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BAM 6, 538 (P394434)

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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1. _DISZ na zu2-mesz_-szu2 _gig musz-dim2-gurun-na#_ [...]
2. _babbar?_ sza2 _sza3_-szu2 _{sig2}aka3 nigin_-mi ni [...]
3. _suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2 suhusz {u2}kur-ra#_ [...]
4. _{u2}babbar illu {szim}buluh a-gesztin-na_ [...]
5. u2-pu-un-tu2 ina _ugu zu2_-szu2 x [...]
6. x [...]
  single ruling
7. _im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ x [...]
8. _{szim}buluh zu2-lum#-[ma_ ...]
9. _pa {u2}sikil_ [...]
  single ruling
10. {u2}i-x [...]
11. _im#-sahar#_ [...]
12. [...]
13. x [...]
14. u2#? [...]
15. u2#? [...]
16. [...]
17. [...]
18. [...]
19. [...]
20. [...]
21. [...]
22. x x [...]
23. [szu]-ru#-usz {gesz}x [...]
24. [x] _kum2#_ ik-kas,3#-[s,i ...]
  single ruling
25. _DISZ ki-min u4 1(disz)-kam2_ tu masz [...]
26. _DISZ ki-min zi3 sahar munu6?_ [...]
27. _dub_-raq [...]
  single ruling
28. _DISZ na zu2_-szu2 _gu7_-[szu2 ...]
29. _DISZ ki-min bil-za-za_ [...]
30. _DISZ ki-min bil-za-za_ [...]
  single ruling
31. _DISZ ki-min_ {szim#}[x ...]
32. 2(disz) _sila3_ [...]
33. x [...]
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40'. [... _gar]_-an#
41'. [...] _gar#_-an
42'. [...] _gar#_-an
43'. [...] x ina-esz
  single ruling
44'. [...] MUNUS
45'. [...] TIN#?
  single ruling
46'. [...] x ina-ah
  single ruling
47'. [... ina]-ah
48'. [...] _ti_
49'. [...] _ti#_
50'. [...] _ti#_
51'. [...] _ti#_
52'. [... _ti]-la_
  single ruling
53'. [...] _du8_
54'. [...] _gar_-an
  single ruling
55'. [...] MUNUS#
56'. [... _gar]_-an
57'. [...] MUNUS#
58'. [...] _ti#_
59'. [...] x
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63'. x [...]
  single ruling
64'. _DISZ na zu2_-szu2 [...]
65'. _nigin i3-gesz musz#-[dim2-gurun-na]_
  single ruling
66'. _tur#?_ [...]
67'. _DISZ ki-min bar sze#?_ [...]
68'. _DISZ ki-min#_ [...]
69'. ina x [...]
70'. _DISZ ki#-min#_ [...]
  single ruling
71'. _DISZ ki-min_ [...]
72'. ina _dur2#?_-szu2 [...]
column 2
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39'. x [...]
  single ruling
40'. _DISZ ki-min sum{sar#?} [...]
41'. i-di-ka [...] isz#-tu na#-ah#? [...]
42'. ba-lit-tu2 ni#? [x x x] _{sig2}aka3_ szu x [...]
  single ruling
43'. _DISZ ki-min musz-dim2-[gurun-na_ x] sza2# _i3-udu_-szu2 [...]
44'. _{na4}ka-gi-na#_ [x x x] ina#? _szuku_-szu2 [...]
  single ruling
45'. _DISZ ki-min_ tam-szil _gaz_ si x [x x] x-di-im a-szar _{na4}ad#-[bar_ ...]
46'. pu-s,a bur-ru-mat ba x [x x] _ugu# zu2_-szu2 _gar_-an [...]
47'. _gin7 a_ sza ana _ugu zu2_-szu2 [x] x ta-tab-bal#-ma#? tam-szi-i _en# ti# nu# mar#?_ x [x x]
  single ruling
48'. _DISZ ki-min_ szu-ru-usz _{gesz}nam-tar nita2#_ x na ad da x a sza2 ana _ugu zu2_-szu2 _gig_ x
49'. _DISZ ki-min_ hu-um-bi-bi-ti tu-pa-s,a# _{sig2}aka3 nigin_ ina _i3 luh_ ana _sza3 gesztu_-szu2 sza2 _zu2_-szu2 _gig szub#_
50'. _DISZ ki-min {u2}gamun-ge6_ ta#-sak3 ana _ugu zu2_-szu2 _gar_-an#?
51'. _DISZ ki-min {u2}kur-kur_ ta#-sak3 ana _ugu zu2_-szu2 _szesz2#_ [x]
  single ruling
52'. _en2_ da-nu-ma da-nu da-nu pu-hur _an_-e da-nu pu-hur _ki_-ti _ki_-tu4 ib-ta-ni tul#?-[tu]
53'. _ki_-tu4 ib-ta-ni bu-'-sza2-nu sza2 bu-'-sza2-ni dan-an _dab_-su _gin7 ur-mah_ nap-sza2-tu2 i-s,a#-[bat]
54'. ki-ma _ur-bar-ra_ i#-s,a-bat lu-'-a
55'. is,-bat ap-pu nu-ru-ub ap-[pi x] _uzu mur_ ina bi-rit _zu2-mesz_-szu2 na-da-at _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2
56'. sak-la? im-ti-szi a-lak#?-[ta-szu2 up]-pu#?-tu2 im-ti-szi re-bit _iri_-szu2
57'. me-tu4 la i-sa-ha-ra# isz#?-tu? _ki_-tim {d}ku3-bu la e]-ni#?-qu# _ubur#_ sza2 _ama_-szu2
58'. bu-sza-a-nu a-a# _[gur_-ma a-na s,ib]-ti#-szu2
59'. _e2-gal_ x a# [...]
60'. _en2_ ul [...]
61'. _en2#_ x [...]
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column 1
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34'. ru [...]
35'. tak-ku#-[us-su ...]
36'. mi na#? [...]
37'. _man_ szum x [...]
38'. ta kul x [...]
39'. a-na _sza3 zu2?_ [...]
40'. lup-pu-ut _zu2#?-[mesz_ ...]
41'. pa#-szu2 an-na-a#? [...]
42'. na-ah-pi-i _gin7#_ [...]
  single ruling
43'. _ka-inim-ma zu2-gig_ [...]
  single ruling
44'. _en2 zu2-gig zu2-gig#_ [...]
45'. _gig# zu2 zu2#?_ [...]
46'. [x x] x [...]
47'. [...]
48'. [...]
49'. x x [...]
  single ruling
50'. [...]
51'. sza2 x [...]
  single ruling
52'. _en2_ [x x] x x [...]
53'. gesz [x] x ha si# x [...]
54'. i [x] isz#? hu x [...]
55'. i [x] x isz la asz2 x [...]
  single ruling
56'. _ka-[inim]-ma zu2-gig-ga_ [...]
57'. _en2_ x-szu2# ana _ugu_-szu2 _szid_-nu [...]
  single ruling
58'. _en2 {d}utu_ asz-szum _zu2-gu10_ sza2 ik#-kal# [...]
59'. sza2 ki-is-pa-at _ak_ si-bu-szu u3 me-e# [...]
60'. _zu2_ ne2-hu [x] ka-a-sza2 am-hur ak-ta#-[x ...]
61'. _gin7_ a-sza2-szu2 x [...] x-a-a-szi _tu6#-[en2]_
  single ruling
62'. _ka-inim-ma zu2#-[gig_ ...]
63'. ina sze-ri3 3(disz)-szu2# [...]
  single ruling
64'. _en2 ta_ da-nim x [...]
65'. _eri-du10_ ib-nu-u gi x [...]
66'. ki-ma _mul_ ni-bu-u2 _igi#?_ [...]
67'. ni-zi-iq-[tu ...]
  single ruling
68'. _ka-inim-ma zu2-gig_ gesz? [...]
69'. e-ma ku-pa-tin-ni [...]
70'. ana _ugu zu2_-szu2 _gar_-ma [...]
  single ruling
71'. _en2_ da-nu ul#? [...]
72'. isz-tu da-nim x [...]
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31'. [...] ib#-na#-a#? [...]
32'. [...] x ki ana _igi_ {d}e2-a il#-la#-ka# x x x
33'. [...] x ta-da-na ana _mun_ zu-ki-ia
34'. [...] a# _{gesz}haszhur_
35'. [...] x a _{gesz}haszhur_
36'. [...] x asz2 hi szu szi pan-ni
37'. [...] x uk su sa ku sa si szu2
  single ruling
38'. [...] sa#? _lagab munu6_
39'. [...] _ugu# ka_-szu2 _gar_-an
  single ruling
40'. _en2#_ a#-ri#-ki# [x x x] ni-ba-ri-ki
41'. _{gesz}ig uzu {gesz}sag-kul giri3-pad-ra2#??_ [x x i?]-ter#?-ru-ba _giri3-pad-ra2_ isz-szi
42'. isz-szu-uk _uzu_ [ih-s,u? x] _giri3-pad-ra2_
43'. a-na _zu2-mesz_-szu2 it-ta-di ik#? [x x it-ta?]-di# _izi_
44'. man-nu lu-usz-pur a-na {d}asal#-[lu2-hi_ ...]
45'. lu-sze-bi-lam-ma szam-me _ti-la#?_ [...]
46'. _tu6_ ul ia-at-tu [...]
47'. szi-pat {d}da-mu [x x] _{d#}nin#-kar#-ra#-[ak]_
48'. {d}gu-la _ti-la_-ma _[nig2-ba_-ki _te]_-i# _tu6-en2_
  single ruling
49'. _ka-inim-ma zu2-gig-ga-kam2_ [x] _du3#-du3-bi nu-kesz2_
  single ruling
50'. _DISZ na_ gi-mir _zu2-mesz_-szu2 i-na-asz2 _[dub] 1(disz)#-kam2 DISZ na zu2-mesz_-szu2 _gig_
51'. _e2-gal {disz}an-szar2-du3-a man szu2 man kur an-szar2{ki} sza _{d}muati#_ [u] {d}tasz-me-tu4 _gesztu-min_ ra-pa-asz2-tu4 isz-ru-ku-usz
52'. e-hu-uz-zu _gesztu-min_ ma-mir-tu4 ni#-siq t,up-szar-ru-ti
53'. sza ina _lugal_-ni a-lik mah-ri-ia mim-ma szip-ru szu-a-tu la e-hu-uz-zu
54'. bul-t,i _ta ugu_-hi _en umbin_ liq-ti _bar-mesz_ ta-hi-zu nak-la
55'. a-zu-gal-lu-tu2 _{d}nin-urta_ u {d}gu-la ma-la ba-asz2-mu
56'. ina t,up-pa-a-ni asz2-t,ur as-niq _igi-kar2_-ma
57'. a-na ta-mar-ti szi-ta-as-si-ia qe2#-reb# _e2-gal_ u2-kin

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 6, 538

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

  • history: AMT pl. 025, no. 1 (K 07635) + AMT pl. 025, no. 9 (K 16401) + AMT pl. 026, no. 10 (K 16448) + AMT pl. 028, no. 1 (K 02439 + K 02849) + AMT pl. 030, no. 3 (K 07656) + AMT pl. 030, no. 8 (K 02479) + AMT pl. 030, no. 10 (K 13407)

    [sec102485] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02439 + K 02479 + K 02849 + K 06585 + K 07635 + K 07656 + K 09144 + K 13407 + K 16401 + K 16448

  • 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 09:18:08 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
2019-05-14 at 02:21:39 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-08 at 15:05:16 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-08 at 15:01:57 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Jagersma, Bram 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 6, 538 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394434.
BAM 6, 538 artifact entry (No. P394434). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394434 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 538 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394434 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 538 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394434},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394434},
}


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