BAM 5, 486 (P425685)

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
column 1
  broken
column 2
  broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. _en2 sag-ki#-[ni_ ...]
2'. mu-ru-ub-bi-ni# [...]
  single ruling
3'. _du3-du3-bi_ {u2}asz-lam _nita2#_ [...]
4'. e-ma _ka-keszda en2 szid_-nu# [...]
5'. _ki ka-keszda_ ina _{sig2}he2-me-da nigin#_ [...]
  single ruling
6'. _en2# id2-da-ta tir gal-gal-la#-[ta_ ...]
7'. _ul#-ul {gesz}gesztin gir2 mu-un-kar#-[re_ ...]
8'. _[szu] mu2#-mu2#-e#-de3# mul#-mul#_ [...]
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [... _{iti}]kin_
2'. [... _szeg6]_-szal# _gu7_
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 5, 486

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: Sm 0967

  • 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
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:43:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:33:07 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-12 at 14:28:42 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2011-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 486 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P425685.
BAM 5, 486 artifact entry (No. P425685). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425685 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 5, 486 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425685 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 486 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425685},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 5, 486 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P425685.
BAM 5, 486 artifact entry (No. P425685). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425685 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 5, 486 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425685 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 486 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425685},
}


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DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P425685
LB  - CDLI:P425685
M1  - 2025/11/6/
TI  - BAM 5, 486 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P425685
ER  -
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