BAM 5, 438 (P396336)

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
1. [...] x x [...]
2. [...] x [...] x [...]
3. x [...] x [...] x x ud lu a x x [...]
4. x [...] x ki [...] _murub4#-mesz_-szu2 kid x [...]
5. [...] szu2 mut,-t,u ana da-ba-bi _sza3_-szu2 la# _[il2_-szu2]
6. [hu]-us,# _gaz sza3 tuku-mesz_-szi mi-na-ti-szu2 it-ta#-[na-asz2-pa-ka]
7. it-te-nen-bi-it, _nundum-mesz_-szu2 u2-na-asz2-szak _gesztu-min_-szu2 _gu2#-[gu2_-a]
8. _szu-min_-szu2 i-szam-ma-ma-szu2 bir-ka-szu2 kim-s,a-szu2 i-kas3-sa#-[sa-szu2]
9. _sag sza3_-szu2 it-ta-na-az2-qar ana _munus du_-ka mut,#-[t,u]
10. ana _munus sza3_-szu2 _nu il2_-szu2 hur-ba-szu _szub-szub_-[su]
11. i-kab-bir i-ba-ah-hu _uh2_ ana _ka_-szu2 it-ta-na-[di]
12. ik-ka-szu2 _lugud2-da-mesz ki-na2 nu il2_-szi#
13. pi-qa la pi-qa u2-ta-s,al _na bi_ ka-[szip]
14. _nu-mesz_-szu _du3_-ma ina _ur2 ad_ szu-nu-[lu]
15. ana kisz-pi _bur2 zi_-szu2 _kar_ it-ti _dingir_ kam-li su-lu-mi3
16. ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-[nisz]_
17. _{u2}sikil_ {u2}el-kul-la _{szim}buluh_ {u2}ak-[tam]
18. _{u2}kur-kur {u2}haszhur gesz-gi_ {u2}la-pat ar-ma-ni _na4_ ga-be2#-[e]
19. _ka a-ab-ba {u2}nu-luh-ha {u2}dur2-nu-luh-ha {u2}har-har#_
20. {u2}ur2-nu-u2 _{u2}kur-zi_ {u2}szib-bur-ra-tu2 _{u2}hur-sag#_
21. _{u2}kur-ra_ {u2}szu-mut-tu2 _henbur2 {gesz}dih3 henbur2 {gesz}kiszi16#_
22. _henbur2 gi szul-hi_ {gesz}bi-nu _numun_ {gesz}bi-nu _{u2}in-[nu-usz]_
23. _numun {u2}in-nu-usz {szim}li numun {szim}li mun ku3#-[pad]_
24. _mun#_ [a-ma]-nim# _zu2#-lum#-ma# numun {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 {szim}man-[du]_
25. {u2#}[x ...] 3(u)# 7(disz)# _u2 usz11-bur2-ru#-[da]_
26. [...] _szu#-min#_ szu-s,u-u2#
27. [...] _i3#-gesz#_ lu ina hi-qa-a-ti _nag#-[mesz]_
  single ruling
28. [...] x kisz#? [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _en2#?_ [...]
2'. _{lu2}usz11#?-zu#?_ [...]
3'. i-pu-sza2 _{mi2}usz11-zu#_ [...]
4'. _en2_ ul ia-ut-tu-un# [...]
5'. _en2 {d}marduk lugal_ : {d}sza3-zu {d#}[x ...]
6'. u _{d}nin-girima3_ iq-bu-nim-ma# [...]
  single ruling
7'. _ka inim-ma_ kisz-pi ru-hu#-u2 ru-su-u2# _{d}dim10#-[me]_
8'. s,i-bit ma-mit tur-ti _udug#_ lem-nu# ana _[lu2 nu] te#_-[e]
  single ruling
9'. _du3-du3-bi_ {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz {u2}sikil_ {u2#}[x ...]
10'. _gesz bur2 u2 {d}dim10-me {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim#}li#_ [...]
11'. _{u2}in-nu-usz naga si mun pesz10-[{d}id2_ ...]
12'. _en2_ an-ni-tu2 3(disz)-szu2 ana _ugu szid_-nu-ma# [...]
13'. ina _i3-gesz szesz2_-su-ma kisz-pi-szu _nigin#_ x x [...]
14'. _nu te-me_-szu2 _lu2 bi ku3 sza3_-szu2 za-ki# _sza3#_ ka# [...]
  single ruling
15'. _DISZ na_ ina _e2 nu_ mah-ra-szu2
16'. _dub 6(u) 3(disz)-kam-me usz11-bur2-ru#-da# libir#-ra#-gin7#_ [...]
17'. _e2-gal {disz}an-szar2-du3-a lugal gal#_-u2# _lugal#_ dan#-nu# [...]
18'. sza _{d}ag_ u _{d}kurnun arhusz# tuku-mesz_-szu2#-ma# [...]
19'. s,ur-ru szad-lu ha-sis-su# pal-ku-u2 x [...]
20'. a-na szi-rik-ti isz-ruk a-na tah-sis-ti# [...]
21'. qe2-reb _e2-gal_-szu2 u2-kin _nir-gal2#_ [...]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 5, 438

    [Köcher1980BAM5] Köcher, Franz. 1980. Keilschrifttexte Aus Ninive 1. Vol. 5. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 06053

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:15:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-04-22 at 06:59:15 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:39:28 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-02 at 15:27:04 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-28 at 12:04:39 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-16 at 02:27:34 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-16 at 02:16:21 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Michalowski, Piotr The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BAM 5, 438 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P396336.
BAM 5, 438 artifact entry (No. P396336). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P396336 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 438 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P396336 (Accessed: March 12, 2025).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 5, 438 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P396336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P396336},
}


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