BAM 5, 484 (P395016)

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

Lineart

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
1. [...] _sig3_-is, _sag-ki_-ia#? [...]
2. [...] ina _gu2-mu_ ta-na-ra-an#-[ni ...]
3. [...] x ina _gesztu-min_-ia tasz-gu-[mu ...]
4. [...] x liq pi-ia ub-bu-la-ta#? [...]
5. [... tar-s,a-at] is,#-par3-ru-ur# szu-nu-lu x [...]
6. [... ni]-'#-ir# ni-ir _{d}marduk#_ [...]
7. [...] x KU AN _{gesz}tukul_ dan-nu sza szu#? [...]
8. [...] _nam#-tar_ la tal2-ta-x [...]
9. [...] _ga2-li edin tu6-[en2]_
  single ruling
10. [...] ba-bak ba-ak-[...]
11. [...] ma ki-in re-esz na-ha-[x x]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] asz#? ki x [...]
3'. [...] li# en sa [...]
4'. [...] in# ka#? [...]
  single ruling
5'. [...] szu2# szi ti [...]
6'. [...] _x#-mesz gar_-su [x]

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P395016

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 03442

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.3442
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P395016
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-3442

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 484

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55 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
2023-07-31 at 12:36:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:30:53 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:28:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 484 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P395016.
BAM 5, 484 artifact entry (No. P395016). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395016 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 484 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395016 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 484 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P395016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395016},
}


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TI  - BAM 5, 484 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 484 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P395016.
BAM 5, 484 artifact entry (No. P395016). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395016 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 484 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395016 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 484 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P395016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395016},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P395016
LB  - CDLI:P395016
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BAM 5, 484 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P395016
ER  -
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