AfO 48/49, 49 BM 053683 (P578455)

Medical tablet dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 053683

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P578455
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P578455

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 053683
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 4723

References

primary: AfO 48/49 (pp. 24-49), 49 BM 053683

[Heeßel2001/2002AfO48/49] Heeßel, Nils P. 2001/2002. “Wenn Ein Mann Zum Haus Des Kranken Geht ...”: Intertextuelle Bezüge Zwischen Der Serie“ Šumma Ālu Und Der Zweiten Tafel Der Serie SA.GIG.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 48/49: 24–49.
citation: BSOAS 53 (pp. 121-123), 121

[Geller1990BSOAS53] Geller, Markham J. 1990. “Reviewed Works: Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. VI, VII & VIII.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 53 (1): 121–23.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-31 at 14:01:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-05-22 at 08:20:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-17 at 10:18:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AfO 48/49, 49 BM 053683 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 31, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P578455.

AfO 48/49, 49 BM 053683 artifact entry (No. P578455). (2026, May 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578455 (Original work published 2025)

AfO 48/49, 49 BM 053683 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578455 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 48/49, 49 BM 053683 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 31, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P578455.

AfO 48/49, 49 BM 053683 artifact entry (No. P578455). (2026, May 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578455 (Original work published 2025)

AfO 48/49, 49 BM 053683 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578455 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P578455},
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