AMT pl. 048 02 (P397645)

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. _[DISZ] na# sag sza3_-szu2 ru-pul2-ta _tuku-mesz_-szi _sag sza3_-szu2 u-s,a-rap-szu2
2. [...] ur-ra u _ge6_ la i-s,al-lal _ninda_ u _a lal uzu-min_-szu2 tab-ku
3. [...] _na bi_ kisz-pi _gu7_ u _nag_ a-na szup-szu-ri {u2}a-ri-ha _sud2_
4. ina# _gesztin szur-ra nag_-szu ina _dur2_-szu2 _si-sa2_-ma _ti_
5. [...] _DISZ kimin u2_ mat#-qu _sud2_ ina _gesztin szur-ra nag_-szu ina _dur2_-szu2 _si-sa2_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
6. _[DISZ kimin]_ {u2#}tar-musz {u2}sag {u2}igi-nisz {u2}sikil {u2}in6-usz2_
7. _[{u2}asz-tal2]-tal2# {u2}szakira {u2}eme ur-gi7 {u2}nu-luh-ha_
8. [x x x x] {u2#}szib-bur-ra-tu2 _uh2 a-ab-ba uh2-{d}id2_
9. [x x x x x] _u2-hi-a szesz_ sza _nig2-ak-a bur2_
10. [lu ina] _gesztin#_ lu ina _kasz nag_-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
11. [...] _kasz nag_-ma ina _sza3_-szu2 la ina-ah
12. [... i]-te#-ne2-la-a _a-mesz_ ir-ta-na-muk
13. [... ik]-ka#-szu2 ik-ta-na-ru _na bi_
14. [... lu-'a]-a-te _ki a-mesz nag_
15. [...] {na4#}an-nu-ha-ra _sud2_
16. [...] _{mul#}uz3_ tusz-bat
17. [...] _egir_-szu2 _illu {szim}buluh_
18. [...] _tu5#-mesz_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
19. [...] x s,ap-ru _sag-mesz_-szu2
20. [... kisz]-pi# _gu7_ ana _ti_-szu2
21. [...] {gesz#}haszhur pa {gesz}pesz3_
22. [...] hi a _numun {gesz}ma-nu_
23. [...] _szesz tesz2-bi sud2_
24. [... ina _a2] muszen#_ tu-szap-ra-szu
25. [... {u2}ur]-ne2#-e _numun_ {u2}at-kam
26. [... _u2]-hi#-a szesz tesz2-bi sud2_
27. [...] _sza3_-szu2 _lal2 u2 babbar sud2_
28. [...] _nam-mesz ti_-ut,
  single ruling
29. [...] x ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}ak-tam
30. [... _{gesz}]szinig# {u2#}[a-zal]-la2_
  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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P397645

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 08469

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.8469
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q004451
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P397645
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-8469

References

  • primary: AMT, pl. 048 02

    [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 19:07:10 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 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
2019-06-27 at 16:09:44 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-06-27 at 15:59:08 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Simkó, Krisztián CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AMT Pl. 048 02 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397645.
AMT pl. 048 02 artifact entry (No. P397645). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397645 (Original work published 2010)
AMT pl. 048 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397645 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	month = {may 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397645},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AMT Pl. 048 02 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397645.
AMT pl. 048 02 artifact entry (No. P397645). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397645 (Original work published 2010)
AMT pl. 048 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397645 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397645},
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