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

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
  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

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/P394485

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 02521 + K 15998 + K 05945 + K 13401

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.13401 + K.15998 + K.2521 + K.5945
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394485
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-2521

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2020-04-22 at 07:54:05 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-10-03 at 06:37:46 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Khait, Ilya CDLI Approved View
2019-04-14 at 12:47:39 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-14 at 12:46:06 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 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 18, 2026).
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	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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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 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	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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