BAM 5, 477 (P397755)

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
  single ruling
2'. [...] lu _nam-lu2-u18-lu_
3'. [...] _sig2 ugu-dul-bi_ ina _kusz_
  single ruling
4'. [...] x masz-da3 eme-da gir2-tab_
5'. [... x]-s,a _tesz2-bi_ ina _kusz_
  single ruling
6'. [...] x _babbar an-bar_ he-pi2 _sig2 ugu-dul-bi_
7'. [... _nam]-lu2-u18-lu_ ina _kusz#_
  single ruling
8'. [...] he-pi2 _sahar ka2-gal sahar_ ne-be2-ri ina _kusz#_
  single ruling
9'. [...] _mah#_ he-pi2 _sahar masz2-sag a-gar-gar masz-da3_ ina _[kusz]_
  single ruling
10'. [...] hu#-la-a _{tug2}nig2-dara2-szu-lal2_ ina _gu2_-szu2 [x x x]
  single ruling
11'. [...] _{na4}{d}nin-urta nita2_ [x x x]
12'. [...] ina _kusz du3-du3-bi_ ina _gu2_-szu2# _[gar_-an]
  single ruling
13'. [...] _bal-gi[{ku6}_ ...]
14'. [...] _sud2#_ sa [...]
  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/P397755

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 08786

External resources

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 477

    [Köcher1980BAM5] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 1. Vol. 5. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55 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
2023-01-21 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
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-25 at 14:36:12 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-25 at 14:35:51 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 Artifacts

“BAM 5, 477 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397755.
BAM 5, 477 artifact entry (No. P397755). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397755 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 477 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397755 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397755},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 477 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397755.
BAM 5, 477 artifact entry (No. P397755). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397755 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 477 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397755 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	month = {may 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397755},
}

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