AMT pl. 058 08 (P396089)

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
1. [...] _sza3 na kasz szen#-tur szeg6_-[szal] _sza3#_-szu2#? _sed#?_ [...]
  single ruling
2. [...] x _mur gaba-ri_-a-nu {u2}a-ri-hu x [...]
3. [...] {u2#}si-si-ni _sza3_-be2 u2 [...]
4. [...] _hab_ {u2}tar-musz8 u2 x [...]
5. [...] _henbur2#? {szim}gam-me_ sah-le2-e [...]
  single ruling
6. [...] sah-la-na _sud2_ ina _gesztin#_ [...]
  single ruling
7. [... _u4]-da gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 x [...]
8. [...] {szim#}buluh {u2}kur-ra illu_ x [...]
  single ruling
9. [...] x _kum2 gig_ x [...]
10. [... _u2-hi]-a szesz_ x [...]
  this is only one fragment, see Geller, BAM 7, 44
  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/P396089

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 05683

External resources

References

  • primary: AMT, pl. 058 08

    [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 19:03:55 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
2020-04-22 at 07:31:22 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-11-21 at 14:16:39 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-11-21 at 14:15:50 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-11-21 at 14:15:10 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. 058 08 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P396089.
AMT pl. 058 08 artifact entry (No. P396089). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396089 (Original work published 2010)
AMT pl. 058 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396089 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 058 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396089},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AMT Pl. 058 08 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P396089.
AMT pl. 058 08 artifact entry (No. P396089). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396089 (Original work published 2010)
AMT pl. 058 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396089 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 058 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396089},
}

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