BAM 6, 534 + 535 (P395045)

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
column 1
  beginning missing
1'. x [...]
2'. ana _igi_ x [...]
3'. ri-qi2-tu2 [...]
4'. _gin7_ gi x [...]
  single ruling
5'. _du3-du3-bi_ 7(disz) x [...]
  single ruling
6'. _DISZ na sza3_-szu2 ik-x [...]
7'. tara-bak _{u2}igi_-[lim ...]
8'. 7(disz) _u2-mesz szesz#_ [...]
  single ruling
9'. _en2 {d}[utu di-ku5 an_-e ...]
10'. _{d#}nin#-[tin-ug5-ga_ ...]
  several lines broken
1''. [tara-bak _{u2}igi]_-lim#? x x [...]
2''. [7(disz) _u2-mesz] szesz# disz_-nisz _sud2#_ [...]
  single ruling
3''. _[en2 {d}]utu di-ku5 an_-e [...]
4''. _[{d}]nin#-tin-ug5-ga_ a x [...]
5''. sza ir!(SA)-ri u asz2-ta-x [...]
6''. an-hu ri bu [...]
7''. ib-ba-szi-ma ina _sza3_-szu2 ki# [...]
8''. ib-ba-tu2 mu-'-[x ...]
9''. ina qi2-bit {d}e2-[a ...]
10''. _{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga#_ [...]
11''. _gal nar#?_ [...]
  single ruling
12''. _ka#-inim-ma_ ana _ugu#_ [...]
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
1. _en2 u2-da-ta he2-en-du8-a lal3 i3-nun-na ka-bi a-ra#-[ab-ba]_
2. _nig2-si3-ga a-ra-ab-sim-ma-ta nam-tag-ga asz2 du8-a#_ [...]
  single ruling
3. _du3-du3-bi {tug2}gada szu-si_-ka _nigin_-mi _lal3 i3-nun-na_ ka# [...]
4. _{u2}kur-ra sahar sila limmu_ ana _igi mar_ 3(disz)-szu2 _ka-inim-ma#_ [...]
  single ruling
5. _en2 esz3 abzu nig2-nam kesz2#-[a]_
6. _{d}en-ki lu2 abzu-ke4 {d}asal-lu2-hi ka-dab-be2-da ku5-ru-da#_
7. _lugal# he2#-gal2# ka-dab-be2-da ku5-ru-da ka-dab-be2-da hul-gal2 zi-ku5-ru#-[da]_
8. _[{d}asal]-lu2#-hi mu7-mu7 abzu-a sza3 ka-keszda-bi du8-u3#-[da]_
9. _[ka-dab-be2]-da# [ku5]-ru#-da tu6#-[en2]_
  single ruling
10. _[du3-du3-bi a pu2_ sza2 _e2 {d}marduk_ ... _en2 ka]-dab# ka-[dab_ ...]
  several lines broken
1'. _[{d}]asal#-lu2#-[hi mu7-mu7 abzu-a sza3 ka-keszda-bi du8-u3-da]_
2'. _ka-dab-be2-da# [ku5-ru-da tu6-en2]_
  single ruling
3'. _du3-du3-bi a pu2_ sza2 _e2 {d}marduk#_ [...]
  single ruling
4'. _en2_ hu-qu{muszen} _a-mesz_ [...]
5'. a-pil {d}3(u) x [...]
6'. ik-ta-la-ka an [...]
  single ruling
7'. _en2_ ba asz2 ni gesz [...]
8'. ma hul ur a [...]
9'. a li a a ra ak ti la? x [...]
  single ruling
10'. 2(disz) _ka-inim-ma DISZ na_ hu-qu{muszen#} [...]
11'. lu-u a-na _a_ lu a-na _kasz_ lu#-u#? a#-[na ...]
  single ruling
12'. _en2 giri3-pad-ra2 hul gig_ [...]
13'. szu-u2-mu-tu szu-u2-na-ma#? [...]
14'. ana {d}3(u) sza _uri5{ki}_ ki x [...]
  single ruling
15'. _ka-inim-ma DISZ na_ da x
16'. _du3-du3-bi en2_ 3(disz)-szu2 ana _ugu#_ [...]
  single ruling
17'. _en2_ ina _a-mesz_ sza {d}e2-a ina _id2#_ [...]
18'. [x] x _ku6_ i-bar _ku6-mesz_ la _lu2#?_ [...]
19'. [x] u2# ut-tur _en_ bad x x [...]
  single ruling
20'. _[ka-inim]-ma DISZ na#_ [...]

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/P395045

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 03484 + K 06511

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.3484 + K.6511
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q007432
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P395045
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-6511

References

  • primary: BAM 6, 534 + 535

    [Köcher1980BAM6] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 2. Vol. 6. 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 09:18:08 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
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 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
2019-04-17 at 12:00:05 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-07 at 15:09:47 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

“BAM 6, 534 + 535 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P395045.
BAM 6, 534 + 535 artifact entry (No. P395045). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395045 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 534 + 535 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395045 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 534 + 535 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395045},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 534 + 535 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P395045.
BAM 6, 534 + 535 artifact entry (No. P395045). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395045 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 534 + 535 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395045 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395045},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - BAM 6, 534 + 535 artifact entry
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