BAM 5, 508 (P393804)

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. _en2# bur#_ [...]
2'. ki in x [...]
3'. KU sipa [...]
  single ruling
4'. _en2 in-ni_ [...]
5'. _tir pad_ x [...]
  single ruling
6'. _en2_ ak-ka-[x ...]
7'. i-ga-asz2 hu x [...]
  single ruling
8'. _en2_ tab-ra-at# e-di# [...]
  single ruling
9'. _en2 me ku3-ga ba-da#?-[x_ ...]
10'. _me ku3-ga gesz-zi-[da_ ...]
11'. _hu-luh-ha_ [...]
  single ruling
12'. _en2 ka szu-gin7 ka#_ [...]
  single ruling
13'. 9(disz)#? _ka-inim-ma_ [...]
  single ruling
14'. _en2 sag-ki mu-[x_ ...]
15'. _sag-ki sahar-ra_ [...]
16'. _{d}asal-lu2-hi_ x [...]
17'. _mu-un-dab-dab_ [...]
  single ruling
18'. _en2 sag-ki mu-[x_ ...]
19'. a da pa3 [...]
20'. _sag-ki mu-[x_ ...]
  single ruling
21'. _en2 sag-ki#_ [...]
22'. _sag-ki#_ [...]
  single ruling
23'. _en2_ x [...] _sag-ki_ x [...]
24'. _sag-ki#_ [...] sag#-gig-ga_-szu2# [...]
25'. zi {d}asal#-[lu2-hi dumu sag] eridu#{ki}-ga-ke4 zi pa3-da_ x [...]
  single ruling
26'. _en2 si-[dara3-masz] mah# da-ra mu-un-zu {munus}asz2-gar3 gesz3 zu-de3_ x
27'. _min hul-gal2 szim-sar hul-gal2 en2#_
  single ruling
28'. _en2 id2-da {gesz}tir gal-gal-la-ta {gesz}tir si-dara3-masz mah_ x
29'. _du7#-du7 {gesz}gesztin-gir mu-un-kar-re {gesz}u2-gir2 i3-gu7 gesz_ [...]
30'. _musz-musz ki sar-sar-e-de3 mul ka2 an kur-kur-ra sikil-la#_ [...]
31'. _gaba-ni an-ki tu-ra-sze3 du8 nam-tag-ga lu2 kar-ra mu-un-zi#_
32'. _zag-du8 nig2 gesztin {gesz}kiri6 kur2-kur2-ke4 nun_ [...]
33'. _udug hul# [a-la2 hul gidim hul gal5-la hul]_
34'. _{d}kamad-[me_ ...]
35'. _zi an-na he2#-[pa3 zi ki-a he2-pa3_ [...]
  single ruling
36'. _en2 ur-sag_ {d}[x ...]
37'. _ur-sag {d}utu_ [...]
38'. _ur-sag {d}en-lil2#_ [...]
39'. _ur-sag {d}nin#-[x_ ...]
40'. _ad-gu10 dumu-sag nam#-[x_ ...]
41'. _dumu-gu10 nam-ba-szi-[x_ ...]
42'. _lu2-a-zu di-ku5_ x [...]
  single ruling
43'. _en2 sag-du bir sag-du bir#_ [...]
44'. _sag ak-re-es sag-du bir#_ [...]
45'. _lu2 {d}en-ki he2-BAD lu2 {d}asal#-[lu2-hi_ ...]
  single ruling
46'. 8(disz) _ka-inim-ma_ [...]
  single ruling
47'. _en2 {d}id2 sag-kal gu2-ne_ ina# [...]
48'. _la-ha-ar_ a-na _numun_ ina# [...]
49'. _szu-ub-szu-ub gu2-ni_ [...]
50'. _ba-ra-e3 gu2-un gu2 szub#-ba#_ ina _ka {d}asal-lu2-ni_ szu-qu
51'. ina _inim {d}nin-girim gar#-ra_ : szu-qu szu-qu tum2-ri sza2 _nennimasz a nenni_
  single ruling
52'. _en2_ at-ta _dingir_ lem-nu sza a-na _igi_-ia tasz-na-szu2-u2
53'. x x [...] _bur2#-ra_ ta pa da gu bir kab gisz ka _{d}lugal#-ur3-ra_
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [... x]-ka#
2'. [...] x-ka
3'. [...] _sza3#-mesz_-ka
4'. [...] ana _gu2# gal#-gal# sza3_-bi-ka
5'. lisz#-sza2-a _gisz-mar-mesz_ sza2 _ku3-babbar_ u qi2-tim-ne-e sza2 _ku3-sig17_
6'. li-pat-ta-a _id2-mesz_ li-pat-ta-a a-tap-pa-ti
7'. li-par-szi-du-ni lu-s,u-u2-ni zu-u2-szu
8'. a-szam-szu-tu x x x li-s,a-am-ma _{d}utu_ li-mur
9'. _en2_ ul ia-tu-un _en2# [{d}]asal#-lu2-hi masz-masz dingir-mesz szub_-ma ana-ku asz2-szi
10'. {d}gu-la _ti-la_-ma _nig2-ba_-ki _ti_-i _en2_
  single ruling
11'. _3(disz) ka-inim-ma sza3 gig-ga-kam2_
  single ruling
reverse
column 1
1. _en2_ szu-un-du {d}a-nim ir-hu-u _an_-u2
2. {d}e2#-[a ...] _u2#_ ki?-nu-u2-mu
3. [...] qu#-ra-a-du
4. [...] ka# hu-du
5. [...] i-na x
  several lines broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ga x [...]
3'. u2 x [...]
4'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. _kid3#-kid3-bi numun u2 {u2}su-lat en {gesz}ma-nu {szim}{d}masz nita2_ u _munus_
2. zap-pi _ansze-kur-ra ze10 nig2-dara2-szu-lal2_ ina _de3 gesztu-min_-szu2 tu-qat-tar
  single ruling
3. _en2 ki-ir-gi hu-u2-a na-an-KU par-ri_
4. _ki-ir-gi pa-tu-u2-a na-an-KU par-ri_
5. _ki-ir-ku-ut ki-ib-ri na-an-KU par-ri_
6. _na-an-KU par-ri an-ta na-an-KU par-ri_
7. _sza-ra-le-e tu6-en2_
  single ruling
8. _ka-inim-ma DISZ na gesztu-min_-szu2 i-szag-gu#-[mu]
  single ruling
9. _kid3-kid3-bi {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}szesz {gesz}erin gi [du10]_
10. _{szim}mug gazi{sar} im-kal-gug_ ina _de3 gesztu-min_-szu2 tu-qat#-[tar]
  single ruling
11. _en2 me-sze3 ba-da-ri ki-sze3 ba-da-ha-a me-sze3 gub-ba igi-gu10 nu#-[gub]_
12. _dingir 7(disz) ki 7(disz) im 7(disz) im-gal 7(disz) izi 7(disz) igi 7(disz) bar 7(disz) bar-ta igi# [7(disz)]
13. _zi an-na he2-pad3 zi ki-a he2-pad3#_
14. _muszen an-gin7 ha-ba-dal-en i-bi2-gin7 an-na ha-ba-e11#_ [...]
15. _muru9-gin7 ki-a ha-ba-ni-in#-[szub]_
16. _tu6 ku3-ga en-gal {d}en-ki-[ga-ke4]_
17. _eridu{ki}-ga-ke4 nam-mu-un-da-an-bur2-ra tu6#-[en2]_
  single ruling
18. _en2 nig2-e3 nig2-e3 nig2-nam-ma us2-[su13]_
19. _ki-a dim2-ma-bi a-ri-a an-na-ke4#_
20. _sa7-alan-bi nig2 an-gin7 szu nu-te-ga2#_
21. _hur#-sag-gin7 gul-gul alan-bi zi-ir-zi-ir-e-de3#_
22. _[nig2] udug har-ra-an nig2 udug kaskal-am3_
23. _nig2#-ni2-zu mu-un-szi-in-gen-na nig2-zi2-zu mu-un-szi-in-gen-na_
24. _{d}nin-urta lugal {gesz}tukul-ke4 gaba#-zu# he2#-bi2#-[in-ga2]-ga2#_
25. _hul-dub2 zi an-na he2-pad3# [zi ki-a he2-pad3]_
  single ruling
26. _ka-inim-ma DISZ na gesztu-min#_ [...]
27. 3(disz) a-na _gesztu ku3_-szu2 [...]
  single ruling
28. _en2 h-hu-un-ti ur#-[sag_ ...]
29. _nig2-na an engur_ [...]
30. ia2 at-tal ku-uk [...]
  single ruling
31. _ka-inim-ma gesztu-min_ [...]
  single ruling
32. _en2 a me_ [...]
33. szu-um-ma [...]
34. ra# sza2# x [...]
  rest broken

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Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 5, 508,

    [Köcher1980-164061] Köcher, Franz. 1980.

  • history: BAM 5, 489 (K 02509),

    [sec102248] N.d.

  • history: AMT pl. 038, no. 2 (K 00239) + AMT pl. 042, no. 4 (K 03261),

    [sec102249] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 00239 + K 02509 + K 03261 + K 09080

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 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
2019-03-31 at 14:39:28 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-31 at 14:12:04 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, 508 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P393804.
BAM 5, 508 artifact entry (No. P393804). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P393804 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 5, 508 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P393804 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {BAM 5, 508 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P393804},
}

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