BAM 7, 014 (P239206)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
  several lines missing
1'. x x x
2'. _la2 sag_ [...]
3'. ina _kasz_ [...]
  single ruling
4'. _DISZ na_ hi-niq2-ti _gig#_ [...]
5'. _ka# a-ab-ba_ x [...]
  single ruling
6'. _[DISZ] na# na4# gig_ x [...]
7'. ina _kasz#?_ ina# _ga#_ [...]
  single ruling
8'. _DISZ na na4_ szah#-hi-hu x [...]
9'. _{na4}sza3-gissu# {gesz}si-hu#? [...]
  single ruling
10'. {u2}nu-s,a-bu {u2}ka-na#-[ak-tu ...]
11'. _{szim}szesz_ mi-s,i _{u2}a-zal#-[la_ ...]
12'. _{u2}nig2-bur3-bur3 ga! nunuz ga#-[nu11{muszen} ...]
13'. 9(disz) _u2-mesz_ hi-niq2-ti x x [...]
  single ruling
14'. numun eme ur-gi7 {u2}nu-luh-ha_ {u2#}x [...]
15'. _{szim}szesz numun {gesz}gir2-hab numun gazi{sar}_
16'. _numun {gesz}szinig 7(disz) u2-mesz_ hi-niq2-ti
  single ruling
17'. _{u2}igi_-lim {u2}nu-s,a-bu {u2}pu-qut-ti
18'. {u2}x x _eme# ur-gi7 {szim}szesz_
19'. [lu ina _kasz_ lu] ina _ga sud2! 6(disz) u2_ hi-niq2-tu2
  rest broken
reverse
20'. [... _{u2}]kur-ra 1(disz) gin2 naga si_
21'. 2(disz)# _gin2#_ [...] x 2(disz) _gin2 {u2}nu-luh-ha_
22'. di x x x [...] _gin2#_ {u2}tar-musz
23'. 5(disz) _u2-mesz_ hi#-[niq2]-ti# <{u2}>kur {gesz}asal2!_
24'. _gaz sim_ ina x [...] x _ga sud2_
25'. _gur!_-ma _had2-a gu7#_ [ina] _kasz# lu2#-kurun-na_
26'. _nag_
  single ruling
27'. 5(disz) _gin2 na4#_ ga#-bu#-u 5(disz) _[gin2_ ...]
28'. 5(disz) _gin2_ [...] _ka# a-ab-[ba ...]
29'. 5(disz) _gin2 {u2}[nu-luh]-ha x [...]
30'. 5(disz) _u2-hi-a_ [an-nu]-ti _nu_ [pa-tan _nag_ ...]
31'. lu ina _kasz_ ina [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 7, 014

    [Geller2005BAM7] Geller, Markham J. 2005. Renal and Rectal Disease Texts. Vol. 7. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. de Gruyter.

  • history: Thompson, Bab. 14 (1934) 70-72 (no. 168)

    [sec40291] N.d.

  • history: AMT, pl. 089, no. 4 (K 13405 + Sm 0804 + Sm 0926)

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

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 13405 + Sm 0804 + Sm 0926 + Sm 2160

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-28 at 08:54:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-04-22 at 07:21:28 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-05-01 at 11:40:34 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BAM 7, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P239206.
BAM 7, 014 artifact entry (No. P239206). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P239206 (Original work published 2003)
BAM 7, 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P239206 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 7, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P239206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P239206},
}


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