BAM 6, 536 (P238637)

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 rit inc - medical text)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning missing
1'. [...] sah#-le-e ina _i3#_ [...]
2'. [...] x _a_ ina _i3_ u _kasz_ [...]
3'. [...] x ina _i3_ u _kasz_ [...]
4'. [...] be2-e _sud2_ ina _{gesz}gesztin_ [...]
5'. [...] ra ina _{gesz}gesztin_ [...]
  single ruling
6'. _[en2_ bu-']-sza2-nu da-an _dab_-su#?
7'. [... _ur]-mah#_ nap-sza2-ra is,-bat#
8'. [... _ur]-bar#-ra_ is,-bat nu-ur#-[za?]
9'. [...] is,#-s,a-bat [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical rit inc - medical text)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P238637

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 06572

External resources

References

  • primary: BAM 6, 536

    [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
2023-08-19 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 18:39:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-04-07 at 15:12:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-07 at 15:09:47 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 536 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238637.
BAM 6, 536 artifact entry (No. P238637). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238637 (Original work published 2003)
BAM 6, 536 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238637 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238637},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 536 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238637.
BAM 6, 536 artifact entry (No. P238637). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238637 (Original work published 2003)
BAM 6, 536 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238637 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238637},
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