BAM 6, 554 (P394367)

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
  beginning broken
1'. ha#-ha-[a ...]
2'. _gu7-gu7_ [...]
  single ruling
3'. _DISZ na_ ki-s,ir-tu2 _[mur-mesz_ ...]
4'. 1/2(disz) _sila3 pa_ {gesz}bi-ni 1/2(disz) _sila3_ [...]
5'. ina _kasz-sag_ tara-bak ina _tug2 sur_-ri# [...]
6'. _gazi{sar} sud2_ ina _kasz-sag_ ba-lu pa-[tan ...]
  single ruling
7'. _DISZ na min {u2}har-har sud2_ ina _kasz-sag_ ba-lu pa-tan# [...]
  single ruling
8'. _DISZ na min {u2}nu-luh-ha sud2_ ina _kasz-sag_ tara-muk [...]
9'. ina _a2-gu2-zi-ga_ ba-lu pa-tan [...]
  single ruling
10'. _DISZ na_ ki-s,ir-te _mur-mesz gig_ ana di-ik-szi [ana ...]
11'. 1/2(disz) _sila3 {szim}gur2-gur2 1/2(disz) sila3 {szim}li 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 gig_ [...]
12'. _tesz2-bi gaz sim_ ina _kasz-sag_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak ina [...]
  single ruling
13'. _DISZ ki-min_ {gesz}e-re-na _{gesz}szur-min3_ {gesz}dap-ra-nu [...]
14'. _{szim}gam-ma {szim}gir2 {szim}gig_ {szim#}[x ...]
15'. ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak ina [...]
  single ruling
16'. _DISZ ki-min_ {gesz}si-hu {gesz}ar2-ga-nu {gesz}x [...]
17'. {u2}ak-tam _uh2-mesz#-[{d}]id2# {u2}diri_ [...]
18'. _ki imgaga_ ina _kasz-[sag]_ ina _{uruda}[szen-tur_ tara-bak ...]
  single ruling
19'. _DISZ ki-min pa_ {gesz}szu-nim [...]
20'. _pa_ {u2}a-zal-li _u2#_ [...]
21'. _gazi{sar#}_ [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  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/P394367

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 02357a + K 13397

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.13397 + K.2357.A
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394367
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-13397

References

  • primary: BAM 6, 554

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

  • history: AMT, pl. 063, no. 6 (K 13397)

    [Thompson1923AMT] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1923. Assyrian Medical Texts. Oxford.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-02 at 21:07:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 09:18:08 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
2023-07-05 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
2019-04-10 at 23:51:25 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-10 at 23:50:11 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 Artifact

“BAM 6, 554 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394367.
BAM 6, 554 artifact entry (No. P394367). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394367 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 554 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394367 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 554 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394367},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 554 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394367.
BAM 6, 554 artifact entry (No. P394367). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394367 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 554 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394367 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 554 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394367},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P394367
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - BAM 6, 554 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P394367
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