BAM 5, 445 (P418272)

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

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tablet
obverse
1. _[DISZ] na#_ hu-us,-s,u2 _gaz sza3#? [tuku]-tuku#_-szi# _numun# {u2#}ninni5#_
2. _DISZ ki-min numun {u2}a-zal-la2 {u2}igi#_-lim ina _kasz#_ ina# _i3#_ [...]
3. _DISZ ki-min {u2}igi_-lim _numun {gesz#}szinig#_ ina _kasz_ [...]
4. _DISZ ki-min {u2}ka-zal-la2 {u2}igi_-lim _{u2}har-har_ [...]
5. _numun!(DU8) {gesz}ma-nu_ {u2}ur2-ne2-e {u2#}[x ...]
6. 7(disz) _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti ba-lu pa-tan [...]
7. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}szu-mut-tu2 x [...]
8. _DISZ ki-min ub-pad_ tim-bu-ut-ti _a-sza3 sahar dal-ha-mun#_ [...]
9. _{u2}lu2-u18#-lu giri3-pad-du nam-lu2-u18-lu_ {u2#}[x ...]
  single ruling
10. _DISZ na_ hu-us,-s,a _gaz sza3 tuku-tuku_-szi mi#-[na-tu-szu2 _dub-dub?]_
11. _eme_-szu2 it-te-nen-bit, _eme_-szu2 u2-na-asz-[szak]
12. _gesztu-min_-szu2 _gu3-gu3_-a _szu-min_-szu2 i-szam-ma-ma-szu2 bir#-[ka-szu2 kim-s,a-szu2]
13. i-kas,3-s,a-s,a-szu2 _sag sza3_-szu2 it-ta-na#-[az-qar]
14. ana _munus du la2_ hur-ba-szu2 _szub-szub_-su i#-[i-kab-bir i-ba-ah-hu]
15. _uh2_ ina _ka_-szu2 it-ta-na-ad-di# [...]
16. _na bi_ ina _ninda_ szu-kul ina _kasz nag_ ina _i3 szesz2#?_ [...]
  single ruling
17. ana# _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2#}[igi-nisz] {u2#}in#-[nu-usz]_
18. _{u2#}sikil_ {u2}ir-kul-la _ka# [a-ab-ba?_ la]-pat# ar-ma-[ni]
19. _[numun] {gesz}ha-lu-ub2_ {u2}ur2#-[ne2-e _{u2}har]-har {u2}luh-mar#-[tu]_
20. _[{u2}]nu-luh-ha_ {u2#}[x x x] x _{gesz}haszhur gesz-[gi]_
21. [x x] x x x [x x x x]-szu2–nu _had2-ra2 gaz sim#_
22. [x x x x x x x x] x ina sze-ri3 ba-lu pa-tan#
23. _[nag]_-szu2# _gu7_-szu2# ina# _a2# muszen#_ tu#?-szap-ra-szu2-ma _egir_-szu2#
24. [x] x _bil_-tim ina _gesztin# sur-ra nag_-[ma]
25. [x] x x _szub_-di ina _u4-na2# tu5_-szu2-ma _ti_-[ut,?]
  single ruling
26. _musz#-dim2-gurun-na u5-mesz_ sza2 _egir# ti_-qe2-ma tu-bal-ma ina _{gesz}li_ [x]
27. _giri3#-pad-du nam-lu2-u18-lu libir-ra#_ ina _naga si_ tu-qat-tar#
28. {u2}kur-ka-nam _{u2}kur-kur_ ina _naga si_ tu-qat-tar#
29. _pesz10-{d}id2 eme-dir buru5-habrud-da# nita2_ ina _naga si_ tu-qat-tar#
30. _henbur2 {gesz}pesz3!(MA2)_ ka-mun _{gesz#}szinig_ ina [x]
31. _pesz10#-{d}id2 {u2}kur-kur_ ina [x x]
32. _gig#?_-su _nu gur_-ma _nu dim4_-szu2 _nig2-ha-lam-ma nu te#_-[szu2]
  single ruling
33. _en2#_ pa-ti pa-ti-ti pa-ta-kar pa-ta-kar#
34. ha#-ti-ib ha-ti-ib# _tu6-[en2]_
  single ruling
35. _ka# inim-ma usz11-bur2-ru-da-[kam2]_
  single ruling
36. [x x x] x x [x x usz2?]_-szu2# ina _{dug}bur-zi_ ta#-[mah-har]
37. [...] _na# bi u4_-mi-szam-ma# _[szesz2_-asz]
38. [...] _nu [kur_-su]
  single ruling
39. [x x x x x x x x x] x ud x x [x x x]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 5, 445

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 09488

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:19:09 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-04-22 at 06:59:40 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-05-30 at 14:03:41 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-04 at 04:46:49 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-03 at 09:59:56 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:39:27 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-09 at 13:19:32 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-19 at 00:57:38 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-16 at 02:57:44 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-13 at 15:30:57 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2011-06-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BAM 5, 445 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P418272.
BAM 5, 445 artifact entry (No. P418272). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P418272 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 5, 445 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P418272 (Accessed: June 27, 2025).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 445 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P418272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P418272},
}


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