BAM 7, 030 dd (P240367)

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
  several lines missing
1'. _numun#_ [...]
2'. _zi3 imgaga#_ [...]
3'. ina _kusz-edin# [sur_ ...]
  single ruling
4'. _DISZ na mud2_ ina _dur2#?_-[szu2 u2-tab-ba-ka ...]
5'. _{gesz}erin-sig {szim}[x ...]
6'. _zu2-lum-ma_ tab-ka# x [...]
7'. 9(disz) _u2-mesz_ an-nu-ti ina _ga#_ [...]
8'. ana _dur2_-szu2 ta#-[szap-pak ...]
  single ruling
9'. _DISZ na dur2-gig gig_-ma _sza3_-ba-szu _dab#_ [...]
10'. it-te-nen-sil _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}<nam>-tar nita_ {u2#}[x ...]
11'. _{u2}igi-nisz u2-mesz_ an-nu-ti _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _kasz nag_-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
12'. _DISZ na dur2 gig_-ma _dur2_-szu2 e-sil _u5 argab{muszen}_
13'. _suhusz# {gesz}nam-tar nita2 sud2 hi-hi disz_-nisz tu-kap-pat ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_
  single ruling
reverse
1. _[DISZ ki-min]_ szit-ta-szu2 ina _sza3_-bi-szu2 i-ta-nab-bal
2. _[na] bi# zi-zi-na gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 1/3(disz) _sila3 {gesz}naga si_
3. 1/3(disz) _sila3 a {gesz}gesztin kal-ga 5(disz) gin2_ t,a-ab-ti
4. 5(disz) _gin2 {u2}kur-ra{sar}_ ina _kasz-sag szeg6_-szal _i3-gesz_
5. ana _igi szub-szub_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak
  single ruling
6. {u2}ni-nu-u2 {u2}ur2-nu-u2 _{u2}nu-luh-ha_
7. {u2}ka-si-i sah-le2-e _{u2}ukusz2-hab mun_
8. _naga si u2 babbar i3-udu ellag2 udu-nita2 1(u) u2-mesz_
9. _al-la-an du3#_-usz#? [...]
  single ruling
10. _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim#}[x ...]
11. _{u2}har-har {u2}nu-[luh-ha_ ...]
12. _{gesz}naga si_ [...]
13. _zu2-lum-ma# 1(u) 2(disz) u2-mesz gaba#-[lal3_ ...]
  single ruling
14. [a-na] um#-s,a-a-ti _zi_-hi _sze_ [...]
15. _[na4]_ ga#-be2-e _szika#_ {gesz}nu-ur2-mu#-[u2 ...]
16. _disz#_-nisz _sud2 i3-gesz#_ [...] x um-s,a-[a-ti ...]
  single ruling
17. _DISZ na ninda gu7 kasz nag#_-ma _na [bi_ ...]
18. _gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_ {u2#}[x ...]
19. _ka_-szu2 ta-kap-par [...]
20. _{gesz}gesztin sur-ra_ x [...]
21. [...] x usz# u2# [...]
22. x x x
  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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P240367

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 Sm 1283 + Sm 1947

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Sm.1283 + Sm.1947
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P240367

References

  • primary: BAM 7, 030 dd

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

  • history: AMT, pl. 057, no. 5 (Sm 1947)

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

  • citation: RA 26, (pp. 47-92), 76-77 (no. 104)

    [Thompson1929RA26] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1929. “Assyrian Medical Prescriptions for Diseases of the Stomach.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 26 (2): 47–92.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-16 at 10:35:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-07-03 at 12:46:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-28 at 08:54:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07 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
2020-04-22 at 07:22:43 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-09 at 14:06:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-09 at 14:04:50 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

“BAM 7, 030 Dd Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P240367.
BAM 7, 030 dd artifact entry (No. P240367). (2026, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240367 (Original work published 2003)
BAM 7, 030 dd artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240367 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {BAM 7, 030 dd artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P240367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P240367},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 7, 030 Dd Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P240367.
BAM 7, 030 dd artifact entry (No. P240367). (2026, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240367 (Original work published 2003)
BAM 7, 030 dd artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240367 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {BAM 7, 030 dd artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P240367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P240367},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/16/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P240367
LB  - CDLI:P240367
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BAM 7, 030 dd artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P240367
ER  -
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