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, 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
  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

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P393731

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 00054

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.54
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P393731
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-54

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 497

    [Köcher1980BAM5] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 1. Vol. 5. 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 09:15:55 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 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing 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
2020-01-27 at 09:40:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-05-30 at 14:08:57 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-16 at 03:36:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-16 at 03:31:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 497 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393731},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 497 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393731},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BAM 5, 497 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P393731
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