BAM 6, 573 (P397759)

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x bu#? x [...]
2'. [ana _gurusz_ dam-qi2 ana] _ki-sikil_ da-me-eq#-tu4# usz#-szir3# _gurusz#_-ma# _[e2]_
3'. [li-pu-usz usz-szir3 ar-da]-tu2# qin-na liq-run ir-ru _suh4#_-hu-ru zi-ir kar-szum
4'. _[u2_ szi-i] ri#-qi2-tu2 bu-up#-pa#-ni-sza2 sah-pat
5'. [lisz-lim kar]-szum# ir-ru-szu2 <lisz?>-te-sze-ru-ma
6'. [ri-qi2-tu2 lit]-ru#-us, _gin7 tumu#_ ina szu-bur-ri
7'. _[gin7_ gi-szu-ti] ina _zi_-ti li#-s,a-a _en2_
  single ruling
8'. [...] ina _sza3_-bi _szub_-di _en2_ 7(disz)-szu2 _szid_-nu _nag_-szu2-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
9'. [...] x _suhusz# {gesz}nam-tar nita2 suhusz_ {gesz}szu-szum
10'. [...] _numun#_ {u2#}tu-lal _numun {u2}szakira_
11'. [...] x _nag_-szu2
  single ruling
12'. [...] x x bu-ru-um-me
13'. [...] sza#? at _ad6_
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. ina _igi#?_ [...]
2'. u2-na-s,a-bu# [...]
  single ruling
3'. _ka-inim-ma_ ana [...]
  single ruling
4'. _en2 na-re-esz#_ [...]
5'. _hul-pa-ak_ x [...]
  single ruling
6'. _ka-inim-ma_ ana _ugu#_ [...]
  single ruling
7'. _en2_ man-nu ib-tuq#? [...]
8'. u3 sah-hi-in#? [...]
9'. 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/P397759

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 08792

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.8792
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P397759

References

  • primary: BAM 6, 573

    [Köcher1980BAM6] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 2. Vol. 6. 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 09:18:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:07:10 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
2019-04-14 at 12:49:17 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-04-14 at 12:46:07 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 6, 573 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397759.
BAM 6, 573 artifact entry (No. P397759). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397759 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 573 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397759 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 573 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397759},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397759},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 573 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397759.
BAM 6, 573 artifact entry (No. P397759). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397759 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 573 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397759 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 573 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397759},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397759},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P397759
LB  - CDLI:P397759
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - BAM 6, 573 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P397759
ER  -
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