BAM 6, 566 (P396805)

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
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1'. [...] x x _{gesz}erin DISZ na mu2_-szu2 x
2'. [...] _{szim#}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ {gesz}ar-kan-na
3'. _li {szim}gam-ma szim-hi-a_
4'. [...] x _gaz sim zi3 gig_ be-li-ih
5'. [...] _ra szu i3-gesz szesz2_-su _la2_-su
  single ruling
6'. [...] na-pisz _giri17_-szu2 _dugud_
  single ruling
7'. [...] x x x [...] x
8'. [...]
9'. [...] x x x _{u2}kur-ra giri17_-szu2 ta-kap-par
10'. [... x]-ma _i3-gesz_ ana na-hi-ri-szu2 _szub-szub_
11'. [...] x _kur-ra_ u2-na-s,ab-ma _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_
12'. [...] _illu# li-dur pa {gesz}ge6 pa {gesz}kiri6 disz_-nisz _sud2_
13'. [...] x _hi-hi_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak ina _kusz sur_-ri _gaba_-su _la2_
  single ruling
14'. [...] _na bi gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 _{szim}gig_
15'. [...] _hi#-hi eme_-szu2 _dab_-bat 1(disz)-szu2 2(disz)-szu2 3(disz)-szu2 an-na-a _du3-du3_-usz _du10-ga igi_-mar
  single ruling
16'. [...] _na# bi gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig {na4}esi muszen-na gu7-mesz_
17'. [...] _nag_ ina _na4_ ga-be2-e _ka_-szu2 ta-kap-par-ma _ti_
  single ruling
18'. [...] e#-ri-na _{gesz}szur-min3 {szim}gir2 szim-szal_ {szim}x [...]
19'. [...] ina# _al-szeg6-ga2_ ina _i3-gesz_ hal-s,i u _lal3 hi-hi_ ana x [...]
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column 2
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1'. _sze lal3?_ [...]
  single ruling
2'. _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur#-[mesz_ ...]
3'. 5(disz) _gin2-ta-am3 ti_ [...]
  single ruling
4'. _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_ [...]
  single ruling
5'. _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_-ma# [...]
  single ruling
6'. _DISZ na gi-gid2 mur-mesz gig_-ma
7'. [...] x x am : at gi [...]
8'. 6(disz) _u2#-[hi-a_ ...] x KI x [...]
9'. _du6_ x [...]
  single ruling
10'. _DISZ_ x [...]
11'. u2# [...]
12'. szu x [...]
13'. KI [...]
14'. x [...]
15'. [...]
16'. [...]
17'. [...]
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reverse
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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 6, 566,

    [Köcher1980-165610] Köcher, Franz. 1980.

  • history: AMT pl. 026, no. 3 (K 6795) + AMT pl. 055, no. 5 (K 06852) + AMT pl. 069, no. 10 (Sm 1467),

    [sec103123] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 06795 + K 06852 + Sm 1467

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55 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
2020-04-09 at 16:08:11 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-13 at 11:15:14 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-13 at 11:09:07 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, 566 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P396805.
BAM 6, 566 artifact entry (No. P396805). (2023, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P396805 (Original work published 2010)
BAM 6, 566 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P396805 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 5},
	title = {BAM 6, 566 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P396805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P396805},
}

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