Roman oculists' medicine stamps and collyria / [C.J.S. Thompson].

  • Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943
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[1920?]
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Credit: Roman oculists' medicine stamps and collyria / [C.J.S. Thompson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6. ... fruit of the “ sea-tree ”, mwza-stone, safr-stone, * liquidambar male [and female], kelp (?), cinnabar of Egypt, together in a skin- ... on his neck thou shalt put, and [he shall recover]. 8. The left horn of a kid which has been covered (?)1 2 thou shalt reduce : the horn of a ram thou shalt reduce : aruste-powder 2 thou shalt . . . , . . . instead of powder (?), ** ammi, alum, caper, seed of tamarisk, . . . [* liquidambar] male and female, kelp (?), laurel-berries, lupin, * calendula, imlmr-\asrd\ . . . , sumach, male mandrake-root, muza-stone . . . [the]se [drugs] together thou shalt bray, mix in oil, [apply, and he shall recover]. No. 14. AM. 4, 7 (81-7-27, 61), top broken. 1. ... thou shalt continue the treatment, and he shall recover. 2. ... that man “ seeketh the Temple of Shamash ” 3 and . . . ; . . . pine-gum (?) thou shalt bray, wrap in a fleece, put it on his stomach ... in spelt-bread let him eat . . . thou shalt continue the treatment and he shall recover. 7.4 ... [that man] “ seeketh [the Temple of Shamash (or Sin, or Ninurta)] ”, and for seven months he shall see fair things : . . . pure ... of Nipur (?) thou shalt apply to his head ... for seven days continue the treat¬ ment, and he shall recover. 10. ... sickness that man, remove (?), [that man “ seeketh the Temple of Shamash (or Sin, or Ninurta)] ” and shall see fair things : for his recovery ... oil of cypress on his head thou shalt put . . . thou shalt continue the treatment and he will recover. No. 15. AM. 5, 1 (K. 2532), top broken. 2.leek, an old shoe, together thou shalt dry, reduce . . . lead, antimony,5 salt together thou shalt mix, once, twice, (or) [thrice] ... If 1 zu, opposed to the ordinary us.xu.zu ? Cf. the similar text 96, 4, 1-6. 2 For aru-stu Del. HWB. 141 quotes Sarg. Ann., 201, a.bar munammir arusti-sunu “ antimony (or plumbago) which polishes their arustu,\ 3 For this phrase cf. 34, 4 r. 5, 9, and 37, 2, 8. It may be a euphemism, especially the “ seeing fair things ” (madness, delirium ?). Unless, of course, it means that he shall go to the temple for relief. 4 Cf. 34, 4 r. 5, or 9, as part duplicate. 5 a.bar, long connected with Syr. “ lead ”, cf. IB. No. 13, el-abar collyrium, from A_)|. It came as tribute to Tiglath-Pileser I (v, 39) from Melitene. Noticeable is uban ♦ a.bar (“a finger of a.bae,” 101, 3, iii, 13) ; cf. with this, 19, 6, 3, ana lib a.bar tanadi