BAM 5, 481 (P238895)

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 broken
1'. [x x x] x [...]
2'. [x x]-ti ina x x [...]
3'. [x x] _munus_ ina _kusz sur_-re [...]
  single ruling
4'. [x] x _sag-du_ a-re-e kam-ka-du _had2-ra2_ x [...]
5'. _bara2#-ga hi-hi_ ka-a-a-[nam ...]
  single ruling
6'. _DISZ na sag-du_-su _u4-da tab_-ma u _su_-szu2 _gu7_-szu2# [x] gesz# szid# ga#? [...]
7'. _had2-ra2 gaz sim zi3 gu2-gal zi3 gu2-tur zi3? x pu nu? ha x [...]
8'. ina szur-szum-mu _kasz sila11_-asz _la2_-id# [...]
  single ruling
9'. _DISZ ki-min duh-sze-gesz-i3 had2-ra2_-tim _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li zi3# sze-sa-a la2#?_ [...]
  single ruling
10'. _DISZ# na sag-du_-su a-sza2-a a-hi-iz _gazi{sar} la2_-id#? [...]
  single ruling
11'. [x x _sag]-du#_-su a-szu-u2 _dab_-it _suhusz_ {gesz}szu-szu tu#-pa-sza2#?-[x ...]
12'. [tara]-bak ina x [x] x x ina sze-ri3 _nu_ pa-tan _nag_ [...]
  single ruling
13'. _DISZ# na sag-du_-[su x x x] x _sag-du_-su i-szag-[gum? ...]
14'. x szu-u2 x [...] x _szu gidim-ma_ [...]
15'. ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}x [...]
16'. {u2}eli-kul-la# [...]
reverse
1. _DISZ na sag#-du#_-[su ...]
2. _sag_ x [...]
3. _sud2_ [...]
  single ruling
4. DISZ#? [...]
  rest 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/P238895

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 10212 + K 13884 + K 17205

External resources

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 481

    [Köcher1980BAM5] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 1. Vol. 5. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: Thompson, PRSM 17 (1924), 21 (K. ...)

    [sec40060] N.d.

  • history: AMT, pl. 006, no. 9 (K 10212)

    [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
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55 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
2019-04-04 at 04:47:03 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-03 at 10:06:12 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:39:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:28:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 481 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238895.
BAM 5, 481 artifact entry (No. P238895). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238895 (Original work published 2003)
BAM 5, 481 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238895 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238895},
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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 481 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238895.
BAM 5, 481 artifact entry (No. P238895). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238895 (Original work published 2003)
BAM 5, 481 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238895 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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