BAM 5, 493 (P394480)

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
  beginning broken
1'. _{u2}kur-kur pesz10-{d#}[id2_ ...]
  single ruling
2'. _DISZ na sag-du_-su _gir2#-[gir2_-su ...]
3'. _szu-si-mesz_-szu2 u2#-[zaq-qa-ta-szu2 ...]
4'. ni-kip-tu2 _ka [a-ab-ba_ ...]
  single ruling
5'. _DISZ na szu gidim-ma#_ [...]
6'. _{u2}an-ki-nu#-[di_ ...]
  single ruling
7'. _DISZ na sa-mesz sag#-[ki_-szu2 ...]
8'. u _igi-min_-szu2# [...]
9'. _DISZ na sa# [...]
10'. i#-s,a#-[nun-du ...]
  single ruling
11'. _DISZ na#_ [...]
12'. _igi#-[mesz_-szu2? ...]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
1. _i3_ u? [...]
  single ruling
2. _ka-inim#-[ma_ ...]
  single ruling
3. _du3-du3#-bi#_ [...]
4. x x _sza3-mesz#?_ [...]
  single ruling
5. _en2 me ku3#_ [...]
6. me# [sze]-ra#? [...]
  single ruling
7. _ka-inim#-[ma_ ...]
  single ruling
8. _du3-du3#-bi#_ [...]
9. e-ma _kesz2_ [...]
  single ruling
10. 2(u)# 5(disz)#? _ka#-[inim-ma_ ...]
  single ruling
11. _DISZ na#_ x [...]
12. _{na4}musz#-[gir2?_ ...]
13. _en2_ x x [...]
  single ruling
14. _DISZ#? na#?_ x [...]
15. _gin7_ rib#?-[ki? ...]
16. _en2_ 7(disz)#?-szu2#? [...]
  single ruling
17. _DISZ na_ [...]
18. u2 [...]
19. _du3_ x [...]
  single ruling
20. _DISZ# na#_ [...]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
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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, 493

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

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02516

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:43:26 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:41:27 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, 493 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394480.
BAM 5, 493 artifact entry (No. P394480). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394480 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 493 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394480 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 493 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394480},
}


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