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

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
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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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reverse
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

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/P394434

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 02439 + K 02479 + K 02849 + K 06585 + K 07635 + K 07656 + K 09144 + K 13407 + K 16401 + K 16448

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.13407 + K.16401 + K.16448 + K.2439 + K.2479 + K.2849 + K.6585 + K.7635 + K.7656 + K.9144
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394434
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-6585

References

  • 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.

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 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
2019-05-14 at 02:21:39 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-08 at 15:05:16 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-08 at 15:01:57 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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 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 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394434},
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Cite this Artifacts

“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 28, 2026).
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