BAM 5, 437 (P424888)

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)

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _ka# a#-ab#-ba#_ [...]
2'. [... {u2}]ur2-nu-u2 _{u2}kur#-[zi_ ...]
3'. [... _{u2}hur]-sag# {u2}kur-ra_ {u2}szu-[mut-tu2 ...]
4'. [... _henbur2 {gesz}]kiszi16 henbur2 gi szul-hi#_ [...]
5'. [... _{u2}]in#-nu-usz numun {u2}in#-[nu-usz_ ...]
6'. [... _mun ku3]-pad# mun_ a-ma-[ni ...]
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reverse
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1'. [...] _li-dur#_ x [...]
2'. [... ana bul]-lut, _lu2_ x [...]
3'. [...] x-ka [...]
4'. [...] _usz11-zu_ [...]
5'. [...] x tu2 ana bul-lut, _[lu2_ ...]
6'. [... _en2_ ul ia]-u2#-tu-un _en2_ {d}e2-a u [{d}asal-lu2-hi_ ...]
7'. [...] _lugal# en2 {d}sza3-zu_ {d}zar#-[pa-ni-tum]
8'. [... iq]-bu#-nim-ma a-na-ku# _[tu6-en2]_
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9'. [... {u2}]tar#-musz _{u2}igi_-[x ...]
10'. [... {u2}]el#-kul-la {gesz#}[x ...]
11'. [... _{szim}]li#_ [...]
12'. [... _{u2}]in#-[nu-usz_ ...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 5, 437

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: Rm 0950

  • 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 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
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 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 14:39:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-02 at 15:20:22 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-28 at 12:04:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-16 at 02:51:12 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 14:39:27 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 437 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424888.
BAM 5, 437 artifact entry (No. P424888). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424888 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 5, 437 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424888 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 437 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424888},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P424888
LB  - CDLI:P424888
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BAM 5, 437 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424888
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 437 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424888.
BAM 5, 437 artifact entry (No. P424888). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424888 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 5, 437 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424888 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 437 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424888},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P424888
LB  - CDLI:P424888
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BAM 5, 437 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424888
ER  -
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