BAM 7, 008 (P425326)

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
1. _{na4}zalag2 {na4}an-zah {na4}an#_ [...]
2. [...] _munus {na4}gi-dub_ tam-tim na4# [...]
3. [... mal-ma]-lisz tu-szam-s,a szum-ma ina _gesztin-sur_ szum-ma ina [...]
  single ruling
4-5. [... x]-szu _gin7_ szur-szum-me _kasz ki-min kasz3_ [...]
  single ruling
6. [...] _mud zabar_ ana _gesz3_-szu2 _dub_-ak [...]
  single ruling
7. [... ga]-bi#-i _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _gesztin kal-ga nu_ pa-tan [...]
  single ruling
8. [... _{u2}kur]-kur {u2}dili disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _kasz-sag nu_ pa-tan _nag_-[ma _ti]_
  single ruling
9. [...] x _u2 du3-a-bi sig disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _gesztin kal-ga nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
10. [...] ga#-bi-i _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _a zu2-lum-ma nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
11. [... _gesztin] ka5-a disz_-nisz ina _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
12. [...] x a _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina ha-szu-ri sza-ah-li _nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
13. [... _sze10] eme-szid iz-zi disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _gesztin nag-mesz_ ina mar-ha-s,i _ra_-su
  single ruling
14. [... _{u2}nu-luh]-ha {u2}har-har illu li-dur ki dida gu7 ze2 gu2-bi2{ku6} nag_
  single ruling
15. [...] _dida# {buru5}usz2-ku6 u2 babbar disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina sze-ri3 _nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
16. [...] x ur _i3-gesz ka_-ka _diri_ ana _giri17 gesz3_-szu2 tu-qar-ra-ar
17. [...] ga# _ki {szim}gig i3-gesz_ ta-mah-has, ba-lu pa-tan 3(disz) _u4-me nag_-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
18. [... x]-szu2 _kasz3_-szu2 _gin7 kasz3 ansze babbar_-a _egir kasz3_-szu _mud2_ u2-kal-lam _na bi_
19. [...] 2(disz) _gin2 illu {szim}buluh 1/3(disz) sila3 a-gesztin-na_ ina _{dug}kam_ tu#-[x ...]
20. [...] _mud# zabar_ ana _gesz3_-szu2 _dub 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 kasz-sag szub_-di [...]
21. [...] {gesz#}szu-szi ina _i3-gesz hal-s,i u _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag#_-[ma ...]
22. [... _gesztin] kal#-ga hi-hi_ e-nu-ma _tag_-szu2 _nu_ pa-tan [ina-esz]
  rest broken
reverse
  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/P425326

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 0261

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Sm.261
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P425326
British Museum Collection (BM) W_SM-261

References

  • primary: BAM 7, 008

    [Geller2005BAM7] Geller, Markham J. 2005. Renal and Rectal Disease Texts. Vol. 7. 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. 066, no. 7 (Sm 0261)

    [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 08:54:57 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
2019-08-03 at 13:08:16 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-17 at 14:22:05 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-17 at 14:20:51 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 7, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P425326.
BAM 7, 008 artifact entry (No. P425326). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425326 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 7, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425326 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 7, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425326},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425326},
}


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DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BAM 7, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P425326
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 7, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P425326.
BAM 7, 008 artifact entry (No. P425326). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425326 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 7, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425326 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 7, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425326},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425326},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P425326
LB  - CDLI:P425326
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BAM 7, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P425326
ER  -
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