BAM 7, 016 q (P399164)

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]-szap#-li#
  single ruling
2'. [...] tara-muk
3'. [...] _nag_
4'. [... _mud] zabar#_ ana _gesz3_-szu2 _mu2_
5'. [...] _u4 3(disz)-kam_ i-szah-hu-uh2
  single ruling
6'. _[DISZ na_ ...] x u3 _kasz3_-szu2 it-ta-na-as,-ba-ta
7'. [...] _szeg6_-szal bi-rit pi-ni-te-szu2
8'. [...] _na4_ i-szah-hu-uh
  single ruling
9'. _[DISZ ki-min_ ...] _u4# 3(disz)-kam szub_-di ina _mul4_ tusz#-bat _nag_
10'. [...] {u2#}tar-musz a-ar2#-_ku3-babbar_
11'. [... _numun {u2}eme] ur-gi7 numun {u2}dili numun# [{u2}nu]-luh#-ha!_
12'. [... _gi]-dub_ tam-ti mi-sis# [a]-ab#-ba_
13'. [... _a]-ab#-ba_ {na4}la-[x ...] ru#
14'. [...] {na4}min babbar {na4}min ge6 x [...] mesz#
15'. [...] gesztin# ka5-a {szim}szesz [{szim}]x
16'. [...] x ina _kasz lu2-kurun2-na nag-nag#_-[ma] ina-esz
  single ruling
17'. _[DISZ na_ ...] _gig# numun {u2}eme ur-gi7 had2-a gaz ti_-ut,
  single ruling
18'. _[DISZ na_ ...] _gig#_ ana _ti_-szu2 _{szim}szesz {szim}buluh_
19'. [...] _numun# {u2}eme ur-gi7 numun {u2}gir2-hab_
20'. [... _szika] nunuz# ga#-nu11#{muszen} tesz2-bi gaz sim_
21'. [...] x x ina _mud zabar_ ana _gesz3_-szu2 _mu2_
22'. [...] _sahar# munu4 ki_-szu2-ma _ti_
  single ruling
23'. [... x]-szu2# ed#?-de#-eh# u# ha#-x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. _1(disz)-[szu_ ...]
2'. _1(disz)-szu_ {u2}[x ...]
3'. _1(disz)-szu du3-mesz#_ [...]
4'. _1(disz)-szu {u2}igi_-[lim ...]
5'. _1(disz)-szu {u2}sumun-dar# [...]
6'. _1(disz)-szu {u2}nig2-bur3#-[bur3_ ...]
7'. _1(disz)-szu_ {u2}a [...]
8'. _1(disz)-szu_ {u2}a [...]
9'. _1(disz)-szu_ {u2#}[x ...]
10'. _1(disz)-szu_ {u2}sza2-ga-bi#-gal#-zu# _1(disz)#-[szu_ ...]
11'. _1(disz)-szu_ {u2}eli-kul-la _1(disz)-szu_ [...]
12'. _1(disz)-szu_ {u2}pad-da-nu _1(disz)-szu_ [...]
13'. _1(disz)-szu sze10 eme-diri iz-zi 1(disz)-szu_ [...]
14'. _1(disz)-szu numun {gesz}li 1(disz)-szu numun {gesz}al-[x ...]
15'. _1(disz)-szu numun {gesz}esi 1(disz)-szu numun_ {u2}x [...]
16'. _tesz2-bi gaz sim_ szum4-ma ina# [...]
17'. sza2#-ram-ma tu-sa-mah# [...]
  single ruling
18'. x x 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P399164

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 11230 + K 11280 + K 16437 + Sm 0126

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.11230 + K.11280 + K.16437 + Sm.126
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P399164
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-16437

References

  • primary: BAM 7, 016 q

    [Geller2005BAM7] Geller, Markham J. 2005. Renal and Rectal Disease Texts. Vol. 7. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. de Gruyter.

  • history: AMT, pl. 066, no. 11 (K 11280)

    [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 08:54:57 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 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
2019-05-01 at 11:40:34 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 7, 016 q Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P399164.
BAM 7, 016 q artifact entry (No. P399164). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P399164 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 7, 016 q artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P399164 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 7, 016 q artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P399164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P399164},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 7, 016 q Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P399164.
BAM 7, 016 q artifact entry (No. P399164). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P399164 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 7, 016 q artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P399164 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 7, 016 q artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P399164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P399164},
}


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DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P399164
LB  - CDLI:P399164
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - BAM 7, 016 q artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P399164
ER  -
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