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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

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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
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BAM 5, 477

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.: K 08786

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:07:10	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2019-02-25 at 14:36:12	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2019-02-25 at 14:35:51	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (K.8786) (K.8786)
Ashurbanipal Library Project (P397755) (P397755)
British Museum Collection (W_K-8786) (W_K-8786)

Notes

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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: February 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 477 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397755},
	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: February 10, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 477 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397755},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P397755
LB  - CDLI:P397755
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - BAM 5, 477 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P397755
ER  -