BAM 6, 571 (P394485)

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
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _4(disz)# u2#-hi#-a nag#?_ [x x]
2'. [...] x _lal2_-su-ma _ti#_ [x]
  single ruling
3'. [... u2]-szam-ra-su _gur-gur_-szu2 _igi_ u _masz-sila3 la2#_ [...]
  single ruling
4'. [...] x _im-gu2 nig2-nigin2-na gaz_ [x]
5'. [...] _sur_-ri _lal2_-su-ma _ti#?_
  single ruling
6'. [...] _zi3#-kum 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3_ x
7'. [...] x 1/2(disz)? _sila3 duh#-sze#-gesz-i3 1/2(disz) sila3 numun_ {u2}tar-[musz8]
8'. [...] x _disz_-nisz _gaz sim_ ina szur-szum-me _kasz sumun_ x
9'. [...] ri#? ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri _lal2_-su-ma _[ti]_
  single ruling
10'. [... {u2}tar]-musz8# _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li zi3 gu2#-[gal zi3 gu2-tur]_
11'. [... _u2]-hi#-a_ an-nu-ti _disz_-nisz _gaz sim_ ina x [x x x x]
12'. [...] tara-bak ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri x [x x x x]
  single ruling
13'. [... ana] _ti#_-szu2 {szim}gam-me_ ni-kip-tu2 _{gesz}szur-[min3_ x x] _{szim#}mug#_
14'. [... x]-ti _disz#_-nisz# _gaz# sim#_ ina# szur#-szum#-me# _kasz# sumun min_
  single ruling
15'. [...] x _na 1(u) 5(disz) _u4-me lal2_-su-ma
16'. [...] _masz#-qi-ta sza _en-te-na_ ina _gesztin nag_-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
17'. [...] 1(disz)? _ma-na_ qi2-lip2 _zu2-lum-ma 2(disz) ma-na i3-udu ellag2 udu-nita2_
18'. [...] _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}gam-ma {szim}{d}nin-urta_
19'. [...] x _gaz sim_ ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri _la2_-su-ma _ti#_
  single ruling
20'. [...] _zu2#-lum-ma i3-udu ellag2 udu-nita2_ {u2}x x
21'. [... ina _kusz]-edin# sur_-ri _lal2_-su-ma _ti szu-nigin2 lal2#-mesz#_-ma#
22'. [...] ana? 3(disz) _iti_ tu-szal-lam-szu
  single ruling
23'. [...] ud? szu2? _ar3_-en _sim_ sah-le2-e _lam-gal 3(disz) u2-hi-a szesz_
24'. [...] ri _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ ana _igi sur_ ta-za-ru3
25'. [...] am#? sza ina ut,-t,a-t,u _gada gaz sim_ ina _a gazi{sar} sila11_-asz
26'. [...] _lal2_-su-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
27'. [...] _mesz#_-szu2 ana _ti_-szu2 _{u2}ab2-duh numun_ {u2}tar-musz8!(RI)
28'. [... _disz]_-nisz# ina _i3-udu ellag2# udu#-nita2# hi-hi_ ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri
29'. [...] x _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
30'. [...] _{iti#}gu4_
  single ruling
31'. [...] x [x]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x _ki#-[min]_
  single ruling
2'. [...] tu#-sa-mah _ki-min_
  single ruling
3'. [... _x]-ta#?-am3 u4-me lal2_-su-ma _ti_
  single ruling
4'. [...] has#-hal-lat _{gesz}taszkarin#_ has-hal-lat _{gesz}pesz3_
5'. [...] x has-hal-lat _{gesz}sze-har_
6'. [...] x has-hal-lat _{gesz}ildag2_
7'. has#-hal#-[lat ...] has#-hal-lat _{gesz#}nu#-ur2-ma_ has-hal-lat _{gesz}szennur_
8'. has-hal-lat# [...] has#-hal-lat _{gesz}gesztin-gir2_ has-hal-lat _gi du10-ga_
9'. has-hal-lat {gesz#}[x ...] x x x x {u2}hal-tap-pa-na
10'. {u2}tu-lal [...] x 1(u) 7(disz) _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti
11'. _du3-a-bi_ szu-nu [...] x mal#-ma#-lisz tu-szam-s,a
12'. _gaz sim ki#_ [...] _imgaga#_ tu-sa-mah
13'. x x x [...] x ina _i3-gesz_ tal-tap-pat
14'. [...] _lal2#_-su#-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
15'. [... _lal2]-su#-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
16'. [...] _{u2}gesztin ka5-a_
17'. [...] _had2-a gaz sim_
18'. [...] x _min_
  single ruling
19'. [...] {u2#}at-kam#
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x ti#?
2'. [...] x szu2
3'. [...] _ti#_-ut,
  single ruling
4'. [... _{u2}]har#-har_
5'. [...] ta-sak3
6'. [...] x-szu2
7'. [...] x
  rest broken

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 6, 571

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

  • history: AMT, pl. 072, no. 2 (K 02521)

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02521 + K 15998 + K 05945 + K 13401

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2020-04-22 at 07:54:05 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-10-03 at 06:37:46 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Khait, Ilya CDLI approved View
2019-04-14 at 12:47:39 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-14 at 12:46:06 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, 571 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394485.
BAM 6, 571 artifact entry (No. P394485). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394485 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 571 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394485 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 571 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394485},
}


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