BAM 5, 473 (P394441)

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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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
1. _bad hul gig_ [...]
2. ina _i3 {szim}gig_ [...]
single ruling
3. _bad hul gig_ [...]
4. ina _i3-gesz bara2-ga#_ [...]
5. _lu2-bi_ x [...]
single ruling
6. _DISZ ki-min_ a-na _lu2_ [...]
7. ka-a-a-man _szesz2_ [...]
single ruling
8. _bad ka_ lu pi-ta2 [...]
9. ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_ [...]
single ruling
10. _DISZ ki-min_ ana _lu2 nu te_ [...]
11. ka#-a-a-man _szesz2_ [...]
single ruling
12. _DISZ ki-min#_ ana _lu2 nu te_ [...]
13. ka#-a-a-man _szesz2_ [...]
single ruling
14. _bad_ [x x] _a#_ ana# _lu2#_ [...]
15. ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_-su [...]
single ruling
16. _bad ki-min_ ana _lu2 nu te_-e _sag_ [...]
17. ka-a-a-man _szesz2_-su-ma _di_ [...]
single ruling
18. _bad ki-min lu2 nu te_-e _sag_ e-re-bi x [...]
19. ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_-su-ma t,i2-bal _a_ [...]
single ruling
20. _bad zi-ku5-ru-da_ ana _lu2 nu te sag kur-gi_ [...]
21. ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_-su-ma _zi-ku5-ru-da_ [...]
single ruling
22. _bad ki-min_ ana _lu2 nu te sag-du_ u2-szub-bal-li [...]
23. ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_-su-ma _zi-ku5-ru-da_ [...]
single ruling
24. _bad ki-min_ ana _lu2 nu te sag_ it-hu _had2-ra2_ x [...]
25. ka-a-a-man _szesz2-mesz_-su-ma _zi-ku5-ru-da#_ [...]
single ruling
26. 1(u) 2(disz) bu-ul-t,u sza [...]
single ruling
27. bu-ul-t,u sza _szu gidim-ma_ [...]
single ruling
28. _DISZ na gidim_ lu-su x [...]
29. _sig2 {mi2}asz2-gar3 nita_ x [...]
single ruling
30. _DISZ na gidim_ lu-su [...]
31. sze-ra-an _izi_ [...]
32. sze-ra-an _izi#_ [...]
33. ina _izi_ [...]
34. _suhusz {gesz}nim_ [...]
35. [...]
36. [...]
rest broken
column 2
broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [x] _an_ x _gaz sim_ ina _i3#_ ina# _gesztin-sur_ tar-hu ina _kusz la2 ki nig2-la2_ [x x x x]
single ruling
3'. _suhusz {gesz}nim_ sza2 _ugu ki-mah suhusz {gesz}kiszi16 si gu4_ sza2 _zag si masz2-zu_ sza2 [x]
4'. _numun {gesz}szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu {u2}a-zal-la2 7(disz) u2-hi-a_ [x]
5'. s,i-in-di sza _szu gidim-ma sag-ki-min_-su _lal2_
single ruling
6'. _enuru{+e2-nu-ru} sa-hul lu2-bi lu2-bi silim_
7'. _sa-har ka-bi ka-bi silim_
8'. _en-na ka-la nin-na ka-la_
9'. _sa-har lu2-bi silim igi-du8 un igi in masz_
10'. _a-a_ MU IM x# _igi-du8 un igi in masz_
11'. _en izi hal-mesz_ x x _du3-du3 esz_
12'. a-na TUM AK A EN _na bi# nu-un-zu_ a-na ba-ni-tu4 _gi4-gi4_
13'. _{d}en-ki dumu a-ni_ ba-ni-tu4 _gi4-gi4_
14'. _{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4_
15'. _{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga# sag-kal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4_
16'. _{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga# dumu {d}nin-a-zu_
17'. _a-a {d}en-ki_ [x x] _{d}asal-lu2-hi_
18'. _{d}asal-lu2-hi# lugal sa6-ga ki-za-za he2-me-en_
19'. _{d}asal-lu2-[hi] ib-bi-da nam-mu-un-da-gir2_
20'. _zi {d}na_ [x x x x x] _ki-a he2-pa3 tu6 enuru{+e2-nu-ru}_
single ruling
21'. _ka inim-ma szu gidim-ma_
single ruling
22'. _du3-du3-bi gu2_ [...] _nu_ 7(disz) {na4}szu-u _nita_ ta-sza2-qaq
23'. _pesz10-{d}id2#_ [...] _{u2}sikil-la_ 7(disz) rip-pi2-ta _sig15 pap_ 7(disz) u 7(disz)
24'. [...] ma SAR _en szid_-nu e-es, rip-pi2 ne2-el-la
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. [...]
8'. [...]
9'. [...]
single ruling
10'. _DISZ na#_ [...]
11'. la [...]
single ruling
12'. _DISZ min sag_ [...]
13'. ina _i3_ x [...]
single ruling
14'. bu-ul-t,u sza [...]
single ruling
15'. _en_ it,-t,i {d}e2-a [x x] {d}e2-a [...]
16'. _dub 3(disz)-kam2 DISZ na gu2_-szu [x x x x x x] _szu# gidim-ma_
17'. _e2-gal_ ana _{d}szar2 du3 dumu-nita_ [x x x] _ti_-qe2 sza _{d}ak_ {d}tesz2-me-tu4 _igi-min_ ra-pa-asz2-tu2 isz-ru-ku-szu2
18'. e-hu-uz-zu _igi-min_ na-mir-tu4 ni-szik _dub-sar_-ru-ti
19'. [x x _x]-mesz_ NI _a ur-mah ri-a_ dam-me-ru szu-a-tu la i-hu-uz-zu
20'. bul-t,i ta-muh-hi-hu _umbin_ ur-ti _masz-mesz_ ta-hi-zu _gu7!_-la
21'. _a#-zu-gal_-lu-tu2 _{d}nin-urta_ u {d}gu-la-ma la ba-asz2-mu ina t,up-pa-a-ni asz2-tur az nik szi-kip-ma
22'. [x x] ta-mar-ti _igi_ ta-as-si-ia _ki-gal e2-gal_-ia u2-kin

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BAM 5, 473

[Köcher1980BAM5] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 1. Vol. 5. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.
history: Craig AAT pl. 87 (K 2615)

[sec102488] N.d.
history: AMT, pl. 099, no. 2 (reverse col ii K 2448 + K 6386)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.: K 02448 + K 02615 + K 06836

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2020-01-27 at 09:41:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2019-05-30 at 14:07:00	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2019-04-03 at 10:04:47	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2019-02-23 at 17:29:42	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2019-02-23 at 17:28:15	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (K.2448) (K.2448)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.2615) (K.2615)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.6836) (K.6836)
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (Q007499) (Q007499)
Ashurbanipal Library Project (P394441) (P394441)
British Museum Collection (W_K-2448) (W_K-2448)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 473 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394441.

BAM 5, 473 artifact entry (No. P394441). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394441 (Original work published 2010)

BAM 5, 473 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394441 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394441},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 473 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394441.

BAM 5, 473 artifact entry (No. P394441). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394441 (Original work published 2010)

BAM 5, 473 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394441 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394441},
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