BAM 6, 531 (P370910)

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)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] ki#-ma it-id _lu2#_ x x [...]
3'. [...] ana# _{d}u-gur sag-du_ [...]
  single ruling
4'. [... _szu]-dingir#-ra szu-{d}inanna szu-gidim-ma en2_ [...]
5'. [...] x-ma _igi-kar2_ a-na-ku _{disz}an-szar2_ ba-an#?-[ap-x ...]
6'. [... _{d}muati?]_ u {d}a-nu _gesztu-min dagal_-tu2 isz-ru-ku-usz#
7'. [...] liq#?-szi-ia mim-ma szip-ru szu2-a-tu2 [...]
8'. [...] x ki ma-la ba-asz-me ina t,up#-[pa-ni?]
9'. [...] x [x] x x x x [x x]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P370910

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 10600

External resources

References

  • primary: BAM 6, 531

    [Köcher1980BAM6] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 2. Vol. 6. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:18:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-04-07 at 15:10:59 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-04-07 at 15:09:47 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-08-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 531 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P370910.
BAM 6, 531 artifact entry (No. P370910). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370910 (Original work published 2007)
BAM 6, 531 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370910 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370910},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 531 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P370910.
BAM 6, 531 artifact entry (No. P370910). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370910 (Original work published 2007)
BAM 6, 531 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370910 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
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	month = {may 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370910},
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