BAM 5, 508 (P393804)

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
1'. _en2# bur#_ [...]
2'. ki in x [...]
3'. KU sipa [...]
  single ruling
4'. _en2 in-ni_ [...]
5'. _tir pad_ x [...]
  single ruling
6'. _en2_ ak-ka-[x ...]
7'. i-ga-asz2 hu x [...]
  single ruling
8'. _en2_ tab-ra-at# e-di# [...]
  single ruling
9'. _en2 me ku3-ga ba-da#?-[x_ ...]
10'. _me ku3-ga gesz-zi-[da_ ...]
11'. _hu-luh-ha_ [...]
  single ruling
12'. _en2 ka szu-gin7 ka#_ [...]
  single ruling
13'. 9(disz)#? _ka-inim-ma_ [...]
  single ruling
14'. _en2 sag-ki mu-[x_ ...]
15'. _sag-ki sahar-ra_ [...]
16'. _{d}asal-lu2-hi_ x [...]
17'. _mu-un-dab-dab_ [...]
  single ruling
18'. _en2 sag-ki mu-[x_ ...]
19'. a da pa3 [...]
20'. _sag-ki mu-[x_ ...]
  single ruling
21'. _en2 sag-ki#_ [...]
22'. _sag-ki#_ [...]
  single ruling
23'. _en2_ x [...] _sag-ki_ x [...]
24'. _sag-ki#_ [...] sag#-gig-ga_-szu2# [...]
25'. zi {d}asal#-[lu2-hi dumu sag] eridu#{ki}-ga-ke4 zi pa3-da_ x [...]
  single ruling
26'. _en2 si-[dara3-masz] mah# da-ra mu-un-zu {munus}asz2-gar3 gesz3 zu-de3_ x
27'. _min hul-gal2 szim-sar hul-gal2 en2#_
  single ruling
28'. _en2 id2-da {gesz}tir gal-gal-la-ta {gesz}tir si-dara3-masz mah_ x
29'. _du7#-du7 {gesz}gesztin-gir mu-un-kar-re {gesz}u2-gir2 i3-gu7 gesz_ [...]
30'. _musz-musz ki sar-sar-e-de3 mul ka2 an kur-kur-ra sikil-la#_ [...]
31'. _gaba-ni an-ki tu-ra-sze3 du8 nam-tag-ga lu2 kar-ra mu-un-zi#_
32'. _zag-du8 nig2 gesztin {gesz}kiri6 kur2-kur2-ke4 nun_ [...]
33'. _udug hul# [a-la2 hul gidim hul gal5-la hul]_
34'. _{d}kamad-[me_ ...]
35'. _zi an-na he2#-[pa3 zi ki-a he2-pa3_ [...]
  single ruling
36'. _en2 ur-sag_ {d}[x ...]
37'. _ur-sag {d}utu_ [...]
38'. _ur-sag {d}en-lil2#_ [...]
39'. _ur-sag {d}nin#-[x_ ...]
40'. _ad-gu10 dumu-sag nam#-[x_ ...]
41'. _dumu-gu10 nam-ba-szi-[x_ ...]
42'. _lu2-a-zu di-ku5_ x [...]
  single ruling
43'. _en2 sag-du bir sag-du bir#_ [...]
44'. _sag ak-re-es sag-du bir#_ [...]
45'. _lu2 {d}en-ki he2-BAD lu2 {d}asal#-[lu2-hi_ ...]
  single ruling
46'. 8(disz) _ka-inim-ma_ [...]
  single ruling
47'. _en2 {d}id2 sag-kal gu2-ne_ ina# [...]
48'. _la-ha-ar_ a-na _numun_ ina# [...]
49'. _szu-ub-szu-ub gu2-ni_ [...]
50'. _ba-ra-e3 gu2-un gu2 szub#-ba#_ ina _ka {d}asal-lu2-ni_ szu-qu
51'. ina _inim {d}nin-girim gar#-ra_ : szu-qu szu-qu tum2-ri sza2 _nennimasz a nenni_
  single ruling
52'. _en2_ at-ta _dingir_ lem-nu sza a-na _igi_-ia tasz-na-szu2-u2
53'. x x [...] _bur2#-ra_ ta pa da gu bir kab gisz ka _{d}lugal#-ur3-ra_
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [... x]-ka#
2'. [...] x-ka
3'. [...] _sza3#-mesz_-ka
4'. [...] ana _gu2# gal#-gal# sza3_-bi-ka
5'. lisz#-sza2-a _gisz-mar-mesz_ sza2 _ku3-babbar_ u qi2-tim-ne-e sza2 _ku3-sig17_
6'. li-pat-ta-a _id2-mesz_ li-pat-ta-a a-tap-pa-ti
7'. li-par-szi-du-ni lu-s,u-u2-ni zu-u2-szu
8'. a-szam-szu-tu x x x li-s,a-am-ma _{d}utu_ li-mur
9'. _en2_ ul ia-tu-un _en2# [{d}]asal#-lu2-hi masz-masz dingir-mesz szub_-ma ana-ku asz2-szi
10'. {d}gu-la _ti-la_-ma _nig2-ba_-ki _ti_-i _en2_
  single ruling
11'. _3(disz) ka-inim-ma sza3 gig-ga-kam2_
  single ruling
reverse
column 1
1. _en2_ szu-un-du {d}a-nim ir-hu-u _an_-u2
2. {d}e2#-[a ...] _u2#_ ki?-nu-u2-mu
3. [...] qu#-ra-a-du
4. [...] ka# hu-du
5. [...] i-na x
  several lines broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ga x [...]
3'. u2 x [...]
4'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. _kid3#-kid3-bi numun u2 {u2}su-lat en {gesz}ma-nu {szim}{d}masz nita2_ u _munus_
2. zap-pi _ansze-kur-ra ze10 nig2-dara2-szu-lal2_ ina _de3 gesztu-min_-szu2 tu-qat-tar
  single ruling
3. _en2 ki-ir-gi hu-u2-a na-an-KU par-ri_
4. _ki-ir-gi pa-tu-u2-a na-an-KU par-ri_
5. _ki-ir-ku-ut ki-ib-ri na-an-KU par-ri_
6. _na-an-KU par-ri an-ta na-an-KU par-ri_
7. _sza-ra-le-e tu6-en2_
  single ruling
8. _ka-inim-ma DISZ na gesztu-min_-szu2 i-szag-gu#-[mu]
  single ruling
9. _kid3-kid3-bi {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}szesz {gesz}erin gi [du10]_
10. _{szim}mug gazi{sar} im-kal-gug_ ina _de3 gesztu-min_-szu2 tu-qat#-[tar]
  single ruling
11. _en2 me-sze3 ba-da-ri ki-sze3 ba-da-ha-a me-sze3 gub-ba igi-gu10 nu#-[gub]_
12. _dingir 7(disz) ki 7(disz) im 7(disz) im-gal 7(disz) izi 7(disz) igi 7(disz) bar 7(disz) bar-ta igi# [7(disz)]
13. _zi an-na he2-pad3 zi ki-a he2-pad3#_
14. _muszen an-gin7 ha-ba-dal-en i-bi2-gin7 an-na ha-ba-e11#_ [...]
15. _muru9-gin7 ki-a ha-ba-ni-in#-[szub]_
16. _tu6 ku3-ga en-gal {d}en-ki-[ga-ke4]_
17. _eridu{ki}-ga-ke4 nam-mu-un-da-an-bur2-ra tu6#-[en2]_
  single ruling
18. _en2 nig2-e3 nig2-e3 nig2-nam-ma us2-[su13]_
19. _ki-a dim2-ma-bi a-ri-a an-na-ke4#_
20. _sa7-alan-bi nig2 an-gin7 szu nu-te-ga2#_
21. _hur#-sag-gin7 gul-gul alan-bi zi-ir-zi-ir-e-de3#_
22. _[nig2] udug har-ra-an nig2 udug kaskal-am3_
23. _nig2#-ni2-zu mu-un-szi-in-gen-na nig2-zi2-zu mu-un-szi-in-gen-na_
24. _{d}nin-urta lugal {gesz}tukul-ke4 gaba#-zu# he2#-bi2#-[in-ga2]-ga2#_
25. _hul-dub2 zi an-na he2-pad3# [zi ki-a he2-pad3]_
  single ruling
26. _ka-inim-ma DISZ na gesztu-min#_ [...]
27. 3(disz) a-na _gesztu ku3_-szu2 [...]
  single ruling
28. _en2 h-hu-un-ti ur#-[sag_ ...]
29. _nig2-na an engur_ [...]
30. ia2 at-tal ku-uk [...]
  single ruling
31. _ka-inim-ma gesztu-min_ [...]
  single ruling
32. _en2 a me_ [...]
33. szu-um-ma [...]
34. ra# sza2# x [...]
  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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P393804

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 00239 + K 02509 + K 03261 + K 09080

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.239 + K.3261
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P393804
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P393804
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-239

References

  • history: BAM 5, 489 (K 02509)

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

  • history: AMT, pl. 042, no. 4 (K 03261)

    [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 09:15:55 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 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 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 14:39:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:12:04 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, 508 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393804.
BAM 5, 508 artifact entry (No. P393804). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393804 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 508 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393804 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 508 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393804},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 508 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393804.
BAM 5, 508 artifact entry (No. P393804). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393804 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 508 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393804 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 508 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393804},
}


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