BAM 5, 438 (P396336)

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. [...] x x [...]
2. [...] x [...] x [...]
3. x [...] x [...] x x ud lu a x x [...]
4. x [...] x ki [...] _murub4#-mesz_-szu2 kid x [...]
5. [...] szu2 mut,-t,u ana da-ba-bi _sza3_-szu2 la# _[il2_-szu2]
6. [hu]-us,# _gaz sza3 tuku-mesz_-szi mi-na-ti-szu2 it-ta#-[na-asz2-pa-ka]
7. it-te-nen-bi-it, _nundum-mesz_-szu2 u2-na-asz2-szak _gesztu-min_-szu2 _gu2#-[gu2_-a]
8. _szu-min_-szu2 i-szam-ma-ma-szu2 bir-ka-szu2 kim-s,a-szu2 i-kas3-sa#-[sa-szu2]
9. _sag sza3_-szu2 it-ta-na-az2-qar ana _munus du_-ka mut,#-[t,u]
10. ana _munus sza3_-szu2 _nu il2_-szu2 hur-ba-szu _szub-szub_-[su]
11. i-kab-bir i-ba-ah-hu _uh2_ ana _ka_-szu2 it-ta-na-[di]
12. ik-ka-szu2 _lugud2-da-mesz ki-na2 nu il2_-szi#
13. pi-qa la pi-qa u2-ta-s,al _na bi_ ka-[szip]
14. _nu-mesz_-szu _du3_-ma ina _ur2 ad_ szu-nu-[lu]
15. ana kisz-pi _bur2 zi_-szu2 _kar_ it-ti _dingir_ kam-li su-lu-mi3
16. ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-[nisz]_
17. _{u2}sikil_ {u2}el-kul-la _{szim}buluh_ {u2}ak-[tam]
18. _{u2}kur-kur {u2}haszhur gesz-gi_ {u2}la-pat ar-ma-ni _na4_ ga-be2#-[e]
19. _ka a-ab-ba {u2}nu-luh-ha {u2}dur2-nu-luh-ha {u2}har-har#_
20. {u2}ur2-nu-u2 _{u2}kur-zi_ {u2}szib-bur-ra-tu2 _{u2}hur-sag#_
21. _{u2}kur-ra_ {u2}szu-mut-tu2 _henbur2 {gesz}dih3 henbur2 {gesz}kiszi16#_
22. _henbur2 gi szul-hi_ {gesz}bi-nu _numun_ {gesz}bi-nu _{u2}in-[nu-usz]_
23. _numun {u2}in-nu-usz {szim}li numun {szim}li mun ku3#-[pad]_
24. _mun#_ [a-ma]-nim# _zu2#-lum#-ma# numun {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 {szim}man-[du]_
25. {u2#}[x ...] 3(u)# 7(disz)# _u2 usz11-bur2-ru#-[da]_
26. [...] _szu#-min#_ szu-s,u-u2#
27. [...] _i3#-gesz#_ lu ina hi-qa-a-ti _nag#-[mesz]_
  single ruling
28. [...] x kisz#? [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _en2#?_ [...]
2'. _{lu2}usz11#?-zu#?_ [...]
3'. i-pu-sza2 _{mi2}usz11-zu#_ [...]
4'. _en2_ ul ia-ut-tu-un# [...]
5'. _en2 {d}marduk lugal_ : {d}sza3-zu {d#}[x ...]
6'. u _{d}nin-girima3_ iq-bu-nim-ma# [...]
  single ruling
7'. _ka inim-ma_ kisz-pi ru-hu#-u2 ru-su-u2# _{d}dim10#-[me]_
8'. s,i-bit ma-mit tur-ti _udug#_ lem-nu# ana _[lu2 nu] te#_-[e]
  single ruling
9'. _du3-du3-bi_ {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}sikil_ {u2#}[x ...]
10'. _gesz bur2 u2 {d}dim10-me {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim#}li#_ [...]
11'. _{u2}in-nu-usz naga si mun pesz10-[{d}id2_ ...]
12'. _en2_ an-ni-tu2 3(disz)-szu2 ana _ugu szid_-nu-ma# [...]
13'. ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su-ma kisz-pi-szu _nigin#_ x x [...]
14'. _nu te-me_-szu2 _lu2 bi ku3 sza3_-szu2 za-ki# _sza3#_ ka# [...]
  single ruling
15'. _DISZ na_ ina _e2 nu_ mah-ra-szu2
16'. _dub 6(u) 3(disz)-kam-me usz11-bur2-ru#-da# libir#-ra#-gin7#_ [...]
17'. _e2-gal {disz}an-szar2-du3-a lugal gal#_-u2# _lugal#_ dan#-nu# [...]
18'. sza _{d}ag_ u _{d}kurnun arhusz# tuku-mesz_-szu2#-ma# [...]
19'. s,ur-ru szad-lu ha-sis-su# pal-ku-u2 x [...]
20'. a-na szi-rik-ti isz-ruk a-na tah-sis-ti# [...]
21'. qe2-reb _e2-gal_-szu2 u2-kin _nir-gal2#_ [...]

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/P396336

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 06053

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.6053
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q004198
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P396336
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-6053

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 438

    [Köcher1980BAM5] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 1. Vol. 5. 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 09:15:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 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
2020-04-22 at 06:59:15 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
2019-03-02 at 15:27:04 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-28 at 12:04:39 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-16 at 02:27:34 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-16 at 02:16:21 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, 438 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P396336.
BAM 5, 438 artifact entry (No. P396336). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396336 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 438 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396336 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 438 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396336},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 438 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P396336.
BAM 5, 438 artifact entry (No. P396336). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396336 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 438 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396336 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 438 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396336},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P396336
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - BAM 5, 438 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P396336
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