AMT pl. 049 02 (P399308)

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'. [...] ana#? _bur2#?_ [...]
3'. [...] x [...]
4'. [...] {szim#}buluh 1(disz) ma#-[na_ ...]
5'. [...] sag#? 1(disz) ma#-na#_ szim x [...]
6'. [...] 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ szim# [x x x]
7'. [...] 1/2(disz) _ma-na man#?-du_ x [x x]
8'. [...] _sila3#_ pur-pu-hu#? [x]
9'. [...] _szesz_
10'. [...] _i3-gesz_
11'. [...] x ma-gal#
12'. [...] kur#? di
13'. [...] _erin_
14'. [...] _i3#!-nun sumun_
15'. [...] _szeg6#?_-szal
16'. [...] x hab
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ina x [...]
  single ruling
2'. _la2_ x x [...]
  single ruling
3'. _DISZ na gaba#_ [...]
4'. u2 x [...]
5'. 5(disz) _u2-hi-[a_ ...]
6'. ina x _sed_ ta x [...]
  single ruling
7'. _DISZ na gaba_ u _masz-sila3 gig#_ [...]
8'. {u2}at-kam2 _sze-[gesz-i3_ ...]
9'. _tesz2-bi had2-a gaz#_ [...]
  single ruling
10'. {u2}hal-tap-pa-a-na [...]
11'. _[tesz2]-bi# had2-a_ [...]
  single ruling
12'. [x x] x hal x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] {u2#}tar#-[musz x x]
2'. [...] _gazi#{sar} sig7#?_ [x x]
3'. [...] ina# _kusz-edin sur_-ri#
4'. [...] x i#-qal3-li-la-szu
  single ruling
5'. [... u2]-ga-hab ana _ti_-szu2
6'. [...] x _{u2}sikil tesz2-bi sud2_
7'. [... ina _kusz]-edin# sur_-ri _lal2_-su-ma
8'. [...] x im _sud2_ ina _kasz_ ba-lu pa-tan _nag-mesz_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
9'. [...] x en ina _id2 ra_-su
10'. [... bit-ra] sza# _dida2 sig5 dul_-szu2
11'. [...] x _du_-ak
12'. [...] ra#? te
13'. [...] x

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/P399308

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 11532

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.11532
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P399308
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-11532

References

  • primary: AMT, pl. 049 02

    [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
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 19:07:10 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
2020-04-22 at 07:31:05 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-28 at 12:05:47 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-27 at 15:59:06 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Giles, Ralph 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

“AMT Pl. 049 02 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P399308.
AMT pl. 049 02 artifact entry (No. P399308). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P399308 (Original work published 2010)
AMT pl. 049 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P399308 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {AMT pl. 049 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P399308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P399308},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AMT Pl. 049 02 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P399308.
AMT pl. 049 02 artifact entry (No. P399308). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P399308 (Original work published 2010)
AMT pl. 049 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P399308 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {AMT pl. 049 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P399308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P399308},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2026
ID  - P399308
LB  - CDLI:P399308
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - AMT pl. 049 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P399308
ER  -
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