Lamaštu D1 (P394138)

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

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

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. _en2#_ ul u2-tu-un# [...]
2'. u {d}nin-kar-ra-ak# [...]
  single ruling
3'. _ka-inim-ma_ [...]
  single ruling
4'. _du3-du3-bi ki-gar_ tu-qad#-dasz2# _im#_ [...]
5'. ina _sag {lu2}gig tusz_ [...]
6'. _gir2_ ina _sza3_ ta-sza2-an-nisz [...]
7'. ina szal-szi _u4_-me ina [...]
8'. [ina] _gir2#_ tu-mah-has-si# [...]
9'. _[zi3-sur]-ra#_-a _nigin_-szi a#-[na ...]
  single ruling
10'. [x x x] _dumu# an#-na#_ [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P394138

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 02016b + K 03377 + K 04929 + K 05734 + K 07087 + K 08092 + K 09972 + K 10323 + K 19449 + Sm 1814 (+) K 02797 (+) K 10536 + K 11300 + K 14830

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.10323 + K.19449 + K.2016.B + K.3377 + K.4929 + K.5734 + K.7087 + K.8092 + K.9972 + Sm.1814
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394138
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-7087

References

  • primary: Lamaštu, D1, pls. 21-27

    [Farber2014Lamastu] Farber, Walter. 2014. Lamaštu. An Edition of the Canonical Series of Lamaštu Incantations and Rituals and Related Texts from the Second and First Millennia B.C. Mesopotamian Civilizations 17. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns. https://www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-1-57506-258-7.html.

  • history: ZA 016 (pp. 141-200), 196

    [Myhrman1902ZA16] Myhrman, David W. 1902. “Die Labartu-Texte. Babylonische Beschwörungsformeln Nebst Zauberverfahren Gegen Die Dämonin Labartu.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 16: 141–200.

  • history: AMT, pl. 003 03 (K 10323)

    [Thompson1923AMT] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1923. Assyrian Medical Texts. London : J. Bale, Sons & Danielsson.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-04 at 08:44:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-07-03 at 12:46:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-01 at 09:05:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-22 at 13:05:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 23:15:51 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-06-15 at 15:05:06 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Lamaštu D1 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P394138.
Lamaštu D1 artifact entry (No. P394138). (2026, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394138 (Original work published 2010)
Lamaštu D1 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394138 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {Lama{\v s}tu {D1} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394138},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Lamaštu D1 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P394138.
Lamaštu D1 artifact entry (No. P394138). (2026, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394138 (Original work published 2010)
Lamaštu D1 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394138 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {Lama{\v s}tu {D1} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394138},
}


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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Lamaštu D1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P394138
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