LKA 126 (P414035)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13861 + VAT 14167

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [... _x]-mesz_ x [x] x [...]
3'. [...] x x# ud x x# x [...]
single ruling
4'. [... _{na4}hi]-li-ba_ {na4#}[x x x] x [...]
5'. [...] lu# sze te x [x] x x#
6'. [...] _munus?_ x u2# zi-im#-_[ku3-babbar]_
7'. [... a]-na# _na_ u _e2_-szu2 _nu te_-hi#
single ruling
8'. [...] x _zi_ ana _na_ u _[e2_-szu2 _nu te_-hi]
9'. [...] _{dug#}a-gub2-ba#_ [...]
10'. [...] sa# _{u2}in6-usz2 {gisz}pesz4#_ [x x]
11'. [...] _an#?-bar {na4}gug {na4}szuba#_
12'. [...] me? _{na4}hi-li-ba_ {na4}x [...]
13'. [...] _{na4#}igi ku6_ {na4}ni-bu x [...]
14'. [...] _szub#_-di ina _mul_ tusz-bat [...]
15'. [...] x _{d}utu_ u {d}[x ...]
16'. [...] sza2-ni _murub4_ x [...]
17'. [...] x li x [...]

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)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P414035 P281835 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P414035

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 13861 + VAT 14167
Accession Number

References

primary: LKA, 126

[Ebeling1953LKA] Ebeling, Erich. 1953. Literarische Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
history: BAM 4, 341 (VAT 14167)

[Köcher1971BAM4] Köcher, Franz. 1971. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 4, Babylon, Nippur, Sippar, Uruk Und Unbekannter Herkunft. Vol. 4. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-01-19 at 15:46:21	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2010-08-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“LKA 126 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414035.

LKA 126 artifact entry (No. P414035). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414035 (Original work published 2010)

LKA 126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414035 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {LKA 126 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414035},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“LKA 126 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414035.

LKA 126 artifact entry (No. P414035). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414035 (Original work published 2010)

LKA 126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414035 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024LKA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {LKA 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414035},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P414035
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - LKA 126 artifact entry
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