AMT pl. 076 01 (P395656)

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
1. _[u2-mesz_ nap-szal]-ti _szu-gidim-ma sag-hul-ha-za!_ {u2}tar-musz {u2}x [x x x x x x]
2. _[numun {gesz}]szinig# numun {gesz}ma-nu na4_ ga-bi-i _{u2}kur-kur_ {na4}mu-s,a {u2#}[x x x x x x]
3. _[{u2}nu]-luh#-ha_ {u2}ur2-nu-u {u2}ti-ia-a-tu2 1(u) 2(disz) _u2-mesz szu-gidim-ma_ u _sag-hul-ha#-[za]_
  single ruling
4. _[DISZ na] sza3#-mesz_-szu2 it-te-nem#-mi-ru liq _ka_-szu2 it-ta-nab-bal#
5. _[a2-min-mesz]_-szu2# szim-ma-tu2 _tuku-mesz_-a i-ge-esz-szu2 az-zu-za-a bi-bil _sza3 tuku-mesz_
6. _[igi]-du8#_-ma _igi_-szu2 _nu du10-ga munus sza3_-szu2 ha-szah-ma _munus igi-du8_-ma _sza3_-szu2 _nu il2_-szu2
7. _[sza3_-szu2 a]-na da-ba-bi sza-pil _na bi szu-gidim-ma usz_-szu2 ana _ti_-szu2
8. [{u2}tar]-musz8# _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}kur-kur umbin ur-gi7 ge6_
9. [{u2}]ur2#-nu-u _{u2}nu-luh-ha_ {u2}ti-ia2-tum _im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_
10. _[had2-ra2?] gaz sim_ lu ina _kasz_ lu ina _gesztin nag-nag_-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
11. _[DISZ na_ ina] _dab szu-gidim-ma sag sza3_-szu2 _kum2_-em _kum2 sza3 tuku_-szi _sag sza3_-szu2
12. [i]-ka#-as-sa-su {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har_
13. _numun# {gesz}szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu_ {u2}ur2-nu-u _{u2}gesztin ka5-a_ {u2}ti-ia2-tum
14. _{u2#}nu-luh-ha_ ina _kasz-sag_ ma-al-da-ra _nag-nag_-ma _din_-ut,
  single ruling
15. _[DISZ] na_ ina _dab szu-gidim-ma sag sza3_-szu2 i-kas3-sa-su ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim
16. _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har {gesz}szinig a_ {u2}ur2-ne2-e _numun {gesz}szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu_ ina _kasz nag-mesz_-szu2
  single ruling
17. _DISZ na szu-gidim-ma dab_-su-ma _usz-usz_-szu2 ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim
18. _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur_ {u2}ur2-nu-u _{u2}gesztin ka5-a_
19. 7(disz) _u2-hi-a szu-gidim-ma_ pa-sza2-ri ta-sak3 ina _kasz-sag nag-mesz_-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
20. _DISZ kimin_ {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur numun {gesz}szinig_
21. _numun {gesz}ma-nu {u2}a-zal-la2 {u2}nu-luh-ha {u2}dur2-nu-luh-ha_ {u2}ur2-nu-u
22. _im-sahar-na4-kur-ra 1(u) 2(disz) u2-hi-a szu-gidim-ma_ ina _kasz nag-mesz_-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
23. _DISZ kimin {u2}igi_-lim _numun {gesz}szinig na4_ ga-bi-i 3(disz) _u2-hi-a szu-gidim-ma_ ina _kasz nag-mesz_-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
24. _DISZ na szu-gidim-ma dab_-su-ma _usz-usz_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har_ x
25. _numun {gesz}szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu numun {u2}in-nu-usz numun_ {u2}u5-ra-nu#
26. {u2}ar2-zal-lum 1(u) _u2-hi-a szu-gidim-ma_ ina _kasz nag-mesz_-ma ina-[esz]
  single ruling
27. [x x x x] _{u2#}igi#_-lim# _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur numun {gesz}ma-[nu]_
28. [...] x _na4_ ga-bi-i _giri3-pad-ra2 nam-lu2-u18-[lu]_
29. [...] _nag#-mesz_-ma# ina-[esz]
  single ruling
30. [...] x [x (x)]
  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/P395656

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 04609b

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.4609.B
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P395656
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-4609-b

References

  • primary: AMT, pl. 076 01

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

  • history: WAW 36, 489-492

    [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 Action
2026-09-17 at 08:54:32 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
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55 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
2019-12-20 at 03:52:54 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-12-20 at 03:36:11 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-08-18 at 14:56:03 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-08-18 at 14:53:09 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

“AMT Pl. 076 01 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P395656.
AMT pl. 076 01 artifact entry (No. P395656). (2026, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395656 (Original work published 2010)
AMT pl. 076 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395656 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395656},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AMT Pl. 076 01 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P395656.
AMT pl. 076 01 artifact entry (No. P395656). (2026, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395656 (Original work published 2010)
AMT pl. 076 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395656 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	month = {sep 17},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395656},
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