BAM 7, 023 x (P396622)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
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reverse
column 1
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1'. _[udu]-nita2#_ kab-ru-ti# _nag#_ [...]
2'. la isz-szu-ma la isz-qi2# [...]
3'. ina _u4 5(disz)-kam_ lu ina _u4 6(disz)-kam_ lu ina _u4# [7(disz)-kam_ ...]
4'. ina _u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_ lu ina _u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_ lu ina _u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam#_ [...]
5'. ina _u4-mesz_ an-na-ti _szesz2_-su um-s,a-te uq-ta-ta#-[pa ...]
6'. up-tar-ra-ru KU.KU _zu2 am-si KU.KU_ {gesz}e-lam-ma-ku KU.KU {gesz}[x ...]
7'. _disz_-nisz _ti_-qe2 _{gesz}kin#? gi du10-ga {szim}im-du {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li#_ [...]
8'. _de3 {gesz}kiszi16_ ta-tab-bak _ka2-bar-re_-szu2 _i3-gesz szesz2 gig_ ina _ugu_ [...]
  single ruling
9'. _DISZ na sza3-mesz_-szu2 _mu2-mu2 ninda_ u _kasz la2_ it-te-ne2-es-sil _na bi_ hi-niq#-[ti _dur2_ ...]
10'. _i3-udu ukusz2-hab ki i3-udu {szim}hab illu {szim}buluh hi-hi_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _gar_-an# [...]
11'. ta-tab-bal _numun_ {gesz}szu-nim _a-gar-gar masz-da3 zi3-kum {im}gu2-gar-rin#-[na_ ...]
12'. ina _a gazi{sar} gin7_ ra-bi-ki tara-bak _kum2_-su ina _kusz-[edin sur la2]_
  single ruling
13'. _DISZ ki-min u2_ zik-na _sud2_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ al-la#-[na _du3_ ...]
  single ruling
14'. _DISZ na_ mi-na-tu-szu2 _dub-dub gaba_-su u _sa-sal-mesz_-szu2 _gu7-mesz_-szu2 _a2#_-szu2# kim#-[s,a-a-szu2 u bir-ka-szu2]
15'. _gu7-mesz_-szu2 _ellag2_ bir-ki-szu2 lu sza2 1(u) 5(disz) lu sza2 2(gesz2) 3(u) _sig3_-su-ma ina musz3-tin-ni#-[x ...]
16'. [...] _na bi_ hi-niq-ti _dur2-gig gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim {u2}[igi-nisz_ [...]
17'. _{u2}hab ukusz2-hab ukusz2-ti-gi-li bun2_ a-bat-ti _{u2}nig2-bur3-bur3_ x [...]
18'. {u2}nu-s,a-bu _numun {szim}li {na4}zalag2 ka a-ab-ba gi-dub-ba tam-tim# [...]
19'. {na4}an-zah babbar2 {na4}zalag2 gazi{sar} numun {u2}dili 2(u) 2(disz) u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti gaz# [sim ...]
  single ruling
20'. {u2#}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ {na4}ia2-artu {na4}ia2-ni-ba {na4}ia2-[x ...]
21'. [...] x-ba# _{u2}nig2-si3-si3 {u2}nig2-bur3-bur3 {u2}nig2-kud?-da kar_-asz2 [tam-tim ...]
22'. [...] x _numun# {gesz#}ma#-nu# {szim#}gur2-gur2_ {szim}[x ...]
23'. x x x
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27'. [...] _{gesz#}gesztin 2(u) 1(disz) u2#-[hi-a_ ...]
  single ruling
28'. _pa# {gesz}pesz3 pa {gesz}gesztin [...]
29'. {u2}s,a-s,u-um-[tu ...]
30'. _{u2}in6-usz2 {gesz}erin#? [...]
31'. _gazi{sar} 2(u) [u2-hi-a_ ...]
  single ruling
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39'. ka# [...]
40'. _{szim}gam-ma# [...]
  single ruling
41'. _ka a-ab-ba_ x [...]
  single ruling
42'. _{szim}gig {szim}gur2-gur2#_ [...]
  single ruling
43'. _{szim}li suhusz_ {u2}x [...]
44'. _naga si {im}sahar-na4#-[kur-ra_ ...]
  single ruling
45'. he-pi2 esz-szu2 {u2}s,a-s,u#-[um-tu ...]
  single ruling
46'. he-pi2 esz-szu2 _{szim}li#_ [...]
  single ruling
47'. [he-pi2 esz]-szu2 _{szim}buluh_ [...]
48'. [...] _{szim#}gig#_ [...]
49'. x x x
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column 2
  beginning broken
21'. [...] it#-qa szi-qit ad-di# x x [...]
22'. [...] x-ni-in-ni _gig_ up-ta-as#-sa#-[as]
23'. [...] x ki# ri# ma ta-par#-ru#? _u2 babbar_ sza2 _illu {gesz}asal2_ szum-szu
24'. [...] x ku? szum-szu2 _{szim#}gig# naga#? si#? szum#-szu2 {u2}pi-zir 1(disz) ma-na-at
25'. [...] NE _gig_ sza2 ub-bur2? u2 x x szum-szu# _u2-hi-a_
26'. [...] x _i3-udu si dara4#-masz# hi#-hi#_ it#-qur#-tam# u2? sa? x [...]
27'. [...] x ka _nu-nu_ tak-ta#-ad#-di _i3-udu_ ina ap-pi _gar_-an
28'. [... i3]-udu# szah i3-udu dara4-masz_ lu ka-ia#-ma-an-ma
  single ruling
29'. _[DISZ na ki-na2_-ma szit]-ta#-szu2# _ugu_-szu2 _du10-ga zi_-ma i-ka-szu#-usz#
30'. _[DISZ na_ ina la si]-ma#-ni-szu2 _murub4-min_-szu2 _gu7-mesz_-szu2
  need to transliterate colophon, see BAD No. 318

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 7, 023 x

    [Geller2005BAM7] Geller, Markham J. 2005. Renal and Rectal Disease Texts. Vol. 7. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. de Gruyter.

  • history: AMT, pl. 040, no. 5 (K 06545 + K 08355 + K 09030)

    [Thompson1923AMT] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1923. Assyrian Medical Texts. Oxford.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 06545 + K 08355 + K 09030

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-28 at 08:54:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-04-22 at 07:21:50 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-05-30 at 14:12:43 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-05-01 at 11:40:34 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Michalowski, Piotr The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BAM 7, 023 x Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P396622.
BAM 7, 023 x artifact entry (No. P396622). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396622 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 7, 023 x artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396622 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 7, 023 x artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396622},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396622},
}


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