BAM 6, 572 (P398664)

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
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [... ina _kusz]-edin# sur_-ri x x [x]
2'. [...] '# [x x x] _i3#_ hal-s,i u _kasz nag#_ [x]
3'. [...] _zi3 sze_ ina _sza3_-szu2 _dub#? [x] _i3#-gesz szesz2_-su-ma _ti#_
  single ruling
4'. [... _x]-min_ [x] ina _gig_
5'. [...] _zi3#-kum hi-hi_ ina _a gazi{sar} sila11#_ [ina] _kusz#-edin sur gaba_-su u _masz-sila3-min_-szu2
6'. [...] x-su _i3-gesz szesz2_-su#-ma _ti_
reverse
column 1
1. [... _{u2}]hur-sag {u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur_
2. [...] _{szim#}a-zal-la-a _{u2}sumun-dar_
3. [...] 1(u) 6(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_
4. [...] x sza ma _ti_
  single ruling
5. [...] ha-sza2-ni _numun_ {u2}at-kam
6. [...] _du10-ga nu_ pa-tan _nag-mesz_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
7. [...] _masz#-sila3 la2_-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
8. [...] x sik-ru-ti
9. [...] x-ma _ti_
  rest broken
column 2
  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/P398664

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 10395 + K 16761

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.10395 + K.16761
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P398664
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-16761

References

  • primary: BAM 6, 572

    [Köcher1980BAM6] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 2. Vol. 6. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: AMT, pl. 084, no. 2 (K 16761)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2024-05-28 at 09:18:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 12:48:29 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-04-14 at 12:46:06 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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, 572 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P398664.
BAM 6, 572 artifact entry (No. P398664). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P398664 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 572 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P398664 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {BAM 6, 572 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P398664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P398664},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 572 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P398664.
BAM 6, 572 artifact entry (No. P398664). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P398664 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 572 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P398664 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {BAM 6, 572 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P398664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P398664},
}


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