BAM 6, 516 (P432416)

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)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. _DISZ na igi-mesz_-szu2 _lu3-lu3 lal3# babbar_ ina _i3#_ [...]
2. e#-nu-ma _igi-min_-szu2 bu-ur-s,a id-da-nag-ga-la _szu-gidim#-[ma_ ...]
3. ana# _ti#_-szu2 _{na4}ka-gi-na-dab-ba {na4}an-na {na4}an-zah#-[ge6_ ...]
4. {na4#}mu#-s,a# _{na4}zalag2 {za4}za-gin3 {na4}szuba na4 bal uruda-nita na4#_ [...]
5. _[numun {gesz}]szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu numun_ asz2-li _nita_ {na4}as2-har# [...]
6. [ta]-sza-pah ina _i3-udu ellag2 gu4 ge6 gin7_ kam2-ma ina _ugu uruda sud2_-ma# [...]
  single ruling
7. _[DISZ kimin] numun {gesz}szinig numun {gesz}ma-nu numun_ asz2-li# _[numun_ ...]
8. _[numun {szim}]li# gin7_ qu-ta-ri _igi-min_-szu2 u _sag-ki_ [...]
  single ruling
9. _[DISZ na szu]-gidim#-ma dab_-su-ma i-na _igi igi-min_-szu2 _gin7_ nu-ri x [...]
10. [lu-u _gin7_ ...] x x lu#-u _gin7 ud5 gar-gar_-an _na bi szu#?-[gidim-ma dab_-su ...]
  single ruling
11. [...] _{szim#}li# {szim}gur2-gur2_ x [...]
12. [...] _disz_-nisz _sud2_ x [...]
  single ruling
13. [...] _illu# li-[dur_ ...]
  single ruling
14. [... _x-{d}]id2_ [...]
15. [...] x [...]
  19 lines missing
35'. [...] _mar#?_
  single ruling
36'. [...] _mar#?_
  single ruling
37'. [...] _diri#_
38'. [...] _mar#_
  single ruling
39'. [...] x
  10 lines missing
50'. [x x] x [...]
51'. _zu2-lum#-ma#_ [...]
  single ruling
52'. _DISZ kimin {gesz}szinig_ [...]
  single ruling
53'. _en2_ KI SA DI x [...]
54'. a-da-pa-tu4 in-x [...]
  single ruling
55'. _ka-inim-ma igi-min_ a-pa-ti _igi-mesz_ a#-[sza-ti ...]
  single ruling
56'. _du3-du3-bi 7(disz) sze illu li#-[dur_ ...]
57'. ina _ge6_ ina _ur3_ ana _igi mul#_ x [...] x [...]
58'. ina sze-ri3 la-am _{d#}utu#-e3# u2#-hi-a_ an-nu#-[ti ...]
59'. x x ana _sza3 szub_-di _igi-min_-szu2 _mar egir#_-[szu2 _dilim2 a-bar2_ ul _du8_-ar2]
60'. _igi-min_-szu2 tu-szam-har ina _a gazi{sar} igi-min_-szu2 tu-ha-pap# [...]
  single ruling
61'. te-qi2-it _igi-min_ sza _szu-gidim-ma_ {na4}mu-s,a _na4_ [...]
62'. _{na4}an-zah-babbar {na4}an-zah-ge6 ku3-gan pa {gesz}nam-tar nita2 pa#_ [...]
  single ruling
63'. _pap 1(u) 1(disz) na4-mesz_ u _u2-hi-a szesz_ ana _a szub_-di ina _mul4_ tusz-bat [...]
64'. ana _i3+gesz szub_-di _igi-min_-szu2 _szesz2_-asz ana _kasz szub_-di-ma _nag#_ ina# _gu2#_-[szu2 ...] _gar#_-an-ma _silim#_-im
  single ruling
65'. an-na-nam ina _iti 1(disz)-kam2 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam2 du3#_-[ma] i#-szal-lim#
  single ruling
66'. _DISZ kimin na4 sa5_ ki-ma bu-la-li _igi-min_-szu2 _szesz2_-asz : _DISZ kimin#_ [{na4}]mu#-s,a-am _kimin_
67'. _DISZ kimin_ {na4}kut-pa-a ina _i3-nun sud2 kimin : DISZ kimin {na4}za-gin3 kur-ra# [ina] _i3#-nun sud2 kimin_
68'. _DISZ kimin {na4}musz-gir2 kimin : DISZ kimin szim-bi-zi-da4_ ina _ga# [{munus}]u2#-zug2 sud2 igi-min_-szu2 _szesz2_-asz
69'. _DISZ kimin {na4}zu2 ge6_ ina _i3 kur-gi# sud2# kimin_
  single ruling
70'. _{szim}gur2-gur2_ mi-riq2 _u2_ a-szi-i {u2}kur#-[ra] gazi#{sar} i3-udu gi-mesz_
71'. _{na4}ka-gi-na-dab-ba_ {na4}mu-s,a _i3-gesz muszen#-habrud#? libir-ra duh-lal3_
72'. 1(u) 1(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz_ rib-ku sza _szu-gidim#-ma# igi-min_-szu2 _mar-mesz_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
column 2
1'. [...] x ina# 9(disz) _u4-kam#?_ [...]
2'. _udu#-siskur# du3#_-ma _uzu_-szu-nu [...]
  single ruling
3'. _ugu_ sza _giri3-pad-ra2 lugud2-da udu#_ x [...]
4'. _gamun-ge6 a {gesz}nu-ur2-ma_ {gesz}x [...]
5'. _disz_-nisz _hi-hi_ ina _lal3 i3-nun i3-gesz erin sud2#?_ [...] x [...]
  single ruling
6'. _DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 la ina-t,a-la _na bi u4-da tab-ba# 1(disz)# gin2# u5# argab#{muszen}_
7'. 1/2(disz) _gin2 u2 babbar igi-4(disz)-gal2-la mun_ eme-sal-lim ina _lal3#-kur_ u _i3-nun# [sud2] igi#-min_-szu2 _mar_
  single ruling
8'. _DISZ# na#_ di-gi-il _igi-min_-szu2 ma-a-t,i _i3-udu musz-ge6# {u2#}in#-nu-usz zu2#-[lum]-ma#? _{gesz}szinig_
9'. _i3#-udu ur-mah illu_ {u2}ti-ia2-tu _ukusz2-hab : {szim}hab# naga# si# [u2] babbar mun_ eme-sal-lim {u2#}gamun#-ge6_
10'. [mal]-ma#-lisz ina _sahar-uruda_ inax!(DISZ) _lal3-kur-ra hi-hi sud2 mar za#-[na_ te]-pu#-usz _{u2}esi naga si# igi-min_-szu2 _luh_-si
11'. _[egir_-szu2] _igi#-min#_-szu2 _mar_-ma _u4#? x-kam2_ x [...] x _szub en 7(disz)_-szu2 _mar# egir#_-szu2# _dilim2# a-bar2#_ ul _du8_-ar2
  single ruling
12'. [...] _{szim#}li naga si# nu-luh-ha_ sah-le2-e
13'. [... ina ...] _sila11_-asz _la2_
  single ruling
14'. [...] x-ma# _igi_-szu2
15'. [...] x x _mun#_ eme#-sal#-lim#
16'. [...] x _sud2_
17'. [... ka-la _u4_-me x-szu2] _keszda_ u2-kal
18'. [...] _igi#-min#_-szu2 _mar-mesz_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
19'. [... _szu] {d#}szul-pa-e3-a : {d#}iszkur# ra#-hi#-is,#
20'. [...] _szu {d}1(u) 5(disz)
21'. [...] ina# _NE gar_-an
22'. [...] _sud2#? mar-mesz_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
23'. [...] x MI szum4-ma la i-na-at,-t,a-la _szu {d}isz8-tar2
24'. [... ina] _lal3#_ u _i3-nun sud2 igi-min_-szu2 _mar-mesz_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
25'. _DISZ na_ szi-[li? _igi-min_-szu2 ...] x x x x x _nu na2 ugu#_ mi-na-te-szi-na _dugud_
26'. _i3-udu musz#-ge6_ ina _i3-nun lal3#-kur_-e _hi#-hi_ te-qi2
  single ruling
27'. _DISZ na_ szi-li# _igi#-min_-szu2 szad-du-ma _ki-na2# nu# il2# pa {gesz}sze-nu2-a pa {gesz}pesz3_
28'. _pa {gesz}ge6-par3# pa gi-zu2-lum-ma_ ina _a_ ina _ninindu# usz2#_-ker ana _sza3 szub-szub_-szu2
29'. _a-gar-gar masz-da3# szurun# gu4 disz_-nisz _gaz sim ki zi3 sze-sa-a hi-hi_ ina _a# gazi#{sar} sila11_-asz _la2_ {u2}ak-tam ina _kasz nag_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
30'. _DISZ na# u4# du3#-a-bi nu igi-du8 ge6 du3-a-bi igi-du8# {d#}3(u)#-lu-ur-ma-a
  single ruling
31'. _DISZ na# u4# du3-a-bi igi-du8 ge6 du3-a-bi nu igi-du8# {d}3(u)-lu#-ur#-ma-a
  single ruling
32'. _DISZ na igi#-min_-szu2 si-lu-ur-ma-a ma-ku-ut ga-bi-di sza _ansze uzu_ la-ba-ni-szu2
33'. ina _szu#-sar#_ ta-szak-kak ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an _a-gub2-ba-a gin_-an ina sze-ri3 _{tug2}sza3-ha_
34'. ana _igi# {d#}utu la2_-as, _nig2-na {szim}li gar_-an _lu2_ szu2-a-tu2 ina ku-tal _{tug2}sza3-ha_ ana _igi {d}utu_
35'. tusz-za#-as#-su _masz-masz 7(disz) ninda il2_-szi sza2 _igi-min_-szu2 _gig 7(disz) ninda il2_-szi-ma
36'. _masz#-[masz?]_ ana _{lu2}tu-ra_ mu-uh-ra nam-ra i-ni i-qab-bi
37'. _[{lu2}tu]-ra#_ ana _masz-masz_ mu-uh#-ra# bal-s,a i-ni i-qab-bi
  single ruling
reverse
column 1
1. _[DISZ na] igi#-[min_-szu2 si-lu-ur-ma-a] ma#-ku-ut ga-bi-di ta-har-ra-as,
2. [...] _masz#? {lu2}tur-mesz_ tu-pa-har-ma ki-a-am i-qab-bu-u
3. [...] i#-qab-bu-u _i3-nun_ u _i3-gesz sag disz_-nisz _hi-hi igi-min_-szu2 _mar-mesz_
  single ruling
4. _[du3-du3-bi_ ...] szu-a-tu _szu-bi-gin7-nam_
  single ruling
5. _[en2_ ... sze?-me?-ma? mu?]-uh2-ra {d}e2-a lisz-ma-a {d}e2-a lim-hu-ra
6. [... a]-mur# nam-ra i-ni a-mur bal-s,a i-ni _tu6 en2_
  single ruling
7. _[du3-du3-bi_ ...] 7(disz)#? _szu-si_ ha-sze-e _ti_-ma _en2_ an-ni-tu2
8. _[szid_-nu ... ina] _{gesz}ig_ ina _szu_-szu2 _gar_-ma _gu7_
  single ruling
9. [...] x _pa_ ma-ku-ut ga#-bi#-di# e#-ma# her-s,i
10. [...] _nundum#_-szu2 u3# [... x]-ma# ina#-esz#
  single ruling
11. [...] x GI mi-na-ta#? [...] x x [x]
12. [...] _pa sze#-sa#?-a#?_ [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. _dilim2 a-bar2 gin7 nig2#-[sila11-ga2#?] gar#_-nu _{szim}li {szim}gur2-gur2 u2#_ [...]
2. _gazi{sar} naga# [si] za3#-hi#-li u2_ a-szi-i _pesz10-{d}id2 uh2-{d}id2 esir#_ [...]
3. _i3-udu ellag2 gu4# disz#_-nisz# ta#-sak3 ana _sza3 a-bar2 szub_-ma _szu-si [mar?]_
4. te-qi2-tu sza-lim-tu sza _szu um-me-a_ la-te-ek ba-ri#
  single ruling
5. _gazi{sar#} za3#-hi-li {u2}kur-kur {u2}masz-tab-ba {szim}gur2-gur2 duh-lal3 {u2}kur-ra i3-udu {szim}gig numun {szim#}li#_
  single ruling
6. 9(disz)# _u2-hi-a_ rib-ku sza _igi-min_
  single ruling
7. _{u2}kur-ra_ sah-le2-e _gazi{sar} {u2}nu-luh-ha {u2}kur-kur {u2}masz-tab-ba_
8. kam-mu _{szim}gur2-gur2 {u2}har-har_ ina _NE szeg6_-szal ina _i3-gesz_ u _duh-lal3 babbar sud2_
  single ruling
9. 9(disz) _u2-hi-a_ sza nap-szal-ti lu-ub-ki
  single ruling
10. _{u2}kur-ra {u2}kur-kur gazi{sar} {u2}masz-tab-ba {szim}szesz numun {szim}li kam-mu sza2 _aszgab 7(disz) u2-hi-a_
11. rib-ku sza _igi-min_ ina _NE_ ta-qal-lu ina _i3-udu duh-lal3_ u _i3-nun sud2 igi-min_-szu2 _mar_
  single ruling
12. _{na4}an-zah-ge6_ tusz-ku {na4}as-har {na4}mu-s,a _naga si {szim}gur2-gur2 u2 babbar za3-hi-li_
13. kam-mu _pesz10-{d}id2 i3-udu gu4 a-gar5 dilim2 a-bar2 szu {lu2#}a#-zu_
  single ruling
14. _an-zah-ge6 pesz10-{d}id2_ ku-up#-ra# [...]
15. _{u2}gamun-ge6 gazi{sar} za3#-[hi-li_ ...]
16. _i3-udu gu4 i3-udu gir3-pad-ra2#_ [...]
17. it-qur-ti _ir#?_ [...]
  single ruling
18. _{szim#}gur2#?-[gur2?_ ...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 6, 516

    [Köcher1980BAM6] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 2. Vol. 6. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: AMT pl. 008, no. 5 (K 13719) + AMT pl. 018, no. 2 (K 02545) + AMT pl. 028, no. 10 (Sm 0970a) + AMT pl. 083, no. 3 (K 14786)

    [sec111778] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02533 + K 02545 + K 02575 + K 03320 + K 04120 + K 05906 + K 13439 + K 13719 + K 14786 + K 08110 + K 16424 + Sm 0970a

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:18:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 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
2020-04-22 at 05:47:25 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-10-17 at 13:03:46 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2012-10-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 516 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P432416.
BAM 6, 516 artifact entry (No. P432416). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432416 (Original work published 2012)
BAM 6, 516 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432416 (Accessed: September 6, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 516 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P432416},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P432416},
}


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TI  - BAM 6, 516 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 6, 516 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P432416.
BAM 6, 516 artifact entry (No. P432416). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432416 (Original work published 2012)
BAM 6, 516 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432416 (Accessed: September 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 6, 516 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P432416},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P432416},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P432416
LB  - CDLI:P432416
M1  - 2025/9/6/
TI  - BAM 6, 516 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P432416
ER  -
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