BAM 5, 499 (P394416)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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1'. [...] x
2'. [... x]-ma _ti_
  single ruling
3'. [...] szim#?
4'. [...] x
column 2
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1'. _[kid3]-kid3#-bi_ mu-sza2-t,i-sza2 ina#? _sza3#?_ [...]
2'. mu#-sza2-t,i-sza2 ta-qal-lu ana _sza3_ x x _en2#_ 7(disz)-szu2 _szid#_-nu# [...]
3'. _ib2-tag4_ mu-sza2-t,i _igi [x] _ti#_-qe2 _dur nu-nu 7(disz)_ u _7(disz) ka-keszda# kesz2#_ x [x]
  single ruling
4'. _en2_ ki husz x x ta#? _he2-em_ an
5'. ab ir du [x] x gu dim2-ma-ti la ku ki-bi-isz3
6'. ki-ri#-ri#-sza2 nap-ri-sza2 ki-ri-ri-sza2 _gam_ ki-ri-ri ki-lu-ur-sza2 _tu6-en2_
  single ruling
7'. _ka-inim-ma sig2 sag-du munus_ i-szah-hu-uh
  single ruling
8'. _kid3-kid3-bi_ mu-sza2-t,i-sza2 _ti_-qe2 ku-nisz-tu2 ta-s,a-par ur-t,e-e _tug2 {gesz}geszimmar_ sza2 _{tumu}si-sa2_
9'. _nu#-nu_ zap-pi _ansze-kur-ra babbar 7(disz)_ u _7(disz) ka-keszda kesz2_ ina _sig2_-sza2 _kesz2 en2 7(disz)_-szu2 _szid_-nu
10'. [x] x x x _u4 3(disz)-kam2_ ti-ik-ka-sza2 _gu7_-szi a-di _sig2_-sza2 _gub_-zu _nu du8_
  single ruling
11'. [x x] ka#?-le-e _hul-a_ tu-hu-ul-hu-ul
12'. [tu?]-hu#-ul hu-ul hu-ul ma-da ma-da
13'. [x ki]-li# ki-li : _sza3_ ki-sze-da-ni ki-sze-da-nu
14'. [x x x] 7(disz) _a-ra2 ka-kesz2-da-sze3 he2-en-zalag2-ga_
15'. [x x _he2]-en#-dadag eme hul-gal2 bar-sze3 he2-em-ta-gub_
  single ruling
16'. _[ka-inim-ma]_ sig2# sag-du munus_ ka-le-e
  single ruling
17'. _[kid3-kid3-bi_ x] x _nu-nu {na4}pa_ sza2 7(disz) _gun3-mesz_-sza2 {na4}ia-ni-ba
18'. [...] {na4#?}zib2-tu2 gu-ti-tu2 _urudu zabar_
19'. [...] 7(disz)# u 7(disz) _ka-keszda kesz2_ e-ma _kesz2 en2 szid_-nu
20'. [...] x _sig2_ a-lik-tu4 ik-kal-la
  single ruling
21'. [...] x la _sag-du_ ub-te-ti-bi-la-am
22'. [...] lik li hi ia ak
23'. [...] x _an-ta_ ku ku ki sza2 '#
24'. [...] ta-ṣe-sik-szu2 _en2_
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reverse
column 1
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1'. [x] _sa5#? kesz2_ x [...]
2'. [x] x-ma _gin7#?_ s,ar-hi x [x x x] x x lu# ina _iti 5(disz)-kam2_ lu ina _iti 3(disz)-kam2#_ [x x]
3'. [x] x a _ze2 gu4 : ze2 musz ge6 ze2 gir2#-tab# ze2 pesz2_ bu-un-bu-ul-la#
4'. [x x] x su-a-di tur-ar2 _sud2 5(disz) u2-hi-a szesz-mesz_ mal2-ma-lisz ina# [x x]
5'. [x x x] kab-ru-ni _e11_-ma _disz_-nisz tu-ha-sa ina _i3 {szim}im-di_ ga-ab-rim x [x x]
6'. _[sag-du]_-su# _sar_-ab 7(disz) _u4-me esz-mesz_-su-ma _sig2 babbar [ge6]_
  single ruling
7'. _[DISZ na_ ina mes,-he]-ru#-ti-szu2 _sag-du_-su sze-bi-te _[diri]_
8'. [x x x x x] _sza3 i3 szub_-di _en_ i-mut,-t,u2 _du#_ [x x]
9'. [...] _sud2_ ina _i3 {gesz}im-di_ ga-ab-ri _hi-hi esz-[mesz_ x x]
10'. [... x]-na#-ti ana me? _u4_-mi _esz_ [x x]
11'. [...] x-szu2 _en2 7(disz)-szu2 _szid#_-[nu]
12'. [x x x x] ta#? x x _sza3#?_ tu-pa-s,a ana _sza3 i3_ hal-s,i# _[szub_-di]
13'. [x x x ina] _mul4#_ tusz-bat _sag-du#_-su _sar_-ab 7(disz) _u4-me lal2_-id#-[ma] _ti#_
  single ruling
14'. [x x x x] _sag-du buru5{muszen} ge6 sag-du rag-rag#{muszen}_
15'. [x x x x] an#-nu-ti ina _i3-gesz hi-hi sag-du_-su# _esz_-asz
16'. [x x x x] gir# _a-sur-ra szu-ti {szim#}li_
17'. [x x x x] _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _i3-gesz_ szud-di# _hi-hi_
18'. [...] x _szub_-ma _sig2 [babbar] e11_-a
  single ruling
19'. _[en2_ ...] x ba-ri-ri-sza2
20'. [...] hi# hi#? zi# zi ib
21'. [...] he# he#-e _tu6-en2_
  single ruling
22'. _[ka-inim-ma_ ...] _sig2 sag-du_ la t,a-a-bi
  single ruling
23'. [x x x x] x x ana _kasz-bir8 szub_ ina _nindu usz2_-er _sag-du_-su _luh_-si
24'. [x x x x]-la? _numun ga-rasz{sar} numun_ {u2}qul-qul-a-ni _disz_-nisz _sud2_
25'. [x x x x] _hi-hi szesz2-mesz_-su-ma szib-tu4 _nu gal2_
  single ruling
26'. [x x x x x] _gamun#-ge6 {u2}kur-kur numun {u2}ukusz2-hab_
27'. [x x x _{na4}]pesz4 ansze 6(disz) u2-hi-a szesz-mesz had2-a sud2_
28'. [...] x t,u-ub-ba-ti ana _ugu gar_
29'. [...] x _nigin#_-ma
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column 2
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Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 5, 499

    [Köcher1980BAM5] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 1. Vol. 5. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: AMT pl. 003, no. 2 + AMT pl. 004, no. 1 + AMT pl. 046, no. 3 (K 16402)

    [sec102471] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02416 + K 09224 + K 16402 + DT 215

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-02 at 21:07:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-04-15 at 12:54:41 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-05-30 at 14:09:29 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-17 at 11:59:33 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-05 at 13:12:04 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-16 at 03:39:57 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-16 at 03:31:27 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Michalowski, Piotr The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BAM 5, 499 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394416.
BAM 5, 499 artifact entry (No. P394416). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394416 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 499 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394416 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394416},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394416},
}


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