AMT pl. 079 02 (P424579)

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)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [x x x]
  single ruling
2'. [...] _mul#?-mesz du#?_ [x]
3'. [...] _mul#?-mesz du#?_ [x]
4'. [...] x sze u pi-ia _tu6 en2#_
  single ruling
5'. [...] x _a sud nig2-na {szim}li gar_-[an-ma]
6'. [...] _gi#-du8 1(disz) keszda kesz2 1(disz) dug igi_-[szu2?]
7'. [...] _gi# gar_-an _lu2 bi du10-gam#_-su-ma#
8'. [...] x _gu7_-an-ni _sag-du-mu gig#_
9'. [... tu-szaq-ba]-szu2#-ma _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_
10'. [...] x-szu2 _giri3-pad-ra2 lu2_ kup-ri sza2 _{gesz}si ma2#_
11'. [... {u2}]ha#-szu-ta sza2 7(disz) _sag-du-me_-szu2 _mud2 {gesz}erin_
12'. [...] _bara2# {d}utu_ ina _sa ab2 ri-ri-ga_
13'. [... _gu2?]_-szu2 _gar_-an-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
14'. [... _mu]-un#-dab sag si-sa2 mu-un-dab_
15'. [...] _{d}amar-utu sag gesz ra mu-un-dab_
16'. [...] _sag gesz ra mu-un-dab_
17'. [...] _mu-un-dab-dab tu6 en2_
  single ruling
18'. [... _{na4}]szuba# nita2*_ u munus#_ [x]
19'. [...] _sag#-ki#_-szu2# [x x x]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P424579

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 DT 319

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) DT.319
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P424579
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P424579
British Museum Collection (BM) W_DT-319

References

  • primary: AMT, pl. 079 02

    [Thompson1923AMT] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1923. Assyrian Medical Texts. Oxford.

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

    [Bezold1896a] Bezold, Carl. 1896. Vol. 4. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:43:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:40:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:37:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:25:50 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-08-18 at 14:53:09 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2011-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AMT Pl. 079 02 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424579.
AMT pl. 079 02 artifact entry (No. P424579). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424579 (Original work published 2011)
AMT pl. 079 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424579 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 079 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424579},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AMT Pl. 079 02 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424579.
AMT pl. 079 02 artifact entry (No. P424579). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424579 (Original work published 2011)
AMT pl. 079 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424579 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 079 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424579},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424579},
}


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