CRANIUM 2 (BAM 482 and dupl.) col. ii

ii

  1. Aii 1 tug2NIG2.DARA2.ŠU.LAL2 na4mu-ṣa ⌈giš?⌉DIḪ3 KAL bi-ni!?[1] ina GU2–šu2 GAR-an KU.KU ⌈na4SAG.KI⌉ ⌈KU.KU⌉ na4ZA.GIN2 ina I3 ŠEŠ2–su

(ruling)

  1. Aii 2f ana ZI SAG.KI nu-⌈uḫ2⌉-ḫi DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I3 SUMUN.MEŠ šimGUR2.GUR2 šimḪAB ⌈šim⌉BULUḪ ⌈GAZIsar⌉ ta-pa-aṣ / DIDA SIG5 ZI3.KUM ina KAŠ ŠEG6.GA2 tara-bak LAL[2]

(ruling)

  1. Aii 4f ana ZI ⌈SAG⌉.KI nu–uḫ2–ḫi DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I3 šimGUR2.GUR2 šimBULUḪ DIŠ-niš GAZ[3] AL.U2.SA[4] ZI3.KUM / ina KAŠ DIŠ-niš ŠEG6–šal ina TUG2 SUR-re LAL-su-ma TI

(ruling)

  1. Aii 6 DIŠ NA SA ⌈SAG⌉.KI-šu2 GIG šimLI šimGUR2.GUR2 A.GAR.GAR MAŠ.DA3 ZI3 GIG DIŠ-niš ina KAŠ tara-bak LAL-ma TI-uṭ

(ruling)

  1. Aii 7 GAZIsar tur-ar2 ZI3 GIG it-ti-šu2 ḪI.ḪI ina I3 u KAŠ.SAG tara-bak LAL-ma TI-uṭ

(ruling)

  1. Aii 8f DIŠ LU2 ⌈SA⌉ SAG.KI-šu2 DAB-su-ma GU7.MIN-šu2 10 KISAL ZI3 GIG 10 KISAL ZI3.KUM 10 KISAL šimGUR2.GUR2 / 10 KISAL ⌈GAZI⌉sar 10 KISAL ZI3 MUNU5 10 KISAL DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I3 TEŠ2.BI ḪI.ḪI ina KAŠ ta-la3-aš {x} SAG.KI-šu2 LAL

(ruling)

  1. Aii 10 a-na x (x) [nu]-⌈uḫ2⌉-ḫi[5] ša2 SA.ḪI.A ŠE.SA.A A.GAR.GAR MAŠ.DA3 mal2-ma-liš ḪI.ḪI ina KAŠ.SAG tara-bak LAL

(ruling)

  1. Aii 11ff [DIŠ (NA/LU2 SA?) SAG.KI-šu2?] ⌈DAB⌉–su-ma GU7–šu2 u3 i-ar2-ru3 / […] x [x] ina KAŠ ⌈NAG⌉ / [… KI/EN?] ⌈i?⌉-ar2-ru3 ŠU.BI.GEN7.NAM

(ruling)

  1. Aii 14f [DIŠ (LU2) …] x NINDA u KAŠ la i-maḫ-ḫar[6] LU2 BI DINGIR-šu2 iš-kun-šu2 / […] x ⌈la?⌉-bi-ri te-qeb!?–ber-šu2 A ina UGU TU5

(ruling)

  1. Aii 16 [x x x x x x] x LAL-id ⌈SIG2⌉ ⌈munusAŠ2.GAR3⌉ GIŠ3.NU.ZU sig2ḪE2.ME.DA NIGIN-mi KEŠ2

(ruling)

  1. Aii 17ff [x x x x x MUNUS?] ⌈pa⌉-ri-iš-tu2[7] NU!.NU SA MAŠ.DA3 KI-šu2–nu ta-pat-til / [x x x x x x] ⌈na4⌉ZA.GIN3 na4ZU2 GE6 E3 ina SAG.KI-šu2 KEŠ2 / x[8] [x x x x x x] ŠIKA SILA.LIMMU2 ni-kip-ta SUD2 ina I3.GIŠ! ḪI.ḪI ŠEŠ2–su

(ruling)

  1. Aii 20f DIŠ [NA SAG.KI ZAG]–⌈šu2⌉ ⌈DAB-su-ma⌉ ⌈IGI⌉ ZAG-šu2 IR2 u2-kal saḫ-le2-e ZI3 ŠE.SA.A / x [(x) LAGAB?][9] ⌈MUNU5⌉ DIŠ-niš ḪI.ḪI ina A GAZIsar tara-bak SAG.KI-šu2 LAL-ma TI-uṭ

(ruling)

  1. Aii 22f DIŠ NA! SAG.KI GUB3–šu2 DAB-su-ma IGI GUB3–šu2 IR2 u2-kal saḫ-le2-e u2ḪAR.ḪAR GAZ ⌈SIM⌉ / ina KAŠ AL.ŠEG6.GA2 tara-bak (blank) SAG.KI-šu2 LAL-ma TI-⌈uṭ?⌉[10]

(ruling)

  1. Aii 24f DIŠ NA SAG.KI.MIN-šu2 ṣab-ta-šu2-ma! IGI.MIN-šu2 u2-kal-la saḫ-le2-e u2ḪAR.ḪAR GAZIsar / ZI3 ŠE.SA.A BA.BA!.ZA MUNU5 DIŠ-niš ina dugUTUL7 ina A GAZIsar tara-bak SAG.KI.MIN-šu2 SAR/GIR11!?[11]–ma TI-uṭ

Bii 1’f ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈NA⌉ […] / ZI3 ŠE.⌈SA⌉.[A …]

(ruling)

  1. Aii 26f DIŠ NA SAG.KI ZAG-šu2 DAB-su-ma IGI ZAG-šu2 MUD2 u2-kal saḫ-le2-e u2ḪAR.ḪAR IM.BABBAR / gišKIŠI16.ḪAB ZI3 ŠE.SA.A BA.BA.ZA MUNU5 DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM ina A GEŠTIN.NA tara-bak ŠU.BI.AŠ/DILI?.AM3

Bii 3’f DIŠ NA ⌈SAG⌉.[KI …] / giš⌈KIŠI16⌉.[ḪAB …]

C0’-1’ […] / [giš]⌈KIŠI16?⌉.[ḪAB …]

(ruling)

  1. Aii 28f [DIŠ] ⌈NA⌉ SAG.KI GUB3–šu2 DAB-su-ma IGI GUB3–šu2 MUD2 u2-kal [(x) u2]⌈KI⌉.KAL.ḪI.RI2.IN / [u2]⌈SU?.AN?⌉.DAR šimMUG DIŠ-niš GAZ ⌈SIM⌉ ⌈ina⌉ [(GA u) GEŠTIN(.NA)][12] ⌈tara⌉-bak MIN

Bii 5’f DIŠ NA SAG.⌈KI⌉ ⌈GUB3⌉–[šu2 …] / u2SU.⌈AN.DAR⌉ […]

C2’f [DIŠ] ⌈NA⌉ SAG.KI ⌈GUB3⌉–[šu2 …] / ⌈u2⌉SU.AN.DAR.RA ⌈šim⌉[MUG …]

(ruling)

  1. Aii 30f [DIŠ NA SAG.KI.MIN-šu2 ṣab-ta-šu2]–⌈ma?⌉ ⌈IGI?⌉.[MIN-šu2 MUD2 u2-kal-la x x x (ZI3) ŠE].⌈SA⌉.A / [DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I3 ša2-bu–lu–te? GAZ …] x

Bii 7’f DIŠ NA SAG.KI.MIN-šu2 ⌈ṣab⌉–[ta-šu2-ma …] / DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I3 ša2-bu-⌈lu⌉-[te? …]

C4’f [DIŠ] ⌈NA⌉ SAG.KI.MIN-šu2 ṣab-ta-šu2–ma ⌈IGI?⌉.[MIN-šu2 …] / [DUḪ].⌈ŠE⌉.GIŠ.⌈I3⌉ ša2-bu-lu-te GAZ […]

(ruling)

  1. Bii 9’f DIŠ NA SA SAG.KI ⌈ZAG⌉–[šu2 ZI-ma IGI ZAG-šu2? …] / u2SI.SA2 ZI3 ⌈GIG⌉ […]

C6’f [DIŠ NA SA SAG].⌈KI⌉ ⌈ZAG-šu2⌉ ZI-ma IGI ⌈ZAG?⌉–[šu2 …] / [u2SI.SA2 ZI3 GIG] ⌈šim⌉BULUḪ x […]

(ruling)

  1. Bii 11’f DIŠ NA SA SAG.KI ⌈GUB3⌉–[šu2 ZI-ma IGI GUB3–šu2? …] / u2SI.SA2 […]

(ruling)

  1. Bii 13’f DIŠ NA SA SAG.KI ⌈ZAG⌉–[šu2 ZI-ma IGI ZAG-šu2 IR2 u2-kal saḫ-le2-e AR3/BIL?–ti3[13] u2ḪAR.ḪAR GAZIsar][14] / u2EME-UR.GI7 ⌈ina⌉ [A GAZIsar tara-bak ZI3 ŠE.SA.A ana IGI ta-šap-paḫ? SAG.DU-su SAR-ab LAL-ma TI(-uṭ)]

(ruling)

  1. Bii 15‘ DIŠ NA SA SAG.⌈KI⌉[15] [ZI(–ma) IGI GUB3–šu2 IR2 u2-kal (…) NIG2.LAL MIN?][16]

(ruling)

  1. Bii 16‘f DIŠ NA SA ⌈SAG⌉.[KI ZAG u GUB3–šu2 ZI-ma IGI.MIN-šu2 ki-lal(–la)–an[17] IR2 u2-kal-la] / saḫ-le2-⌈e⌉ [AR3/BIL?–ti3[18] lu ina KAŠ lu ina GA (UZ3) tara-bak SAG.DU-su SAR(-ab) LAL-ma TI(-uṭ)][19]

(ruling)

  1. Bii 18’f DIŠ NA x […] / LAL-⌈id?⌉ […]

(ruling)

  1. Bii 20‘ DIŠ ⌈NA⌉ […]

(ruling)

  1. Bii 21‘ DIŠ […]

(gap of appr. 10 lines)[20]

58‘ Aii 55’ff[21] gišŠUR.MIN3 ⌈giš⌉ x […] / gišar2-gan-nu gišba-⌈ri-ra-tu2⌉ [x x] x [x x x x x x x] / ŠURUN GU4 A.GAR.GAR MAŠ.DA3 DIŠ-niš ⌈GAZ⌉ [x ina?] ⌈DIDA⌉ [x x x x x x] / ana IGI ta-šap-paḫ SAG.DU-su ⌈SAR⌉-ab LAL-ma u2IGI-lim ⌈u2IGI-20⌉ x x (x) [x x x x] / ZI-aḫ na4SAG.KI ina ZAG-šu2 KEŠ2–su u2ar2-zal-la ŠIKA GUL.GUL LU2.⌈U18.LU?⌉ [x x (x)] / ni-kip-ta5 NUMUN gišMA.NU u2DILI NUMUN gišbi-ni u2AŠ.TAL2.TAL2 DIŠ-niš te-pe-eṣ ina I3.GIŠ!(GAZI) gišEREN ḪI.⌈ḪI-ma?⌉ / ŠEŠ2–su bal-ṭu2-su-nu ina DE3 gišKIŠI16 tu-qat-tar-šu2 I3 DU10.GA SAG.KI.MIN-šu2 EŠ-aš

(ruling)

59‘ Aii 62’ff DIŠ NA SAG.KI ZAG-šu2 GU7–šu2-ma IGI ZAG-šu2 nap-ḫat u3 IR2 BAL-qi2[22] ŠU.GIDIM.MA ša2-ne2–<e> diš8-tar2 / ana TI-šu2 gišsi-ḫu gišar2-ga-nu gišba–ri-ra-tu2 1 GIN2 UḪ2–dID2 u2IN6.UŠ2 / GI ŠUL.ḪI ina ZI3.KUM ḪI.ḪI ina KAŠ tara-bak LAL : DIŠ KI.MIN šur-šum-mi ši-iq-qi2[23] šur-šum-me A GEŠTIN.NA KALA.GA / šur-šum-mi KAŠ.SAG ZU2.LUM.MA NI.TUKki 1 GIN2 I3.UDU šimGIG ina I3.NUN SUD2 te-qe2

(ruling)

[1] Attia/Buisson (2003), 5 emend the uncertain passage to gišA bi-ni!. Otherwise the position of the determinative GIŠ before the component A of the ingredient bīnu would be quite odd and at least the scribe wrote a clear KAL-sign. This might suggest, next to the emendation of Attia/Buisson, other emendations like <qi2>-lip2 or the uncommon spelling lip2 for līpu/lipû “fat, tallow; marrow, pith”. Cf. also the possible reading lab-bi-ni, see Attia/Buisson (2003), 16.

[2] See also the much more elaborated parallel or variant BAM 9:62f (ina ZI3.KUM ⌈DIDA2⌉ […] / […A?].MEŠ GAZIsar ina KAŠ.MEŠ(corrupt for DIŠ-niš?) ŠEG6–šal tara-bak LAL-ma ina-[eš]). Cf. similar BAM 11:20. These entries seem to have elements of both entries UGU 2:34 and 35.

[3] The parallel BAM 9:40 adds ILLU šimḪAB but replaces the following DIŠ-niš GAZ with GAZIsar which might be a corrupt reading.

[4] Frequent by-form of AL.US2.SA = šiqqu.

[5] Attia/Buisson (2003), 6 reads a-na [nu-uḫ2]-ḫi but the traces after a-na suggest another sign than NU. Despites this, the sign UḪ2 is visible.

[6] For this symptom cf. BAM 174 (always in connection with sufferings of ṣētu-heat). Most of the other attestations are connected to intestinal problems as well as demonic or divine induced afflictions.

[7] It is suggested by U. Steinert that the menopausal woman is the subject of the sentence.

[8] The traces might belong to a sign similar to BI or IŠ/SAḪAR.

[9] See for LAGAB in front of MUNU5/6 the parallel BAM 9:15.

[10] Not noted in Attia/Buisson (2003), 6. The traces (a long vertical wedge whose top is damaged) might likewise belong to a purposeful erasure. Although, it looks in my opinion comparable to the form TI-uṭ used in the surrounding entries.

[11] Attia/Buisson (2003), 6/13 interprets SAR (not EZEN!) here as the unusual spelling GIR11 translating “tu appliques” but one might likewise think of SAR = qatāru “to fumigate”.

[12] For restoration see the parallel BAM 3 iii 32.

[13] BAM 3 and BAM 35 seem to differ concerning the reading of BIL-ti3 or AR3–ti3 in connection with saḫlû, cf. UGU 2:54 (with parallels in Attia/Buisson (2003), 7).

[14] For restoration see the parallel BAM 3 iii 20f.

[15] Attia/Buisson (2003), 7 reads DIŠ NA SA SAG.KI ⌈GUB3⌉-[šu2 …] but the actual tablet is broken richt within the sign KI.

[16] For restoration cf. the parallel BAM 3 iii 24.

[17] The reading for this word in the parallel BAM 3 iii 25 in Attia/Buisson (2003), 7 (ki-la2-an) has to be corrected to ki-lal-an.

[18] See Fn. to UGU 2:52.

[19] The restoration follows more or less the parallel BAM 35 iv 1’-2 since it equals the previously used formular of UGU 2 the most whereas BAM 3 shows some deviations (cf. for this line saḫ-le2-e BIL-ti3 šum4-ma ina KAŠ šum4-ma ina GA UZ3 SAG.DU-su SAR LAL-ma [x (x)]).

[20] This approximation concerning the line numbers follows the reconstruction in Attia/Buisson (2003), 7 restored from the appr. 24 lines missing between ms. A1 (K. 2392+) and A2 (K. 2611) as well as the surplus of 13 lines given in ms. B after the break of A1.

[21] It is uncertain how much lines need to be restored before ms. A2 begins. If the overall structure of the symptom descriptions is still valid, the entry might have been concerned with symptoms of both sides of the patient’s temples as well as both of his eyes.

[22] The parallel in Sakikkû 4:30 has differently DE3–qi2.

[23] The parallel BAM 3 iii 10 has differently šur-šum-mi KAŠ but leaves out the KAŠ.SAG of the next line which suggests a possible corruption of the passage in BAM 3.

CRANIUM 2 (BAM 482 and dupl.) col. i

A = BAM 482 (K. 2392 + K. 2574 + K. 3430 + K. 3924 + K. 4091 + K. 10509 + K. 11744 + K. 16407 (+) K. 2611) (for the join with K. 2392 + 16407, which is not included in Attia/Buisson, JMC 1 (2003), see further Attia/Buisson/Geller, JMC 9 (2007), 47f)[1]

B = AMT 19/1 + AMT 20/1 (K. 6066 + Sm 1063) (cf. further the fragment K. 7822 + K. 15826 which might represent the rubric and colophon of ms. B)

C = K. 19766 (cf. Attia/Buisson, JMC 2 (2003), 18)

 

i

  1. Ai 1ff DIŠ NA SAG.KI.DAB.BA TUK.TUK-ši NUMUN u2UKUŠ2.ḪAB/GIL2[1] NUMUN u2⌈UKUŠ2.TI.GI.LA⌉ / NUMUN u2EME-UR.GI7 NUMUN u2ḪUR.SAG NUMUN ḪAB! NUMUN u2DILI[2] NUMUN kiš-ša2-ni ⌈GAZ⌉ [SIM] mal2-ma-liš / ḪI.ḪI ina A GEŠTIN.NA tara-bak ZI3 ŠE.SA.A ZI3 ZIZ2.A.AN a-na IGI ta-⌈šap⌉-paḫ / ina KUŠ SUR (blank) SAG.DU-su tu-gal-lab LAL-ma (blank) ina-eš

(ruling)

  1. Ai 5f DIŠ KI.MIN GAZIsar u2AB2.DUḪ šimGUR2.GUR2 šimBULUḪ DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I3 ša-⌈bu?–lu?⌉-[tu/ti (x)] ZI3.GIG / ⌈mal2?–ma?⌉-liš ḪI.ḪI DIDA SIG5.GA SUD2 ana ŠA3 ŠUB ŠEG6.GA2 U2.ḪI.A an-⌈nu⌉-[ti? (x)] ⌈ḪI⌉.ḪI tara-bak LAL

(ruling)

  1. Ai 7ff [DIŠ KI.MIN giš]⌈EREN⌉ gišŠUR.MIN3 šimGIR2 GI DU10.GA šimGUR2.GUR2 ⌈šim⌉[LI?[3] giš]⌈EREN⌉.SUMUN šimMUG / [šimSAL] ⌈šimMIN3⌉.DU[4] šimḪAB šimBULUḪ ILLU šim⌈BULUḪ⌉ ⌈DIŠ/TEŠ2?⌉-[niš/BI?[5] GAZ SIM ina] ⌈GEŠTIN⌉.SUR.RA tara-bak ZI3 ŠE.SA.A / [ZI3 ZIZ2.AN.NA a-na] ⌈IGI⌉ ⌈ta⌉-šap-paḫ ina KUŠ SUR-⌈re⌉ [SAG.DU-su tu-gal]-lab LAL-ma TI

(ruling)

  1. Ai 10ff ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈KI.MIN⌉ ⌈NUMUN⌉ ⌈gišILDAG2⌉ ⌈u2/giš?ak-tam⌉[6] ⌈NUMUN⌉ ⌈AB2?.DUḪ?⌉ [u2am-ḫa-ra? (x)][7] ⌈GAZI⌉sar NUMUN gišḪAB![8] / u2LAG A.ŠA3 DIŠ-⌈niš⌉ [GAZ SIM ina GEŠTIN.SUR.RA ta-ra(b)/tara-bak[9] (ZI3) ŠE.SA?].A ZI3 ZIZ2.A.AN[10] / a-na IGI ta-šap-⌈paḫ⌉ [(ina KUŠ SUR?) SAG.DU]-⌈su⌉ SAR-⌈ab⌉ LAL-ma TI

(ruling)

  1. Ai 13f DIŠ KI.MIN u2ḪAR.ḪAR ⌈u2⌉[KUR.KUR? u2ak-tam? NUMUN (u2)]⌈ka?⌉-man-ti[11] ⌈KA⌉ ⌈A.AB⌉.BA ⌈ZI3⌉.GIG / DIDA SIG5 ⌈šim⌉[x x x (x)] ⌈ina⌉ KAŠ tara-bak ⌈LAL-ma⌉ ⌈TI⌉

Bi 1’f[12] ⌈u2?ḪAR?⌉.[ḪAR x x x x x x x x x x x x x (x)] / ZI3.GIG ⌈DIDA⌉ ⌈SIG5?⌉ [x x x x x x x x x x x (x)]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 15f DIŠ KI.MIN šimGUR2.GUR2[13] ⌈šim⌉[LI ni-kip-ta5? (NUMUN?)] ⌈u2⌉ka-man-ti KA A.AB.BA [šim?]⌈ŠEŠ⌉ / ZI3.GIG DIŠ-niš GAZ [SIM x x (x)] ina KAŠ tara-bak LAL-ma [TI]

Bi 3’f šimGUR2.GUR2 šimLI ni-⌈kip-ta5?⌉ [x x x x x x x x x] / šimŠEŠ ZI3.GIG (blank) [x x x x x x x x x x x (x)]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 17f DIŠ KI.MIN šimGUR2.GUR2 ⌈šim⌉[LI šim.dNIN.URTA] DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM ZI3.GIG DIDA x [(x)] / ina KAŠ ta-la3-aš [tu-ba-ḫar?][14] ⌈SAG⌉.DU-su SAR-ab (blank) LAL2–ma ⌈TI?⌉

Bi 5’f šimGUR2.GUR2 šimLI šim.dNIN.URTA (blank) DIŠ-niš [x x x x x x (x)] / ina KAŠ ta-la3-aš tu-ba-ḫar (blank) SAG.⌈DU⌉-[su …]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 19f DIŠ KI.MIN šimGUR2.GUR2 ⌈šimLI⌉ [šim.dNIN].⌈URTA⌉ NUMUN u2AB2.DUḪ KA A.AB.BA šimMUG DIŠ-niš ⌈GAZ⌉ / ⌈SIM⌉ ina KAŠ tara-bak ⌈SAG.DU⌉-su SAR-ab LAL-ma TI

Bi 7’f šimGUR2.GUR2 šimLI šim.dNIN.URTA (blank) NUMUN u2⌈ka⌉-[man-ta5 x x x x x x (x)] / DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM ina KAŠ tara-bak (blank) SAG.DU-⌈su⌉ [x x x x x (x)]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 21f DIŠ KI.MIN PA gišGIŠIMMAR ša2 ina ⌈NU⌉ ⌈IM⌉ i-nam-zu-zu (blank) TI-qe2 / ina UD.DA ḪAD2.A[15] ⌈GAZ⌉ ⌈SIM⌉ ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

Bi 9‘ DIŠ KI.MIN PA gišGIŠIMMAR ša2 ina NU IM i-nam-zu-zu ina UD.DA ḪAD2.⌈A⌉ [x x x x x x x x (x)]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 23f DIŠ KI.MIN u2ap2-ru-ša2 SUD2 ina ⌈I3⌉ ḪI.ḪI ILLU giša-bu-ka-ta5 ana ŠA3 ŠUB-di / EN2 a-ra-še-ra MIN izi ⌈bil-li⌉ numun ki-ib-gar 7-šu2 u 7-šu2 ana ŠA3 ŠID SAG.KI-šu2 LAL2

Bi 10‘ff  u2ap2-ru-ša SUD2 ina I3 ḪI.ḪI ILLU (blank) giša-bu-⌈ka⌉–[ta5 x x x x] / EN2 a-ra-še-ra a-ra-ba-še-ra izi bil-⌈li⌉ [x x x x (x)] / 7-šu2 u 7-šu2 (blank) ana ŠA3 ŠID-nu SAG.KI-šu2 [x x (x x)]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 25ff ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈KI.MIN⌉ ⌈u2⌉KUR.KUR ni-⌈kip⌉-ta ina DE3 tu-qat-tar-šu2 / [(x x) šimGUR2].⌈GUR2⌉ ⌈ni-kip-ta?⌉ šimLI NUMUN u2AB2.DUḪ KA A.AB.BA / [šimŠEŠ DIŠ-niš SUD2] ⌈ina⌉ IZI tu-ša2-ḫa-an LAL-⌈id⌉[16]

Bi 13’f u2KUR.KUR ni–kip–ta ina DE3 tu-qat-tar-šu2 (blank) šimGUR2.GUR2 ⌈ni?⌉-[kip-ta x x (x)] / NUMUN u2AB2.DUḪ ⌈KA⌉ ⌈A⌉.AB.BA šimŠEŠ DIŠ-niš SUD2 ina ⌈IZI⌉ [x x x x x x]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 28f [DIŠ KI.MIN na4mu-ṣu2 šim.dMAŠ KA A.AB].⌈BA?⌉ UḪ2–dID2 DIŠ-niš ⌈SUD2⌉ / <ina> ⌈sig2⌉[ḪE2.ME.DA NIGIN I3 ŠEŠ2 (x x)] SAG.KI-šu2 KEŠ2-⌈as?⌉

Bi 15’f na4⌈mu⌉-ṣu2[17] šim.⌈dMAŠ⌉ KA A.AB.BA ⌈UḪ2⌉-[dID2 x x (x)] ⌈SUD2⌉ / ina ⌈sig2?ḪE2⌉.ME.DA NIGIN I3 ŠEŠ2 [(x x) SAG.KI-šu2 KEŠ2]-as

(ruling)

  1. Ai 30 DIŠ KI.MIN ni-⌈kip?⌉-[ta? …] ⌈SAG?⌉.KI-šu2 TAG.⌈TAG⌉

Bi 17’ ⌈ni?⌉-[kip?]-⌈ta?⌉ [x] x x [x x (x x x)] (blank) TAG.TAG

(ruling)[18]

  1. Ai 31 DIŠ KI.MIN ⌈NUMUN?⌉ [x x x x x x x x x x (x x) I3.UDU⌉ ELLAG2] ⌈ḪI⌉.ḪI SAG.KI-⌈šu2⌉ ⌈TAG⌉

Bi 18‘ [x x x x (x x)] ⌈šim?⌉ x x x x (x) ⌈I3.UDU⌉ ELLAG2 ḪI.ḪI SAG.KI-šu2 TAG

(ruling)

15.[19] Ai 32 DIŠ KI.MIN [10 GIN2 ZA3.ḪI.LI x (x) 10 GIN2 ŠE.SA.A ina A GAZIsar tara-bak] ⌈LAL?⌉

Bi 19‘ ⌈10⌉ GIN2 ⌈ZA3⌉.[ḪI].⌈LIsar?⌉ x (x) 10 GIN2 ŠE.SA.A ina A GAZIsar tara-bak LAL

  1. Ai 33 DIŠ ⌈KI?⌉.[MIN 10 GIN2?] ZA3.ḪI.LI 10 GIN2 ⌈IM⌉.[BABBAR 10 GIN2 ZI3 ŠE.SA.A ina A GAZIsar tara-bak LAL]

Bi 20‘ ⌈10⌉ GIN2 ZA3.⌈ḪI⌉.LIsar [10] ⌈GIN2⌉ IM.BABBAR 10 GIN2 ZI3 ŠE.SA.A ina A GAZIsar tara-bak LAL

(ruling)

  1. Ai 34ff ⌈TUKUM⌉.BI LU2.U3 SAG.KI [DAB-su ru-ša-am ša SUḪUŠ gišIG ABUL] / ina a-ṣi-ka ina GUB3–ka GUB-zu [ŠU.TI SIG2 munusAŠ2.GAR3 GIŠ3.NU.ZU] / ina sig2ḪE2.ME.DA KEŠ2–as2 [ina SAG.KI-šu2 KEŠ2–ma NA BI TI]

Bi 21’ff TUKUM.BI LU2.U3 SAG.KI DAB-su ru-ša-am ša SUḪUŠ gišIG ABUL / ina a-ṣi-ka ša2 ina GUB3–ka GUB-zu ŠU.TI SIG2 munusAŠ2.GAR3 GIŠ3.NU.ZU / ⌈ina⌉ ⌈sig2⌉ḪE2.ME.DA KEŠ2–as2 ina SAG.KI-šu2 KEŠ2–ma NA BI TI

(ruling)

18.[20] Ai 37f TUKUM.BI LU2.U3 SAG.KI ⌈DAB⌉–[su PA gišGIŠIMMAR ša i-nam-zu-zu TI-qe2] / ḪAD2.A GAZ SIM ina KAŠ SILA11-⌈aš⌉ [SAG.KI-šu2 LAL-ma TI-(uṭ)]

Bi 24’f ⌈TUKUM⌉.BI LU2.U3 SAG.KI DAB-su PA gišGIŠIMMAR ša i-nam-zu-zu TI-qe2 / [ḪAD2.A] ⌈GAZ⌉ SIM ina KAŠ SILA11–aš SAG.KI-šu2 LAL-ma TI-⌈uṭ⌉

(ruling)

  1. Ai 39f TUKUM.BI LU2.⌈U3⌉ [SAG.KI DAB-su PA gišGIŠIMMAR ša ina-zu-zu TI-qe2] / ina SAG.KI-šu2 ⌈tara?⌉-[kas2–ma NA BI TI(-uṭ)]

Bi 26’f ⌈TUKUM⌉.BI LU2.U3 SAG.KI DAB-su PA gišGIŠIMMAR ša ina-zu-zu[21] TI-qe2 / ⌈ina⌉ SAG.KI-šu2 tara–kas2–ma NA BI TI-uṭ

(ruling)

  1. Bi 28’f ⌈TUKUM⌉.BI LU2.U3 SAG.KI DAB-su gišDIḪ3 ša ina-zu-zu ŠU.TI / ina sig2AKA3 NIGIN ina sig2ḪE2.ME.DA tara-kas2 ina SAG.KI-šu2 tara-kas2 NA BI TI-uṭ

(ruling)

  1. Bi 30’f TUKUM.BI LU2.U3 SAG.KI DAB-su sig2ḪE2.ME.⌈DA⌉ ⌈MUNUS⌉ ša2 MUD AL.KU5 NU.NU SA MAŠ.DA3 u2NINNI5 NITA2 / KI sig2ḪE2.ME.DA ta-pat-til na4ZA.GIN2 na4MUŠ.⌈GIR2⌉ ⌈na4BABBAR⌉.DILI na4ZU2 GE6 KEŠ2 ina SAG.KI-šu2 KEŠ2 NA BI TI-uṭ

(ruling)

  1. Bi 32’f TUKUM.BI LU2.U3 SAG.KI DAB-su la-aš-ḫi MUŠ TAB GIR2.TAB sig2ḪE2.ME.DA / u2⌈SU⌉ NITA2 SA MAŠ.DA3 DIŠ-niš NU.NU sig2AKA3 NIGIN ina SAG.KI-šu2 tara-kas2-ma NA BI TI-uṭ

(ruling)

  1. Ai 47‘f[22] ⌈TUKUM⌉.[BI LU2.U3 SAG.KI DAB-su tug2NIG2.DARA2.ŠU.LAL2 ina DUR sig2AKA3 NIGIN(-mi)] / ina SAG.KI-šu2 [KEŠ2–ma NA BI TI(-uṭ)]

Bi 34’f TUKUM⌉.[BI LU2.U3 SAG.KI DAB-su tug2NIG2.DARA2.ŠU.LAL2 ina DUR / sig2AKA3 NIGIN-mi ina SAG.KI-šu2 KEŠ2–ma NA BI TI-uṭ

(ruling)

  1. Ai 49’f DIŠ LU2 ZI SAG.KI ⌈TUK⌉ [u3 ri-mu-ta5 TUK PA gišŠE.DU3.A ḪAD2.DU GAZ SIM ZI3 ŠE.MUŠ5] / saḫ-le2-e AR3–ti3 ZI3 ⌈ŠE⌉.[SA.A DIŠ-niš SUD2 ina A GAZIsar tara-bak LAL.LAL-ma TI]

Bi 36’f DIŠ LU2 ZI SAG.KI TUK u3 ri-mu-ta5 TUK PA gišŠE.DU3.A ⌈ḪAD2.DU⌉ GAZ SIM / ZI3 ŠE.MUŠ5 saḫ-le2-e AR3–ti3 ZI3 ŠE.SA.A DIŠ-niš SUD2 ina A GAZIsar tara-bak LAL.LAL-ma TI

(ruling)

  1. Ai 51’ DIŠ KI.MIN PA giššu-ni7 ḪAD2.A GAZ SIM ina ⌈ZI3⌉ [GIG saḫ-le2–e x x (x) ina A GEŠTIN.NA tara-bak LAL(-su)]

Bi 37’f [DIŠ] ⌈NA?⌉ ZI SAG.KI TUK u3 ri-mu-ta5 TUK[23] PA giššu-ni7 ḪAD2.A GAZ SIM / [ina ZI3] ⌈GIG⌉ saḫ-le2-⌈e⌉ x [x (x)] ina A GEŠTIN.NA tara-bak LAL-su

(ruling)[24]

  1. Ai 52’f DIŠ KI.MIN gišGEŠTIN.KA5.A u2su-ba-lam HAD2.A ⌈GAZ⌉ [SIM šimŠEŠ] / KI ZI3 ŠE.SA.A ina A ⌈GAZI⌉[sar (…) tara-bak LAL]

Bi 39’f [x x x (x)] x […] ⌈GAZ?⌉ ⌈SIM⌉ šimŠEŠ / [… tara]-⌈bak⌉ LAL

(ruling)

  1. Ai 54’f DIŠ NA ZI SAG.KI TUK-ši u šim-ma-ta5 ⌈TUK⌉ PA giš⌈MA?⌉.[NU ḪAD2.DU/A? ta-sak3?[25] ZI3 GIG] / saḫ-le2-e u2ḪAR.ḪAR ina KAŠ lu2KURUN2.NA tara-⌈bak⌉ [TI]

Bi 41’f […] ⌈ZI3⌉ GIG saḫ-le2-e / [… tara]-⌈bak?⌉ (blank) TI

(ruling)

  1. Ai 56’ff PA u2UR2.TAL2.TAL2 giš.dMAŠ KA A AB.⌈BA⌉ u2ḪAR.ḪAR u2KUR.KUR x x x ⌈gu?–ur?⌉ ⌈GI?⌉[26] / gu-ur GI ŠUL.ḪI ḪENBUR2 GI ḪENBUR2 GI ŠUL.ḪI NUNUZ gišDIḪ3 NUNUZ giš⌈KIŠI16⌉ [I3].UDU UR.MAḪ / u2-paṭ gišKIŠI16 ša2 ina UGU KI.MAḪ GUB-zu TEŠ2.BI SUD2 ⌈ina⌉ I3 ŠEŠ2

Bi 43’ff […] ⌈GI⌉ gu-ur ⌈GI⌉ ⌈ŠUL⌉.ḪI / [… KI].⌈MAḪ⌉ GUB-zu / […] ŠEŠ2

(ruling)

  1. Ai 59’ NUMUN u2KI-dIŠKUR DIDA SIG5.GA ina na4NA.ZA3.ḪI.LI SUD2 ina KAŠ lu2KURUN2.NA tara-bak LAL

Bi 46’ [… tara]-⌈bak?⌉ LAL

(ruling)

  1. Ai 60’f DIŠ LU2 ZI SAG.KI TUK-ma ŠU.MIN-šu2 GIR3.MIN-šu2 i-šam-ma-ma-šu2 PA gišḪA.LU.UB2 ⌈šim⌉IM.MAN.DI[27] / u2SU.AN.DAR ZI3 ŠE.MUŠ5 ZI3 MUNU5 u2ḪAR.ḪAR gišGEŠTIN.KA5.A DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM ina šur-⌈šum-mi⌉ KAŠ tara-bak LAL-ma TI

Bi 47’f […] x[28] / (broken)

(ruling)

  1. Ai 62’ PA GI! ŠUL.ḪI šimLI u2SU.AN.DAR u2ak-tam u2IN6.UŠ2 ZI3 GU.TUR / DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM ina šur-šum-mi KAŠ SAG tara-bak ⌈LAL2⌉-ma TI-uṭ

(ruling)

  1. Ai 64’ DIŠ NA SAG.KI-šu2 GU7.MIN-šu2 ina si-pa-ri[29] 1-šu2 2-šu2 3-šu2 ta-⌈tak?⌉-[kip? KI MUD2 DU?]-⌈ak/ID2?⌉ ni-kip-ta5 ina I3 EŠ-su

(ruling)

[1] Scurlock (2014), 555 reads ḪAB as GIL2, most likely following the similar pattern of the next ingredient u2UKUŠ2.TI.GI.LA.

[2] The parallel BAM 11:1-2 is slightly different: (…) NUMUN u2EME-UR.GI7 NUMUN u2e-di / NUMUN gišKIRI6 NUMUN kiš–ša-ni TEŠ2.BI GAZ SIM (…).

[3] Cf. the parallel BAM 11:4.

[4] Due to the variants EN.DU and IM.DU of this ingredient the proposed reading MIN3.DU (instead of the usual MAN.DU, cf. Scurlock (2014) and elsewhere) in Attia/Buisson (2003) might be preferable.

[5] Cf. for the possible variants BAM 11:5 (TEŠ2.BI) and BAM 9:37 (DIŠ-niš).

[6] This plant is usually written with the determinative U2 but the traces here look more like remnants of GIŠ.

[7] Cf. the parallel BAM 11:7.

[8] The same peculiar writing like in A i 2.

[9] Cf. the parallel BAM 11:5f. The signs of the end of the break in A might belong to the verbal form ⌈tara-bak⌉.

[10] The restoration follows the course of the previous entry 3 (… GAZ SIM ina] ⌈GEŠTIN⌉.SUR.RA tara-bak ZI3 ŠE.SA.A / [ZI3 ZIZ2.AN.NA a-na] ⌈IGI⌉ ⌈ta⌉-šap-paḫ …).

[11] The restoration follows the parallel BAM 11:9 which reads instead of the syllabic ka-man-ti the logographic spelling AB2.DUḪ.

[12] Witness B is comparable to UGU 1 A in as much as it is reluctant to use the ditto-marker DIŠ KI.MIN at the beginning or first column of the text, which is otherwise used frequently by ms. B (UGU 2). Consider the frequent burning holes in B as well which let the whole ms. B look like a prototype (marking the necessary space with the wedge holes) for later copies.

[13] The parallel BAM 11 seems to prefer šimKU7.KU7 instead of šimGUR2.GUR2.

[14] Cf. the noticeable form in the parallel BAM 11:11 (tu-ba-ʾ-a-ru3).

[15] The restoration for this instance in BAM 11:14 after Attia/Buisson (2003), 4 (t[u-ub-bal? …]) is uncertain but not impossible. Otherwise one would expect an expression like ina ṣēti tubbal etc.

[16] Although I can’t find a better reading the traces at the end of the line do not look like ID(A2).

[17] Instead of na4mu-ṣu read in Attia/Buisson (2003), 4.

[18] Just ms. B.

[19] It is conspicuous that entries 15 and 16 are not separated by rulings. Otherwise, given that both entries have more or less the same prescription, they have been considered rather as variants than different prescriptions and therefore haven’t been separated in both mss.

[20] Cf. very similar entry 9 (UGU 2).

[21] Consider the different spellings (like i-nam-zu-zu or ina-zu-zu, TI-qe2 or ŠU.TI), differing symptomatic descriptions (cf. the curious format with pseudo-sumerian spellings within entries 17-23), and slightly varying content (cf. UGU 2 entries 9 and 18-19) which suggest several sources from different traditions and times.

[22] Attia/Buisson (2003), following Köcher in BAM 5 482, continue the second fragment of ms. A with the numbering A i 47’ whose accuracy is doubted here since mss. A and B differ to some degree in number of lines per entry (cf. especially entries 9-11, 25f) which is why the parallel course of lines (which would be 6+ lines following ms. B) in use is possible but uncertain.

[23] It is conspicuous that ms. B left out the ditto-marker DIŠ KI.MIN as well as the ms. has some symptom descriptions written out in toto although it is the same symptomatic issue as in the previous entry (24).

[24] Just ms. B.

[25] For the restoration cf. the parallel BAM 11:34-35.

[26] Attia/Buisson (2003), 5 read [G]I at the end of the line which is quite possible because of the traces in ms. B.

[27] Cinsider forms like šimIM.DI, EN.DI etc. which might also suggest a reading imMIN3.DI or similar.

[28] The reading ⌈DI⌉ in Attia/Buisson (2003), 5 is very uncertain and does not fit the few traces.

[29] The interpretation as medical instrument (cf. CAD) has not been adopted in Attia/Buisson (2003), 5 (ina SI pa-ri).

 

CRANIUM 2 — links, edition and discussion

CRANIUM 2

Thanks to Eric Schmidtchen for posting the transliterations of BAM 480, the main manuscript for CRANIUM 1.

For CRANIUM 2, Steinert lists the following tablets from Nineveh, in the expected form for a series tablet: (i) BAM 482 = K 2392 + K 2574 + K 3430 + K 3924 + K 4091 + K 10509 + K 11744 + K 16407 (+) K 2611, (ii) AMT 19/1 + AMT 20/1 (reverse and obverse of the same tablet) = K 6066 + Sm 1063 and (iii) K 19766. In addition there are several except tablets from Assur such as BAM 3 = VAT 9029, BAM 9 = VAT 13785 and Jastrow 1913 and a couple tablets from Babylonia: BAM 11 = VAT 10267 and Heeßel and al-Rawi 2003 = IM 132670.

Fortunately, the edition of CRANIUM 2 by Annie Attia and Gilles Buisson is available on the JMC website under the year 2003:

Édition de texte : « Si le crâne d’un homme contient de la chaleur, deuxième tablette».

For an overview of the CRANIUM tablets, have a look at Krisztián Simkó’s slides from the Marburg RAI: A discussion of UGU III.pptx

BAM 480 preliminary working-transliteration col. iv

iv

127‘ Aiv 1 KA.⌈INIM⌉.[MA A(.MEŠ) UGU/SAG.DU][1] ⌈la⌉ ik-kal-lu-u2

(ruling)

128‘ Aiv 2ff ⌈DU3.DU3.BI⌉ ḫal-lu-⌈ta-na-a⌉ ⌈ša2⌉ ⌈GIR3⌉ ⌈EME3?⌉ [x x x (x)] NIGIN-mi ana ŠA3 ḫi-pe-e-ti GAR-an / EN2 7-šu2 ŠID-nu ina TUG2 ta-pa-ti4?-⌈iq⌉[2] […] ⌈NU⌉.NU 7 KA.KEŠDA KEŠ2 e-ma KEŠ2 / EN2 ŠID-nu ina SAG.KI-šu2 ⌈KEŠ2?⌉ [(x x)] x[3] ina-eš

(ruling)

129‘ Aiv 5 DIŠ NA SAG.DU-su A u2-kal e-le-nu da-⌈da?⌉-[ni-šu2 (ti-ik-ki-šu2)[4] x (x)] ⌈EREN/I3.NUN?⌉[5] ḫum-ṭam2? GAR-an-ma A-šu2 ub-bal

(ruling)

130‘ Aiv 6f DIŠ NA ab-bu-ut-ta-šu2 A u2-kal kal ⌈UD?⌉ [x x (x)] ⌈ina?⌉[6] UD 7.KAM2 LAL / ina UD 8.KAM2 ab-bu-ut-ta-šu2 3-šu2 ⌈te?⌉-[ser-rim?[7] ka(-a)]-⌈a⌉-na-am LAL2

(ruling)

131‘ Aiv 8 DIŠ NA SAG.DU-su še-ḫa[8] u2-kal [I3.NUN?] ⌈ḫum?–ṭam2?⌉[9] GAR-an

(ruling)

132‘ Aiv 9ff DIŠ NA SAG.DU-su it-te-ne2-ba-aš-šum x[10] [x x (x) na4]⌈MUŠ?.GIR2⌉ na4DAG.GAZ na4GUG mar-ḫa-ši / na4ZU2 GE6 na4NIR2 na4AN.ZA.⌈GUL?.ME?⌉ x [(x) na4]⌈AMAŠ⌉.PA.E3 8 NA4.MEŠ[11] / an-nu-ti ina sig2ḪE2.ME.DA ⌈SIG2⌉ ⌈BABBAR⌉ NU.⌈NU⌉ x [x x] SAG.KI-šu2 tara-kas2-ma ina-eš

(ruling)

133‘ Aiv 12f DIŠ NA ⌈SAG.DU-su⌉ [ik-ta]–⌈na⌉–aṣ-ṣa[12] šimGUR2.GUR2 ⌈šimLI?⌉ šimMIN3.DU ŠIM.SAL šimBAL / [x x x x x giš]⌈EREN⌉.SUMUN gišsi-ḫu giš⌈ar2⌉-[ga/gan?]-nu u2ba-ri-ra-tu2 GI DU10

(ruling)

134‘ Aiv 14 [(DIŠ KI.MIN) x x x (x)] ina I3.UDU ELLAG2 UDU.NITA2 ša2 MUN NU ŠUB-u[13] ina MUD2 ⌈giš?EREN⌉ SUD2 ina KUŠ SUR-re SAG.DU-su LAL

(ruling)

135‘ Aiv 15 [(DIŠ KI.MIN) x x] x tum šimBULUḪ u2kur-ka-nu-u ⌈qu?–ta⌉-ru ša2 SAG.DU

(ruling)

136’[14] Aiv 16ff [nap-šal-ti? SAG].DU PIŠ10–dID2 BABBAR u GE6 ni-kip-ta NITA2 u MUNUS na4mu-⌈ṣa⌉ [na4ZALAG2 na4AN.ZAḪ?][15] ⌈KA⌉ ⌈A.AB.BA⌉ / [NUMUN gišbi]-⌈ni⌉ SI DARA3.MAŠ GUL.GUL NAM.LU2.U18.LU U2.ḪI.A an-nu-ti TEŠ2.BI [SUD2 ina I3 u MUD2 gišEREN?] / [ḪI.ḪI(-ma)] (blank) SAG.KI.MEŠ-šu2 [tu-lap-pat][16]

(ruling)

137‘ Aiv 19f [qu5-tar5/qu3-tar(u)?] ⌈SAG⌉.DU u2KUR.KUR PIŠ10–dID2 u2kur-ka-nam ⌈ni-kap-ta⌉ ⌈NITA2?⌉ [u MUNUS] / [DIŠ-niš tu]-⌈dak⌉-kak ina MUD2 gišEREN ḪI.ḪI ina DE3 tu-⌈qat-tar-šu?⌉

(ruling)

138‘ Aiv 21f [DIŠ NA SAG].⌈DU⌉–su GIG u2ṣa-ṣu-um-ta5 u2MUR.DU3.DU3 ⌈u2-pi-mu⌉-un-zir[17] / [(x x)] x-su[18] DIŠ-niš SUD2 ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAG.DU-su SAR-⌈ab⌉ LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

139‘ Aiv 23f [DIŠ SAG.DU?]–⌈su⌉ DUGUD šimGUR2.GUR2 šimLI u2KUR.KUR šimŠEŠ [KI?] ⌈ILLU⌉[19] šim!BULUḪ / [(DIŠ-niš?) SUD2 ina I3.UDU] ⌈ELLAG2⌉ GU4 ḪI.ḪI ina KUŠ SUR-re ⌈SAR?⌉-[ab UD] ⌈4/5?⌉.KAM2 LAL2

(ruling)

140‘ Aiv 25 [x x x x x] ⌈15⌉ u 150 3-TA.⌈AM3⌉ ⌈te⌉ x [x[20] ina A GAZI?]⌈sar⌉ SILA11–aš[21] I3 ŠEŠ2 LAL

(ruling)

141’ Aiv 26ff [DIŠ NA ina LIL2–šu2 KUM2 ina/ana?][22] ⌈SAG?⌉.[DU-šu2 ip-pu-uš-ma SAG.DU-su DUGUD]–⌈ma⌉ ina ZI-šu2 SAG.DU-su / [ana IGI-šu2 GID2.DA-su (ana TI(N)-šu2) šimLI šimmar-gu-ṣa? (šimŠEŠ) u2ur-nu-qa? ina na4]⌈NA⌉.ZA3.ḪI.LI SUD2 / [(ana ŠA3 I3 u KAŠ ŠUB)[23] SAG.DU-su ŠEŠ2–ma KUM2 ana SAG].⌈DU?⌉-šu2 i-tel-li

(ruling)

142‘ Aiv 29 […][24] SAG.DU-su EŠ.MEŠ

(ruling)

143‘ Aiv 30f ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈NA⌉ […] im ḪAD2.A GAZ / SIM ⌈KI⌉ x [… LAL/ŠEŠ2?]-⌈su⌉-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

144‘ Aiv 32ff DIŠ NA SAG.⌈DU⌉–[su pa-nu-šu2 IGI.MIN-šu2 GIR3.MIN-šu2 NUNDUM-šu2 MU2.MEŠ-ḫu SAG.DU-su ana IGI]–⌈šu2⌉[25] GID2.DA-su / ŠU.MIN-šu2 u GIR3.MIN-⌈šu2⌉ [GU7–šu2 mi-na-tu-šu2 tab-ka SU-šu2 šim]-⌈ma–ta5⌉ ⌈TUK.MEŠ⌉[26] [ana TI-šu2] ⌈šim⌉GUR2.GUR2 / šimLI ⌈u2⌉[KUR.KUR NUMUN u2AB2.DUḪ saḫ-le2-e AR3–ti PA] ⌈giš⌉ILDAG2 ⌈GAZIsar⌉ ⌈ZI3⌉ ŠE.SA.A / DIDA ⌈SIG5⌉ [šim.dMAŠ šimSI.SA2 DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM] ⌈ina⌉ A GAZI⌈sar⌉ ⌈SILA11⌉-aš / SAG.DU-⌈su⌉ [SAR-ab SUHUŠ/I3.GIŠ? šu2-ši[27] SAG.DU-su ŠEŠ2 LAL2]-⌈ma?⌉ UD 7.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

145‘ Aiv 38 DIŠ KI.MIN u2[… LAL/ŠEŠ2?].⌈MEŠ⌉-ma ina-eš

(ruling)

146’ Aiv 39ff DIŠ NA MURUB4 SAG.[DU-šu2 u2-zaq-qa-su bir-ka-šu2 DUGUD u2-ta-ba-ka] ⌈i?⌉–ta-na-aḫ GAZ ŠA3 / TUK.MEŠ-ši ⌈ELLAG2?⌉–[šu2[28] e/i-ta-na-bal … i-ṣa-nam-mu ik-ka-šu2] ⌈ik⌉–ta-nir-ru / ana GIG ⌈ZI?⌉-[ḫi … GI DU10 u2KUR.KUR … gišŠE.NA2.A …] ⌈DIDA?⌉ ⌈ina?⌉ ⌈A⌉ ⌈GAZI⌉sar / ZI3 ŠE.⌈SA⌉.[A … u2NIG2.GIDRU ina UTU ḪAD2.A GAZ SIM ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL]-id

(ruling)

Aiv 43-47 (broken)

(ruling)

147’ Aiv 48’f ⌈DIŠ⌉ x[29] [x x x x (x)] x[30] gišŠINIG ⌈NUMUN⌉ ⌈u2⌉x [x x x x (x)] / x [x x x lu ina] ⌈KAŠ⌉.SAG lu ina GEŠTIN NAG [x x x (x)]

Biv 1’ […] x ⸢lu-u2⸣ ina KAŠ.SAG […]

(ruling)

catchline:

Aiv 50’ ⌈DIŠ⌉ [NA SAG].⌈KI?.DAB.BA⌉ TUK.TUK (blank) NUMUN ⌈u2UKUŠ2.LAGAB?⌉

Biv 2’ [DIŠ NA] ⸢SAG⸣.KI.DAB.BA TUK.TUK […]

rubric:

Aiv 51’ [DUB 1].⌈KAM2⌉ DIŠ NA UGU-šu2 ⌈KUM2⌉ u2-kal

Biv 3’ [… DIŠ NA UGU]-⸢šu2⸣ KUM2 [u2-kal …]

colophon A: (BAK 329)

Aiv 52’ E2.GAL mAN.ŠAR2-⌈DU3⌉-A LUGAL ŠU2 MAN KUR AN.ŠAR2ki

Aiv 53‘ ša dAG u dtaš-me-⌈tu4⌉ GEŠTU.MIN ⌈ra-pa-aš2-tu⌉ iš-ru-ku-šu2

Aiv 54‘ e-ḫu-uz-zu GEŠTU.MIN na-⌈mir⌉-tu ni-siq ⌈tup⌉-šar-ru-ti

Aiv 55‘ ša ina LUGAL.MEŠ-ni a-lik maḫ-ri-⌈ia⌉ ⌈mam2⌉-ma šip-ru šu-a-tu la i-ḫu-uz-zu

Aiv 56‘ bul-ṭi TA UGU-ḫi EN UMBIN liq-ti ⌈BAR⌉.[MEŠ ta]-⌈ḫi-zu⌉ ⌈nak⌉-la a-zu-⌈gal-lu?–ut?⌉ ⌈dMAŠ/NIN.URTA?⌉

Aiv 57‘ u dgu-la ma-la ba-aš2-mu ina tup-pa-a-ni aš2-ṭur as-niq IGI.KAR2–ma

Aiv 58‘ a-na ta-mar-ti ši-ta-si-ia qe2-reb E2.GAL-ia u2-kin

colophon B:

Biv 4’ […] x ⌈ba/zu?⌉ […]

[1] See for other reconstruction for instance Worthington (2005), 13 (ka in[im.ma amēlu? mê? gulgullišu?] la ik-ka-lu-ú). The possible restoration with SAG.DU follows Scurlock (2014), 442.

[2] Worthington (2005), 13 reads ta-had-di-iq, a lemma (ḫadāqu “press together (of body parts?)”, aram.) which has been adopted in the CDA, 100, but which is absent from AHw as well as CAD. Even if Scurlock’s reading of the sings as ta-pa-ti4-iq “you shape(?) (it) with a cloth” with the sign value ti4(DI) is unexpected, the verb is at least good attested and would make sense within the surrounding context.

[3] Scurlock (2014), 442 restores ina SAG.KI-šu2 K[EŠDA-ma].

[4] Consider the much more elaborated symptom description of the roughly parallel text BAM 3 ii 7 (DIŠ NA SAG.DU-su A.MEŠ DAB-al MURUB4 SAG.DU-šu2 u SAG.KI.MIN-šu2 TAG.MEŠ-šu2 UGU da-da-ni-šu2 ti-ik-ki-šu2 …).

[5] Scurlock (2014), 442 reads the damaged passage ⌈I3.NUN⌉. However, the actual traces before NUN don’t look like NI (= I3) but might rather suggest the reading EREN proposed in Worthington (2005), 13. The question is if “hot cedar” on the neck and it’s tendons make any sense? Otherwise, hot ghee, as proposed by Scurlock, would intend a kind of rubbing which would have been described as such.

[6] Scurlock (2014), 442 restores LAL instead of ina which is on the base of the traces (a long horizontal wedge at the middle area of the line and some scratches or other remnants underneath it) unlikely.

[7] Restoration following Scurlock (2014), 442 (I inserted a second A in the following kajjānam).

[8] The interpretations of Worthington (2005), 21 and Scurlock (2014), 443 concerning the identity of še-ḫa differ considerably. While Worthington wants to read šēḫu „wind“ e.g. “If a man’s head is ‘windy’ (…)”, Scrulock interprets it as “delirium” most likely resulting from the verb šêḫu (N) “to agitate” (cf. ša šēḫi “ecstatic”). In lexical context one can find a šīḫu-insect (cf. CAD Š/2, 419 šīḫu C) as well, which might be another option for this word as well as considering the verb šiāḫu “to grow (tall)” and the derived noun šīḫu “tall, high, stately”, here interpreted as “growth; inflation(?)”, which might describe a kind of intergrowth that could have been associated with the accumulation of water (consider the position after a number of symptomatic descriptions occupied with the holding of water on different areas of the head).

[9] Restoration Scurlock (2014), 442. Given to the damaged state of the passage the restoration is highly uncertain. Especially the last sing-traces look rather like TE then UD. The respective word might thus have been an attribute of a not preserved ingredient.

[10] Worthington (2005), 13 restores it-te-ne2-ba-aš-šum-[ma …] but Scurlock (2014), 316 reads differently [NA4 …]. Both authors place the restoration within the broken area but there are actually some traces left before the break which might rather show similarities with Scurlock’s restoration then Worthington’s.

[11] The question is if the last stone is to be expected within the break of A iv 9 (before [… na4]⌈MUŠ?.GIR2⌉) or iv 10 (the small space between na4AN.ZA.⌈GUL?.ME?⌉ and [… na4]⌈AMAŠ⌉.PA.E3).

[12] Against Worthington (2005), 13 (restoring em-[ma ik?–ta?]-na-aṣ–ṣa) speaks the space within the break which allows barely the restoration of 2-3 signs. The sign IM is not visible. The same problem arises with the restoration of Scurlock (2014), 316 ([… GEŠTU.MIN-šu2 i-ta]-na-az-za) for which is hardly enough space. The form ik-ta-na-aṣ-ṣa instead of ik-ta-na-aṣ-ṣi is unexpected but cf. other forms of the verb like i-kaṣ-ṣa (BAM 385 i 23’-24’, BAM 482 iii 5) which should likewise be considered as sg.-forms. Formally a ventive is possible but gives little sense in combination with the meaning of the verb describing the change of a state (“get cold” etc.).

[13] Cf. for the phrase also Böck (2014), 102 BM 98584+ rev iii 30-31 (suggestion U. Steinert).

[14] The same prescription seems to be given in the fragm. K. 13458:7‘-9‘ (nap-šal-ti SAG.DU ⌈PIŠ10⌉-[…] / ⌈KA⌉ A.AB.BA NUMUN ⌈giš⌉[bi-ni? …] / [TEŠ2].⌈BI⌉ ta-sak3 […]). It is tempting to think of this fragment of another witness of UGU 1 but especially K. 13458:3‘-4‘ (SUḪUŠ giš⌈DIḪ3⌉ […] / NUMUN gišŠINIG […]) differs from the text given in ms. A which indicates that this fragment does not belong to the serial tablet one of CRANIUM but might belong to similar oriented additional  tablets like DT 319 (much similar and partly verbatim following UGU 3).

[15] For the restoration of A iv 16ff cf. the parallel BAM 156 ll. 41-44.

[16] U. Steinert suggests also a form of pašāšu.

[17] Or u2-pimu-unzer for upinzer “caterpillar“? Is this form considered to be a wordplay on muzzerrū “enemies”? Cf. the likewise conspicuous form in BM 103386 obv. 16’ (u2pi-{x}zer!(mu)) in Heeßel, Fs. Geller (2018), 339f.

[18] Readings like SIG7–su “its fresh (lit. green) part(s)” might be possible but curious in connection with a upinzer-insect (maybe “caterpillar”).

[19] Cf. for the restoration the parallel BAM 3 ii 43-45 as well as Scurlock (2014), 317.

[20] Restore maybe again te-[ser-rim …] „you incise (respectively three-times on the right and left side)“.

[21] Or SILA11-<aš> ina I3 ŠEŠ2 LAL?

[22] Especially the parallel J(astrow) obv 31-34 seems to be closer to this text then the parallel passage in BAM 3 ii 43-46.

[23] Cf. the parallel J(astrow) obv 34. The other parallel BAM 3 ii 45 reads differently ina LIL2 I3.SUMUN ŠUB.

[24] Scurlock (2014), 317 restores [DIŠ (MIN) šimGUR2.GUR2 šimLI NUMUN u2AB2.DUḪ SUD2 ina I3 SUMUN ḪI.ḪI] SAG.DU-su EŠ.MEŠ without indicating a parallel.

[25] For the restorations cf. J(astrow) obv 35-42.

[26] Contra Worthington (2005), 14 which interprets the traces after TUK in A as ana ⌈TI⌉ but the beginning of MEŠ is clear.

[27] Worthington (2005), 14 emends I3.GIŠ to SUḪUŠ whereas Scurlock (2014), 318 disclaims the emendation.

[28] Worthington (2005), 14 as well as Scurlock (2014), 318 read ⌈ELLAG2⌉ following the parallel J(astrow) obv 43-45. Otherwise the traces look definitely not like BIR(ELLAG2) but show a horizontal wedge at the bottom and two vertical wedges above it, comparable to the beginning of UR or likewise.

[29] Most probably ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈KI.MIN⌉ […].

[30] The restoration of ⌈NUMUN!⌉ in Worthington (2005), 15 is hardly fitting the traces.

BAM 480 preliminary working-transliteration col. iii

iii

96‘ Aiii 1 DIŠ ⌈KI?⌉.[MIN[1] …] DE3 ṣar-ba-te ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

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97‘ Aiii 2 ⌈DIŠ?⌉ [KI.MIN? …] ⌈šim⌉GUR2.GUR2 ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

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98’ Aiii 3 [DIŠ KI.MIN? … ZI3].⌈KUM⌉ ḪI.ḪI ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

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99’ Aiii 4 ⌈DIŠ?⌉ [KI.MIN? …] ⌈ZI3.KUM⌉ ḪI.⌈HI!⌉ ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

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100’ Aiii 5 ⌈DIŠ?⌉ [KI.MIN? … ina A GAZI]⌈sar⌉ SILA11–aš LAL : DIŠ KI.MIN qi2-lip še-el-le-be2-nu ina! A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

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101‘ Aiii 6 ⌈DIŠ?⌉ [KI.MIN? … DE3?] ⌈ṣar⌉-ba-te ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

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102’ Aiii 7 ⌈DIŠ?⌉ [KI.MIN? …] (blank) ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

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103’ Aiii 8f  ⌈DIŠ⌉ [NA UD.DA TAB-ma SIG2] ⌈SAG⌉.DU-šu2 i-šaḫ-ḫu-uḫ ZI SAG.KI TUK.TUK / 1? ⌈GIN2?⌉ [U5 ARGABmušen ina I3.GIŠ SUD2][2] ⌈SAG⌉.DU-su SAR-ab tu-kaṣ3-ṣa[3] LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

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104’ Aiii 10ff ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈KI⌉.[MIN 10 GIN2 ZI3 (…) gišEREN 10?] ⌈GIN2⌉ ZI3 gišŠUR.MIN3 10 GIN2 ZI3 gišMIN3.DU 10 GIN2 ZI3 šimLI 10 GIN2 ZI3 šimGUR2.GUR2 / 10 GIN2 ZI3 ⌈GAZI⌉[sar 10 GIN2] ⌈ZI3⌉ ⌈GU2⌉.GAL 10 GIN2 ZI3 GU2.TUR 10 GIN2 BAR ZU2.LUM.MA 10 GIN2 ZA3.ḪI.LI / 10 GIN2 ⌈DIDA⌉ ⌈SIG5⌉ 10 GIN2 ZI3 MUNU5 DIŠ-niš ḪI.ḪI ina KAŠ SILA11–aš GUR-ma ḪAD2.A GAZ SIM / ⌈SAG⌉-ka u2-kal ina ŠA3 1/3 SILA3 TI-qe2 ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAR-ab LAL-ma KI.MIN

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105’ Aiii 14 [DIŠ] ⌈KI⌉.MIN ZA3.ḪI.LI AR3–ti3 šimGUR2.GUR2 NAGA.SI DIŠ-niš SUD2 ina KAŠ SILA11–aš SAR-ab KI.MIN

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106’ Aiii 15 [DIŠ KI].⌈MIN⌉ šimGUR2.GUR2 šimLI šim.dNIN.URTA NUMUN u2AB2.DUḪ KA A.AB.BA šimŠEŠ DIŠ-niš SUD2 ina KAŠ SILA11–aš SAR-⌈ab⌉ KI.MIN

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107’ Aiii 16 [DIŠ KI.MIN] ⌈šim⌉GUR2.GUR2 šimLI ILLU šimBULUḪ ZU2.LUM I3.UDU ELLAG2 UDU.NITA2 DIŠ-niš SUD2 ina KUŠ SUR-re SAR-ab KI.MIN

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108’ Aiii 17f [DIŠ NA SAG].⌈DU⌉–su UD.DA TAB-ma u SU-šu2 GU7–šu2 SAG.DU-su nu-pu-uḫ PA gišMEŠ.MA2.GAN.NA / [ḪAD2.DU GAZ] ⌈SIM⌉ ZI3 GU2.GAL ZI3 GU2.TUR ZI3 šeIN.NU.ḪA[4] DIŠ-niš ina šur-šum-mi KAŠ SILA11–aš SAR-ab KI.MIN

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109’ Aiii 19 [(DIŠ KI.MIN) DUḪ.ŠE].⌈GIŠ?⌉.I3 ḪAD2.A-ti šimGUR2.GUR2 šimLI ZI3.KUM ina šur-šum-mi KAŠ SILA11–aš SAR-ab KI.MIN

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110’ Aiii 20 DIŠ KI.MIN [(x x)] ⌈u2⌉HAR.ḪAR šimGUR2.GUR2 šimLI ZI3.KUM ina KAŠ SILA11-⌈aš⌉ ⌈SAR!?–ab⌉[5] [x (x)]

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111’ Aiii 21 DIŠ KI.MIN ⌈u2LAL?⌉ ⌈ḪAD2.A?⌉[6] {x}[7] ina A SED SILA11–aš SAR-⌈ab⌉ [KI.MIN]

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112’ Aiii 22ff DIŠ NA SAG.DU-su KUM2–⌈ma⌉ ⌈SIG2⌉ SAG.DU-šu2 i-šaḫ-ḫu-uḫ ana KUM2 SAG.DU-[šu2 ZI-ḫi?] / u SIG2 DU-ta5 GUB-zi[8] ⌈u2?⌉[ak]-⌈tam⌉ u2ši-ma-ḫa U2 BABBAR ⌈DIŠ-niš⌉ ⌈SUD2⌉ ⌈ina⌉ ⌈A⌉ ⌈ḪI.ḪI⌉ ⌈SAG.DU-su⌉ ⌈te-sir⌉ / UD 2.KAM2 ina SAG.DU-šu2 i-mit-⌈ti3?⌉[9] x (x) x ⌈SAG⌉.DU-su ⌈LUḪ!⌉-si NUMUN gišbi-ni u2kam2-ka-da / u2NIG2.GAN2.GAN2 u2NIG2.GIDRU ŠIKA ⌈NUNUZ?⌉ [GA.NU11]⌈mušen?⌉ DIŠ-niš SUD2 ina I3 ḪI.ḪI SAG.DU-su ŠEŠ2–aš

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113’ Aiii 26f EN2 munšub2 al-dub2-⌈ba⌉ [(x)] munušub2 al-kala-ga / munšub2 al-keš2?-da-keš2?-⌈da⌉[10] [(x)] munšub2 nig2-gub-ba TU6 EN2

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114’ Aiii 28 KA.INIM.MA SIG2 SAG.⌈DU⌉ [(x)] NIG2.GUB.BA KEŠ2?.DA.KAM2

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115’ Aiii 29ff DU3.DU3.BI na4DU8.ŠI.A na4GUG na4ZA.GIN3 ⌈na4⌉[NIR2] ⌈na4BABBAR.MIN5?⌉ na4IGI.KU6 na4ŠUBA / na4ŠUBA A2.ZI.DA na4ŠUBA A2.GUB3.⌈BU?⌉ [na4KUR-nu DAB] ⌈na4⌉MUŠ.GIR2 na4AŠ.GI3.GI3 na4UGU.AŠ.GI3.GI3 / 13 ni-bi an-nu-ti ina sig2ḪE2.ME.DA E3-⌈ak⌉ [ina SIG2 (x x)] ⌈KEŠ2?⌉-ma SIG2 DU-tu2[11] ik-kal-la

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116’ Aiii 32f EN2 at-ta ba!?-ra-an-gi zi-ba-⌈an⌉-[x x x (x)][12] ⌈zi⌉-im-ba-ra uz-mi-ia-aš / pa-at-ri un-da-kur-ra ḫe2-⌈en?-na?⌉ ⌈ḫe2⌉ [x] ⌈ša2/i?⌉ TU6 EN2

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117’ Aiii 34f KID3.KID3.BI 7 ḫa-ru-be2-e ša2 IM.⌈SI.SA2⌉ TI-qe2 ina DE3 ur-⌈ba-te⌉ ⌈tur-ar2⌉ ina I3 ḪI.ḪI EN2 7-šu2 / ŠID-nu 3-šu2 ŠEŠ2–su 3-šu2 ta-⌈ḫal-la?–su⌉ e-nu-ma ta-ḫal-la-ṣu-šu2 EN2 3-šu2 ana ⌈UGU⌉ ⌈SAG⌉.DU-šu2 ŠID-⌈nu⌉

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118’ Aiii 36f EN2 I.BI.GI I.BI.⌈GI?⌉[13] [ḪE2.EN.ZALAG2?].⌈GE⌉ SAG.KI ṣi SAG.KI ṣi ḪE2.EN.ZALAG2.GE SAG.KI iṣ? SAG.KI iṣ? / ḪE2.EN.ZALAG2.⌈GE⌉ [ŠE.ER.ZI? ḪE2.EN.ZALAG2?].⌈GE?⌉[14] MA.AL.LAL I.DI MU.RA.AN.GUB ḪUL.BI ḪUL.ḪUL EN2

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119’ Aiii 38f KID3.⌈KID3⌉.[BI x x x (x)] x ⌈SAG⌉.DU IGIRA2mušen SAG.DU BURU5.ḪABRUD.DA NITA2 gišU4.ḪI.IN gišGIŠIMMAR / x x [x x x x (x)] EN2 3-šu2 ana ŠA3 ŠID-nu EŠ.MEŠ-su-ma SIG2 DU-tu2 ik-kal-la lu ša2 NITA2 lu [ša2 MUNUS?]

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120’ Aiii 40 [EN2? …] ⌈šu?⌉-gi lil šu-ge-e-ne/de3 šu-gi

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121‘ Aiii 41 [KID3.KID3.BI 7? ḫa-ru]–⌈be2⌉-e ša2 IM.SI.SA2 TI ina DE3 tur-ar2 ina I3 gišŠUR.MIN3 MUD2 gišEREN ḪI.ḪI EŠ.MEŠ-su-ma SI.SA2–im[15]

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122‘ Aiii 42ff [EN2 (MU.UL.LU.U)][16] ⌈ḪUL⌉.A ša2 GAL2{x}-ma/NIG2.GAL2.LA!(MA)[17] DINGIR{x} ṣi-ir-ta / [ma-ni-ir-ra-an]-ni[18] ḫa-ba-re-eš[19] ma-ni-ir-ra-an-ni ḫal-ḫal-la-ta la gu gim/DIM2?.MA TI.LA.ŠE3 / [(x) du-ru?]-⌈na⌉-aš?[20] du-ru-na-aš ḫu-ri-na-aḫ mu-un-di(-)ḫu-na(-)ḫa(-)at-tu-uk TU6 EN2

(ruling)

123‘ Aiii 45 [KA.INIM].⌈MA⌉ SIG2 KEŠ2.DA.KAM2

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124’ Aiii 46f (both lines seem to be purposefully erased)

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125’ Aiii 48 DIŠ NA SIG2 TE.MEŠ-šu2 ⌈ma-gal⌉ i-šaḫ-ḫu-uḫ NA BI DINGIR-šu2 diš8-tar3-šu2 KI-šu2 ze-nu-u[21]

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126’ Aiii 49ff KID3.KID3.BI ana IGI MUL maḫ-⌈re⌉-e KEŠDA KEŠ2 ZU2.LUM.MA zi3EŠA DUB-aq NINDA.I3.DE2.A LAL3 I3.⌈NUN.NA⌉ ⌈GAR⌉-an / uduSISKUR DU3–uš uzuZAG uzu⌈ME⌉.[ZE2] ⌈uzu⌉KA.NE[22] tu-ṭaḫ-ḫa KAŠ BAL-qi2 GIŠ.GAN2?[23] giš⌈MA2.EREŠeš⌉.MA2–le-e / U5 ARGABmušen u2IGI-20 ⌈u2?ŠE10?⌉[24] ⌈MA2⌉.LAḪ5 KI I3 ⌈ḪI.ḪI⌉ ina ⌈IGI⌉ MUL GAR-an EN2 an-ni-ta5 3-šu2 ŠID-nu

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127’ Aiii 52ff at-ta MUL mu-nam-mir x x x x ⌈ŠUR?⌉ ina ⌈IGI?⌉ qe2-reb AN-e ḫa-iṭ UB.MEŠ / ana-ku NENNI A NENNI ina GE6 an-ne2-⌈e⌉ IGI-ka kam2-sa-ku di-ni di-in EŠ.BAR-a-a KUD-us / U2.ḪI.A ŠEŠ.MEŠ lip-si-⌈su!⌉ lum-ni A2.GU2.ZI.GA u4-ma[25] TE.MEŠ-šu2 ta-kar

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128’ Aiii 55 DIŠ KI.MIN GIŠ.GAN2?[26] gišLU2–a-nu u2⌈eli⌉-kul-la u2kur-ka-na-a ša2 ⌈KUR⌉ ⌈giš⌉[27] x x x x ⌈SIG2?⌉ ⌈munušAŠ2.GAR3?⌉ GIŠ3.NU.ZU ina GU2–šu2 GAR-an

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129’ Aiii 56 6 KA.INIM.⌈MA⌉ SIG2 KEŠ2.DA.KAM

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130’ Aiii 57ff DIŠ NA UGU-šu2 A ⌈u2-kal⌉ ŠU.SI-ka GAL-ti a-šar A.MEŠ u2-kal-lu TAG.TAG-at šum-ma uzuGIŠ-šu2[28] / be2-ʾ-⌈šat?⌉ [A(.MEŠ ša2)[29] gul]-⌈gul⌉-li-šu2 it-tar-du BAD-ma gul-gul-la-šu2 te-ser-rim[30] A ša gul-gul-li-šu2 / ⌈tu⌉-[še-lam-ma?[31] TUG2? SIG? A?] ⌈LUḪ⌉-si I3.GIŠ SUD ana UGU GIG GAR-an KU.KU GIŠ.KIN2 ZI3 BAḪAR2 SUD2 ana UGU GIG / [MAR?[32] UD x.KAM2 LAL DU8]-⌈ma⌉ TUG2 SIG!? A LUḪ-si I3.GIŠ SUD ana UGU GIG GAR-an tug2na-al-ti-ip-ti[33] / [… UD] 2+x.KAM2 LAL DU8–ma TUG2 SIG!? A LUḪ-si I3.GIŠ SUD ana UGU GIG GAR-an / [x x x (x)] ⌈ti?⌉ GAZIsar BIL2?–ti KI ZI3 ŠE.SA.A ḪI.ḪI ana UGU GIG MAR UD 1.KAM2 LAL DU8–ma / [x x (x)] ⌈šim⌉LI GAZ KI ZI3.KUM ḪI.ḪI ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL IGI GIG tu–gal-lab EN TI.LA LAL2 / x [(x)] x bad-ma[34] šum-ma uzuGIŠ-šu2 la be2-ʾ-šat ana li-mit SAG.DU-šu2 KUM2/DE3 NA4.MEŠ[35] GAR-an

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131’ Aiii 65ff EN2 ⌈ur-ba⌉-tu4 ur-ba-tu4 ur-ba-tu4 sa-am-tu4 ZI-am-ma ur-pa-ta SA5 ik-tum3 IM.ŠEG3 SA5 / ZI-⌈ma⌉ KI-ta5 SA5–tu4 ir-ḫu A.ZI.GA SA5 ZI-ma ID2 SA5–tu4 im-la lu2ENGUR SA5 / giš⌈MAR⌉ SA5 gišDUSU SA5 IL2–ši-⌈ma⌉ A.MEŠ SA5.MEŠ li-is-kir gišIG-ma SA5 gišSAG.KUL-mi SA5 / ⌈KA2⌉-šu2-nu it!–tu man-nu-um-ma ša2 i-pe-et-ta-ku-nu-ši[36] i-ri-iš ma-ra i-ri-iš ma-ra TU6 EN2[37]

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[1] Simko argues that the first sign might better fit A or a compound with A like ILLU, skipping the introductory KI.MIN, done so in ms. A col. i.

[2] For the reconstruction cf. the parallels given in Worthington (2005), 11 (BAM 3 ii 28, BAM 9:24 and Jastrow obv 9).

[3] Worthington (2005), 11 as well as Scurlock (2014), 424 read mistakenly tu-kaṣ–ṣa instead of the correct tu-kaṣ3(GAZ)-ṣa.

[4] Suggestion Simko noting that the surrounding ingredients are all flour. Although, I would not exclude DABIN IN.NU.ḪA entirely since DABIN is also a kind of rough flour. Since the logographic spelling is more often supplemented by the determinative ŠE we prefer ZI3 šeIN.NU.ḪA.

[5] Worthington (2005), 12 as well as Scurlock (2014), 425 read SILA11–aš ⌈SAR-ab⌉ but the traces suggest rather ⌈ina KUŠ⌉ x x (cf. A iii 16 for comparison). However, the following sign traces are problematic since they do not look like the then expected SUR-re.

[6] Contra Worthington (2005), 12 and Scurlock (2014), 425 this passage is actually damaged which has not been noted by both authors.

[7] Worthington (2005), 12 restores ⌈ḪAD2.A.MEŠ⌉ whereas Scurlock (2014), 425 wants to read ⌈SUD2⌉.

[8] Commentary K. Simko: (…) [R]egarding the phrases SIG2 DU-ta5 GUB-zi, munšub2 nig2-gub-ba and SIG2 SAG.DU NIG2.GUB.BA: in its third column, CRANIUM 1 moves on to the hair whose loss is expressed in BAM 480 iii 23 with the phrase SIG2 DU-ta5. As the syllabic writing in the related passage BAM 497 ii 3’ // BAM 499 i 20’ demonstrates, this phrase is šārtu aliktu in Akkadian. Now, the question is how to understand the other verb GUB = uzuzzu that pops up three times in the lines BAM 480 iii 23, 27 and 28. The first time it is certainly an infinitive constructed with the preposition ana to describe the purpose of the procedure, which is to make the hair stop falling (lit. “in order to make the going hair stay”); a similar construction can be found in BAM 499 ii 10’, this time with the preposition adi: a-di SIG2–ša2 GUB-zu NU DU8. Far more problematic are the other two attestations in BAM 480 iii 27 and 28, transliterated both by Worthington and Scurlock as nig2-gub-ba / NIG2.GUB.BA. As for interpretations, Worthington seems to suggest two contradicting translations of the verb GUB, the first one being “cause (the falling hair) to remain attached” (infinitive construction in BAM 480 iii 23), and the second “fallen (head-hair)” (nig2-gub-ba / NIG2.GUB.BA in BAM 480 iii 27 and 28). Scurlock’s translation, on the other hand, is consistent in the case of all three instances: “to make (the hair that is going) stand firm” (infinitive construction in BAM 480 iii 23), “(hair) which stands firm” (nig2-gub-ba in BAM 480 iii 27) and “to make (the hair of the head) stand firm” (NIG2.GUB.BA in BAM 480 iii 28). The problem that arises from such an understanding is that nig2-gub-ba / NIG2.GUB.BA is neither a verb nor a verbal adjective. If anything, it is a nominal form created by the combination of nig2 and the subordinate construction gub-ba. This is hardly the case, however. The rendering of this difficult form should rather be munšub2 nig2 gub-ba “the hair which stands firm” in Sumerian context (Sumerian incantation in BAM 480 iii 27) and SIG2 SAG.DU ša2 GUB.BA KEŠ2.DA.KAM2 “(wording of the incantation to) bind the head-hair which stands firm” in Akkadian context (Akkadian rubric in BAM 480 iii 28). An interesting alternative to the latter description can be found in the parallel passage OECT 11 71 obv. 8’, which says SIG2 SAG.DU ša2 DU ŠU.DU8.A.KA[M2] “(wording of the incantations to) hold back the head-hair, which is falling out” (not NIG2.GUB ŠU.DU8.A.KAM2 as suggested by Scurlock in Sourcebook p. 335 n. 96).

[9] Worthington (2005), 12 following a suggestion of Stol (cf. ibid. 27). The sign form is problematic since it differs for example from DIM used in A i 6 concerning the last two horizontal wedges. The whole sign looks rather like a slightly damaged neo-Assyrian UB or a similar sign.

[10] Most likely Scurlock (2014) might be right in reading SAR as KEŠDA/KEŠ3 “to bind” and not like Worthington (2005) as MU2 “to (let) grow” considering the ritualistic treatment in the following instruction as well as the last phrase of this instruction “… and the falling out hair will be withhold” which underlines the focus of the treatment regarding falling out hair that should be prevented from doing so. Following Simko’s suggestion, this has to be seen as a single verb with reduplicated stem for intensity or plurality of action (the reduplicated form of MU2 would be al-mu2-mu2).

[11] For the syllabic reading SIG2 a-lik-tu2 “falling out hair (will be withhold)” cf. AMT 3/2:19. Scurlock’s reading SIG2 DU-ta5 is probably wrong since ikkallā is a N-stem (passive) of kalû “to hold back” so the subject should be most likely the hair.

[12] Scurlock (2014), 315 restores the whole incantation: at-ta ba-ra-an-gi zi-ba-an-[(gi : ba-te-gi-ra)] zi-im-ba-ra uz-mi-ia-aš / pa-at-ri un-da-kur-ra ḫe2-e[n-n]a ḫ[(e2-min na-pa-ri)-š]a2 following the partly parallel OECT 11 71 obv. 9‘-10‘.

[13] Scurlock (2014), 315 restores I.BI.G[I(M …)] but the traces look different from either GI or GIM. Simko suggests to stay with Scurlocks reading but I am still hesitant since there seems to be a Winkelhaken-like wedge directly at the beginning of the damaged sign that is following ⌈BI⌉.

[14] For the restoration see Scurlock (2014), 315 following the partly parallel OECT 11 71 obv 11‘-13‘. The generally presumed parallel AMT 76/6:4’-11’ is highly uncertain as such.

[15] The reading SI.SA2–šar5 (for ass. eššar = bab. eššir; or maybe išār?) in Worthington (2005), 12 instead of SI.SA2–im (= išallim) is unnecessary.

[16] For the restoration see Scurlock (2014), 315 following the partly parallel OECT 11 71 obv 14‘-16‘. (Remarks following K. Simko:) 1. The last U (in OECT 11, 71) has been left out by Scurlock. 2. ha-ba-re-eš: the interpretation „noisily“ would make much sense if the word that follows were indeed hal-hal-la-ta „kettle-drum“. This does not seem to be the case, however (s. below). What contradicts the reading ha-ba-re-eš is the fact, furthermore, that OECT 11 71 divides the sign sequence in two consecutive lines, with „ha“ and probably „ba“ occurring at the end of l. 14′, while „re“ and „eš“ at the beginning of l. 15′. 3. hal-hal-la-ta: note the Glossenkeil in OECT 11 71 obv. 15′, separating hal-hal from la-ta. 4. [(x) du-ru?]-˹na˺-aš? du-ru-na-aš: the repetition does not seem possible, since the parallel passage in OECT 11 71 obv. 16′ contains the remains of what appears to be signs like MA U BA and probably NA right before the sign sequence du-ru-na-aš. Based on the Oxford text, an alternative rendering of the passage might be something like [x x ma u-ba-n]a-aš du-ru-na-aš. (Continuation E. Schmidtchen): Albeit the observations of Simko are transparent I would be cautious following OECT 11, 71 to close. Cf. for this the parallels of OECT 11, 71 to UGU 3 which show some noticeable textual corruptions (especially the incantations OECT 11, 71 obv 17’-35’ = UGU 3 ii-iii).

[17] Suggestion by U. Steinert.

[18] For the restoration see Scurlock (2014), 315 following the partly parallel OECT 11 71 obv 14‘-16‘.

[19] If ḫalḫallatu hast o be taken seriously as “kettle-drum” ḫabāreš “with much noise; noisily” might be a good qualification for phenomena in connection with the drum.

[20] Worthington as well as Scurlock read WI/PI but the last horizontal wedge is slightly separated which suggests rather the reading na-aš (cf. the same two signs later). The here preferred restoration follows a suggestion of U. Steinert.

[21] Sounds rather like a diagnostic or physiognomic omen (cf. the apodosis which is not exceptional but unusual for a diagnostic omen) then a symptom description.

[22] Note Simko: uzuZAG (imittu) uzu˹ME˺.[HE2] (himṣu) ˹uzu˺KA.NE (šumû); these three types of meat occur consistently together in the type of rituals presented by CRANIUM 1; see for instance the respective places in Maul Zukunftsbewältigung pp. 130 l. 12, 133 l. 79, 294 ll. 12f. etc.

[23] Worthington (2005), 13 (cf. the corrections in Worthington (2007), 43) reads gišGAN2 but the sign shows clearly two vertical small wedges in the middle instead of three which would be needed in the case of GAN2. Otherwise, the reading gišŠITA is unsatisfactory as well. Simko remarks concerning this problem: one should look at the parallels AMT 91/1 rev. 5 // AMT 92/4 rev. 10′, where the sign is written with two (AMT 92/4 rev. 10′), as well as with three vertical wedges (AMT 91/1 rev. 5). Based on this attestation, I would not exclude the possibility that sometimes GAN2 contains only two verticals. As Worthington (JMC 5 p. 28) suggested, GIŠ.GAN2 might be an abbreviated form for kiškanû. For gišŠITA see Borger MZl p. 327, where it is noted that this form is not attested in monolingual Akkadian texts.

[24] Simko argues that ŠE10 MA2.LAḪ5 is seldom written with determinative U2 (usually in plant-lists only) and want therefore restore ⌈u2⌉[IGI-lim] within the break. Next to the problem of space, which is indeed not much for three signs, the order imḫur-ešrā imḫur-līm is rather uncommon and usually written in reverse order.

[25] Following the interpretation of Scurlock (2014), 316. Worthington (2005), 13 interprets the ambiguous form as BABBAR-ma “(When) the morning is bright …”.

[26] Cf. the commentary for UGU 1:126’.

[27] Steinert suggests ⌈DIŠ!?–niš!?⌉, although the traces look like ⌈GAR?–nu?⌉ for which Simko’s reading ša2 ⌈KUR⌉ ⌈giš⌉ (…) is preferred here.

[28] For uzuGIŠ as abbreviated form of GEŠTU(G) see the comment in Worthington (2005), 29 entry 190.

[29] Reconstruction Scurlock (2014), 441.

[30] Worthington (2005), 13 reads te-ser LAGAB A “… rub his skull; r[emove] all the fluid of his skull …”. However, the reading te-ser-rim “you incise” (usually sarāmu, cf. CAD S, 172 following Labat’s reading) in Scurlock (2014), 441 seems to fit better the context showing a form of trepanation. Despites this, the critique of Worthington regarding this interpretation is still valid (see Worthington (2005), 30).

[31] The correct reconstruction is uncertain. For tu-še-lam-ma “(you) remove (all the fluids of his skull)” cf. CAD S. 172 as well as Worthington (2005), 13 and the comment on p. 29f (preferred by Steinert). For tu-bal “you dry up (the fluids of his skull)” see Scurlock (2014), 441 (preferred by Simko). I think there is enough space for CAD’s reconstruction (5 to 6 short signs) but without a parallel nothing can be said with hundred percent certainties.

[32] Suggestion Simko. The parallel construction with GAR-an seems to be concerned with the application of oil with a cloth only, whereat other materia medica are applied in A iii 62 with MAR.

[33] The case ending for genitive suggests that TUG2 should not necessarily be considered as a determinative.

[34] Worthington (2005), 13 and Scurlock (2014), 441 restore the beginning of the line ⌈tu-lap⌉-pat-ma but especially the traces before BAD are far from clear to be interpreted as KAL (= lap).

[35] Worthington (2005), 21 and Scurlock (2014), 442 interpret the end of the line as whether hot stones or hot coals which have to be arranged around the head. Consider the very odd word order since one would expect NA4.MEŠ KUM2 “hot stones”. According to grammar it might be possible to read “(If …) arrange embers and (the respective healing-) stones around his head”.

[36] Erroneously transcribed as ip-pe-et-ta-ku-nu-ši in Scurlock (2014), 442.

[37] Cf. for urbatu-incantations e.g. Collins (1999), 277ff; Foster (2005), 992 (suggested by U. Steinert).

BAM 480 ii 64, another suggestion

Hello again,
on second thought, it might be best to read the problamtic phrase as a plural: ú-ba-˹na˺-tu uṣ-ṣa „finger-(shaped protrusions) come out”. At least, there are a few attestations for “finger” in the sense of “finger-shaped object” (the word is also used as a designation of a kind of cucumber) listed in CAD, although I think the word meaning in this passage is not closely related to its specific usage in the context of extispicy. Anyway, I’m not convinced anymore of my previous proposition.

BAM 480 preliminary working-transliteration col. ii

ii

49‘ Aii 1 GAZI[sar] BIL2–lu[1] ⌈GAZ⌉ ⌈SIM⌉ ⌈ina⌉ šur-šum-mi! KAŠ SILA11–aš ⌈SAR⌉-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

50‘ Aii 2f NUMUN [u2/giš][2]⌈EME⌉.UR.GI7 SIG7–su tu-ḫas2-sa3 A-šu2 ana dugBUR.ZI SUR-at EN ḪAD2.DU GAR-an / UD-⌈ma?⌉ i-tab-lu ina I3 SAḪAR.URUDU SUD2 MAR

(ruling)

51‘ Aii 4ff ⌈U2⌉ ⌈BABBAR⌉ U5 ARGABmušen I3.UDU šimGIG šimGAM.MA NUMUN u2SI.SA2 ka-munu gišŠINIG NUMUN u2IN.NU.UŠ / ⌈EME.UR⌉.GI7[3] PA gišŠINIG MUN eme-sal-li3 U2.KUR.RA u2GAMUN.GE6 ma-la ni-iš IGI.MIN-ka ŠU.TI / [(x)] ⌈ta⌉-pa-aṣ ina I3 SUD2 IGI.MIN-šu2 ina NAGA.SI LUḪ-si EN IR2 TAR-su te-qe2 UD-ma LAL-šu2 te-qe2 EGIR-šu2 / [DILIM2.A].⌈BAR2⌉ NU DU8–šu2[4] A gišŠE.NA2.A ŠEG6–šal ana dugGAN.SAR te-sip ina MUL4 tuš-bat ina še-ri3 SAG.DU-su[5] / ⌈ŠEŠ2⌉ A gišŠE.NA2.A ŠEG6.GA2! ana SAG.DU-šu2 tu-qar-ra-ar2 SAG.DU-su kun-šam SIG2.GA.RIG2.AG.A KEŠ2?[6] / [x] x[7] I3.GIŠ ana SAG.DU-šu2 DUB ina E2 ša2 ta-ra-nam TUK-u2 TUŠ-šu2 UD 3.KAM2 an-nam DU3.DU3–uš

(ruling)

52‘ Aii 10f [DIŠ NA] ⌈UGU⌉–šu2 KUM2.KUM2–im IM.BABBAR NAGA.SI IN.DAR[8] kib-rit! GIR3.PAD.DA NAGA.SI I3.ḪUL u I3.KU6 / [DIŠ-niš?] ⌈ḪI⌉.ḪI ina DE3 gišKIŠI16 SAG.DU-su tu-qat-tar

(ruling)

53’ Aii 12f [DIŠ NA SAG.DU?]–⌈su?⌉ KUM2 TUK-ma IGI.MIN-šu2 i-bar-ru-ra MUD2 u2-kal-la 1/3 SILA3 ZA3.ḪI.LI GAZ SIM / ⌈ina⌉ ⌈A⌉ [GAZI]⌈sar⌉ SILA11–aš SAG.DU-su SAR-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

54’ Aii 14 ⌈1/3⌉ SILA3 ⌈ZA3.ḪI.LI⌉ ⌈1/3?⌉ ⌈SILA3?⌉ ZI3.KUM ina A.GEŠTIN.NA SILA11–aš SAG.DU-su SAR-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

55‘ Aii 15 1/3 SILA3 PA gišPEŠ3 ina ⌈GA⌉ [SILA11–aš (SAR-ab KI.MIN :)?[9]] ⌈1/3?⌉ SILA3 u2ḪAB ina GA SILA11–aš SAR-ab KI.MIN

(ruling)[10]

56‘ Aii 16 1/3 SILA3 u2u5-[ra-nu?[11] …] ina GA SILA11–aš SAR-ab KI.MIN

(ruling)

57‘ Aii 17 1/3 SILA3 u2ṣa-da-⌈nu/na?⌉ […] ⌈ina⌉ GA SILA11–aš SAR-ab KI.MIN

(ruling)

58‘ Aii 18 u2sa-ma-⌈nam⌉ [… ina GA] ⌈SILA11⌉-aš SAR-ab KI.MIN

(ruling)

59‘ Aii 19f [DIŠ] ⌈NA⌉ UGU-šu2 UD.DA TAB-[ma IGI.MIN-šu2 i-bar-ru-ra … DUḪ] ⌈ŠEG6.GA2⌉ šimLI šimGUR2.GUR2[12] / ⌈šim⌉BULUḪ saḫ-le2-e DUḪ.⌈ŠE⌉.[GIŠ.I3 (u2si-ḫu) ina GA SILA11–aš] SAR-ab KI.MIN

(ruling)

60‘ Aii 21f [DIŠ NA] ⌈UGU⌉–šu2 UD.DA TAB-⌈ma⌉ [IGI.MIN]-⌈šu2⌉ [i]-⌈bar?-ru⌉–ra u3 MUD2 DIRI-⌈a⌉ […] ⌈u2⌉NU.LUḪ.HA / [x] x saḫ-le2-e giš⌈MA2?.EREŠ(4)?.MA2?⌉.RA[13] DIŠ-niš GAZ SIM ina DIDA ⌈ḪI.ḪI⌉ ⌈SAR?⌉-[ab[14] (x x)] ⌈LAL⌉-id

(ruling)

61‘ Aii 23ff [1/3 SILA3? ZA3].⌈ḪI?.LI⌉ 1/3 SILA3 ZI3 giš⌈EREN⌉ 1/3 SILA3 šim⌈LI⌉ ⌈1/3?⌉ SILA3 ⌈IM.DI⌉[15] 1/3 SILA3 gišsi-ḫu ⌈1/2?⌉ ⌈SILA3?⌉ [ar2?]-gan?⌉-nu[16] / [x (x) x SILA3 DUḪ].⌈ŠE?⌉.GIŠ.I3 ZI3 ⌈GU2?⌉.GAL ⌈ZI3?⌉ ⌈MUNU5⌉ DIDA ŠEG6.GA2 ⌈ṭe-ne2?–ti/ŠU.TI?⌉[17] / […] x ⌈ŠU⌉.TI[18] ⌈ina⌉ A ⌈GAZI⌉sar SILA11–aš SAR-ab [KI].⌈MIN?⌉[19]

(ruling)

62‘ Aii 26f [DIŠ NA …][20] ⌈GIR2.GIR2(TAB2.TAB2?)⌉–su SIG2 SAG.DU-šu2 GUB.GUB-za gišGUR2.GUR2 ⌈giš?⌉[x (x)][21] / […] ⌈SUD2⌉ ina uruduŠEN.TUR tu-ba-ḫar SAG.DU-su [x x][22]

(ruling)

63‘ Aii 28 […] ⌈aš2/zum?⌉ I3.NUN.NA ina IZI/DE3?[23] ŠEG6–šal [x (x x)]

(ruling)

64’ Aii 29 [x x x] ⌈GUR2⌉.GUR2[24] [x x (x x)] ⌈šim⌉MUG šimŠEŠ KAŠ ṭi-ṭi I3.NUN.NA ina DE3 ŠEG6 [x (x x)]

(ruling)

65‘ Aii 30f ⌈1?⌉ ⌈NINDA⌉ IM.BABBAR ⌈NAGA⌉.[SI (IN.GUN3/DAR?)[25]] ⌈kib⌉-rit ⌈GIR3⌉.PAD.⌈DU⌉ LU2.U18.LU GIR3.PAD.DU kib-x[26] [x x x (x)] / I3.ḪUL I3.KU6 DIŠ-niš ⌈ḪI?⌉.[ḪI (x)] ⌈ina⌉ DE3 gišKIŠI16 SAG.DU-su [tu-qat-tar?]

(ruling)

66’ Aii 32ff EN2 sag-ki-ni sag-[ki ḫe2-en-gi]-⌈gi⌉ i-NE-ni i-NE ḫe2-⌈en⌉-[gi4-gi4?] / mu-ru-ub-bi-⌈ni⌉ [mu-ru]-⌈ub⌉-bi ḫe2-en-⌈gi4?⌉-[gi4?] / ḫe2-en-da-a-na-⌈mul⌉-[la ḫe2-en]-⌈da-a-na⌉-mul-la [(tu6) en2][27]

(ruling)

67’ Aii 35 KA.INIM.MA [x x x] x-šu2 u2-⌈zaq-qat⌉-[su][28]

(ruling)

68’ Aii 36 KID3.KID3.BI BAR MUŠ tur-⌈ar2⌉ [x x x] x ŠID-nu UGU [x x x x]

(ruling)

69‘ Aii 37f EN2 me ku3-ga ba-da-⌈ra?⌉ [x x x x (x)] ⌈ra?⌉-aḫ me ku3-ga [x x x x] / me zi-zi me še-⌈ra⌉ ⌈še?⌉ [x x x x (x)] ⌈tar/ḫa?!⌉ gi4-gi4 [(tu6) en2][29]

(ruling)

70‘ Aii 39 EN2 KA-šu GEN7 KA la [x x x x (x)] ⌈GEN7⌉ KA-šu NE x [(x)] x [x x]

(ruling)

71‘ Aii 40 […][30] x MURUB4 ⌈UGU-šu2?⌉ ⌈ŠID⌉-[nu (x)]

(ruling)

72‘ Aii 41f […] x x x u2KUR.[(RA/KUR?)] / x [… SAR]-⌈ab?⌉ ⌈LAL-ma⌉[31] UD 3.KAM2 NU [DU8]

(ruling)

73’ Aii 43 ⌈DIŠ⌉ ⌈KI⌉.[MIN … ina A GAZI]sar SILA11–aš LAL2–su-ma [TI?][32]

(ruling)

74’ Aii 44 DIŠ KI.MIN ⌈u2⌉[…] x su-pa-lam ina KAŠ ta-la3-⌈aš?⌉ [x x]

(ruling)

75’ Aii 45 DIŠ KI.MIN saḫ-le2-⌈e⌉ [… ni]-⌈kip?⌉-ta5 ZI3 ŠE.SA.A DIŠ-niš ⌈GAZ⌉ SIM ina KAŠ x [x x]

(ruling)

76‘ Aii 46 DIŠ KI.MIN 1/3 SILA3 u2/saḫ?-[le2-e …] ⌈SILA11⌉-aš SAR-ab [x x][33]

(ruling)

77‘ Aii 47 DIŠ KI.MIN 1/2 SILA3 […] ⌈SILA11⌉-aš SAR-ab [x x]

(ruling)

78‘ Aii 48 DIŠ KI.MIN 1/3 ⌈SILA3⌉ […] ⌈GAZ⌉ SIM ina A GAZI⌈sar⌉ ⌈SILA11⌉-aš SAR-ab [x x]

(ruling)

79‘ Aii 49 DIŠ KI.MIN ⌈šim?⌉ […] ina A GAZI⌈sar⌉ ⌈SILA11–aš⌉ [LAL?]

(ruling)

80’ Aii 50 DIŠ KI.MIN […] ina KAŠ SILA11–aš SAR-ab [LAL?]

(ruling)

81’ Aii 51 x (x) […] ⌈ina⌉ A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAR-ab ⌈LAL2?⌉ [(x)]

(ruling)

82’ Aii 52ff […] x ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAR-ab [x x] / […] ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAR-ab [x x] / […] ina šur-šum-mi KAŠ SILA11–aš SAR-ab [x x]

(ruling)

83‘ Aii 55f […] x u2 kur[34] ina A GAZIsar LUḪ-si 1/3 SILA3 gišMAŠ.⌈ḪUŠ⌉ / ⌈1/x?⌉ [SILA3? …] ⌈GAZ?⌉ SIM ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAG.DU-su u GABA-su ⌈LAL⌉-[id?][35]

(ruling)

84’ Aii 57 DIŠ ⌈KI⌉.[MIN …] ⌈ZI3⌉.KUM ḪI.ḪI ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš ⌈LAL-id?⌉

(ruling)

85’ Aii 58 DIŠ ⌈KI⌉.[MIN …] ⌈ZI3⌉.KUM ina A GAZIsar ta-la3-aš SAR-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

86‘ Aii 59 DIŠ ⌈KI⌉.[MIN … gišḪA].⌈LU⌉.UB2 2 SILA3-TA.AM3 ḪI.ḪI ina A GAZIsar u KAŠ SILA11–aš KI.MIN

(ruling)

87‘ Aii 60 DIŠ ⌈KI⌉.[MIN x x] ⌈u2?⌉su-pa-lu ina I3 sir2-di u A GAZIsar SILA11–aš KI.MIN

(ruling)

88‘ Aii 61 DIŠ ⌈NA⌉ [SAG.DU?]–su KUM2.KUM2–im SAR-ab ZI3 ZIZ2.AN.NA ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš UD 15.KAM2[36] : ud 5.kam2 LAL2

(ruling)

89‘ Aii 62f DIŠ ⌈KI⌉.[MIN IM?].⌈GU2⌉ UD.DA SA2.SA2[37] ⌈GAZ⌉ SIM ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš UD 3.KAM2 LAL2 / ⌈DIŠ?⌉ [ina? qer]-⌈bit?⌉[38] ana SAG.DU-šu2[:?] ⌈murub4⌉ sag.du-šu2 u2-ba-⌈na?⌉-tu uṣ-ṣa?[39] rib-ki ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš I3 EŠ.MEŠ LAL

(ruling)

90‘ Aii 64 [ana KUM2?] ⌈SAG⌉.DU šu-ut-bi-i ŠIKA ⌈IM⌉.ŠU.RIN.NA ZI3.KUM ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAG.DU-su LAL

(ruling)

91‘ Aii 65 [DIŠ KI.MIN? (x) saḫ-le2]-e bu-ṭu-ta5 ZI3 ŠE.SA.⌈A⌉ ⌈ina⌉ ⌈A⌉ ⌈GAZI⌉sar SILA11–aš LAL : DIŠ KI.MIN saḫ-le2-e šimLI ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

(ruling)

92’ Aii 66 ⌈DIŠ?⌉ [x x] x ḪAD2.DU GAZ SIM ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

(ruling)

93‘ Aii 67 ⌈DIŠ?⌉ [KI.MIN? DE3 ṣar]-⌈ba⌉-te ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL : DIŠ ⌈KI.MIN⌉ [u2?ḫal]-tap-pa-nam GURUN gišMAŠ.ḪUŠ ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

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94‘ Aii 68 [DIŠ KI.MIN? u2GEŠTIN].⌈KA5?⌉.A ḪAD2.A SUD2 ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL [: DIŠ KI.MIN] ⌈u2⌉MA2.EREŠ4.MA2.RA ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

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95‘ Aii 69 [DIŠ KI.MIN? x (x)] x (blank) u2ZA.⌈BA⌉.[LAM] (blank) ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš LAL

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[1] Contra Scurlock (2014), 310 which reads BIL2–lu “roasted kasû“ whose correct reading should be qalûtu since kasû is considered a pluraletantum. K. Simko suggests the interpretation as a verbal form “you roast kasû-plant” which is possible since qalû (taqallū) is considered to be a u/u-verb (but i/i esp. in later times).

[2] Cf. the length of the U2 sign in A ii 4. It is likewise possible that, like in A ii 5, no determinative preceded EME.UR.GI7.

[3] Against Worthington (2005), 9 as well as Scurlock (2014), 310 there is not enough space for either U2 or GIŠ.

[4] A. Bacskay suggests the reading [TUG2].⌈BARA2⌉ NU DU8–šu2 “do not untie him [from (this) b]andage“. Contra  [ina] ⌈BARA2⌉ (Worthington) or [DILIM2.A].⌈BAR2⌉ (as interpreted here, following the corrections of Worthington (2007), 43). Bacskay interprets TUG2.BARA2 as an unconventional writing of TUG2.BAR.SI = paršīqu (as bandage see CAD P p. 205 sub paršīqu A meaning c) 3’). Similar writing form can be found in Neo- or Late Babylonian therapeutic texts BM 78963 line 46.

[5] Consider the interesting graphical similarity to the phrase mu-kil SAG GUB-su “you(?) set up a by-stander for him“ which otherwise might be a coincidence.

[6] Worthington (2005), 9 interprets this passage as „bandage of carded wool“ (ú.sígga.ríg.ag.a kešda) whereas Scurlock (2014), 310, acknowledging the determinative U2, translates “’carded-wool’-plant”, interpreting the last sign of the line not as KEŠDA but as the plant-determinative SAR. An alternative interpretation, following the comment of U. Steinert, might be “(after) having sprinkled the head, you burn carded wool”. Simko suggests the reading kun-šam instead of SUD-u2 referring to a kind of band or braid (cf. BAM 510 i 3′ as well as without SIG2.GA.RIG2.AG.A CAD K pp. 542ff. and Attia, JMC 25 p. 7).

[7] Comparing to the other instances of SILA3 the traces look considerably different which makes the reconstruction of [(ina) x q]a/SI]LA3 in Worthington (2005), 9 and Scurlock (2014), 310 very unlikely.

[8] Cf. the note to this line in Bácskay 2018 p. 64-65.

[9] For the reconstruction see Worthington (2005), 9 and Scurlock (2014), 311. It is tempting to reconstruct both parts of this line as analogous entries. On the other hand, it is curious since one line usually bears one entry, separated by a ruling.

[10] Ruling left out by Worthington (2005), 9.

[11] Cf. the different restorations in Worthington (2005), 9 (rest. u2u5-[ra-nu …]) and Scurlock (2013), 311 (rest. u2U5.[ARGABmušen …]). It is right that U5 ARGABmušen has been mentioned several times in this ms. but every time without U2 determinative, which is conspicuous here and might be seen in favour of Worthington’s reconstruction.

[12] Both parallels (BAM 3 i 20 and AMT 5/3 i 8’) read differently šimGAM.MA.

[13] It is hard to decide whether to read EREŠ(NIN), suggested by Worthington (2005), 10, or EREŠ(APIN).

[14] This reconstruction, following Worthington (2005), 10, is, measured on the traces, very uncertain but probable due to the surrounding expressions combining shaving and bandaging of the head.

[15] Often written šimMAN.DU(= suādu) as well, cf. also the parallel B i 23 which reads šimMAN/MIN3.DU. See for different interpretations of this fragmentary passage Worthington (2005), 10 (x […] PA?) and Scurlock (2014), 311 ([šemMAN.D]U!).

[16] Worthington (2007), 43 restores sì[la ár?–ga]n-nu. The parallel B i 23 reads u2ba-ri-rat which might have found place at the beginning of the next line. The sign-forms of the presumed preceding unit is far from clear.

[17] Cf. Worthington (2005), 10 ([xx š]u.ti) and Scurlock (2014), 311 ([… te-n]e-ti). In fact, there is hardly more space before the possible TI-sign than one or two signs. Cf. also Panayotov, Fragments (2016) pdf-page 14 or 15. The passage might likewise be read ⌈AR3⌉-ti (for ṭe-ne2-ti in parallel B). Simko suggests staying with Worthington and assumes likewise ⌈ŠU⌉.TI.

[18] See the parallel B i 24f (KU munu5 x(ṭe?)-ne2-ti SAG-ka u2-kal ina ša3 2 sila3 ti min / […]x šu.ti …).

[19] The restoration [LAL]-⌈id⌉ (see A ii 22) is likewise possible.

[20] Scurlock (2014), 311 restores [DIŠ NA UD.DA TAB-ma UGU-šu2] ⌈GIR2.GIR2⌉-su SIG2 SAG.DU-šu2 GUB.GUB-za but without mentioning a parallel.

[21] Scurlock (2014), 311 restores ⌈giš⌉[LI] but again without mentioning a parallel.

[22] It is much likely to restore LAL-id or a similar expression, respectively KI.MIN.

[23] Cf. Panayotov, Fragments (2016), 63, which interprets the sign NE as “charcoal” (DE3/pēmtu). see ibid. n. 8. IZI suggested by Steinert, DE3 by Simko.

[24] Beginning of the fragm. BAM 488.

[25] Cf. for the possible restoration in Panayotov, Fragments (2016), 63 n. 9 following the course of A ii 10. In my view it is uncertain, if one should restore IN.DAR “splintered horn” (Worthington and Scurlock) or IN.GUN3 “multi-coloured horn” (Panayotov).

[26] See Panayotov, Fragments (2016), 63 restoring kib-r[it …]. The reading AN[ŠE …] in Scurlock (2014), 312 is unlikely due to the tow vertical wedges right before the break (ANŠE should have only one long vertical wedge at this position).

[27] See Panayotov, Fragments (2016), 64 (parallels for this incantation are AMT 104 iii 11’f and BAM 486 ii 1’f (CRANIUM 3); OECT 11 71 rev. 1-2).

[28] The rubric refers back to the symptom description in A ii 26. Since there seems to be not enough space for the restoration of Scurlock (2014), 311 ([DIŠ NA UD.DA TAB-ma UGU-šu2] ⌈GIR2.GIR2⌉-su) it is very uncertain if ḫimiṭ ṣēti occurred before the stinging pain of the cranium. A proposed reconstruction by U. Steinert [KA.INIM.MA] ⌈UGU⌉- šu2 u2-⌈zaq-qat⌉-[su].

[29] See Panayotov, Fragments (2016), 65 (a parallel is again BAM 486 i’ 9’f).

[30] It is uncertain if (as it is proposed in Panayotov, Fragments (2016), 65 n. 16) a similar rubric like in BAM 489 rev 13’ should be restored, which counts at least 4(?) incantations against a specific not preserved ailment.

[31] Contra Worthington (2005), 10 and Scurlock (2014), 312 the damaged LAL-sign before –ma is visible as well as traces of presumably –ab.

[32] The restoration following Scurlock (2014), 312 is very uncertain since no parallel is known and the few traces give no hint on the correct reading of the last sign.

[33] Scurlock (2014), 312f  restores at the end of the entries 76-84 respectively [LAL] which is quite possible (cf. A ii 49).

[34] Cf. the restoration in Scurlock (2014), 313 ([… IR-šu t]u-šam-maṭ “[If …], you wipe off [his sweat], …”) referring to CAD Š/1, 309 sub 1d’, which otherwise has no parallel in medical contexts supplementing it.

[35] It is uncertain whether the tablet received some damage at the respective passage but the sign LAL-i[d] given by Worthington (2005) as well as Scurlock (2014) is sincerely not visible since the break is situated in the last half of LAL. See likewise the damaged end of the next line which hasn’t been marked as such by both authors.

[36] Contra Worthington (2005), 10 the variant should most probably belong to l. 61. I find it more plausible since variants are often similar in certain aspects, e.g. variations due to different originals, here the sole mentioning of the number 5 might go back to an incorporated ms. that left out the Winkelhaken for 10 (together 15 like in the main text).

[37] Cf. the differing parallel BAM 12 l. 28 (IM.GU2 ša2 ina UD.DA di-kat3) which reads rather like a gloss.

[38] Worthington (2005), 10 restores contextually fitting [… qer?–b]it? SAG.DU-šu2 and Scurlock (2014), 313 [… ši-b]it SAG.DU-šu2. Since, as Worthington pointed out, qerbītu and qablu are most often synonymous in use, I would prefer this interpretation over the ones given by Scurlock.

[39] Both interpretations (see Worthington (2005), 26f as well as Scurlock (2014), 324and 336) have problems. The emendation of u2-ba-⌈qa/na?⌉ to u2-na!-maš by Scurlock is odd (the last sign does sincerely not look like MAŠ), not only because of the then unusually following object. Worthington’s interpretation of the possible ubānu as “protuberance” (here better read as u2-ba-⌈na⌉ instead of Worthington’s u2-ba-⌈an⌉) is likewise conjectural based on its broader meaning within extispicy which otherwise at least keep with the standard position of object and verb within Akkadian grammar. The somplest solution according to the signs and grammar might be the reading ubānātu uṣṣâ “finger(-shaped protrusions) come out” (suggestion by U. Steinert).

BAM 480 preliminary working-transliteration col. i

CRANIUM 1

A = BAM 480 = K. 2354 + K. 2412 + K. 2463 + K. 2491 + K. 3237 + K. 6447 + K. 7086 + K. 8356 + K. 8800 + K. 8842 + K. 9828 + K. 11868 + K. 13398 + K. 13399 + Sm. 637 + Sm. 1156 (+ K. 10428 (BAM 488) + K. 16451 (AMT 3/4), see Panayotov, Fragments (2016) (+) K. 13417 (following Scurlock, Sourcebook (2014), 335 note 87, cf. also the contradictory view in Panayotov, Addenda (2016))

B = BAM 4 = Div 158 (maybe Assur)[1]

i

  1. Ai 1ff DIŠ NA UGU-šu2 KUM2 u2-kal SA ZI SAG.KI TUK-ma IGI.MIN-šu2 i-ṣappar(BAR3)/i-par3?[1] / IGI.MIN-šu2 bir-ra-ta5 i-pi-ta5 i-ši-ta5 mur-din-na qu3-qa-na[2] a-ša2-a / u3 ER3 ŠUB.ŠUB-a 1/3 SILA3 ZA3.ḪI.LI bu-ṭu-ta5 ina na4UR5 AR3–en SIM / SAG-ka u2-kal ina ŠA3 1/3 TI-qe2 ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAR-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM NU DU8

Bi 1‘ […] ⸢TI-qe2⸣ […]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 5 1/3 SILA3 saḫ-le2-e 1/3 SILA3 ZI3 ŠE.SA.A ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAR-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM NU DU8

Bi 2‘ [… ŠE.SA].A ina A GAZI⌈sar⸣ […]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 6 saḫ-le2-e AR3–ti3 šimGUR2.GUR2 NAGA.SI ina KAŠ SILA11–aš KI.⌈MIN⌉

Bi 3‘ [… AR3]-⸢ti3⸣ šimGUR2.GUR2 ⸢NAGA⸣.[SI …]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 7 šimŠEŠ MUN eme-sal-li3 mal2-ma-liš ḪI.ḪI ina I3.NUN SUD2 IGI.⌈MIN-šu2⌉ ⌈te⌉-[qe2 …][3]

Bi 4‘ [… MUN] ⌈eme⌉-sal-lim mal2–ma-liš ḪI.ḪI ⸢ina⸣ […]

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  1. Ai 8f 1/3 SILA3 ZA3.ḪI.LI 1/3 SILA3 ŠIKA IM.ŠU.RIN.NA 10 GIN2 ḫi-qa-⌈ti⌉[4] [x x x (x)] / ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAR-ab LAL-ma ⌈UD 3?.KAM(2)?⌉ [NU DU8?]

Bi 5’f  [… ZA3.HI].LI 1/3 SILA3 ŠIKA IM.ŠU.RIN.NA 10 ⸢GIN2⸣ […] / [… GAZI]⸢sar⸣ SILA11–aš LAL-ma UD 3.⸢KAM2⸣ […]

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  1. Ai 10ff EGIR na-aṣ-ma-da-ti an-na-ti 10 GIN2 ZA3.ḪI.LI ša2 KA ⌈ur-ṣi?⌉ [ša2 ḫul-qa/qu? (ana ŠA3) NU ŠUB(-u2)] / MUN A.GEŠTIN.NA NU TAG.TAG ina NINDA is-sip3–ma[5] GU7 5 ⌈GIN2?⌉ [ZA3.ḪI.LI (AR3?–ti3?)] / ina KAŠ.SAG SIG3–aṣ-ma NAG-šu2 [u2-za-ka-ma[6] i-par-ra LAL(2).MEŠ saḫ-le2-e ša2 IGI.MIN (…)][7]

Bi 7’ff [EGIR na]-aṣ-ma-da-te an-na-ti 10 GIN2 ZA3.HI.LI ša2 ⸢KA⸣ […] / [ša2 ḫul]-qu ana ŠA3 NU ŠUB-u2 MUN A.GEŠTIN.NA ⸢NU⸣ […] / [x x] ⸢GU7?⸣ 5 GIN2 ZA3.HI.LI ARA3–ti3 ina KAŠ SIG3–aṣ-ma ⸢NAG⸣-šu2 ⌈u2?⌉-[…]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 13 UD 1.KAM2 AN.ZAḪ ⌈SUD2⌉ […]

Bi 10’ […] ⸢AN.ZAH⸣ SUD2 […]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 14f 10 GIN2 GURUN gišMAŠ.ḪUŠ […] x 1/3 SILA3 […][8] / GAZ SIM ina A ⌈GAZI⌉[sar SILA11–aš?] ⌈SAR-ab⌉ LAL-ma UD 3.[KAM2 NU DU8?]

Bi 14’f […] ⸢ZA⸣.BA.⸢LAM⸣ 1/3 SILA3 u2[…] / [… LAL]-ma UD ⸢3⸣.[KAM2 …]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 16 ŠIM.⌈BI⌉.[ZI.DA …] ina I3.UDU UR.MAḪ SUD2 […]

Bi 16‘ […] x[9] […]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 17f x x […] x u2ZA.BA.LAM 1/3 SILA3 […] / GAZ ⌈SIM⌉ […] ⌈SILA11⌉-aš SAR-ab LAL-ma UD [3?.KAM2 NU DU8?]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 19 10 GIN2 ZI3 ⌈DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I3⌉ ⌈ḪAD2⌉.[DU? (…)][10] ⌈GAZ⌉ SIM ina A ⌈GAZI?⌉[sar …]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 20ff 10 GIN2 ZI3 DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I3 ḪAD2.⌈DU⌉ […] / UD 1.KAM GABA-su LAL SAG.DU-⌈su?⌉ […] / ana SAG.DU-šu2 DUB-aq ina ⌈E2/saḫ?⌉ […]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 23 1 GIN2 U5 ARGABmušen 1/2 ⌈GIN2⌉ […]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 24 1/3 SILA3 NUMUN BABBAR.ḪIsar 1/3 SILA3 NUMUN LU.[UB2sar? …]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 25 ⌈1/3⌉ SILA3 ZI3.KUM ⌈10?⌉ ⌈GIN2⌉ ⌈PA⌉ ⌈giš?⌉[11] […]

(ruling)

  1. Ai 26 [x] ⌈ŠE?⌉ ⌈u2?⌉ […] / […]

(ruling?)[12]

(1 line missing)

(ruling?)

17’ Ai 28 […] ⌈SILA11⌉-aš ⌈KI.MIN⌉

(ruling)

18’ Ai 29 IM.⌈SAḪAR?⌉.[NA4.KUR.RA?[13] …] ⌈SUD2⌉ te-qe2

(ruling)

19’ Ai 30f 1/3 SILA3 PA giš⌈PEŠ3?⌉ [(ša/ša2 ina itiBARA2.ZAG.GAR kud pa x) …] ⌈ina⌉ A GAZIsar SILA11–aš / GUR-ma ḪAD2.A ⌈GAZ?⌉ [… SAG(.DU)-su SAR]-⌈ab⌉ LAL-ma KI.MIN[14]

(ruling)

20‘ Ai 32 1/3 SILA3 u2ḪAB 1/3 SILA3 ⌈NUMUN?⌉ [u2KI-dIŠKUR? … SAG(.DU)-su SAR-ab LAL]-⌈ma⌉ KI.MIN

(ruling)

21‘ Ai 33 NAGA.⌈SI⌉ […] x ⌈KI.MIN?⌉[15]

(ruling)

22’ Ai 34 ⌈1/3?⌉ […] ⌈LAL?–ma⌉[16] KI.MIN

(ruling)

23’ Ai 35 […] x ⌈KI.MIN⌉[17]

(appr. 4 lines are missing)

24’ Ai 40’ […] SUD2 ⌈te-qe2?⌉ [(x)]

(ruling)

25’ Ai 41’ […] SAR-ab LAL-ma {x} ⌈KI⌉.[MIN]

(ruling)

26’ Ai 42‘ [… ḪAD2].A GAZ SIM ina A GAZI!sar SILA11–aš SAR-ab LAL-ma ⌈KI⌉.[MIN]

(ruling)

27’ Ai 43’ [… ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš ina I3.UDU[18] GIR3.PAD].DA GID2.DA SUD2 MAR

(ruling)

28’ Ai 44‘ […] a ki[19] MAŠ.DA3 SUD2 te-qe2

(ruling)

29‘ Ai 45‘ […] x[20] ⌈SAR-ab⌉ LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

30‘ Ai 46‘ […] x ⌈LUḪ?⌉ [x (x)] ⌈SAR⌉-ab LAL-ma KI.MIN

(ruling)

31‘ Ai 47‘ […] x (blank) ⌈LAL3⌉ KUR-i šu-ḫat KU3.SI22 SUD2 MAR

(ruling)

32‘ Ai 48‘ […] ⌈še?⌉ ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš ⌈SAR⌉-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

33‘ Ai 49‘ […] x ⌈ina⌉ šur-šum-mi KAŠ ŠEG6.GA2 SILA11-⌈aš⌉ SAR-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

34’ Ai 50‘ [x x (x x)] x du-muq-ši-na ta-tab-bal ⌈ina⌉ LAL3 SUD2 te-qe2

(ruling)

35‘ Ai 51‘ [x (x) du-muq-ši?]-⌈na?⌉ GAZ SIM ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAR-⌈ab⌉ LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

36‘ Ai 52‘ [x x (x) ḪAD2?].A[21] GAZ SIM ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš SAR-⌈ab⌉ LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

37‘ Ai 53‘ ⌈U5⌉ [ARGAB]⌈mušen⌉ ina LAL3 ⌈SUD2⌉ ⌈te⌉-qe2

(ruling)

38‘ Ai 54‘ 1/3 SILA3 PA giš⌈MA2⌉.[EREŠ4?i]š.MA2.RA[22] GAZ SIM ina A GAZIsar [SILA11–aš] ⌈SAR⌉-ab ⌈LAL⌉-[ma] UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

39‘ Ai 55‘ IM.BABBAR ba-aš-la ina ⌈I3⌉ sir2-di SILA11–aš SAR-ab ⌈LAL⌉-ma KI.MIN

(ruling)

40‘ Ai 56‘ ⌈ŠIKA?⌉ I3.GU.LA ša kib-šam TUK-u2 ina I3 SAḪAR.[URUDU (x)] SUD2 te-qe2

(ruling)

41‘ Ai 57’ u2ZA.BA.LAM saḫ-le2-e ⌈GAZ⌉ ⌈SIM⌉ ina šur-šum-mi KAŠ.⌈SAG⌉ [SILA11–aš] ⌈SAR⌉-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

42’ Ai 58’ u2ḫal-tap-pa-nam gišMAŠ.ḪUŠ ⌈GAZ⌉ ⌈SIM⌉ ina šur-šum-mi KAŠ ⌈KUM2/ŠEG6?⌉[23] [(x)] SILA11–aš SAR-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

43‘ Ai 59‘ šimLI šimGUR2.GUR2 šimBULUḪ ZA3.ḪI.⌈LI⌉ ⌈NAGA⌉.SI ⌈SUD2?⌉ ⌈LUḪ?⌉-si ina GA SILA11–aš SAR-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

44‘ Ai 60‘ SAḪAR.URUDU ⌈ina?⌉ ⌈LAL3⌉ SUD2 te-qe2

(ruling)

45‘ Ai 61‘ ⌈1/3⌉ SILA3 ZA3.⌈ḪI⌉.LI 1/3 SILA3 ⌈DIDA⌉ [x x x x x (x)] SILA11–aš SAR-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

46‘ Ai 62‘ 1/3 SILA3 ZA3.ḪI.⌈LI⌉ […] ⌈SILA11⌉-aš SAR-ab LAL-ma UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

47‘ Ai 63‘ KUG.GAN AN.⌈ZAḪ⌉ […] ⌈SUD2⌉ MAR

(ruling)

48‘ Ai 64‘ 1/3 SILA3 ZI3 ⌈GU2⌉.[TUR/GAL? … (ina … SILA11–aš) SAR-ab LAL]-⌈ma⌉ UD 3.KAM2 NU DU8

(ruling)

[1] For the unusual reading i-ṣappar(BÀR) “he flutters (with his eyes)” (or “his eyes flutter”) see Epilepsy (1993), 94). Consider likewise the possible form i-par3 connected with the verb pâru “to seek/watch out” describing probably the unrest of the patient’s eyes. However, in the CAD the verb is not attested within medical contexts, which makes this interpretation uncertain as well. The reading qa instead of  SILA3 in Scurlock (2014) is unnecessary.

[2] Worthington (2005), 7 reads mistakenly qu instead of qu3.

[3] Cf. for the restoration see Worthington (2005), 7. But due to the fragmentary state MAR.MEŠ2–ma (Ms. B) cannot be excluded.

[4] The reading follows Scurlock (2014), 307 contra Worthington (2005), 7 reading ḫi-qa-t[e …].

[5] Cf. the parallel BAM 3 i 16 (… NU šul-pu-tu2 5 GIN2 saḫ-le2-e ina NINDA IMGAGA2 KUM2 TAB-ma …), which tentatively suggests the reading of eṣēpu “to double” (see Worthington (2005), 7 but with a different translation on p. 16) instead of the contextually fitting esēpu “to gather” preferred by Scurlock (2014), 319.

[6] Against Worthington (2005), 7, see Scurlock (2014), 307.

[7] Restoration following BAM 3 i 19.

[8] The positioning of the join follows Scurlock, Sourcebook (2014), 335 note 87 which places the fragment three lines below in comparison to the placing of Köcher’s BAM copy. Panayotov, Addenda (2016), 66f. rejects the connection of the fragment K. 13417 and BAM 480. But the argument is not that convincing since the respective ruling, of which Panayotov claims it is not visible, should be within the break. Even if the fragment cannot be assigned with certainty, it can likewise not be excluded on that basis.

[9] Simko suggests the reading ⌈UR.MAḪ⌉ which is possible but hardly to decide for these illegible traces.

[10] Simko suggests to read: … ḪAD2.⌈DU⌉ ⌈GAZ⌉ SIM although the direct contact or joinability of this fragment is still debated.

[11] See the different interpretations in Worthington (2005), 8 (⌊bar z⌋[ú.lum.(ma) …]) and Scurlock (2014), 308 (⌈BAR⌉ GI[Š?NU?.ÚR?.MA? …]). The horizontal wedge is too high to interpret the traces as MAŠ/BAR-sign. Furthermore, the CDLI-photo of BAM 480 shows the beginning of a second horizontal wedge underneath the first which likewise suggests the reading PA “twig” or “leaf”.

[12] See the possible traces of a ruling in Panayotov, Fragments (2016) pdf-page 14.

[13] See for the possible reading of SAḪAR also Panayotov, Fragments (2016) pdf-page 14. The restoration follows the suggestion of K. Simko.

[14] Contra Scurlock (2014), 308 with help of the new join in Panayotov, Fragments (2016), pdf-page 10.

[15] It is uncertain to restore ⌈te–qe2⌉ following Jastrow obv 8 (suggestion Simko) since the whole section refers back to the very formulation te–qe2 via KI.MIN which fits in my view the traces better.

[16] Suggestion K. Simko.

[17] According to Panayotov, Addenda (2017), 62 one should read [… te]-⌈qe2⌉ which is otherwise much uncertain since just one vertical wedge of the end of the sign is left that might either belongs to MIN (KI.MIN) or KI (te–qe2).

[18] Cf. Ms. M in Worthington (2005), 8.

[19] Worthington (2005), 8 […] a u! ŠE10 and differently Scurlock (2014), 309 [… sa]-a-qi2 “thigh(?)” or transferred (so Scurlock) “picked up meat”.

[20] The reconstructions [… SIL]A11-⌈aš⌉ in Worthington (2005), 8 as well as [… (ina A GAZIsar SILA11–aš ina ŠURUN GU4 ŠEG6–šal) ina … SIL]A11–aš in Scurlock (2014), 309 are at least questionable, especially the latter one, since the photo shows only one vertical wedge before SAR.

[21] Suggestion K. Simko. Problematic is the small horizontal wedge straight through the A-sign which suggest a rather different previous sign than UD.

[22] See for this peculiar form also Stadhouders, Mirišmarû (2018), 121f.

[23] Contra Worthington (2005), 9 and Scurlock (2014), 309 the tablets (see CDLI-photo) shows remnants of a sign with two horizontals at the beginning which speaks against the proposed reading KAŠ.⌈KURUN.NA⌉ etc. KAŠ.SAG is likewise not possible as well as an expression like šuršummi DIDA(?), cf. the line above. One might think of KAŠ KUM2/ŠEG6 “hot/heated(?) beer” (see CAD Š/3, 365 šuršummu sub a) or equal expression. Cf. likewise UGU 1:33’ (ina šuršummi KAŠ ŠEG6.GA2).

 

Reading schedule for October 2018 and Week 1

One of the goals of the Rereading BabMed Blog is to encourage the far-flung network of people who are interested in Babylonian medicine to read through the corpus together, even if they cannot meet in person. In order to keep things simple, let’s try to read through a column per week. For a normally formatted Assurbanipal Library tablet, we might expect 60-70 lines per column, with four columns per tablet. So, one column (or its equivalent in fragmentary contexts) per week comes to roughly 10 lines per day, and if all goes well, we should make it through a tablet every month. So for the month of October that means BAM 480 and duplicates (= CRANIUM 1). I’ll try to post the necessary links to primary sources and available editions each week and, hopefully, we can find some interesting passages to discuss on the blog.

Week 1 — Oct 1-7 — BAM 480, column 1, and duplicates

A photo and Köcher’s handcopy are available on CDLI: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365742

The BabMed page has the basic parallels and hopefully we’ll be able to get a transliteration there soon as well: http://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM-5/BAM-5_-480/index.html

For the first column the main parallels are: BAM 1, 3 — BAM 1, 4 — BAM 1, 12 — the „Jastrow“ Tablet and ND 44506/16. As Krisztian Simko pointed out in a earlier comment, before diving in, we should all have a look at a couple of recent contributions to JMC 27 and 28 from Strahil Panayotov, available at his academia.com page:

https://www.academia.edu/28888477/2016._Fragments_of_the_Nineveh_Medical_Composition_IGI_join_UGU_Le_Journal_des_Médecines_Cunéiformes_2016_n_27

https://www.academia.edu/31803953/2016._Addenda_and_Corrigenda_to_Fragments_of_the_Nineveh_Medical_Composition_IGI_join_UGU_JMC_27_Le_Journal_des_Médecines_Cunéiformes_2016_n_28

JoAnn Scurlock’s collations of the „Jastrow Tablet“ are available on the JMC page under the year 2003 (= JMC 2): http://medecinescuneiformes.fr/?page_id=15

 

Worthington’s edition of UGU 1

Thanks to the editors of JMC, we have permission to repost Martin Worthington’s edition of UGU 1, i.e. CRANIUM 1, the first tablet of the Assur Medical Catalogue, here:

Worthington — UGU 1 — JMC 5

As well the corrections to this edition that Worthington published in JMC 9:

Worthington — JMC9 — corrections to UGU1

The first of these is also available through the JMC website at the following website: http://medecinescuneiformes.fr

As we work through CRANIUM, readers might also want to compare notes with Scurlock’s Sourcebook for Ancient Mesopotamian Medicine, available to some through jstor (https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1287mwm), although others may be able to access it through a local library.