BAM 6, 566 (P396805)

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'. [...] x x _{gesz}erin DISZ na mu2_-szu2 x
2'. [...] _{szim#}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ {gesz}ar-kan-na
3'. _li {szim}gam-ma szim-hi-a_
4'. [...] x _gaz sim zi3 gig_ be-li-ih
5'. [...] _ra szu i3-gesz szesz2_-su _la2_-su
  single ruling
6'. [...] na-pisz _giri17_-szu2 _dugud_
  single ruling
7'. [...] x x x [...] x
8'. [...]
9'. [...] x x x _{u2}kur-ra giri17_-szu2 ta-kap-par
10'. [... x]-ma _i3-gesz_ ana na-hi-ri-szu2 _szub-szub_
11'. [...] x _kur-ra_ u2-na-s,ab-ma _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_
12'. [...] _illu# li-dur pa {gesz}ge6 pa {gesz}kiri6 disz_-nisz _sud2_
13'. [...] x _hi-hi_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak ina _kusz sur_-ri _gaba_-su _la2_
  single ruling
14'. [...] _na bi gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 _{szim}gig_
15'. [...] _hi#-hi eme_-szu2 _dab_-bat 1(disz)-szu2 2(disz)-szu2 3(disz)-szu2 an-na-a _du3-du3_-usz _du10-ga igi_-mar
  single ruling
16'. [...] _na# bi gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig {na4}esi muszen-na gu7-mesz_
17'. [...] _nag_ ina _na4_ ga-be2-e _ka_-szu2 ta-kap-par-ma _ti_
  single ruling
18'. [...] e#-ri-na _{gesz}szur-min3 {szim}gir2 szim-szal_ {szim}x [...]
19'. [...] ina# _al-szeg6-ga2_ ina _i3-gesz_ hal-s,i u _lal3 hi-hi_ ana x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. _sze lal3?_ [...]
  single ruling
2'. _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur#-[mesz_ ...]
3'. 5(disz) _gin2-ta-am3 ti_ [...]
  single ruling
4'. _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_ [...]
  single ruling
5'. _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_-ma# [...]
  single ruling
6'. _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_-ma
7'. [...] x x am : at gi [...]
8'. 6(disz) _u2#-[hi-a_ ...] x KI x [...]
9'. _du6_ x [...]
  single ruling
10'. _DISZ_ x [...]
11'. u2# [...]
12'. szu x [...]
13'. KI [...]
14'. x [...]
15'. [...]
16'. [...]
17'. [...]
  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/P396805

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 06795 + K 06852 + Sm 1467

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.6795 + K.6852 + Sm.1467
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P396805

References

  • primary: BAM 6, 566

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

  • history: AMT, pl. 069, no. 10 (Sm 1467)

    [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
2023-07-05 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
2020-04-09 at 16:08:11 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-13 at 11:15:14 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-13 at 11:09:07 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, 566 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P396805.
BAM 6, 566 artifact entry (No. P396805). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396805 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 566 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396805 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 566 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P396805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396805},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 566 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P396805.
BAM 6, 566 artifact entry (No. P396805). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P396805 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 566 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P396805 (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/P396805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P396805},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P396805
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - BAM 6, 566 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P396805
ER  -
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