BAM 5, 470 (P395003)

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

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

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
  single ruling
2'. [...] _kusz_
  single ruling
3'. [...] _szub#_
4'. [...] x
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. [...]
8'. [...]
9'. [...]
10'. [...]
11'. [...]
12'. [... i?-har?]-ru#-ur _gidim a_ ina _tu5#_ x x x [...]
13'. [...] x x x _uh2-{d}id2 ka_ tam-ti3
14'. [x x x] _du3-du3_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an [x {gesz}]szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu_
15'. [x x] _{u2}eme ur-gi7 [{u2}har#-hum-ba-szir_ ina _kusz_
  single ruling
16'. _[DISZ] kimin# si gu4_ sza2 _gub3 si dara3-masz_ [tur]-ar2# _tug2_ a-ru-usz-ti ta-man-za-'a
17'. [x] x-e _{lu2}simug_ ni-ip-[s,a {u2}kur]-ra#! si na4_ ga-bi-i _{u2}dih3!_
18'. _[numun] {gesz#}]szinig {gesz}ma-nu {u2#}[igi_-lim] _{u2#}igi-nisz {szim}li {szim}gur2-gur2_
19'. _[{u2}]ab2-duh suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2_ {na4}[x x x] _uh2-{d}id2 an-bar_ ina _kusz_
  single ruling
20'. _[DISZ] kimin# an-bar {gesz}gan-u5_ {na4}mu-[s,a ni-kip-tu2] _nita#_ u _[munus]_ ina _kusz du3-du3_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
  single ruling
21'. _[DISZ] kimin#_ {na4}mu-s,a _an-bar_ {szim}{d!}nin#-urta_ ina _kusz_
  single ruling
22'. [x x] sza# _lu2 gidim dab_-su [x x x x x] _an-bar {na4}zalag2_ ni-kip-tu2 ina _kusz#_
  single ruling
23'. _[DISZ] kimin# a-ri-a lu2_ x [... {sig2}]aka3#_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _[gar_-an]
  single ruling
24'. [...] _szu-gidim-ma_ la-[az-zi sza _{lu2}masz-masz zi]_-szu2# la i-le-[' x]
25'. [...] x x x [...] x ki [x x x]
26'. [...] _hi#-hi#_
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] _ba-an-e3_
3'. [...] _an-szar2{ki}_
4'. [...] ru-ku-usz
5'. [...] szar-ru-ti
6'. [...] i-hu-zu
7'. [...] ba-asz-mu
8'. [...] e-ma

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/P395003

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 03420 + K 08962

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.3420 + K.8962
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P395003
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-3420

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 470

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

  • history: AMT, pl. 094, no. 7 (K 08962)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-03 at 12:46:36 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2024-05-28 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
2019-06-28 at 11:57:48 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:39:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-19 at 00:32:02 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, 470 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P395003.
BAM 5, 470 artifact entry (No. P395003). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395003 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 470 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395003 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {BAM 5, 470 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P395003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395003},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 470 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P395003.
BAM 5, 470 artifact entry (No. P395003). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395003 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 470 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395003 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {BAM 5, 470 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P395003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395003},
}


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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P395003
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BAM 5, 470 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P395003
ER  -
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