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BAM 5, 507 (P394851)

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

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. x x x x x [x] x x x [...]
single ruling
2'. _en2_ na-pi-ir sze-<<isz>>-ri-isz [x x x x]
3'. su-ga-li-ir-ri pa-at-hal li x [x]
4'. su-ma-asz2 pa-at-ri pa-ku-un da-ra-ta# x
5'. ik-ki-ri-ri da-ra-ah _tu6-en2#_
single ruling
6'. _en2_ hu-hu-un-ti ib-ni-a-ti ib-ni ir-ra sza-na-an#
7'. ak-ka-li ir-ra su-gar-ri sza2?-at-ri ku-uk-ti#
8'. hu-ma-at-ri su-ma-asz2 _tu6-en2_
single ruling
9'. _en2_ a-mim am-ma-an ku-um-ma-am-ma
10'. su-um#-ma-at-ri
11'. [x] x x ku-uk-ti hu-un-di hu-ma _tu6-en2_
single ruling
12'. [x x x x] _gesztu-min_-szu2 i-szag-gu-ma
13'. [...] DISZ? sza2 [x x] x [x]
14'. [...] x [x] pi# [x x x]
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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BAM 5, 507

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.: K 03174 + K 08165

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2019-03-31 at 14:39:28	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2019-03-20 at 13:53:44	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2019-03-20 at 13:25:00	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Michalowski, Piotr	The British Museum Collection	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (K.3174) (K.3174)
Electronic Babylonian Library (K.8165) (K.8165)
Ashurbanipal Library Project (P394851) (P394851)
The British Museum Collection (W_K-8165) (W_K-8165)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 507 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394851.

BAM 5, 507 artifact entry (No. P394851). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394851 (Original work published 2010)

BAM 5, 507 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394851 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 507 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394851},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 507 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394851.

BAM 5, 507 artifact entry (No. P394851). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394851 (Original work published 2010)

BAM 5, 507 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394851 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 507 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394851},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P394851
LB  - CDLI:P394851
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - BAM 5, 507 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P394851
ER  -