BAM 5, 476 (P397481)

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] _du3-du3 gu2# gar#_-an#
3'. [...] _szurun {d}gu4 {u2}an-ki-nu-te_
4'. [...] _pesz10#-{d}id2_ ina _kusz_
5'. [...] ni-kip-tu2 ina _kusz_
  single ruling
6'. [...] zaq#-qap _e2 dingir_ ina _kasz i3-sumun_ zaq-qap _e2 dingir szub_-i
7'. [...] _sahar e2 lu2-nu-kiri6 sahar e2 lu2-tin-na_
8'. [...] _sahar e2 munus_ sza2 _u3-tu ku5_-at _ki_ si-hi-ip-ti ap2-pa-sza2-ti _hi-hi#_
9'. [...] x _du3#-du3_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-[an]
10'. [... _eme-szid] kun min-na eme_ u _mud2_ sza2 _buru5-habrud-da nita_ ina _ge6_ sza2 _du_-ku-ma _nim_ i-pa-ru [x]
11'. [...] _u2#_ ub-bi-ru _kasz3 munus u2-zug2_ sza2 _nita u3-tu eme_ ha-ar-ri-rat#
12'. [...] x _masz gesz-hur ge6 sag:du du su-tin{muszen} u5_ rak-ka-bi ina _kusz {mi2}asz2-gar3 gesz3 nu-zu#_
13'. [...] _muszen tin ur3-ra du3-du3_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
14'. [...] _a#_ ud-du-pu _muszen pa ti8{muszen}_ na-ah-ti _musz-tur_ ni-ih-ti _eme-[szid]_
15'. [... x]-lum# sza2 _pap-hal_ sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u) sza2 _ansze-kur-ra_ sza2 1(u) 5(disz) _eme-szid kun min-na igi gu4 ge6_
16'. [...] _nim ur4-ur4_ tin-bu-ut-ti _a-sza3 sig2 {u2}ugax(NAGA){ga}{muszen} ge6_ ina _kusz_
17'. _pa# ti8 muszen szir lu2-mesz_ ina _kusz_
18'. [...] _kum2#_-mi {u2}la2 {u2}sumun-dar_ ina _kusz_
19'. [...] x _ge6 uruda nita2_ ina _kusz_
20'. [...] _musz_ {u2}a-nu-nu-tu _suhusz_ u2-ra-an-nim ina _kusz_
21'. [...] _{u2}la2 im-babbar_ {na4}lu-lu-tu2
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _ugu-dul-bi_ [...]
2'. [...] _ka-gal ur-gi7 ge6 sig2 nig ge6 sig2 kun# ur-gi7 ge6_
3'. [... _{mi2}asz2-gar3] gesz3 nu-zu_
  single ruling
4'. [...] _ge6 imin-bi e-ne-ne szu-u-me-ti su-ta u-me-ni-du3-du3 gu2-ba gar_
5'. [...] _{u2}gir2 suhusz {u2}ku6 numun {gesz}ma-nu {u2}szakir si dara3-masz igi gu4_ tu2-s,a-pat [x]
6'. [...] _szu-u-me-ti su-ta u-me-ni-du3-du3 gu-ba gar al#_-an
7'. [...] _nu-zu sig2 {mi2}asz2-gar3 gesz3 nu-zu babbar_ u _ge6 szu-u-me-ti_
8'. [... _u]-me-ni-du3-du3 gu2-ba gar_
9'. [...] _sig2 sag-du munus nu u3-tu ga {mi2}asz2-gar3 u2-zug2_ ina _kusz_
10'. [...] x pi-s,al-lu{muszen} _kun eme-szid gun3-a i3-udu_ a-a-ar2-_dingir_ ina _kusz_
11'. [...] x _du an-ta-szub-ba_ ni-s,ir-ti _lu2 {d}nanna abgal uri3{ki}_
  single ruling
12'. [... _lil2]-la2#-en-na ki-sikil-lil2-la2-en-na ugu_-szu2 _szub_-tu2 _numun {gesz}szinig_ ina _kusz_
13'. [...] x sza2 lem-nu-tu# ni-kip-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus_ ina _kusz#_
14'. [...] x x _bil-za-za sig7_ ina _kusz#_
15'. [...] ina _kusz#_
16'. [...] _gul#_ ina _kusz#_
17'. [...] u x ina _[kusz]_
18'. [...] x _zalag_ ina _kusz#_
19'. [...] ina _kusz#_
20'. [...]
  rest 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/P397481

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 08080

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.8080
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P397481
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-8080

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 476

    [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 13:10:32 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
2023-01-21 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
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-08 at 13:30:15 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-02 at 16:22:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-23 at 17:31:32 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-23 at 17:28:14 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, 476 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397481.
BAM 5, 476 artifact entry (No. P397481). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397481 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 476 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397481 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 476 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397481},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 476 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397481.
BAM 5, 476 artifact entry (No. P397481). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397481 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 476 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397481 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 476 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397481},
}


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DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P397481
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BAM 5, 476 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P397481
ER  -
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