BAM 5, 498 (P424664)

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
  broken
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
1. _ka-inim-ma sig2 sag-du munus_ [x x x]
  single ruling
2. _kid3-kid3-bi sig2 sa5 sig2 babbar# {sig2}za-gin3-na {u2}ninni5 nita disz_-nisz [x x x]
3. _{na4}gug {na4}pa_ sza2 7(disz) _gun3-mesz_-sza2 _e3 7(disz) ka-keszda kesz2_ e-ma# [x x x]
4. ina _sag-ki_-sza2 _kesz2_ mu-sza2-t,i2-sza2 _nu-nu 7(disz) ka-keszda kesz2_ [x x x]
5. mu-sza2-t,i2-sza2 tur-ar2 _sud2_ {u2}si-di# [x x x x]
6. {u2}ak-tam sza2 _kur u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti# [x] x [x x x x]
  single ruling
7. _en2 tu-hu-ul tu-hu-ul_ [...]
8. _ma-da-hul ma-da-hul-hul#_ [...]
  single ruling
9. _ka#-inim-ma sig2#? sag#?-[du_ x x x x]
  single ruling
10. [x x x] _{na4#}gug {na4#}[x...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...] _i3# {gesz}erin#? [x x x ba]-lu# pa-tan _gu7_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
2. [... _dab]_-su# 5(disz) _gin2# {u2#}[kur-ra 5(disz) gin2] gazi#{sar} gaz_-ma
3. [... _{dug}]bur#-zi_ ta-pal#-la-asz2 _igi {dug}utul2_ ina# _[nig2]-sila11#-ga2 asz2-a-an usz2_-hi
4. [... _{gi}]sag-kud_ ta-pal-la-asz-ma ina _murub4_-at _{dug#}[bur]-zi#_ ta-sa3-nisz
5. [...] usz#? _{gi}sag-kud e3_ ina _ka#_-[szu2] _gid2#_-ad
6. [...] _szeg6_-al _a-uzu_ u _uzu al-gur4-ra# [gu7_-ma] ina-esz
  single ruling
7. [...] _dab#_-it _im-kal sud2_ ina _kasz-sag [nag-mesz_-ma] _ti#_
  single ruling
8. [...] _dab#_-it 7(disz)-it u 7(disz)-it _sze-mesz_ ina _[izi_ x x x] x
9. [...] _sza3# gi du10-ga ti_-qe2 ina [x x x x x]
10. [...] _ka#_-szu2 u2-la-a'-at-ma ana na-hi-ri-[szu2 x x x x x]
11. [...] _sud2#_ ina _i3-gesz_ u _kasz-sag_ [x x x x]
  single ruling
12. [...] x x x _izi_ [x x x 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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P424664

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 Rm 0254

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Rm.254
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P424664
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Rm-254

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 498

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

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

    [Bezold1896a] Bezold, Carl. 1896. Vol. 4. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection of the British Museum.

  • history: AMT, pl. 026, no. 4 (Rm 0254)

    [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
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:43:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:40:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:37:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:25:50 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 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 Approved View
2019-03-16 at 03:37:47 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-16 at 03:31:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2011-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 498 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424664.
BAM 5, 498 artifact entry (No. P424664). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424664 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 5, 498 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424664 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 498 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424664},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 498 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424664.
BAM 5, 498 artifact entry (No. P424664). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424664 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 5, 498 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424664 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 498 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424664},
}


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