BAM 5, 439 (P400318)

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'. [...] x [...]
  single ruling
2'. [...] x ti _a gazi{sar} bil_-lu#? [...]
  single ruling
3'. [...] _mun#_ eme-sal-lim x [...]
  single ruling
4'. [...] x nu _kud_-is _mud2_ sza ina _kud_-szu2 _e3_ x [...]
5'. [...] x _ki mud2_ {gesz}bi-ni ina _i3-gesz_ [...]
  single ruling
6'. [...] x ina _i3_ u _sahar-uruda_ [...]
  single ruling
7'. [...] x [...]
  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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P400318

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 13474

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.13474
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P400318
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-13474

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 439

    [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 19:10:29 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 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, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-02 at 16:21:26 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-02 at 15:33:24 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 439 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P400318.
BAM 5, 439 artifact entry (No. P400318). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P400318 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 439 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P400318 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).
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	title = {BAM 5, 439 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P400318},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 439 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P400318.
BAM 5, 439 artifact entry (No. P400318). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P400318 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 439 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P400318 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P400318},
}


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PY  - 2024
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TI  - BAM 5, 439 artifact entry
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