BAM 6, 567 (P426426)

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _sud2#?_ x
2'. [...] 3(disz)#? _u4_-me _min_
3'. [... bu]-uh2-ra ana _ka_-szu2
4'. [...] _eme_-szu2 _dab_-bat
5'. [... x]-mesz_-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
6'. [...] x _gar_-an _tar_-ra ana _ka_-szu2
7'. [...] _kur# {u2}szakira sud2_
8'. [...] _ga# uz3 sila11_ ina _igi_ u _masz-sila3_
9'. [... bah-ra] _gu7#_ bah-ra _nag_-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
10'. [...] _{u2#}igi-nisz disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
11'. [...] x {u2}ur2-ne2-e _{u2}kur-kur u2_ a-szi-i
12'. [...] x tusz#-ta-an ana _igi izi {gesz}kiri6#_ x [x]
13'. [...] ta#-pa-tar ana _sza3_ [x x]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. _DISZ na#_ x [...]
  single ruling
2'. _DISZ na_ su#-a#-[lam ...]
  single ruling
3'. _DISZ na_ su-a-[lam ...]
  single ruling
4'. _DISZ na_ i-sa-u2-la# [...]
  single ruling
5'. _DISZ na kum2 sza3_-szu2 x [...]
6'. u3 gu ut [...]
7'. la# bah-[ru ...]
  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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P426426

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number Sm 0192 + Sm 0539

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Sm.192 + Sm.539
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P426426

References

  • primary: BAM 6, 567

    [Köcher1980BAM6] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 2. Vol. 6. 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. 080, no. 4 (Sm 0192)

    [Thompson1923AMT] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1923. Assyrian Medical Texts. London : J. Bale, Sons & Danielsson.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-03 at 12:46:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:18:08 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
2019-04-13 at 11:15:48 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-04-13 at 11:09:07 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 567 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P426426.
BAM 6, 567 artifact entry (No. P426426). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P426426 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 6, 567 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P426426 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	title = {BAM 6, 567 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P426426},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P426426},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 567 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P426426.
BAM 6, 567 artifact entry (No. P426426). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P426426 (Original work published 2011)
BAM 6, 567 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P426426 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P426426},
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