TDP, pl. 40-43, K 3962 (P273368)

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

Cite

Lineart

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

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P273368
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273368

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	K 03962

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.3962
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P273368
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-3962

References

primary: Labat TDP, pl. 40-43, K 3962

[Labat1951TDP] Labat, René. 1951. Traité Akkadien de Diagnostics et Pronostics Médicaux. Paris : Académie internationale d’histoire des sciences.
history: RA 14 (pp. 121-131)

[Scheil1917Pronostics] Scheil, Vincent. 1917. “Tablette de Pronostics Médicaux.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 14 (3): 121–31.
history: WAW 36, text DPS 17 B

[Scurlock2014WAW36] Scurlock, JoAnn. 2014. Sourcebook for Ancient Mesopotamian Medicine. Writings from the Ancient World 36.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-13 at 16:08:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-22 at 19:19:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-01 at 14:16:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TDP, Pl. 40-43, K 3962 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P273368.

TDP, pl. 40-43, K 3962 artifact entry (No. P273368). (2026, September 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273368 (Original work published 1970)

TDP, pl. 40-43, K 3962 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273368 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 13},
	title = {TDP, pl. 40-43, {K} 3962 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273368},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273368},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TDP, Pl. 40-43, K 3962 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P273368.

TDP, pl. 40-43, K 3962 artifact entry (No. P273368). (2026, September 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273368 (Original work published 1970)

TDP, pl. 40-43, K 3962 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273368 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2026TDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 13},
	title = {TDP, pl. 40-43, {K} 3962 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273368},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273368},
}

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DA  - 2026/9/13/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P273368
LB  - CDLI:P273368
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - TDP, pl. 40-43, K 3962 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273368
ER  -