BAM 6, 584 (P396710)

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
  single ruling
2'. [... _gig a-mesz] tuku#_
3'. [... i]-ser2#-ma
4'. [...] _kasz nag_
5'. [...] x ina _a-mesz_ i-ser2-ma
6'. [...] _{szim}ku7-ku7_
7'. [... ina] _a# gazi{sar}_ i#-sza2-hat
8'. [...] x-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
9'. [...] _gig a-mesz tuku_
10'. [... ina] _i3-gesz szesz2_
  single ruling
11'. [...] x _babbar zi_-uh
12'. [... _x]-mesz_-su-ma _ti_-ut,
13'. [...] _szinig#_ i-se-er-ma
14'. [...] x _szesz2_-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
15'. [...] _{gesz}nu-ur2-ma numun {u2}eme ur-gi7_
16'. [...] _numun# {u2}gesztin ka5-a ga_-a-nu sud2_
17'. [... _nig2-bun2]-na{ku6}_ tur-ar2 _sud2_ ina _i3 szesz2_
18'. [... tur]-ar2# _sud2_ ina _a sila11_-asz _la2_-id
  single ruling
19'. [... _u3-bu]-bu#-ul diri {u2}kur-ra {u2}gesztin ka5-a sud2_
20'. [... _en] mud2# e3_-ni ta-kar _zi3-kum_ tur-ar2 _sud2 mar_
21'. [...] ina _i3 {gesz}erin szesz2_
  single ruling
22'. [... lu]-'u-ta _diri {u2}kur-ra KU.KU {gesz}erin_
23'. [... ina _mul4]_ tusz-bat _u4 3(disz)-kam2 {d}utu nu igi-du8_
24'. [...] _ti_-ut,
25'. [...] _me#_ ina _i3-gesz_ hal-s,i _hi-hi_ ina _mul4_ tusz-bat
26'. [...] x tur-ar2 _sud2 mar_-ma _ti_-ut,
27'. [... ina _i3 {gesz}]erin hi-hi su_-szu2 _szesz2-mesz_-ma _ti_-ut,
28'. [...] x _hi-hi su_-szu2 _szesz2-mesz_-ma _ti_-ut,
29'. [...] ina _i3 {gesz}erin hi-hi su_-szu2 _szesz2_
30'. [...] ina szur-szum-me _kasz sila11_-asz
31'. [...] _en_ ib-ba-lu ta-za-ru3#
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. ana _zi_-szu2# [...]
3'. _i3-nun-na#_ [...]
  single ruling
4'. _DISZ gig_ x [...]
5'. _im-gu2-[en-na_ ...]
6'. _DISZ ki-min hi#_ [...]
  single ruling
7'. _DISZ na u4_ [...]
8'. lu sza# [...]
9'. ina# _i3#-gesz#_ [...]
  single ruling
10'. szum4-ma [...]
11'. _szim_ [...]
12'. _illu#_ [...]
13'. _tesz2-[bi_ ...]
14'. u2#? [...]
  single ruling
15'. szum4-[ma ...]
16'. _sud2#_ [...]
  single ruling
17'. _DISZ gig#_ [...]
  single ruling
18'. szum4#-[ma ...]
19'. x [...]
20'. x [...]
21'. [...]
22'. [...]
23'. [...]
24'. [...] x x [...]
25'. a-szu-usz-tu2 _szub-szub_-su# _szu# {d#}innin#_ {d#}x [...]
26'. _im-gu2-en-na {u2}lag2 gan2 gaz_ ina _a gazi#[{sar}_ ...]
  single ruling
27'. _u-bu-bu-ul sa5_ ina _su na gal2_-szi A SZA [...]
28'. _szu {d}3(u) nam-erim2 dab_-su _szu {d}innin_ [...]
29'. _im-gu2-en-na lag a-sza3-ga gaz_ ina _a gazi#[{sar} sila11_-asz la2_-id]
  single ruling
30'. _DISZ kimin im-gu2 u4-da sa2-sa2 gaz ina _a#_ [gazi{sar} sila11_-asz _la2_-id]
  single ruling
31'. _u#-bu-bu-ul babbar_ ina _su na gal2_-szi _szu {d}utu sig2-ba#_ [...]
32'. [... _{u2}kur]-gi#-rin2#-na {u2}ab2-duh tesz2-bi sud2_ ina _i3-nun hi-hi_ [...]
  single ruling
33'. [...] x _zi za3-hi-li_ x [...]
34'. [...] x _sur_-ri _la2_-su [...]
  single ruling
35'. [...] x [...]
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
1. [...] _ga#-bi buru5-gin7 he2#-[x ...]
2. [... x]-u2#-szu _gin7_ is,-s,u-ri [...]
3. [...] _x-gin7 he2-en-si-ga_ : mu-ru-us-su ki#-[ma ...]
4. [...] x _kasz ba-an-na-a-nag si-sa2_ : da-lat _sza3 du#_ [...]
5. [...] _x-bi ud-gin7 he2-em-ta-zalag2-ga_ : _lu2_ szu x [...]
6. [...] x _szar un-lu-a sig5-ga-bi he2#-[x_ ...]
7. [...] x te-ne-sze-e-ti x [...]
8. [...] he2#-en-dadag-ga : _lu2#_ [szu ...]
9. [...] x x _{gesz}tukul_ [...]
10. [...] _gar#_ [...]
  rest 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/P396710

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 06653 + K 08990 + Rm 2, 323

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.6653 + K.8990 + Rm-II.323
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P396710
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-8990

References

  • primary: BAM 6, 584

    [Köcher1980BAM6] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 2. Vol. 6. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: AMT, pl. 78, no. 7 (K 08990)

    [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
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 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
2019-04-14 at 12:56:05 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-14 at 12:46:07 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, 584 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P396710.
BAM 6, 584 artifact entry (No. P396710). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396710 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 584 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396710 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 584 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396710},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 584 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P396710.
BAM 6, 584 artifact entry (No. P396710). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396710 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 584 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396710 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396710},
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