BAM 5, 483 (P398345)

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] ud
3'. [... _dur2?]-mi#-na_
4'. [... ina _i3]-nun# hi-hi_
5'. [...] _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
6'. [...] _dab_-su
7'. [...] s,al#?-li
8'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [x x] masz x [...]
2'. [x x] x an x [...]
3'. [x x] ma#? nu ina#? [...]
4'. _mud2# {gesz}erin#_ [...]
  single ruling
5'. [szum4]-ma _sag-ki-dab-ba#?_ [...]
6'. _nu du8_ ina _igi_ s,i-in#-[di u3 _en2 nu kud_-as]
7'. _kur-gi{muszen}_ bu-'-[ra? ...]
8'. mu-sze-szit-ta-szu2 [...]
9'. sza2 pi-szur-ri-szu2 x [...]
10'. ana _sza3 mud2 {gesz}erin#_ [...]
11'. u _nam-lu2-u18#-[lu_ ...]
12'. _sag-ki_-szu2 _gu2_-su [...]
13'. _tag-tag_-ma [...]
  single ruling
14'. _en2 szu-si hul-gal2#_ [...]
15'. _du11_ sza2 _hul-gin7_ [...]
16'. da-an [...]
  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/P398345

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 09839

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.9839
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P398345

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 483

    [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
2023-07-05 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
2019-03-31 at 14:39:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:30:03 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:28:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 483 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P398345.
BAM 5, 483 artifact entry (No. P398345). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P398345 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 483 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P398345 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	title = {BAM 5, 483 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P398345},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 483 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P398345.
BAM 5, 483 artifact entry (No. P398345). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P398345 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 483 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P398345 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P398345},
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