BAM 5, 499 (P394416)

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
column 1
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1'. [...] x
2'. [... x]-ma _ti_
  single ruling
3'. [...] szim#?
4'. [...] x
column 2
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1'. _[kid3]-kid3#-bi_ mu-sza2-t,i-sza2 ina#? _sza3#?_ [...]
2'. mu#-sza2-t,i-sza2 ta-qal-lu ana _sza3_ x x _en2#_ 7(disz)-szu2 _szid#_-nu# [...]
3'. _ib2-tag4_ mu-sza2-t,i _igi [x] _ti#_-qe2 _dur nu-nu 7(disz)_ u _7(disz) ka-keszda# kesz2#_ x [x]
  single ruling
4'. _en2_ ki husz x x ta#? _he2-em_ an
5'. ab ir du [x] x gu dim2-ma-ti la ku ki-bi-isz3
6'. ki-ri#-ri#-sza2 nap-ri-sza2 ki-ri-ri-sza2 _gam_ ki-ri-ri ki-lu-ur-sza2 _tu6-en2_
  single ruling
7'. _ka-inim-ma sig2 sag-du munus_ i-szah-hu-uh
  single ruling
8'. _kid3-kid3-bi_ mu-sza2-t,i-sza2 _ti_-qe2 ku-nisz-tu2 ta-s,a-par ur-t,e-e _tug2 {gesz}geszimmar_ sza2 _{tumu}si-sa2_
9'. _nu#-nu_ zap-pi _ansze-kur-ra babbar 7(disz)_ u _7(disz) ka-keszda kesz2_ ina _sig2_-sza2 _kesz2 en2 7(disz)_-szu2 _szid_-nu
10'. [x] x x x _u4 3(disz)-kam2_ ti-ik-ka-sza2 _gu7_-szi a-di _sig2_-sza2 _gub_-zu _nu du8_
  single ruling
11'. [x x] ka#?-le-e _hul-a_ tu-hu-ul-hu-ul
12'. [tu?]-hu#-ul hu-ul hu-ul ma-da ma-da
13'. [x ki]-li# ki-li : _sza3_ ki-sze-da-ni ki-sze-da-nu
14'. [x x x] 7(disz) _a-ra2 ka-kesz2-da-sze3 he2-en-zalag2-ga_
15'. [x x _he2]-en#-dadag eme hul-gal2 bar-sze3 he2-em-ta-gub_
  single ruling
16'. _[ka-inim-ma]_ sig2# sag-du munus_ ka-le-e
  single ruling
17'. _[kid3-kid3-bi_ x] x _nu-nu {na4}pa_ sza2 7(disz) _gun3-mesz_-sza2 {na4}ia-ni-ba
18'. [...] {na4#?}zib2-tu2 gu-ti-tu2 _urudu zabar_
19'. [...] 7(disz)# u 7(disz) _ka-keszda kesz2_ e-ma _kesz2 en2 szid_-nu
20'. [...] x _sig2_ a-lik-tu4 ik-kal-la
  single ruling
21'. [...] x la _sag-du_ ub-te-ti-bi-la-am
22'. [...] lik li hi ia ak
23'. [...] x _an-ta_ ku ku ki sza2 '#
24'. [...] ta-s,e-sik-szu2 _en2_
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [x] _sa5#? kesz2_ x [...]
2'. [x] x-ma _gin7#?_ s,ar-hi x [x x x] x x lu# ina _iti 5(disz)-kam2_ lu ina _iti 3(disz)-kam2#_ [x x]
3'. [x] x a _ze2 gu4 : ze2 musz ge6 ze2 gir2#-tab# ze2 pesz2_ bu-un-bu-ul-la#
4'. [x x] x su-a-di tur-ar2 _sud2 5(disz) u2-hi-a szesz-mesz_ mal2-ma-lisz ina# [x x]
5'. [x x x] kab-ru-ni _e11_-ma _disz_-nisz tu-ha-sa ina _i3 {szim}im-di_ ga-ab-rim x [x x]
6'. _[sag-du]_-su# _sar_-ab 7(disz) _u4-me esz-mesz_-su-ma _sig2 babbar [ge6]_
  single ruling
7'. _[DISZ na_ ina mes,-he]-ru#-ti-szu2 _sag-du_-su sze-bi-te _[diri]_
8'. [x x x x x] _sza3 i3 szub_-di _en_ i-mut,-t,u2 _du#_ [x x]
9'. [...] _sud2_ ina _i3 {gesz}im-di_ ga-ab-ri _hi-hi esz-[mesz_ x x]
10'. [... x]-na#-ti ana me? _u4_-mi _esz_ [x x]
11'. [...] x-szu2 _en2 7(disz)-szu2 _szid#_-[nu]
12'. [x x x x] ta#? x x _sza3#?_ tu-pa-s,a ana _sza3 i3_ hal-s,i# _[szub_-di]
13'. [x x x ina] _mul4#_ tusz-bat _sag-du#_-su _sar_-ab 7(disz) _u4-me lal2_-id#-[ma] _ti#_
  single ruling
14'. [x x x x] _sag-du buru5{muszen} ge6 sag-du rag-rag#{muszen}_
15'. [x x x x] an#-nu-ti ina _i3-gesz hi-hi sag-du_-su# _esz_-asz
16'. [x x x x] gir# _a-sur-ra szu-ti {szim#}li_
17'. [x x x x] _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz_ szud-di# _hi-hi_
18'. [...] x _szub_-ma _sig2 [babbar] e11_-a
  single ruling
19'. _[en2_ ...] x ba-ri-ri-sza2
20'. [...] hi# hi#? zi# zi ib
21'. [...] he# he#-e _tu6-en2_
  single ruling
22'. _[ka-inim-ma_ ...] _sig2 sag-du_ la t,a-a-bi
  single ruling
23'. [x x x x] x x ana _kasz-bir8 szub_ ina _nindu usz2_-er _sag-du_-su _luh_-si
24'. [x x x x]-la? _numun ga-rasz{sar} numun_ {u2}qul-qul-a-ni _disz_-nisz _sud2_
25'. [x x x x] _hi-hi szesz2-mesz_-su-ma szib-tu4 _nu gal2_
  single ruling
26'. [x x x x x] _gamun#-ge6 {u2}kur-kur numun {u2}ukusz2-hab_
27'. [x x x _{na4}]pesz4 ansze 6(disz) u2-hi-a szesz-mesz had2-a sud2_
28'. [...] x t,u-ub-ba-ti ana _ugu gar_
29'. [...] x _nigin#_-ma
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column 2
  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/P394416

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 02416 + K 09224 + K 16402 + DT 215

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) DT.215 + K.16402 + K.2416 + K.9224
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394416
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-2416

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 499

    [Köcher1980BAM5] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 1. Vol. 5. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: AMT, pl. 003, no. 2 + AMT pl. 004, no. 1 + AMT pl. 046, no. 3 (K 16402)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-31 at 19:35:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-07-03 at 12:59:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-02 at 21:07:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2020-04-15 at 12:54:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-30 at 14:09:29 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-04-17 at 11:59:33 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-04-05 at 13:12:04 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-16 at 03:39:57 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-16 at 03:31:27 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

“BAM 5, 499 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P394416.
BAM 5, 499 artifact entry (No. P394416). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394416 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 499 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394416 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	month = {jul 3},
	title = {BAM 5, 499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394416},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394416},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 499 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P394416.
BAM 5, 499 artifact entry (No. P394416). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394416 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 499 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394416 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	month = {jul 3},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394416},
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