BAM 7, 045 (P394428)

Incantation 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)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations, prayers and ceremonies)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  several lines missing
1'. u2#? [...]
2'. ina x [...]
  single ruling
3'. _DISZ na sig7# [... x]-szu2
4'. _{gesz}szu ku# [... x]-ma#
5'. _pa {gesz}nam-[tar ... ta]-sak3
6'. ina _{im}szu-[rin-na_ te-sek-ker ... _{szim}]buluh#_
7'. ina _sza3_ ra x [... x]-su
  single ruling
8'. _DISZ na_ masz-ka#-[x ... x]-a-bi_
9'. _gazi{sar} {gesz}szinig#_ [...] u5#
10'. _suhusz {gesz}dih3 suhusz# [...] _gesztin#_
11'. _esir_ ina _nindu usz2-[x ... x]-as,#
  single ruling
12'. _DISZ na_ masz-ka-da _dab#_-[su ...]
13'. _{u2}hab_ {gesz}bi-nu [...]
14'. _suhusz_ {gesz}szu-sze# [...]
15'. tu-la-ap#-[pat ...]
16'. _e11-a_ x [...]
  single ruling
reverse
1'. x x x
  single ruling
2'. _[ka-inim-ma]_ masz#-ka-du
  single ruling
3'. [...] la _szu-ti_ szum-ma _giri3 lu2_ sza2 1(u) 5(disz)
4'. [...] _szu-ti_ szum-ma _giri3 lu2_ sza2 _gub3_
5'. _u2 nam-ti#-[la_ ...] _szu-ti ki sig2 {munus}asz2-gar3 gesz3 nu-zu_
6'. _nu-nu en2 7(disz)-kam#? [szid]_-nu# ina _ur2_-szu2 _kesz2_-ma _ti_ la-at-ki
  single ruling
7'. _DISZ na_ masz-sil7-la2 _dab#_-su# _{u2}kur-gi-rin2-na sud2_
8'. ina _i3-gesz szesz2-szesz2#_-su-ma _ti_
  single ruling
9'. _DISZ ki-min {u2}eme#-zal-la2 buluh_ ina _i3 du10-ga szesz2_-su
  single ruling
10'. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}kur-ka-nam ina# _i3 szesz2_-su!(ME)-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
11'. _en2_ masz-ka-du masz-ka-du# [man-za]-as#-su nar-ba-as-su
12'. man!(KUR)-za-az _ansze_ man-za-as-su# [...] x-ma _en ti-la en dingir_
13'. iz-za-az e-li-szu [ir-ru]-ub# masz-ka-du
14'. ar-ki bu-lim [lam] ik#-szu-du-nik-ka
15'. _{na4}zu2_ u _gir2# szu#-i#_ [sza2 {d}gu]-la _tu6-en2_
  single ruling
16'. _ka-inim#-[ma masz-ka]-da#-kam2_
  single ruling
17'. _kid3-kid3#-bi# sahar szub#_ [...] hu-szah ta-szab-ba-asz
18'. ana _sza3 na4# i3#-bur szub_-di en2_ ana _sza3 szid#_-nu#-[ma mu-qal] pi#-ti!(GI)# tu#-masz-sza2-'-szu2
  single ruling
19'. _en2_ lib-li {d}girra li-[nu-uh qab]-li#
20'. ka-szu-usz-ta? li-s,i [sza2 _szu_-ka] _en2#_
  single ruling
21'. _en2 en en2 umun ti-la {d}e2-a [lugal abzu]_
22'. lid-di-ka ti-a-szu2 sza2 _ti-la {d}marduk masz-masz dingir-mesz_ [szi-pat _ti-la_ lid-di-ka]
  single ruling
23'. _min ka-inim-ma_ masz-ka-du : _kid3-kid3-bi i3#-gesz#_ muq-qal-[pi-ti tu-masz-sza2-'a-szu2]
  single ruling
24'. _DISZ na_ masz-ka-du _gig {u2}ukusz2-ti-gil-la_ [...]
25'. _u2 babbar had2-ra2 sud2_ ina _kasz-sag szeg6_-szal# [...]
  single ruling
26'. _DISZ ki#-[min_ ...]
  single ruling
27'. _DISZ ki#-[min_ ...]
  single ruling
28'. gesz [...]
  single ruling
29'. _DISZ_ [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations, prayers and ceremonies)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P394428

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 02428 + K 02548 + K 06728

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.2428 + K.2548
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394428
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-2428

References

  • primary: BAM 7, 045

    [Geller2005BAM7] Geller, Markham J. 2005. Renal and Rectal Disease Texts. Vol. 7. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. de Gruyter.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 08:54:57 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
2019-05-11 at 13:14:56 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Wang Jinyan 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 7, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394428.
BAM 7, 045 artifact entry (No. P394428). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394428 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 7, 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394428 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 7, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394428},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394428},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 7, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394428.
BAM 7, 045 artifact entry (No. P394428). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394428 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 7, 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394428 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 7, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394428},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394428},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P394428
LB  - CDLI:P394428
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BAM 7, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P394428
ER  -
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