AMT pl. 039 08 (P452860)

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

Cite

Lineart

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

25.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]
2'. [...] ina _i3-gesz hi-hi szesz2#_ [...]
3'. [...] x s,u sab s,u _mu-ni_ sah-le2#-[e ...]
4'. [... ina _{uruda}]szen#-tur_ tara-bak ina _kusz-edin sur_-ri# [...]
5'. [...] sag# sza3_-szu2 _gu7_-szu2 na-asz2-mu-szu _dugud_ [...]
6'. [...] esz#? x [x x] x an#? [x x] x x [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

20130621 bmcat: fragment of a clay tablet (?), 4 lines of inscription, Neo-Assyrian.

CDLI number	P452860
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P452860

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	25.0 mm × 29.0 mm
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	1889-04-26 Bu, 0060

References

primary: AMT, pl. 039 08

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-12-02 at 21:07:51	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-05-28 at 10:13:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-06-18 at 13:52:49	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2013-06-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Stadhouders, Henry	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“AMT Pl. 039 08 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P452860.

AMT pl. 039 08 artifact entry (No. P452860). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452860 (Original work published 2013)

AMT pl. 039 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452860 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 039 08 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452860},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AMT Pl. 039 08 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P452860.

AMT pl. 039 08 artifact entry (No. P452860). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452860 (Original work published 2013)

AMT pl. 039 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452860 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {AMT pl. 039 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452860},
}

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