BAM 6, 556 (P394968)

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
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1'. [{dug}]ta-ri-ha-a-ti x [...]
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2'. _[DISZ ki-min] 5(disz) gin2_ {gesz}e-ri-na 5(disz) _kisal {gesz}szur#-[min3_ ...]
3'. [...] _szim#-szal 5(disz) kisal gi du10-ga 3(disz)# kisal# {szim#}gir2 2(disz)kisal_ {gesz}su-a-di 3(disz) _kisal_ {gesz}bu-ut,-na-na
4'. [...] {u2}ha-sza2-nu 3(disz) _kisal {u2}kur-gi-rin2-na 1(u) kisal# {szim#}sze-li 1(u) 2(disz) u2-hi-a 1(u) szim-hi-a szesz_
5'. _[tesz2]-bi#_ ta-ka-sim ina _{gesz}naga3 [gaz] sim_ ta-sza2-ni-ma ina _{na4}ur5 ad-bar_ ta-szad-da-ad
6'. [ina _{tug2}gada] sal-la_ ta-sza2-hal _{gesz}ban2_ ar-sa-na _usz2#_-er ina _a luh_-se ina _udun_ te-sek-ker
7'. [u3] _sed_ ina _a gazi{sar}_ sek-ru-ti _sed#_ ta#-sza2-ni-ma _luh_-se ina _udun gur_-ar2 _u2_-er
8'. [u3] _sed_ u _sun2_ bap-pi-ri _szim-hi-a szesz#_ x _lal3 babbar disz_-nisz _hi-hi_
9'. [...] te-sip resz-ka u2-qa-a ana _na_ sza2 _mur-mesz_ x-du# _gig sig_
10'. _[nu]_ pa-tan _gu7-mesz_ ta-na-szar-ma _i3_ hal-s,a _[dub]-dub_-ak _gu7_
11'. [...] _szu gesztin du10-ga nag lu2_ lu sza _lugal_ ni-s,ir-ti 2(u)_-ti
  single ruling
12'. _[DISZ na] sag#? sza3#_-szu2 it-ta-na-az-qap _sza3-mesz_-szu2 _mu2-mu2 ninda_ ina _ka_-szu2 _gur-gur_ mim-ma _gu7_-ma _ugu_-szu2 _nu du10-ga na bi_ ki-s,ir-te _mur-mesz gig_ ana _ti_-szu2
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1. 1/2(disz) _sila3 i3-udu ellag2 udu-nita2 1/2 sila3_ qi2-lip _zu2-lum-ma 1(u) 5(disz) kisal {szim}gur2-gur2 1(u) 5(disz) kisal {szim}li_
2. 1(u) 5(disz) _kisal {szim}gir2 1(u) kisal illu {szim}buluh 1(u) 3(disz) kisal {szim}gig 7(disz) KU {u2}har-har : {u2}a-szi-i 2(disz) kisal u5 argab{muszen}_
3. _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti ina _{gesz}naga3_ ina _i3-udu_ u _zu2-lum-ma gaz_
4. ina _kusz masz-da3 bi-iz_ qi2-li-te _gar_-an _sur_-ri _ugu_ ki-s,ir-te _la2_-ma 3(disz) _u4_-me _nu du8_
5. _en kesz2_-su _kasz du10-ga nag-mesz_ bu-uh-ri-ta _gu7-mesz_ bu-uh-ra lu sa-dir
6. ina _u4 4(disz)-kam2 du8_-szu2-ma _a-gesztin-na_ ina _utul2 szeg6-ga2_ ana _sza3 {u2}naga gazi{sar} {u2}kur-[kur szub]_
7. _mun {u2}nu-luh-ha_ sah-le2-e _sze-sa-a disz_-nisz _sud2_ ana _sza3_ ta-tab-ba-ak _szeg6#_[szal-ma]
8. x x x x tu#-kas,3#-s,a ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak 4(disz)-ma an-nam [...]
9. [...] _dub#_-ak
10. [...] x bu x
11. [...] ul _szub_-a
12. [...] x _kur_ ni-kip-tu2
13. [...] x _{u2}at-kam2_
14. [...] x te#-t,e4-en
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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 6, 556,

    [Köcher1980-164811] Köcher, Franz. 1980.

  • history: AMT pl. 010, no. 2 (K 13462) + AMT pl. 042, no. 1 (K 10388) + AMT pl. 049, no. 6 (K 03370),

    [sec102726] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 03370 + K 10388 + K 13462

  • 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
2023-01-21 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 07:59:27 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2020-04-22 at 07:36:50 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2020-04-15 at 12:55:15 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2020-04-09 at 16:07:17 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-10 at 23:59:05 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-10 at 23:54:53 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-10 at 23:50:11 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 6, 556 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394968.
BAM 6, 556 artifact entry (No. P394968). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394968 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 556 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394968 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
@misc{2023BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {BAM 6, 556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394968},
}


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