dUTU MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR.MEŠ ^dASAL.LU₂.ḪI] / ZI AN.NA ḪE₂.PAD₃ ZI KI.A ⌈ḪE₂⌉.[PAD₃ NAM.MU.UN.DA.BUR₂.RE ZI AN.NA ZI KI.A PAD₃.E].⌈DE₃^?⌉[29] / AN.ZA.GAR₃ IGI/ŠI^?.LA₂ IGI/ŠI.BI₂.IN.DU.RU[30] GABA.ZU ⌈i/ḪE₂^?⌉.[BAD GUR-ma/ḪE₂.GUR^? (x x x)] x ⌈IGI/ŠI^?⌉ x IN.LA₂[31]

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13‘ A_{i 26’ff} EN₂ GIDIM ša₂ šak-nam-ma US₂.US₂–an-ni ur-⌈ra⌉ ⌈u⌉ ⌈GE₆⌉ x x x x x (x)[32] ⌈lu⌉ GIDIM a-ḫu-u / lu-u GIDIM ma-šu-u lu-u GIDIM ša₂ šu-ma la na-bu-u₂ lu-u GIDIM ša₂ pa-qi₂-da la i-šu-u₂ / ⌈lu⌉-u GIDIM ⌈ša₂⌉ x [x x x] x ⌈lu-u⌉ ⌈GIDIM⌉ ša₂ ina ^gišTUKUL di-ku lu-u GIDIM ša₂ ina a-ra-an DINGIR u še-ret LUGAL UŠ₂ / x [x x x x x x x x (x)] x-su[33] an-na-a lim-ḫur-ma ia-a-ši li-maš-ši-ra-an-ni

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14‘ A_{i 30‘} [KA.INIM.MA (blank) UŠ₂.MEŠ] (blank) IGI.MEŠ

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15‘ A_{i 31’f} DU₃.DU₃.BI 7 NINDA.TUR.TUR[34] ša₂ ⌈ZI₃^?⌉ ⌈ŠE^?⌉.[SA.A^? x x x x x x x x (x)][35] ⌈A^?⌉[36] ḫi-ri-te UMBIN GU₄ DIRI / ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A ša₂ ŠE.MUŠ₅ ana IGI ŠUB EN₂ ⌈an^!–ni-ta₅⌉ ⌈3^!?–šu₂⌉[37] ⌈ŠID-nu⌉ x x x x [(x)] x x-⌈ti^?⌉[38] ⌈BAL⌉-qi₂

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16‘[39] A_{i 33’ff} EN₂ UN.MEŠ^?[40] mi-ta-tu₄ am-me-ni IGI.IGI KI-ia ša₂ URU.MEŠ-ši-na DU₆.⌈MEŠ⌉[41] [(x)] ⌈ši⌉-na eṣ-me-e-tu₄ / ana-ku ul al-lak ana GU₂.DU₈.A[42] KI pu-ḫur GIDIM at-tu-nu am-me-ni [DU].⌈MEŠ⌉-ka ar₂-ki-ia tum₃-ma-tu-nu / ^da-ba-tu₂ DAM^?.LUGAL ^dEREŠ.KI.GAL MIN ^dNIN.GEŠTIN.AN.NA ^munus⌈DUB⌉.[SAR] ša₂ DINGIR^!.ME[43] ša₂ qa-an tup-pa-ša₂ ^na4ZA.GIN₃ ^na4GUG

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17‘ A_{i 36‘} KA.INIM.MA (blank) UŠ₂.MEŠ (blank) IGI.MEŠ

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18‘ A_{i 37‘ff} ⌈DU₃.DU₃^?.BI⌉ x (x)[44] ⌈ZABAR⌉ ⌈PU₂⌉ ana ^dUTU.ŠU₂.A BAD-te ana ŠA₃ SI GU₄ A ḫi-⌈ri-te⌉ ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A ša₂ ŠE.MUŠ₅ ŠUB-di / ⌈DU₃^?⌉ [x x (x) ina^?] ⌈IZI⌉ ⌈tu⌉-kab-bab A šu₂-nu-ti SIG₃–aṣ ⌈EN₂⌉ ⌈3^?⌉-šu₂ ŠID-nu A šu₂-nu-ti ana PU₂ / [ŠUB(-di) x (x)] ⌈GIG^?⌉[45] NIG₂.NA GI.⌈IZI.LA₂⌉ tuš-ba-ʾ-šu[46]

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19‘[47] A_{i 40’ff} [EN₂ ^dUTU MAN AN-e u KI-ti₃] ⌈muš⌉-te-šir[48] AN.TA.MEŠ u KI.TA.[MEŠ] ⌈pa⌉-ṭir ka-se-e at-ta-ma / [GIDIM mu-kil SAG ḪUL-ti₃ ša₂ GAR]-⌈nam⌉-ma US₂.US₂–an-ni ḫat-⌈ta⌉ pu-luḫ-ta ar-ta-na-aš-šu-u₂ / [u ana ḫa-ba]-⌈li₃⌉ ⌈u⌉ ⌈ša₂-ga⌉-[ši GUB.GUB-za lu–u] ⌈UDUG⌉ lem-nu ⌈lu⌉-[u] ⌈A⌉.LA₂ lem-nu lu-u GIDIM lem-nu / [lu-u GAL₅.LA₂] ⌈lem⌉-nu lu-u ⌈GIDIM^?⌉ [qeb-ru lu-u GIDIM] ⌈la⌉ qeb-⌈ru⌉ [lu-u] GIDIM ša₂ ŠEŠ u NIN₉ NU TUK / [lu-u GIDIM] ⌈ša₂⌉ za-kir MU ⌈NU⌉ [TUK lu-u GIDIM ša₂ IM].⌈RI⌉.A ⌈mur⌉-[tap-pi]-⌈du^?⌉ lu-u ⌈GIDIM⌉ ša₂ ina EDIN na-du-ma / [TU₁₅–šu₂ la] ⌈ed⌉-pu MU-šu₂ ⌈la⌉ [zak-ru ana] ⌈GIDIM⌉ [IM].⌈RI⌉.A-šu₂ pi-qid-su

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20‘ A_{i 46‘} [KA].⌈INIM⌉.MA (blank) ⌈UŠ₂⌉.[MEŠ] (blank) IGI.MEŠ

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21‘ A_{i 47’f} [DU₃.DU₃.BI] ⌈4^?⌉ NU.MEŠ ša₂ IM ⌈DU₃⌉-[uš GEN₇ GAN.NA NIGIN.MEŠ-šu₂-nu]-⌈ti^?⌉[49] raṭ A.BAR₂ in-na-aš-šu-u₂ / [NU] ⌈GIG⌉ ša₂ GABA.LAL₃ DU₃ ⌈TUG₂/ZI₃^?⌉[50] [^gišGIŠIMMAR IGI.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ta-rim ina IZI tu-ḫar-šu₂[51] ina] ⌈KI⌉.MAḪ IM.RI.A-šu₂ tuš-ta-na-al-šu₂-nu-ti

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22‘[52] A_{i 49’ff} [EN₂ ^den-ki ḫul]-⌈dim₂⌉-ma-⌈ke₄⌉ [e₃-de₃ ^den-ki-ke₄ ḫul]-⌈dim₂⌉-ma-ke₄ e₃-de₃ / [^den-ki nam-lu₂-u₁₈-lu ḫul-dim₂-ma-ke₄ e₃-de₃ dug₄-bi-še₃] ⌈ḫe₂⌉-en-ši-in-gen-na / [dug₄-bi-še₃ ḫe₂-en-na-ra ki-be₂ ḫe₂-gur^?/e₃-de₃^? eme-ḫul-gal₂] ⌈bar⌉-še₃ ḫe₂-em-ta-gub

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23‘ A_{i 52‘} [KA.INIM.MA (blank) UŠ₂.MEŠ (blank)] IGI.MEŠ

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24‘ A_{i 53’ff} [DU₃.DU₃.BI] ⌈NAGA⌉ ⌈gaṣ⌉-ṣa ⌈ŠU.MIN-šu₂⌉ LUḪ u ⌈UR₅.GIM⌉ DU₁₁.GA ^dUTU GIDIM ḪUL ⌈ša₂⌉ at-ta ZU-ma / ⌈ana-ku⌉ ⌈NU⌉ ZU u NU TE-a NU i-⌈qar⌉-ri-ba la DIM₄–qa₂^!(LUḪ^?) ⌈a⌉-lak-ta-šu₂ KUD-us DU₁₁.⌈GA-ma⌉ / UMBIN GU₄ A DIRI ZI₃ ŠE.MUŠ₅ ana ŠA₃ ŠUB-di ina ^u2<<a>>NUMUN₂[53] ana^? IGI 20 SIG₃–aṣ BAL-qi₂–ma UŠ₂.MEŠ KUD.MEŠ

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25‘[54] A_{i 56’ff} EN₂ ^dutu man gidim-gidim-e-ne-ke₄ : gidim im/tu₁₅^?-šu₂ u₄(-)ul-du₃-a / ka igi/ši-bi₂-in-du₈-ru igi/ši-la₂-e : ka igi/ši-ne-en₆-du₈-ru me^!(la₂)-en[55] / ^dutu an-za-gar₃ ^dma-mu₂-da la₂-e gi a nu u₆ me-en an-za-gar₃ ^dma-mu₂-da / nig₂-zag šu-bal-bal-e-ne me-en : tu₆^? du₁₁-ga ^d+en-ki dara₃ zu:ab dara₃ zu:ab-ke₄ / en-gal ^dutu ki-be₂ ḫe₂-en-bal-e : mu-pa₃-da dingir-re-e-ne / an-za-gar₃ ^dma-mu₂-da <a>-ri-a[56] :^{! d}ereš-ki-gal ^dnin-a-zu-ke₄ / nam-mu-un-da-an-bur₂-re ^dne₃-urugal[57] dur imin-be₂ ḫe₂-bi₂-in-keš₂-keš₂

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26‘ A_{i 63’} KA.INIM.MA DIŠ ^lu2UŠ₂ KI ^lu2TI ana ^munusḪUL IGI.IGI ana KUD-im-ma NU IGI-šu₂

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27‘ A_{i 64’ff} DU₃.DU₃.BI ^sig2GA.RIG₂.AK.A ^sig2ḪE₂.ME.DA DIŠ-niš NU.NU 7 KA.KEŠDA ⌈KEŠ₂⌉ / I₃ ^gišEREN.SUMUN/MUD₂^? KIR₄/ZU₂ LU₂.U₁₈.LU[58] ZI₃ ŠE.MUŠ₅ SAḪAR KI.MAḪ LIBIR.RA KIR₄ pu-lu-uk-ki[59] ^giš⌈MES⌉.[GAM₃^?][60] / SAḪAR SUḪUŠ ^gišDIḪ₃ SAḪAR kul-ba-bi[61] DIŠ-niš ḪI.ḪI ki-iṣ-ri SUD e-ma KEŠ₂ EN₂ ŠID ina SAG.⌈KI⌉-[šu₂^? KEŠ₂^?] / ki-a-am tu-šad-bab-šu₂ a-di SA₅ pa-an pe-ṣe-e pe-ṣu₂-u₂ pa-an ṣi-rip SA₅ iš-⌈šak⌉-[ka-nu][62] / GIDIM ša₂ KI-ia IGI.IGI a-a ⌈i⌉-tu-ram-ma ina ma-⌈ṣa-rat⌉ ⌈UD⌉ ⌈29^?.KAM₂⌉[63] ⌈a-a^?⌉ [x x x (x)][64] / šum-ma ZU-šu₂ MU-šu₂ SAR-ar₂ šum-ma ina GE₆ lu ina^! kal u₄-⌈mi^?⌉ [x x x x x x x x (x x x)]

C_{i 1’ff} […] x / […]-⌈nu⌉ / […]-⌈as⌉ / […] x

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[1] Mentioned in Scurlock (2006), no. 18 as parallel for this passage. It is uncertain if this fragment belongs to ms. A, to a separate ms. or to a copy of a forerunner as attested for most of the therapeutic tablets in Ninive. Since the text follows exactly the course of ms. A (and parallel) as well as its layout (two columns) suggest a serial witness the fragment B has been considered here as belonging to the tablet NECK 6.

[2] Following Scurlock (2006), 183 no. 3. It is uncertain if this fragm. really belongs to ms. A ii bottom. Cf. for example K. 2415 which shows similar content and which might belong to a former collection used for the compilation of the ninivite medical series. The here ascribed join to K. 16455 (join E. Schmidtchen) should be a direct one, although it has to be confirmed yet.

[3] This fragment belongs most likely to Ms. A but no physical point of joining the fragments has been preserved. The fragment K. 7833 might belong to the same witness (here col. iv) but the join has to be confirmed yet.

[4] Cf. the possible parallels BAM 230:8-10 and BAM 295:2‘-6‘.The previous entry must have been most likely the first entry in ms. A as well, e.g. the main symptom as given in the incipit and its first therapeutic prescription. This entry comprises 7 lines in BAM 230 which has a much narrower layout, whose actualisation in Ms. might have comprised around 4 to 5 lines which more or less fits the assumed total of 70 to 75 lines (consider the much squeezed last lines of this column) for this column.

[5] Cf. the parallel BAM 230:11-12 as well as the similar entries NECK 6:73‘ and 74‘.

[6] Cf. the parallel BAM 230:13-16. See further Schuster Brandis, Steine, no. 140.

[7] See Schuster-Brandis, Steine, 452 where the uncertain spellings ^na4URUDU(erû) or NA₄ URUDU(aban erî), both “copper-(pearl)”, are suggested.

[8] The parallel has differently EN₂ U₄.DA KUD^! U₄.DU DU₈ EN₂ x […]. BabMed Corpus BAM 230 emends TAR/KUD to TAB but NECK 6:3‘ reads most certainly TAR/KUD as well. The whole incantation appears in col. iv.

[9] Since there are presumably not mentioned seven prescriptions until now (as in the parallel) this reconstruction is highly uncertain.

[10] Cf. the parallels BAM 230:17-19 and BAM 295:7‘-11‘.

[11] Referring to the root *lqt, cf. similar constructions like AB₂(.)RI.RI.GA specifying a particular status of the animal as suggested in CAD Š/1 šalquttu, maybe referring to a already slaughtered animal. See for instance AHw I, 538 laqātu D sub 2.

[12] Cf. the parallel BAM 230:20. See very similar NECK 6:63’ and SpTU 4, 134:11.

[13] Cf. the possible parallel BAM 230:21as well as SpTU 4, 134:13b and possibly NECK 6:69’.

[14] Cf. the parallel BAM 230:22-23.

[15] Cf. the parallel BAM 230:24 as well as possibly SpTU 4, 134:13a and NECK 6:68’.

[16] Cf. the parallel BAM 230:25-27.

[17] Cf. the parallel BAM 230:28-30.

[18] In Scurlock (2006), 216 note i 13‘ interpreted as pseudo-logogram for ^giškiškanû.

[19] Restoration Scurlock (2006), no. 18 214.

[20] Most likely referring to kītu “a reed mat”.

[21] Cf. the parallels BAM 230:31-39 (var.), BAM 546 i 5’-7’, Sm. 1227:1’-2’ (last line only).

[22] One would certainly expect EN₂ at the beginning but the parallel BAM 230 shows surprisingly DIŠ.

[23] The restoration follows the parallel BAM 230 but the suggested position of the passage within the entry is just an approximation due to the spacial distribution.

[24] Scurlock (2006), 215 refuses to restore this passage for ms. A but the space within the break at the beginning of the line highly suggests this.

[25] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 215 no. 18, differing from

[26] DUNGUR(IM.DIRI) = erpetu/urpatu “cloud” but the parallel BAM 230 may suggest the spelling IM.[DIRI^?].⌈DIRI⌉.

[27] Cf. the var. parallels K 2415:1-5 (see Castellino, OrNS 24, 243), Sm. 1227:3’-12’.

[28] Most likely the god Ea.

[29] See differently Scurlock (2006), 216 ([ZI] ⌈PAD₃.GEN₇^?⌉).

[30] DU is most likely a phonetic spelling of DU₈ as indicated in the parallels.

[31] The second sign after the break is certainly not BI₂(NE) as suggested in Scurlock (2006), 216 no. 18 A: i 25’. The traces look more like ⌈ŠID MA⌉ which remains obscure.

[32] Suggested restoration in Scurlock (2006), 183 no. 3 (⌈iḫ-ta^?–na-bal^?–an^?–ni⌉) which is hardly for certain due to the heavily damaged passage.

[33] The restoration in Scurlock (2006), 183 no. 3 (⌈ŠUK^?⌉-su) is possible but hardly legible.

[34] A kind of small bread (aklu ṣeḫḫeru^? or similar, cf. CAD A/1, 244 sub d).

[35] Scurlock (2006), 183 no. 3 restores ⌈ZI₃⌉ ⌈ŠE⌉.[SA.A GAR-an A PU₂ A ID₂ A NIG₂.AR₃.RA^?] ⌈A⌉ ḫi-ri-te (…). The origin for this restoration is unclear although the use of the different kinds of water to be filled into the hoof of an ox seems not unlikely since they are mentioned within the following course of the tablet as well. On the other hand, considering the rementioning of this expression in NECK 6:18’, one might likewise assume the restoration ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A ša₂ ŠE.MUŠ₅ + an additional preparation.

[36] Or ša₂ (maybe for A ša₂ ḫi-ri-te “water from the ḫ.-canal”)? Cf. for the first suggested construction NECK 6:18’.

[37] The traces look rather like 2 or damaged 4.

[38] Castellino, OrNS 24, 246 suggests the restoration ⌈ina⌉ ⌈pa-an⌉ [… mi-tu]-ti. Especially the first signs fit nicely the traces of the first part of the broken passage.

[39] Cf. the parallel LKA 81 (VAT 13745):1-11 for the incantation (16’), rubric (17’) and its accompanying ritual (18’).

[40] Campbell Thompson copied MEŠ but the sign on the tablet might likewise be ME.

[41] For tillu, tīlu “mound, hill”.

[42] Kutha, the city of cult of the underworld god Nergal.

[43] Again, Campbell Thompson copied MEŠ but the sign on the tablet seems to be clearly ME. DINGIR as copied by him as well, is rather ambiguous and looks like MAŠ.

[44] Scurlock (2006), 185 no. 4 restores ⌈ina⌉ ⌈MAR⌉.

[45] Scurlock (2006), 185 no. 4 restores [ŠUB-di ^lu2]⌈GIG⌉ but the traces before ḪI look much like ḪI again. ŠUB or ŠUB-di at the beginning of the line is sincerely reasonable due to the instruction given in the previous line.

[46] Š bâʾu “to move along, past“.

[47] Cf. the var. parallel KAR 21:1-17 for incantation (19’), rubric (20’) and ritualistic treatment (21’).

[48] The parallel has ru-bu-u AN.TA.MEŠ instead.

[49] The traces look different from -⌈ti⌉ which has been restored with the spelling of the parallel KAR 21. One might likewise restore -⌈te⌉.

[50] See the commentary in Scurlock (2006), 198 note to i 48’, although this interpretation of the sign KU is not entirely convincing.

[51] Scurlock (2006), 198 translates “you melt(?)” but the form might be likewise interpreted as an erroneous form of  tu-baḫ-ḫar-šu₂ “you heat it (e.g. the figurine) up”. Or uḫurru “to lay aside; be late; postpone”, here “lay aside or let remain in(to) the fire”?

[52] Cf. the parallels KAR 21:18-rev 6 and K. 3576 (no CDLI-photo available, cf. the excavation photo of the British Museum Database but with bad resolution) for incantation (22’), rubric (23’) and ritual (24’).

[53] Or ina A ^u2NUMUN₂? The parallel KAR 21 notes just NUMUN₂.

[54] Cf. the parallel KAR 21 rev 7 (rest broken).

[55] Emendation Scurlock (2006), 226 no. 21.

[56] Emendation Scurlock (2006), 226f. suggesting the meaning of A.RI.A (next to “sperm”) as “effusive” as epithet of Mamu.

[57] AB×GAL. Here most likely for the god Nergal (^dne₃-erigal).

[58] Similar to Castellino’s interpretation one might likewise think of I₃ ^gišEREN.SUMUN ZU₂ LU₂.U₁₈.LU against Scurlock’s interpretation as “blood from the nose of a man”.

[59] The tip of a pointed or sharp (boundary-) stone(?) or instrument.

[60] Restoration Scurlock (2006), 226.

[61] Lit. “dust of an ant“ but with Scurlock (2006), 226 “dust of an ant(hill)”.

[62] The restoration of Scurlock (2006), 226 is confirmed by fragm. B_i 2’.

[63] The number 20+3 or 4 is for sure. For the idea behind the restoration of 29 see Scurlock (2006), 227 note to i 68’.

[64] The restoration of Scurlock (2006), 226 is at least partly unlikely or to be expanded due to the last preserved sign in fragment B which most likely belongs to ms. A as well.

iv

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74’ A_{iv 1’f} [x x x (x)][1] x […] / [x x x (x)] x […] ⌈du⌉

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75‘ A_{iv 3’ff} x ⌈ku^?⌉[2] ⌈nam⌉ ⌈gi⌉ […] a / pa bi nam gi ⌈si-si⌉ […] ⌈si⌉ {[…] ⌈an⌉}[3] / na aš₂ ka tab-ba ⌈ti/ka/TU₆^?⌉ [(x x x x)] ⌈EN₂⌉

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76‘[4] A_{iv 6’ff} KA.INIM.MA DIŠ NA mi-šit-ti TE TUK DU₃.DU₃.BI[5] saḫ-le₂-⌈e⌉ [x x x (x)] ⌈ra⌉ / ina A PU₂ ša₂ E₂ ^dAMAR.UTU SUD₂ SAḪAR SILA.LIM₂ ana IGI ta-⌈sap⌉-[paḫ[6] x x (x)] ud / 7^!–šu₂ u 7-šu₂ KA-šu₂ ta-kap-par ina A PU₂ ša₂ E₂ ^dAMAR.UTU KA-šu₂ x[7] [x (x)] ⌈TI/TIN^?⌉-uṭ

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77‘[8] A_{iv 8’f} DIŠ KI.MIN ^šimGUR₂.GUR₂ ^šimLI ^u2ak-tam GAZI^{sar šim}MIN₃.DU ^šimGAM.MA ^u2⌈ap⌉-[ru-ša₂/šu^? ZI₃ ŠE.GIG ŠE₁₀ TU]⌈^mušen⌉ / U₂.MEŠ ŠEŠ ina šur-šum-me KAŠ u KAŠ^! KALA.GA SILA₁₁–aš ina ^uruduŠEN.TUR ŠEG₆-šal ina TUG₂ [SUR-ri^? x x x (x)] ⌈TI^?⌉

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78‘[9] A_{iv 10’f} DIŠ NA mi-šit-ti TE GIG ^šimGUR₂.GUR₂ ^šimLI ^giš!(e^?)bi-nu[10] [^gišIN₆.UŠ₂ ZI₃ tu^? x] ⌈nim^?⌉ / TEŠ₂.BI GAZ SIM ina GA u KAŠ ina ^uruduŠEN.TUR tara-bak ina ⌈KUŠ⌉ ⌈SUR-ri⌉ [(x x)] ⌈LAL₂–ma⌉ ⌈TI^?⌉

79‘[11] A_{iv 12’ff} DIŠ NA mi-šit-ti pa-ni i-šu IGI-šu₂ i–⌈ṣap-par₂⌉ ⌈ur⌉–ra u GE₆ ⌈ur⌉–ta-na-at–⌈ti^?⌉[12] / la it-ta-na-a-a-al ina LAL₃ <u>[13] I₃.⌈NUN^?.NA^?⌉ IGI.MEŠ-šu₂ ka-a-a-nam-ma ⌈muš-šu⌉-[du/da^?] / la i-kal-la ^u2IN₆.UŠ₂ ba-lu pa-⌈tan⌉ NAG.MEŠ-ma (blank) ⌈TI⌉-[uṭ^?]

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80‘[14] A_{iv 15’ff} EN₂ eš₃ abzu nig₂-nam mu₂-a ^d+en-ki ⌈lugal⌉ ⌈abzu⌉-ke₄ ^dasal-lu₂-ḫi ka-dab-be₂-da[15] ku₅-ru-⌈da⌉ / lugal ḫe₂-gal₂ ka-dab-be₂-da ku₅-ru-da : ⌈ka⌉-[dab]-⌈be₂⌉-da ḫul-gal₂ zi-ku₅-ru-da / [^d]⌈asal⌉-lu₂-ḫi mu₇-mu₇ abzu-⌈ke₄⌉ ⌈ka-kešda⌉-[bi[16] du₈]-⌈u₃⌉-da ka-dab-be₂-da ku₅-ru-da [TU₆.EN₂]

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81‘[17] A_{iv 18’f} ⌈EN₂⌉ [ka^?]-⌈dab⌉ ⌈ka-dab-dab-be₂⌉ ⌈ka-dab-dab-be₂⌉ ⌈ka^?⌉ (x)[18] ⌈ka^?-bad⌉ [x x (x)] / ka-⌈tar⌉ ⌈ka⌉-tar ka-tar-tar (blank) [(ka igi-du₈^?)][19] ⌈TU₆ EN₂⌉

(ruling)

82‘[20] A_{iv 20’f} EN₂ ud-da-ta ḫe₂-en-⌈du₈⌉-a lal₃ i₃-nun-na ka-ba ⌈a^?⌉-[ra-ab-ba] / ⌈nig₂⌉-sa₆-ga a-ra-ab-šum₂-ma-ta nam-tag-⌈ga⌉ ⌈aš₂⌉ du₈-a TU₆ EN₂

(ruling)

83‘[21] A_{iv 22‘} i+na LAL₃ I₃.NUN.NA KA-šu₂ ta-kap-par₂ EN₂ 3-šu₂ ŠID-nu

(ruling)

84’[22] A_{iv 23’ff} DIŠ NA mi-šit-ti TE TUK-ši ^šimGUR₂.GUR₂ ^šimLI ^u2ak-tam GAZI⌈^sar⌉ ^šimMIN₃.DU ^šimGAM.MA / ^u2ap₂-ru-šu ZI₃.GIG ŠE₁₀ TU^mušen.MEŠ U₂.ḪI.A an-nu-ti₃ ⌈ina⌉ šur-šum-ma^? KAŠ / u KAŠ KALA.GA SILA₁₁–aš ina ^uruduŠEN.TUR ŠEG₆–šal ina TUG₂ SUR-ri KA-⌈šu₂^?⌉ u TE-su LAL

(ruling)

85’ A_{iv 26’f} DIŠ NA mi-šit-ti GU₂ GIG ^šimGUR₂.GUR₂ ^šimLI ^šimMIN₃.DU ZI₃ ŠE.⌈LI⌉ DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ SUD / DIŠ-niš ḪI.ḪI ina I₃.NUN.NA u KAŠ.SAG ina ^uruduŠEN.TUR tara-bak ina TUG₂ ⌈SUR⌉-ri LAL-ma TI

(ruling)

86’[23] A_{iv 28’ff} DIŠ NA mi-šit-ti MURUB₄ GIG a-tal₂-lu-kam₂ NU ZU MURUB₄.MEŠ-šu₂ ki–⌈iṣ⌉–ra[24] ik-ṣu-ra / ^gišbi-nu ^u2IN₆.UŠ₂ GI.ŠUL.ḪI ^gišGIŠIMMAR.TUR ḪAD₂.A GAZ SIM ⌈KI⌉ [ZI₃].⌈KUM⌉ ḪI.ḪI ina GEŠTIN SUR.[RA^?] / ina ^uruduŠEN.TUR ⌈tara⌉-bak ina KUŠ ⌈SUR⌉-ri LAL-ma UD 3.KAM₂ NU DU₈ ina UD ⌈4^?⌉.[KAM₂] x gu4 GEŠTIN[25] [(x)] / SIM ZI₃ ḫa-⌈ru-bi⌉ IM.GU₂.EN.NA ina ZI₃.KUM ḪI.ḪI ina KAŠ.SAG [x x (x x)] / ina A ^gišŠE.NA₂.A sek-ru-ti tu-maš-ša₂-ʾ-šu₂ ina I₃.NUN.[NA x x x (x)] / ina KUŠ SUR-ri ba-aḫ-ru-us-su [x x x (x)][26]

(ruling)

87’ A_{iv 34’ff} DIŠ NA mi-šit-ti AD₆ GIG ^u2IN₆.UŠ₂ ^u2ir-re-e NUMUN ⌈^giš⌉[x x x x] / ZU₂.LUM.MA DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ ⌈^šimGUR₂.GUR₂⌉ ⌈^šim⌉LI ZI₃ ⌈ŠE⌉.[SA.A/LI^? x x x (x)] / DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina ⌈KAŠ⌉ [ina] ⌈^urudu⌉ŠEN.TUR tara-bak (blank) x[27] [(x x)] x[28]

(ruling)

88’ A_{iv 37’} TA an-na-a LAL-uš EGIR-šu₂[29] ^gišsi-ḫu ^gišar₂-⌈ga⌉-nu ⌈^giš⌉LUM.ḪA DIŠ-niš ⌈SUD₂^?⌉ [x x x ^urudu]⌈ŠEN^?.TUR⌉ ⌈KI.MIN^?⌉[30]

(ruling)

89’ A_{iv 38’ff} [DIŠ] ⌈NA⌉ mi-šit-ti a-ḫi GIG GIR₃ UGA^!(NAGA^ga)^mušen ⌈ša₂⌉ 7 SAG.DU.MEŠ-šu₂ [x x (x)] ⌈kam-ka-du⌉ / [(x)] ⌈^u2⌉AB₂.DU₈ DIŠ-niš ḪAD₂.A GAZ SIM KI ZI₃.KUM ḪI.ḪI ina ⌈A^?⌉ [(x) ba-aḫ/baḫ^?]-⌈ra⌉-a-ti / ina ^urudu⌈ŠEN⌉.[TUR tara]-⌈bak⌉ ina KUŠ SUR-ri NE-⌈su^?⌉[31] [(x)] ⌈LAL₂^?⌉-ma TI

(ruling)

90’ A_{iv 41’ff} DIŠ NA mi-šit-ti ⌈GIR₃⌉ ⌈GIG^?⌉ ^šimIM.DU ku-un^?-⌈gi⌉ [^u2?]⌈KU₆⌉ ^u2⌈NUMUN₂⌉ / U₂ ^gišKIRI₆ ḪAD₂.A ⌈GAZ⌉ ⌈SIM^?⌉ KI ZI₃ ŠE.SA.A ḪI.[ḪI (x) ^giš?]⌈MES^?⌉[32] NITA ⌈I₃⌉ ⌈KU₆⌉ / ina ^urudu⌈ŠEN⌉.TUR tara-bak ⌈ina⌉ ⌈KUŠ⌉ ⌈SUR⌉-ri[33] [(x x)] ⌈LAL₂⌉-ma ⌈TI-uṭ⌉

(ruling)

91’ A_{iv 44’ff} TA an-na-a LAL-uš NUMUN ^gišbi-⌈ni⌉ x [x x x (x x)] GI.ŠUL.ḪI / ^gišGIŠIMMAR.TUR ^gišsi-ḫu ^gišar₂-ga-⌈nu⌉ [x x x (x x)] ^gišDIḪ₃ / TEŠ₂.BI ḪAD₂.DU GAZ SIM ina ⌈KAŠ⌉ [x x x (x)] ⌈tara^?⌉-bak MIN

(ruling)

92’ A_{iv 47’} an-ni-a-tu 8 na-aṣ-ma-da-a-tu[34] x[35] KA×U^? ⌈bi^?⌉ […] ⌈ḫu/šu₂^?⌉ ti-amat^?

(ruling)

catchline:

A_{iv 48‘} DIŠ NA ina MAŠ₂.GE₆–šu₂ (blank) ⌈UŠ₂⌉.[MEŠ^?] ⌈IGI.IGI⌉–mar

colophon A:[36] (BAK 329)

A_{iv 49‘} E₂.GAL ^mAN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-⌈IBILA⌉ [LUGAL ŠU₂ MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂^ki ša ^dAG u ^dtaš-me–tu₄ GEŠTU].⌈MIN⌉ ra-pa-aš₂-tu₄ iš-ru-ku-uš

A_{iv 50’} e-ḫu-⌈uz⌉-[zu GEŠTU.MIN na-mir-tu ni-siq] ⌈tup-šar⌉-ru-ti

A_{iv 51‘} ša ina ⌈LUGAL⌉.[MEŠ-ni a-lik maḫ-ri–ia mam₂-ma šip-ru šu-a]–⌈tu^?⌉ la i-ḫu-uz-zu

A_{iv 52‘} bul-⌈ṭi⌉ [TA UGU-ḫi EN UMBIN liq-ti BAR.MEŠ ta–ḫi-zu] nak–la

A_{iv 53‘} [a]–⌈zu–gal-lu⌉-[ut ^dMAŠ/NIN.URTA^? u ^dgu-la ma-la] ba-aš₂-mu

A_{iv 54‘} [ina tup-pa]–⌈a^?⌉-ni ⌈aš₂⌉–[ṭur as-niq] IGI.KAR₂–ma

A_{iv 55’} [a-na ta-mar]–⌈ti⌉ ši-ta-⌈as-si-ia⌉ qe₂-reb ⌈E₂⌉.[GAL]-⌈ia^?⌉ ⌈u₂⌉-kin

[1] Most likely introducing the symptom description DIŠ NA mi-šit-ti TE TUK(-ši). See for this likewise the following incantation rubric in NECK 5:76’.

[2] Campbell Thomspon copied ⌈ku⌉ ku but here as well as concerning the following signs the tablet seems to have been deteriorated since.

[3] The discrepancy between the three lines visible in AMT 76/5:1’-3’ and the four lines in AMT 82/2:2’-5’ which unfortunately both fit the space of the ruling indicated in AMT 82/2 might suggest a variant, noted as subscript at the end of the incantations second line or as a subscript for the end of the third line, given above the respective sign EN₂. See for a different interpretation the BabMed rereading-blog contribution of K. Simko (K 11829 and NECK 5 col. iv (additions and corrections)).

[4] Cf. the similar ritual in ms. B concerning the aftermath of a stroke in NECK 5:29’.

[5] The combination of rubric and ritual in one line is rather unusual within the Ninivite mss.

[6] Contra BabMed Corpus AMT 76/5:5‘ (ta-⌈šab⌉-[baḫ …]).

[7] BabMed Corpus AMT 76/5:6‘ restores the possible Verb ⌈LUḪ⌉ “to wash” (mesû).

[8] Cf. the partly parallels BAM 136 i 2’-8’ and surprisingly NECK 5:84’ (A iv 23’ff). See also very similar BAM 135:11‘-15‘ adding ^gišbi-nu and ^gišIN₆.UŠ₂ to the recipe and beginning var. with ḪENBUR₂ ^šimGUR₂.GUR₂. Due to the similarities to NECK 5:84’ one might likewise expect minor variations of the materia medica within the broken passages. Cf. for instance the addition of MEŠ after TU^mušen (and further variations) in NECK 5:84’ and partly also preserved in BAM 136.

[9] Cf. the parallel AMT 77/8 (K 8685, neo-bab. script) obv 9‘-12‘. Cf. likewise the var. but similar prescription in the previous entry NECK 5:77’ as well as the comparable entry BAM 135:11‘-15‘ with the addition of the here at last given ingredients.

[10] Contra BabMed Corpus 76/5:9‘ (^u2bi-nu).

[11] Cf. the parallels Ashm. 1924/1819 (OECT 11, 72) obv 1’-3’; K 7624 (AMT 35/6, collection against mišittu of the face and the mouth) 5’-8’; AMT 77/8 obv 4’-8’ (beginning var. DIŠ NA pa-⌈ni⌉ […]); W 22307/14 (SpTU 1, 46, having erroneously ur-GA-at-tu₂, which is most likely a corrupt reading of the similar looking Babylonian sign TA) obv 16-20. Cf. likewise the commentary W 22307/35 (SpTU 1/47) obv 7-11.

[12] Most likely retû Dtn-stem (see CAD R, 299 sub 3) with the meaning “to hold (the eyes?) fixed; to stare”.

[13] Cf. for example W 22307/14 (SpTU 1, 46) obv 18 as well as AMT 77/8 obv 6’.

[14] Cf. the parallels for this incantation in Ashm 1924/1819 (OECT 11, 72) Rs. 7′-8′; BAM 28 obv 13-16; BAM 533 obv 16-21; BAM 534 iv’ 5-9; AMT 23/2:1’-4’.

[15] The copy of Cmapbell Thompson notes the sign MAḪ after DA which is not present on the actual tablet.

[16] The parallel BAM 533 has ⸢3⸣ ka-kešda-bi, AMT 23/2 instead only ka-kešda-bi.

[17] Cf. the parallel BAM 533:24-26.

[18] Maybe a squeezed ⌈ka-bad⌉?

[19] The spacial distribution suggest that these signs may not have been included here.

[20] Cf. the parallels BAM 533:32-33 and BAM 534 iv‘ 1-2.

[21] See partly similar BAM 534 iv‘ 3.

[22] See the much similar entries NECK 5:77’-78’ and its parallels. Cf. the possible parallel BAM 135 i 2’-8’. See also very similar BAM 135:11‘-15‘ adding ^gišbi-nu and ^gišIN₆.UŠ₂ to the recipe and beginning var. with ḪENBUR₂ ^šimGUR₂.GUR₂. The entry seems to be added erroneously instead of the suggested symptom of the next entry (mi-šit-ti GU₂ GIG).

[23] Cf. the parallel BAM 136 ii 3‘-10‘.

[24] See BAM 136 ii 5‘, which most likely refers to the backsides as being “knotted”, e.g. “cramped” (lit. the hips knotted a knot/rigidification) as an aftermath of the stroke, most likely followed by a not preserved verbal form.

[25] K. Simko suggests to restore ⌈GAZ⌉ at the end.

[26] The broken passage prescribes most likely that the cooked materia medica has to be eaten or drank (GU₇/NAG-ma) and subsequently the patient should recover (TI etc.).

[27] Maybe AŠ₂ = ina.

[28] The following entry indicates the preparation of a bandage here.

[29] The Logogram LAL followed by uš might be considered as an error for DU₃–uš, together with the surrounding signs to be read as “since you have done this, afterwards (…)”. But cf. the same spelling a few lines later in NECK 5:91’ suggesting a neo-Assyrian spelling like taṣammiduš/taṣmiduš instead of taṣammidušu/taṣmidušu “after you bandaged him with it, (…)”, of in subjunctive.

[30] Or maybe ŠUB?

[31] Suggestion K. Simko for baḫrūssu.

[32] The restoration is sincerely questionable since the mēsu-tree seems to be not attested with following NITA but the traces look at least like the ŠID/MES sign.

[33] Against the copy of Campbell Thompson (AMT 79/1) this passage is partly damaged on the actual tablet.

[34] Consider the conspicuously old fashioned spellings.

[35] Campbell Thompson copied U2 but the actual traces look more like GIG.

[36] Conspicuously, the expected rubric (e.g. DUB 5.KAM₂ DIŠ NA SA.GU₂–šu₂ GU₇–šu₂ ŠU.GIDIM.MA or similar) is missing.