BAM 6, 548 (P395058)

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
column 1
1. _[DISZ na_ su-a]-lam# _gig_ ana sza2-ha-t,i _{u2}eme ur-gi7 [sig7_ tu-has2-sa3]
2. [x x] _gazi{sar}_ hasz-la-a-ti : qa-lu-ti ana _sza3 szub_-di _[hi-hi nag_-ma]
3. [lu ina? x]-szu2 lu ina _dur2_-szu2 i-szah-ha-t,a-am#-[ma _ti_-ut,]
  single ruling
4. [x x] _a_ u _i3-gesz eme_-szu2 _dab_-bat _nag#-[nag]_
  single ruling
5. [x _za3]-hi-li_ t,e4-ne-tim _gazi{sar}_ pa-'-[s,u2-te]
6. _[gin7_ ra]-bi-ki tara-bak ina _i3-gesz_ u _lal3 gu7 a uzu szah# [nag]_
7. [x x]-szu2 _kum2_ ana _igi_-szu2 ta-sar2-rap ina _dur2_-szu2 u2-szesz-sze-ra#-[am-ma _ti]_
  single ruling
8. _[DISZ] na#_ su-a-lam _gig {u2}eme ur-gi7 sig7_-su _gin7 lu-ub2#[{sar} szeg6-ga2]_
9. [ina] _ga# ku7-ku7_ u _i3_ hal-s,i _hi-hi nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _[ti]_
  single ruling
10. _[DISZ] ki-min numun {gesz}gi-zu2-lum-ma had2-ra2_ ta-sak3 ina _a gazi{sar#} [sik-ru-te]
11. ba#-ah-ru-te _nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma i-ar2-ru3-ma _[ti]_
  single ruling
12. _DISZ ki-min lag mun_ a-sal-lim? ina _ka_-szu2 _gar_-ma u2-ma-raq _a_-szu u2#-[al-lat]
13. _a uzu szah_ kab-ru-te _nag kasz lal3 nag u4 3(disz)-kam2 gur-[gur_-szum-ma _ti]_
  single ruling
14. _DISZ ki-min u2 babbar_ ina _kasz-sag lal3 i3_ hal-s,i _gaz nu_ pa-tan# _[eme_-szu2 _dab_-bat]
15. _kasz lal3_ bah-ra _nag_-szu2 ina _a2_ tu-szap#-[ra-szu-ma]
16. _egir_-szu ra-bi-ki _ki lal3_ u _i3-nun gu7 gesztin du10#-[ga nag_-ma _ti]_
  single ruling
17. _DISZ na_ su-a-lum _dab_-su da-li-la sza _sza3 {na4}pesz4_
18. tur-ar2 ta-sak3 ina _i3_ hal-s,i _[nag_-ma _ti]_
  single ruling
19. _DISZ ki-min im-kal-gug {gesz}erin {szim}bal# [numun {u2}si-sa2]_
20. _gi du10-ga zi3-kum za3-hi-li {gesz}kur#-kur# {gesz}li [{u2}ab2-duh illu {szim}buluh]_
21. x [x x] _i3#-udu ellag2 udu-nita2_ ina {gesz#}naga3# [gaz]_
22. x [x x] x _kum2 sa5 ti_-qe2# [...]
23. [x x x x] tim#? _{gi}sag-kud#_ [...]
24. [x x x] x _ka_-szu2 bu ra#? [...]
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. sza _igi#?_ x [...]
  single ruling
2'. _DISZ na_ su-a-lam# [...]
3'. ina _i3_ hal-s,a [...]
  single ruling
4'. _DISZ ki-min {u2}nu-luh-ha_ x [...]
5'. ba-lu pa-tan [...]
  single ruling
6'. szum4-ma _du10 nu igi-du8_ '# [...]
7'. _{u2}kur-ra gaz suhusz_ {gesz}szu-szi [...]
8'. {u2}an-tah-szi _{szim}gur2-gur2 ara3_-en _sim i3_ x [...]
9'. _kasz_ u _i3-nun_ ana _sza3 szub_-di _{dug}bur-zi-gal#_ [...]
10'. _a2-mesz_ sza2 ina _nig2-sila11-ga2 imgaga_ [...]
11'. ina _izi szeg6_-szal _{gi}sag-kud gub_-an x [...]
12'. a-na _mur-min#?_-szu2 [...]
  single ruling
13'. _dub 5(disz)-kam2-ma DISZ na kiri4#_-[szu2 _dugud_ ...]
  single ruling
14'. _DISZ na_ su-a-lam ha-ha u ki-s,ir-ta5 _gig#_ [...]
15'. ina _kasz-sag_ ba-lu pa-[tan ...]
16'. _[{disz}asz-szur?]-du3-a man gal man_ dan-nu _man#_ [...]
17'. [x] x _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _dumu_ {disz}asz-szur#-_[a2-sum_ ...]
18'. [ki-i pi] _dub-mesz {gesz}le-u5-um-mesz#_ [...]
19'. [t,up-pu szu]-a#-tu ina tap-hur-ti um-ma-a#-[ni ...]
20'. [ana ta-mar]-ti# _lugal_-ti-ia qe2-reb# _[e2-gal_-ia u2-kin]
21'. [... i-pa]-asz2#-szi-t,u _mu_-[szu2 ...]
22'. _[{d}muati_ t,up-szar gim]-ri# _mu_-[szu2 lip-szi-it,]

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/P395058

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 03516

External resources

References

  • history: BAM 6, 548 = AMT pl. 081, no. 08 (K 03516)

    [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
2024-12-02 at 21:07:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:18:08 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
2019-08-21 at 08:55:19 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-05-30 at 14:11:44 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-09 at 14:53:57 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, 548 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P395058.
BAM 6, 548 artifact entry (No. P395058). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395058 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 548 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395058 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395058},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 548 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P395058.
BAM 6, 548 artifact entry (No. P395058). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395058 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 548 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395058 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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