AMT pl. 017 08 (P238959)

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
1. _[DISZ na]_ i#-kab-bir lu i-ba-hu# [...]
2. x szu2 _tag-mesz_-su _na bi_ [...]
3. ana _ti_-szu2 1/3(disz) _sila3 {szim}gur2-gur2 1/3(disz) sila3#_ [...]
4. 1/3(disz) _sila3_ qi2-lip2 _zu2-lum-ma 5(disz) gin2#_ [...]
5. 5(disz) _gin2 {szim}buluh 5(disz) {szim}x_ [...]
6. _disz#_-nisz _gaz_ ina _kusz sur gaba_-szu [...]
7. [x] kan ti _i3-udu ellag2 udu-nita2#_ [...]
8. _gaz#_ alla-nu _du3_-usz ana [...]
  single ruling
9. _[DISZ] kimin#_ qi2-lip2 _zu2-lum-ma_ [...]
10. _[{szim}]li mun i3-udu_ [...]
  single ruling
11. _[DISZ] kimin#_ szum-ma-tisz2 szu2 asz2 at# [...]
  mögliche Variante zu sum-ma-tisz la-asz2-at in BAM 7, 37 ii 8’
12. [x x] _{u2#}nu-luh-ha numun#_ [...]
13. [alla]-nu# _du3_-usz [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x x x] szim x [...]
2'. [x x x x] _illu_ x [...]
3'. [x x x x] _dur2#?_-szu2 _mu2#_ x [...]
  single ruling
4'. [x x x _zu2]-lum-ma illu li-[dur_ ...]
5'. [x x x x] szim# [...]
  single ruling
6'. [x x x x] x _{u2}ab2-duh_ u2 [...]
7'. [x x x x] x _illu szim#_ [...]
8'. [x x x x x] x x hi [...]
  single ruling
9'. [x x x x x] _ka2# mud_-szu2 _dab_-ma [...]
10'. [x x x x] x qut-ri sza2 _nim_ is [...]
11'. _[{u2}naga] si# {u2}kur-ra_ ina _i3-udu ellag2#_ [...]
12'. alla#-nu _du3_-usz _i3-nun-na sud_ ana [...]
  single ruling
13'. _[DISZ] kimin# {szim}gig gazi{sar} {u2}pa-at-[ra-nu ...]
  single ruling
14'. [x x] x _i3-udu gu4_ ina _i3-udu udu-nita2_ x [...]
15'. nap-szal-ti [...]

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/P238959

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 11295

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.11295
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P238959
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-11295

References

  • primary: AMT, pl. 017 08

    [Thompson1923AMT] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1923. Assyrian Medical Texts. London : J. Bale, Sons & Danielsson.

  • history: RA 31, p.1-29, p. 14-15

    [Thompson1934prescriptions] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1934. “Assyrian Prescriptions for Diseases of the Chest and Lungs.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 31: 1–29.

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
2025-08-03 at 19:01:38 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 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
2020-04-21 at 07:12:34 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-16 at 05:25:45 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-13 at 13:57:15 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-11 at 15:57:45 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AMT Pl. 017 08 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P238959.
AMT pl. 017 08 artifact entry (No. P238959). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238959 (Original work published 2003)
AMT pl. 017 08 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238959 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {AMT pl. 017 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238959},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AMT Pl. 017 08 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P238959.
AMT pl. 017 08 artifact entry (No. P238959). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238959 (Original work published 2003)
AMT pl. 017 08 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238959 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {AMT pl. 017 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238959},
}


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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/9/7/
TI  - AMT pl. 017 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P238959
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