BAM 5, 497 (P393731)
Medical tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] {na4#}gug# {na4#}za#-gin3#_ sza2#-da#-a#?
2'. [...] _ka#-keszda_ e-ma _kesz2 en2 szid_-nu
3'. [...] x ta-pa-sza2-asz2-ma _sig2_ a-lik-tu2 ik-kal-lu
single ruling
4'. [...] x x x x _sag-du_-su _sed {na4}nir2_
5'. [... _{sig2}he]-me-da sig2 babbar nu-nu e3 {u2}lu2_-a-nu tala-pap
6'. [...] _szid#_-nu ina _sag-ki_-szu2 _kesz2 pesz10-{d}id2 sar_-szu2
single ruling
7'. [...] x na _gal2_-szi a-na _dab du10-ga_-ti szu-le-e
8'. [...] qut-ra sza2 _sag nindu_ ana _ugu mar lal2_-su-ma _sig2_ e-la-a
9'. [...] x x x _i3-nun hi-hi ugu_-szu2 _esz_ ina sa-ar-'a sza2 s,e-e-ni _lal2_-ma _ti_
10'. [x x x _x]-mesz_-szu2 _ti_-qe2 _ugu_-szu2 _esz_ ina lig-me-e sza _e2-gar8 sud2_
11'. [x x x] szar#-tum e-la-a _en lal2_-mid _en2_ ki-a-am _szid_-nu
12'. _[en2_ x x]-ri ki-ni-ib ki-ni-ib
13'. [ki-ni]-ib szi-ha-ma szi-ha-ma _tu6 enuru{+e2-nu-ru}_
single ruling
14'. [x x x x] _dab_-it _{szim}hab illu {szim}buluh {u2}kur-gi-rin2-na_ ana _igi de3 szub_
15'. [x na]-hi-ri-szu2 _sar_ qut-ra ana _giri17_-szu2 u na-hi-ri-szu2 _ku4_-ub
16'. x-szu2 _i3_ hal-s,a ina _{gi}sag-kud_ a-na na-hi-ri-szu2 _bun2_-ma _ti_
single ruling
17'. _DISZ na_ a-szu-u2 u ru-tu _dab_-su 1(u) _gin2_ sah-le2-e kab-ra-ti ina _a-mesz sud2_
18'. ina _a-mesz hi-hi#! ku6-mesz_ tur-ar2 _bar_-szu2-nu u2-nu-ut _sza3_-szu2-nu ta-tab-bal tu-sza2-bal
reverse
column 1
1. [...] x _zalag-ga_
2. [...] x du
3. [...] x
14 lines broken
18. [...] _sa5_
19. [...] ag
20. [...] bu#?
21. [...] x
rest broken
column 2
broken
obverse and reverse need to be checked
obverse
column 1
broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] {na4#}gug# {na4#}za#-gin3#_ sza2#-da#-a#?
2'. [...] _ka#-keszda_ e-ma _kesz2 en2 szid_-nu
3'. [...] x ta-pa-sza2-asz2-ma _sig2_ a-lik-tu2 ik-kal-lu
single ruling
4'. [...] x x x x _sag-du_-su _sed {na4}nir2_
5'. [... _{sig2}he]-me-da sig2 babbar nu-nu e3 {u2}lu2_-a-nu tala-pap
6'. [...] _szid#_-nu ina _sag-ki_-szu2 _kesz2 pesz10-{d}id2 sar_-szu2
single ruling
7'. [...] x na _gal2_-szi a-na _dab du10-ga_-ti szu-le-e
8'. [...] qut-ra sza2 _sag nindu_ ana _ugu mar lal2_-su-ma _sig2_ e-la-a
9'. [...] x x x _i3-nun hi-hi ugu_-szu2 _esz_ ina sa-ar-'a sza2 s,e-e-ni _lal2_-ma _ti_
10'. [x x x _x]-mesz_-szu2 _ti_-qe2 _ugu_-szu2 _esz_ ina lig-me-e sza _e2-gar8 sud2_
11'. [x x x] szar#-tum e-la-a _en lal2_-mid _en2_ ki-a-am _szid_-nu
12'. _[en2_ x x]-ri ki-ni-ib ki-ni-ib
13'. [ki-ni]-ib szi-ha-ma szi-ha-ma _tu6 enuru{+e2-nu-ru}_
single ruling
14'. [x x x x] _dab_-it _{szim}hab illu {szim}buluh {u2}kur-gi-rin2-na_ ana _igi de3 szub_
15'. [x na]-hi-ri-szu2 _sar_ qut-ra ana _giri17_-szu2 u na-hi-ri-szu2 _ku4_-ub
16'. x-szu2 _i3_ hal-s,a ina _{gi}sag-kud_ a-na na-hi-ri-szu2 _bun2_-ma _ti_
single ruling
17'. _DISZ na_ a-szu-u2 u ru-tu _dab_-su 1(u) _gin2_ sah-le2-e kab-ra-ti ina _a-mesz sud2_
18'. ina _a-mesz hi-hi#! ku6-mesz_ tur-ar2 _bar_-szu2-nu u2-nu-ut _sza3_-szu2-nu ta-tab-bal tu-sza2-bal
reverse
column 1
1. [...] x _zalag-ga_
2. [...] x du
3. [...] x
14 lines broken
18. [...] _sa5_
19. [...] ag
20. [...] bu#?
21. [...] x
rest broken
column 2
broken
obverse and reverse need to be checked
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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- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: BAM 5, 497
[Köcher1980BAM5] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 1. Vol. 5. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.
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- Museum No.: BM —
- Accession No.: K 00054
- Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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- Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (K.54) (K.54)
- Ashurbanipal Library Project (P393731) (P393731)
- The British Museum Collection (W_K-54) (W_K-54)
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Cite this Artifact
“BAM 5, 497 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393731.
BAM 5, 497 artifact entry (No. P393731). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393731 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 497 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393731 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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