BAM 7, 002 b (P382655)

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. _[DISZ na]_ mi-na-tu-szu2 _dub-dub a2-min#_-szu2 kim-s,a-a-szu2 u3 bir-ka-szu2 _[gu7-mesz_ ana _ti_-szu2]
2. [x] _gin2# im-ga2-li 1(disz) gin2 {szim}szesz 5(disz) {u2}nu-luh-ha_ t,e-ri-tu2 3(disz) _u2-hi-a#_ [...]
  single ruling
3. _[DISZ] na masz-sila2_-szu2 _gu7-mesz_-szu2 i-ta-an-na-ah im-ta-na-asz-szi _ni2_ t,e4-en-szu2# isz#-[ta-na-an-ni]
4. _masz2#-ge6-mesz_-szu2 par2-da _sig2 ugu_-szu2 _gub-gub_-az _sza3_-szu2 pi-qam _nu_ pi-qam i-par2-ru#-[ud ...]
5. [ur]-ra# u _ge6_ la i-s,al-lal _na bi_ hi-niq-ti _bun gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 _im-ga2-li {gi}nam#-[tar]_
6. [...] _nita2_ {u2}kur-ka-nam _szika nunuz ga2-nu11{muszen} {u2}ku6 {u2}eme ur-gi7 {u2}igi_-lim {u2}[x ...]
7. [{u2}]ir-kul-la# {u2}eli-kul-la _{u2}dili {u2}har-lum-ba-szir {u2}hab 1(u) 6(disz) u2-hi-a_ an-[nu-ti ...]
8. [...] x x _gaz_ ina _ge6_ ina _sza3#_ szu-tuk-ki x x x x [...] _u4_ a-na _sza3_-bi al#-[x ... la]-am# _giri3_-szu2 ana _ki gar_-nu _nag_-ma# ina-esz]
  single ruling
9. _en2# a-li-ma hi-hi_ asz2-ni-ma ma-al-[ma-al _suhusz_-su s,a]-ri-ih pa-al-gu s,a-ri-ih _ul-bi silim_ er-bi#
10. _silim_ er-bi _ka-du8-a_ ina qi2-bit {d}marduk# [en ... x]-re#-ti _en2_ an-ni-tu4 3(disz)-szu2 _szid_-nu _nag_-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
11. _i3-gesz bara2-ga_ u _kasz-sag_ ina _mud zabar_ ina _gesz3_-szu2 _du]b_-ak _illu {szim}buluh_ ina _izi szeg6_-szal ta-sza2-hal
12. ana _gesz3_-szu2 _dub u2 babbar_ ina _i3-gesz [bara2-ga_ u _kasz-sag ki]-min# {im}sahar-na4-kur-ra_ ina _i3-gesz_ u _kasz-sag ki-min_
  single ruling
13. _numun {u2}eme ur-gi7 {u2}nu#-[x_ ... {u2}]ti#-ia-tu _{szim}szesz numun {gesz}kiszi16-hab numun {u2}gazi{sar#}_
14. numun {gesz}szinig [...] 7(disz) u2-hi-a hi-niq-[ti bun]
  single ruling
15. _{u2}igi_-lim u {u2}nu-s,a-bu _{u2}kur#-[ra {u2}]nig2#-bur3-bur3 {u2}eme ur-gi7 {szim}szesz szika nunuz ga-nu11{muszen} 7(disz) u2-[hi-a_ hi-niq-ti _bun]_
  single ruling
16. _DISZ na_ hi-niq-ti _bun gig szika nunuz# [ga2-nu11]{muszen#} ka a-ab-ba sud2_ ina _i3 kasz nag#_
  single ruling
17. {u2}sza2-szu2 gin7 {na4}da-x [...] _sud2_ ina _kasz# nag_
  single ruling
18. _DISZ na_ ana _kasz3_-szu2 asz-t,u-u2#-ti3# x [hi]-niq#-ti _bun gig numun {u2}ukusz2-hab{sar#} kasz# nag_
  single ruling
19. _{szim}szesz sud2_ ina _i3-gesz hi-hi_ ina _mud zabar_ ana musz3-tin-ni-szu2 _mu2_ {u2#}nu#-s,a#-ba# [ina] _kaszbir# nag_
  single ruling
20. _numun {gesz}szinig sud2_ ina _kasz nag_
  single ruling
21. _a gazi{sar} a {gesz}zu2-lum-ma i3-gesz bara2-ga al-us2-sa buru5-id2-da u2 babbar sud2_ ina _ga nag_
  single ruling
22. _illu {szim}buluh i3 bara2-ga_ tu-szab-szal ta-sza2-hal ina _mud zabar_ ana musz3-tin-ni-szu2 _mu2_
  single ruling
23. _u2 babbar_ ta-sak3 ina _i3-gesz hi-hi_ ina _mud zabar_ ana musz3-tin-ni-szu2 _mu2_
  single ruling
24. _{im}sahar-na4-kur-ra sud2_ ina _kasz nag sze-li! suhusz {gesz}kiszi16 sud2_ ina _kasz nag_
  single ruling
25. _{gesz}nim_ ta-sak3 ina _kasz suhusz {gesz}kiszi16 sud2_ ina _kasz ga u8-udu-hi-a_ ina _kasz hi-hi_ la pa-tan _u4 3(disz)-kam2 nag-mesz_
  single ruling
26. _{u2}igi_-lim _an-zah-ge6 szika nunuz ga-nu11{muszen} {szim}sze-li sud2_ ina _gesztin-sur nag al-us2-sa{ku6}_ ina _a nu_ pa-tan _nag_
27. _al-us2-sa buru5_ ina _a {gesz}nu-ur2-ma nag 1(u) kisal a gazi{sar} 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz bara2-ga 2/3(disz) sila3 kasz hi-hi 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 numun {u2}eme ur-gi7_
28. ina _ge6_ ana _igi {mul}ud5 gar_-an ina szer3-ti la-am _{d}utu-e3_ la-am _giri3_-szu2 ana _ki gar_-nu _nag_
  single ruling
29. _{im}sahar-ge6-kur-ra sud2_ ina _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_
  single ruling
30. _zi3! {gesz}nam-tar nita2 zi3 {gesz}kiszi16-hab_ ina _kasz nag_ im-hur-lim _sud2_ ina _kasz nag_
  single ruling
31. _{gesz}gesztin ka5-a had2-ra2 sud2_ ana _a kasz_ u _i3-gesz szub_ ina _mul4_ tusz-bat _nu_ pa-tan _nag_
  single ruling
32. _pa_ a-a-ar2 _ku3-babbar_ sza {u2}nu-s,a-bu _mu-ni sud2_ ina _kasz nag illu {szim}buluh_ ina _kasz hi-hi nu_ pa-tan _nag_
  single ruling
33. _DISZ na_ hi-niq _bun gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ {u2}tar-musz _numun_ {u2}pu-qut-tu2 {u2}ar2-zal-lu4 {u2}nu-s,a-bu
34. {gesz}lum-ha {szim}szesz illu {szim}buluh szika nunuz ga-nu11{muszen} 1(u) u2-hi-a szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_ lu ina _gesztin_ lu ina _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
35. _DISZ na gig_ hi-niq _bun gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz illu_ s,ar-ba-te _{u2}kur-kur {u2}har-har_
36. {u2}s,i-bu-ra _{u2}kur-gi-rin2-na {u2}hab {u2}sza2-mi-_gesz-gi {u2}sumun-dar_ {u2}sza2-ka-be-gal-zu {u2}ti-gi-lat _kur_-i
37. {u2}nu-s,a-ba _{u2}lag a-sza3 {gesz}gesztin ka5-a {u2}sikil {u2}an-ki-nu-te {u2}sig-mesz_ sza2 _kur_-i
38. _{u2}dumu-munus a-sza3_ {u2}el-kul-la {u2}eli-kul-la _numun {gesz}szinig numun {u2}dili numun_ {u2}szu-nim _suhusz {u2}ku6_
39. _numun_ {u2}pu-qut-tu2 _numun {gesz}esi_ {u2}szib-bur-ra-tu2 {szim}szesz {szim}gur2-gur2 {u2#}ar2-zal-la {szim}gam#-[...]
40. _numun {u2}eme ur-gi7 numun {u2}ki-{d}iszkur_ {u2}szuq-da-na {u2}al-la-an-[ka-nisz] {u2#}ha#-zal#-lu#-[na]
41. _illu {szim}buluh buru5 en-me-li a-sza3-ga szika nunuz ga#-[nu11{muszen}_ ...]
42. _tesz2-bi_ ta-sak3 lu ina _gesztin kal-ga_ [ina _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti]_
  single ruling
43. _numun {u2}dili numun {gesz}gesztin ka5-a numun {gesz}kiszi16-hab {u2#}[...]
44. _{u2}hab {u2}kur-gi-rin2-na_ {u2}bu-ut,-nu# [...]
45. _{im}sahar-babbar-kur-ra {szim}szesz illu#_ [... _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti]
46. hi-niq-ti _bun_ ma-al-ma#-[lisz ... _ti]_
  single ruling
47. $ (traces)
  rest broken
column 2
1. _[{u2}nu-luh]-ha# naga si_ [...]
  single ruling
2. _[{gesz}]kiszi16-hab {u2}nu-luh-ha 3(disz) u2-mesz_ hi-niq-ti u szim-ma#?-[ti ...]
  single ruling
3. _[DISZ na_ hi]-niq-ti _gig naga si gu2-nig2-ar3-ra_ ina _kasz-sag# [nag_-ma _ti]_
  single ruling
4. _[{u2}]igi#_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ {u2}tar-musz _numun {u2}eme ur-gi7_ {u2}pu-qut-tu _ka a-ab-ba_ kar-szam# [...]
5. _nig2#-na4-gu2-tur naga si na4_ ga-bi-i _{szim}szesz szika nunuz ga-nu11{muszen} {u2}nu-luh-ha {gesz}szinig#_
6. {u2}nu-s,a-bu _{u2}gesztin ka5-a 1(u) 7(disz) u2-hi-a nig2-la2 sag-[ki]_
  single ruling
7. _{szim#}szesz_ {u2}nu-s,a-bu szika nunuz ga-nu11{muszen}_ pu-qut-tu2 _{u2}har-har_ {u2}ur2-nu-u {u2}kur-kur u2 babbar_ {u2#}[x]
8. _numun# {u2}si-sa2_ {u2}zi-bu-u {u2}szu-un-'u _gazi{sar}_ {u2}an-nu-ha-ra 1(u) 4(disz) u2-mesz_ hi-niq2-ti lu ina _gesztin_ lu ina _kasz nag#_-[ma _ti_]
  single ruling
9. _{szim#}szesz_ {u2}nu-s,a-bu _szika nunuz ga-nu11{muszen} {gesz}kiszi16-hab {u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ [...]
10. [7(disz)] _u2#-hi-a_ hi-niq-ti lu ina _kasz_ lu ina _gesztin# [nag_-ma _ti]_
  single ruling
11. _{u2#}igi_-[lim] {u2#}igi-nisz_ {u2}tar-musz _{szim}szesz na4_ ga-bi-i _{gesz}hab numun {u2}eme ur-gi7_ {gesz}[...]
12. _{u2#}nig2-bur3-bur3 {u2#}nig2#-si3#-si3#{sar} {u2}nu-s,a-bu szika nunuz ga-nu11{muszen} pesz4-ansze 1(u) 4(disz) [u2-ni-a_ hi-niq-ti]
  single ruling
13. {u2}pu-qut-tu2 {u2}nu-s,a-bu _na4_ ga-bi-i {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim {u2#}[igi-nisz_ ... {u2}nu-s,a-bu]
14. _szika# nunuz ga-nu11{muszen} 9(disz) u2-hi-a_ hi-niq#-[ti ...]
  single ruling
15. _{szim#}li {u2}nu-luh-ha_ t,e-ri-tu2 _{szim}szesz_ {u2}pu-qut-tu4 _nig2_ [...]
  single ruling
16. _en2 ir3 giri3_-ma _hi-hi_ asz-ni-ma ma-al-ma-al _suhusz_-su s,a-ri-[ih ...]
17. szu-ul-mu _silim er-bi silim er-bi du8-a_ [...]
  single ruling
18. _ka-inim-ma_ [...]
  single ruling
19. _du3-du3-bi {u2}igi_-lim _{szim}szesz szika nunuz ga-nu11{muszen} an-zah2-ge disz_-nisz _sud2#_ [...]
20. 3(disz) _u4_-mi ina _gesztin sur-ra_ 3(disz) _u4_-mi ina _a {gesz}nu-ur2-ma nag-mesz_-ma _ti#_
  single ruling
21. _DISZ ki-min {szim}li {szim}szesz {u2}nu-luh-ha {gesz}kiszi16-hab_ [...]
  single ruling
22. _DISZ na murub4-mesz_-szu2 lu ina _gen_-szu2 lu ina _ki-na2_-szu2 _tag-ga-mesz_-szu2 _gesz3#_-[szu2 ...]
23. _tab2#-tab2_-su u2-ha-ma-at-su i-tar-rak-szu2 _egir kasz3-mesz_-szu2 isz-ti#-[nu ...]
24. [ana] _ti#_-szu2 {u2}ha-hi-in _numun {u2}dili {gesz}gesztin ka5-a gesztin# sur#-[ra_ ...]
25. {u2#}[nu]-s,a#-bu _{u2}kur-kur u2 babbar {u2}hab_ [...]
26. _{na4#}pesz4#-ansze {na4}pesz4#_ [...]
27. u [...] ha# a [...]
28. ina [...]
  single ruling
29. $ (only the beginnings of lines are preserved)
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P382655

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 02405 + K 02449 + K 08757 + Sm 0032b + Sm 0150 + Sm 1983

References

  • primary: BAM 7, 002 b

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

  • history: CT 11, pl. 34, Sm 0032

    [Thompson1900CT11] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 11.

  • history: AMT, pl. 031, no. 1 (K 02405)+

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

    pl. 031, no. 1 (K 02405) + pl. 059, no. 1 (obverse col i K 02449 + K 08757 + Sm 0032b + Sm 0150 + Sm 1983) + AMT pl. 060, no. 1 (col ii K 02449)


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-04 at 09:04:36 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-31 at 12:46:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-04-27 at 11:50:55 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-04-22 at 07:20:30 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-04-14 at 10:29:40 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-04-17 at 11:57:17 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-04-17 at 11:56:14 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 7, 002 b Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P382655.
BAM 7, 002 b artifact entry (No. P382655). (2026, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382655 (Original work published 2008)
BAM 7, 002 b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382655 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382655},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 7, 002 b Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P382655.
BAM 7, 002 b artifact entry (No. P382655). (2026, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382655 (Original work published 2008)
BAM 7, 002 b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382655 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382655},
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