AMT pl. 042 02 (P426164)

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
1. [...] _kasz# nag_-ma _sza3-mesz_-szu2 _mu2-mesz_-hu _na bi dur2-gig u2 babbar {szim}szesz {szim}buluh_
2. [...] ra _illu {szim}buluh i3-gesz bara2-ga szeg6_-szal ta-sza2-hal _i3-udu uz{muszen}_
3. [...] u _i3-udu gu4_ nap-szal-tu
  single ruling
4. [...] _na# bi# [dur2]-gig 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum 1/2(disz) sila3 nag2-ar3-ra gig-ba_
5. [... _szeg6]_-szal# tu-kas,3-s,a ta-sza2-hal _i3-gesz_ ana _igi szub_ ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak
  single ruling
6. [...] _{u2#}ur2-nu-u 1(u) _gin2_ {u2}szib-bur-ra-tu4
7. [...] _{u2#}hur-sag 1(u) gin2 {u2}za3-hi-li_
8. [...] _{u2#}szu-mut-tu2 1(u) _gin2 mun_
9. [...] _{szim#}gur2-gur2 1(u) gin2 {szim}gam-ma_
10. [...] x 1(u) _gin2_ szim [x x]
11. [...] x [x x x]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] u2# [...]
2'. [...] {u2}u5#-ra#-[nu? ...]
3'. [...] _hi-hi en2#?_ [...] _ti#?_
  single ruling

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/P426164

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 1895

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Sm.1895
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P426164

References

  • primary: AMT, pl. 042 02

    [Thompson1923AMT] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1923. Assyrian Medical Texts. Oxford.

  • 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 10:13:00 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
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 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
2019-06-27 at 16:01:57 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-06-27 at 15:59:06 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Giles, Ralph CDLI Approved View
2011-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AMT Pl. 042 02 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P426164.
AMT pl. 042 02 artifact entry (No. P426164). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P426164 (Original work published 2011)
AMT pl. 042 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P426164 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 042 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P426164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P426164},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AMT Pl. 042 02 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P426164.
AMT pl. 042 02 artifact entry (No. P426164). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P426164 (Original work published 2011)
AMT pl. 042 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P426164 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 042 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P426164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P426164},
}


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DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P426164
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M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - AMT pl. 042 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P426164
ER  -
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