BAM 6, 549 (P426345)

Medical tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. _eme_-szu2 _dab_-bat [...]
  single ruling
2'. _DISZ na min a_ u _kasz_ ina _szen-tur szeg6_-szal# [...]
3'. {u2!(LU)}sah-le2-e pa-s,a-te ana _sza3 szub gaz nu#_ pa#-[tan]
  single ruling
4'. _DISZ na min_ qi2-lip2 _zu2-lum-ma ki i3 szah ge6_ x [...]
5'. _nu_ pa-tan _gu7_-szu2 _egir_-szu2 _kasz lal3 muszen_ x [...]
6'. tu-sza2-'-ra-szu-ma ina _im-im-a-bi_ u _had2-da_ tu-x [...]
  single ruling
7'. _DISZ na min_ tuk2-ka-a? _sud2_ ana _kasz-sag szub_-di ina _{im}szu-rin-na_ ta#-[x ...]
8'. ki-ma ip-ta-asz2-lu4 _e11_-a _lal3_ u _i3_ hal-s,a ana _sza3 szub#_-[di ...]
9'. lu ba-hi-ir ba-lu pa-tan _nag_-szu2 tu-szab-ra-szu-ma _ti_
  single ruling
10'. _DISZ na_ su-a-lam _gig u2 babbar sud2_ ina _i3_ hal-s,a _lal3_ u _kasz-sag gaz_
11'. _nu_ pa-tan _eme_-szu2 _dab_-bat _nag_-szu2 tu-szab-ra-szu2-ma
12'. _a-mesz_ ina _{dug}utul2 szeg6_-szal _gazi{sar} sud2_ ina _sza3_ tara-bak _nu_ pa-tan _nag_-szu2-ma _ti_
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ina ⸢x⸣ [...]
3'. _DISZ na_ su [...]
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
1. _{u2}an-dah-sze nu-luh kal ku7-ku7 3(disz) u2#_ [...]
2. _tesz2-bi_ ta-sak3 ki-am u _i3-nun#_ [...]
3. _nu_ pa-tan _gu7-mesz_-ma# [...]
  single ruling
4. _DISZ na_ ta-bi-lam u2-sa-al ul _szub_-a el-la x
5. ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}ur-ne2-e _a-gar-gar masz-da3 tesz2-bi sud2_ ina _kasz nu_ pa-tan# [...]
  single ruling
6. _en2_ su-a-lam _min min_ da-ni s,i-bit# [...]
7. ina bi-rit ha-sze-e it-ta-di _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 at-lak su-alu lam x [...]
8. sza2 ki-s,ir-ti gu-uh-ha u su# [...]
9. {d}gu-la be-let _ti-la_ nar-bu x x x [...]
  single ruling
10. _ka-inim-ma_ [...]
  single ruling
11. _du3#-du3#-bi#_ ana# _ugu#_ x [...]
  single ruling
12. _DISZ na_ su-a-lam u _uh2_ [...]
13. 1(u) _gin2# {u2#}in-nu-usz_ x x [...]
14. _szeg6_-szal ki-ma ib-ta#-asz2-lu [...]
15. _egir_-szu2 1(disz) _sila3 kasz du10-ga nag#_ u# [...]
  single ruling
16. _DISZ na min {u2}kur-ra sud2#?_ [...]
17. _DISZ na min#_ [x] _{szim}li gi#_ [...]
18. ina lam# _[dab]_-bat [...]
  single ruling
19. _DISZ# na_ su#-alu# [u] ha-ah-hu [...]
20. [x x] u#? _a-me_ [...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 6, 549

    [Köcher1980BAM6] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 2. Vol. 6. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

    [Bezold1896a] Bezold, Carl. 1896. Vol. 4. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection of the British Museum.

  • history: AMT, pl. 081, no. 3 (Rm 2, 162)

    [Thompson1923AMT] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1923. Assyrian Medical Texts. Oxford.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: DT 178 + Rm 2, 162

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:18:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-04-09 at 15:00:58 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-09 at 14:53:57 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2011-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 549 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P426345.
BAM 6, 549 artifact entry (No. P426345). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P426345 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 6, 549 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P426345 (Accessed: October 29, 2025).
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	title = {BAM 6, 549 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P426345},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 549 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P426345.
BAM 6, 549 artifact entry (No. P426345). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P426345 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 6, 549 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P426345 (Accessed: October 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 549 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P426345},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P426345},
}

TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P426345
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TI  - BAM 6, 549 artifact entry
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