BAM 5, 464 (P394522)

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

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [ana _zi]-ku5#-ru-de3_ szu-a-tu ana _na_ szu-a-tu4#
2'. [a]-na# _nu_ sa22-na-qi2 ina sze-er-ti3
3'. _[numun] {gesz#}haszhur gesz-gi_ li-'i-is {u2}tar-musz _min_
4'. {u2#}pur-da-ma li-'i-is ina mu-us,-la-li
5'. {u2#}im-hur-lim {u2}im-hur-asz-la _gu7_
6'. ina _ge6_ szu-a-tu4 _{u2}in-nu-usz_ <ina> _a gi szul-hi nag_
7'. _zi-ku5-ru-de_ ana _lu2 bi en ti nu te_-szu2
  single ruling
8'. _DISZ_ a-na _lu2 zi-ku5-ru-da_ sza _{d}nin-kilim_ e-pu-us-su
9'. _zi-ku5-ru-de3_ szu-u2 sza _iti 7(disz)-kam_
10'. _{d}nin-kilim_ ina _e2 lu2 igi_
11'. _{d}nin-kilim_ szu-a-tu4 sza ina _e2 lu2_ in-nam-ru
12'. _szu-ti_-qe2 ana _igi {mul}mar-gid2-da gar_-an
13'. _lu2_ sza _zi-ku5-ru-da_ ep-szu2-szu2#
14'. ana _igi {mul}mar-gid2-da du10-gam_-su _lu2_ szu-a-tu4
15'. ana# _ugu {d}nin-kilim giri17_-szu2 tu-szaq-da-as#-su#
16'. [ina _igi] {mul#}mar#-gid2-da_ ana _ugu {d}nin-kilim_ szu-a-[tu4]
  rest broken
reverse
  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 5, 464

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

  • history: DA, 042

    [Boissier1894DA] Boissier, Alfred. 1894. Documents Assyriens Relatifs Aux Présages. Paris : É. Bouillon.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02572

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-02 at 13:22:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-02 at 13:21:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 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
2019-05-30 at 14:04:43 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-11 at 14:36:15 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-28 at 12:05:34 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-19 at 00:32:04 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, 464 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394522.
BAM 5, 464 artifact entry (No. P394522). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394522 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 464 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394522 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {BAM 5, 464 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394522},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394522},
}


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TI  - BAM 5, 464 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 464 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394522.
BAM 5, 464 artifact entry (No. P394522). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394522 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 464 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394522 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {BAM 5, 464 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394522},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394522},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P394522
LB  - CDLI:P394522
M1  - 2025/11/28/
TI  - BAM 5, 464 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P394522
ER  -
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