BAM 6, 542 (P394442)

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
  broken
reverse
column 1
1. _[DISZ] na#_ ma-har _{d}utu a ku3-ga szub-szub en2_ an-ni-ta 3(disz)-szu2# [...]
2. e#-ma _szid_-u2 _lagab munu6 zu2_-szu2 _diri_-ma ana _ugu_ gul-gul#-[li x x x]
3. gul-gul-lu _gig zu2-gu10_ tab-li 7(disz)-szu2 _du11-ga#_-[ma _ti]_
  single ruling
4. _en2_ szi-it-ta-ag-ru-ma _{gesz}ig uzu {gesz}sag-kul giri3-pad-ra2_ isz-tu a-a-nu tul#-[tu4 isz-tu]
5. _giri3-pad-ra2 ugu_-ka it-ta-bak _izi : ugu sag-du_ it-ta-bak im#?-[tu2?]
6. man-nu lu-usz-pur ana _dumu-nita_ sza2 _kur-ra {d}marduk_ li-lap-pi-tu4 tul#-[tu4?]
7. tul#-tu4 ki-ma szik-ke-e lit-ta-s,i s,er-ra-nisz _tu6-en2#_
  single ruling
8. _du3-du3-bi_ la-asz2-ha sza2 _im-ki-gar du3_ ana _kiszib-mesz_
9. _zu2#-mesz_-szu2 asz2-na-an tu-rat-ta _ki zu2_-szu2
10. _gig# ti ziz2-an-na ge6_ ti-ret-ti _i3-gesz zu2_-szu2 _diri_ ana _sza3_ la-asz2-hi _mu2_-ah _en2_ 3(disz)-szu2
11. [x] x x _habrud?_ sza2 _{d}utu-szu2-a gar_-an ina _tumu in-bul5-bul5 usz2_-hi#
12. [x] x _szid {na4}szuba_ u _{na4}ka-gi-na ka2_-szu2 ta-bar-ram#
  single ruling
13. [x x] x _e2-mah ibila e2-mah ibila gal_ u sza2 {d}5(u) at-ta-ma
14. [x x x tu]-ri#-dam-ma ina _murub4 an_-e _ki {mul}mar-gid2-da gub_-az
15. [...] ik#?-kal#-an-ni li-is-ku-ta at-ta-ma
16. [...] x szu2#? _uzu mur nu nag tu6-en2_
  single ruling
17. _[du3-du3-bi_ ... sza2 _im-ki-gar du3]_-usz ana _kiszib-mesz zu2-mesz_-szu2 _ziz2-an-na_ tu-rat-ta
18. [... _ziz2-an]-na# ge6#_ te-ret-ti _lal2#_ u _i3# bara2#-ga zu2_-szu2 _diri_
19. [... ana _habrud]_ sza2# {d}utu-szu2-a gar_-an#
20. [...] ⸢x x⸣ [x]

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/P394442

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 02450

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.2450
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394442
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-2450

References

  • primary: BAM 6, 542

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:18:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2019-04-09 at 14:53:57 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, 542 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394442.
BAM 6, 542 artifact entry (No. P394442). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394442 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 542 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394442 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394442},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 542 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394442.
BAM 6, 542 artifact entry (No. P394442). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394442 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 542 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394442 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394442},
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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/6/13/
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