BAM 5, 487 (P425272)

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)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. _en2#?_ [...]
2'. _sza3-bi#? gu7#_-an-[ni ...]
  single ruling
3'. _du3-du3-bi_ ina _u4 sze-ga_ x [...]
4'. ina _ugu gi-du8 1(disz) kesz2-kesz2#_ [...]
5'. _gi gar!_-an _lu2 bi dug3-gam_-su-ma# [...]
6'. 3(disz)-szu2 tu-szaq-ba-szu2-ma _{u2}igi#_-[lim ...]
7'. _giri3-pad-du lu2_ kup-ra _{gesz}si# [ma2_ ...]
8'. _usz2# {gesz#}erin i3 sumun bara2 {d#}utu#_ [...]
  single ruling
9'. _en2# [sag-ki] mu#-un#-[dab_ ...]
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...] nu#?
2'. [...] _sar#_-ab
3'. [...] tala2-pap
4'. [...] _kesz2#_-szu2
  single ruling
5'. [...] _lu2#-u18-lu_
6'. [...] x{sar}
7'. [...] _ti#?_-ut,#?
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P425272

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 Sm 0159

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Sm.159
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P425272
British Museum Collection (BM) W_SM-159

References

  • primary: BAM 5, 487

    [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.

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
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
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 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 14:39:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:33:57 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:28:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 487 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P425272.
BAM 5, 487 artifact entry (No. P425272). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425272 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 5, 487 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425272 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 487 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425272},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 5, 487 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P425272.
BAM 5, 487 artifact entry (No. P425272). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425272 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 5, 487 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425272 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 487 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425272},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P425272
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - BAM 5, 487 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P425272
ER  -
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