AMT pl. 054 03 (K 08716) (P238778)

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [... _{gesz}gu]-za#_-szu2
2'. [... a]-lak#-ti
3'. [... szi]-zib# <<u>> _ama_-szu2
4'. [... s,ib-ti]-ka
5'. [... {d}asal]-lu2#-hi
6'. [... {d}nin]-girim3#
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [x x x x x x] {id2#}u2#-la#-a#-[a x x x x]
2'. [x x ur-ru-usz]-tum# la im-su#-[u x x x]
3'. [x x x x] la# im-su-u lu-ba#-[re-e-szu2]
4'. [x x x ḫur]-ri# la u2-na-as-si-su [x x x]
5'. [x] id-li-'i _ur-gi7 ge6#_
6'. _szub#_-a ana _ka_-szu-ma _zi_-ih um-mu# [x x x]
7'. la-ba-t,u _tu6 en2#_
  single ruling
8'. _ka inim-ma_ bu-'u-sza2-nu _dab_-su
  single ruling
9'. _DISZ kimin im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ ni-na-a _sud2_
10'. ina _lal3 hi-hi en2_ 7(disz)-szu2 ana _sza3 szid_-nu
11'. _ka_-szu2 tak-ta!-nap#-par#-ma# ina#-esz#
  single ruling
12'. _DISZ na ninda gu7 kasz# [nag_ ...]
13'. _gi-gid2_ [...]
14'. x [...] x
15'. iz-zaq#-[qat-usz ...]
16'. {u2}tar-musz [...]
  single ruling
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _nigin#?-mesz_
2'. [...] x _igi_-szu2 _esir2#?_
3'. [...] _sud2#?_
4'. [...] x x x x x sig? tu?
  single ruling
5'. [... _igi]-mesz#_-szu2 _nigin-mesz uzu_-szu2 iz-zaq-qat-usz
6'. [... _ir-mesz]_-szu2# _du-du_-ka-ma la ina-t,al
7'. [...] x u-ku-u-ku-szu2 sza2-pu-la-szu2 _bal-bal_-szu2
8'. [...] _giri3-min_-szu2 iq-qa-an-na-an _sag-du_-[su] _dab-dab_-su
9'. [...] x _gidim im-ri-a_-szu2 _dab-dab_-[su ana _ti_-szu2]
10'. [...] _{gesz#}dih3_ ina _kusz suhusz {gesz}kiszi16#_ [ina _kusz]_
11'. [...] bi# bi x ina _kusz {munus}asz2-gar3_ sza2? _gesz3# [nu-zu]_
12'. [...] ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
  single ruling
13'. [...] _igi-min-mesz_-szu2 _gu2_-su _nundum_-su# [x x x]
14'. [...] gi#-gid2#_ [x x x] _tag#_-szu2# [x x x x]
  rest broken
column 2
  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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P238778

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 08716 (+) K 18547

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.8716
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P238778
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-8716

References

  • primary: AMT, pl. 054 03 (K 08716)

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

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
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 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
2019-07-03 at 12:57:49 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-07-03 at 12:40:35 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Simkó, Krisztián CDLI Approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AMT Pl. 054 03 (K 08716) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238778.
AMT pl. 054 03 (K 08716) artifact entry (No. P238778). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238778 (Original work published 2003)
AMT pl. 054 03 (K 08716) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238778 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 054 03 ({K} 08716) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238778},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AMT Pl. 054 03 (K 08716) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238778.
AMT pl. 054 03 (K 08716) artifact entry (No. P238778). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238778 (Original work published 2003)
AMT pl. 054 03 (K 08716) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238778 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 054 03 ({K} 08716) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238778},
}


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DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P238778
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M1  - 2026/4/21/
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