AMT pl. 004 04 (P394544)

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x 1(disz) _szu#_ x x [...]
2'. [...] x 1(disz) _szu {na4}nir2 1(disz) _szu na4_ [...]
3'. [... _{u2}]tu9-nim 1(disz) szu_ {u2}a-s,u-s,i#-[tu? ...]
4'. [...] 1(disz) _szu {szim}gur2-gur2_ {u2}szib-bur-ra-tu#? [...]
5'. [...] _{u2#}ukusz2#-ti-gi-il#!_ ina _igi#_ tam#?-ti x x [...]
6'. [...] lu ina _gesztin nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma [...]
  single ruling
7'. [...] _{na4#}an-zah 1(disz) szu_ {na4}ia2#-ar2-tu2# 1(disz) _szu {na4}sal-la_
8'. [...] _szu# {u2}lu2_-a-nu 1(disz) _szu na4_ za#? [x x x] _{na4#}szuba#? a2#?-zi-da_
9'. [...] bu#? 1(disz) _szu_ {na4}mu-s,a x [...] x
10'. [...] 1(disz) _szu {na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] {u2#}s,i-bu#-[ru ...]
3'. [...] {u2#}lag a-sza3#_ x [...]
4'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  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/P394544

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 02609

External resources

References

  • primary: AMT, pl. 004 04

    [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
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
2019-06-04 at 15:11:33 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

“AMT Pl. 004 04 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394544.
AMT pl. 004 04 artifact entry (No. P394544). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394544 (Original work published 2010)
AMT pl. 004 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394544 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 004 04 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394544},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AMT Pl. 004 04 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394544.
AMT pl. 004 04 artifact entry (No. P394544). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394544 (Original work published 2010)
AMT pl. 004 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394544 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 004 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394544},
}

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