ZA 115, 169 (P396214)

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

Cite

Photo

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 content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P396214 P273351 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P396214

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 05860 + K 06717 + K 11679 (+?) K 06422 + K 09455 (+?) K 12191

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.5860
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P396214
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-5860

References

primary: ZA 115 (pp. 137–207), 169

[Schmidtchen2025ZA115] Schmidtchen, Eric. 2025. “Neues Zum Diagnosehandbuch (Sakikkû): Neue Textzeugen Und Joins Für Die Kapitel 1 Bis 6.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 115 (2): 137–207.
history: AOAT 43, 454, 19C

[Heessel2000AOAT43] Heeßel, Nils P. 2000. Babylonisch-Assyrische Diagnostik. Vol. 43. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Münster : Ugarit Verlag.
history: Labat TDP, pl. 12, K 6717

[Labat1951TDP] Labat, René. 1951. Traité Akkadien de Diagnostics et Pronostics Médicaux. Paris : Académie internationale d’histoire des sciences.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-06-01 at 18:26:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-06-01 at 08:34:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-06-01 at 08:28:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-24 at 14:22:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-22 at 19:19:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-01 at 14:16:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 115, 169 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P396214.

ZA 115, 169 artifact entry (No. P396214). (2026, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396214 (Original work published 2010)

ZA 115, 169 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396214 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {ZA 115, 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396214},
}

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TI  - ZA 115, 169 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ZA 115, 169 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P396214.

ZA 115, 169 artifact entry (No. P396214). (2026, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396214 (Original work published 2010)

ZA 115, 169 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396214 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).

@misc{2026ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {ZA 115, 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396214},
}

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DA  - 2026/6/1/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P396214
LB  - CDLI:P396214
M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - ZA 115, 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P396214
ER  -