AMT pl. 052 05 (P451829)

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] x ra _henbur2_ {gesz#}x [...]
3'. [...] ina _a id2_ ina _nindu usz2_-er x x [...]
  single ruling
4'. [...] kun _uzu-mesz_-szu2 szim-ma#-tu2 u ri-mu-tu2 _tuku-mesz_ u szi-hat _uzu-mesz_
5'. [... ana] _ti#_-szu2# {gesz}si-ha {gesz}ar-gan-na {u2}ba-ri-ra-tu2 _{u2}ab2-duh_
6'. [...] {u2}kur-kur {gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3 {gesz}dap2-ra-nu _gi du10-ga {szim}im-di_
7'. [...] _szim-szal {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}gam-ma {szim}gir2 {gesz}szinig_
8'. [...] _gi szul-hi {u2}in6-usz2 ri-ri {gesz}geszimmar pa {gesz}ildag2 pa_ {gesz}dul-bi
9'. [...] {gesz#}pesz3 pa {gesz}haszhur pa {gesz}szennur pa_ {gesz}til-la-<at> _gesztin pa_ {gesz}a-szu-hi
10'. [... bu]-ut,#-na-ni _gurun {gesz}kiri6 du3-a-bi u2-hi-a du3-a-bi szim-hi-a du3-a-bi_
11'. [...] _szub#_-di ina _{uruda}szen-tur szeg6_-szal ina _sza3 ra_-su
  single ruling
12'. [...] _{gesz}erin szesz2 : DISZ kimin {u2}igi-nisz_ ina _i3-nun szesz2_
  single ruling
13'. [...] {szim#}{d}nin-urta {u2}gamun-ge6_ ina _i3-nun mud2 {gesz}erin szesz2_
  single ruling
14'. [...] ri#-mu-ti szu-up-szu-hi _ti-la pa_ {gesz}szu-szi _pa {gesz}sze_-nu
15'. [...] x _numun {gesz}ma-nu numun {u2}ukusz2-ti-gil2-la {u2}har-har_ {u2}u5-ra-nu
16'. [...] {u2#}ba-ri-ra-tu2 _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti tusz-te-mid ina _{dug}utul2_
17'. [...] _i3#-gesz_ u _kasz-sag szeg6_-szal _la2-la2_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
18'. [... szu-up]-szu#-hi _{gesz}masz-husz im-gu2#-[en-na_ ...]
19'. [...] _gesztin#_ x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
  single ruling
2'. [...] szu2#?
3'. [...] x
  single ruling
4'. [... ina]-esz
  single ruling
5'. [...]
6'. [...] x
  single ruling
7'. [...] szu2?
8'. [...] _en2#_
  single ruling
9'. [...] tum
  single ruling
10'. [...] ak
11'. [...] 'a
12'. [...] li
  single ruling
13'. [...] x
  rest 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/P451829

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 1879-07-08, 0086

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1879,0708.86
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P451829
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1879-0708-86

References

  • primary: AMT, pl. 052 05

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2020-04-09 at 15:51:33 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-07-03 at 12:51:55 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-07-03 at 12:51:35 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-07-03 at 12:40:33 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2013-04-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AMT Pl. 052 05 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P451829.
AMT pl. 052 05 artifact entry (No. P451829). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P451829 (Original work published 2013)
AMT pl. 052 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P451829 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 052 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P451829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P451829},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AMT Pl. 052 05 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P451829.
AMT pl. 052 05 artifact entry (No. P451829). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P451829 (Original work published 2013)
AMT pl. 052 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P451829 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 052 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P451829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P451829},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - AMT pl. 052 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P451829
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