BAM 1, 068 (P285167)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist A 00258

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

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tablet
obverse
1. _DISZ na_ szi-bit, _tumu_ hi-mit, _[u4]-da_ szim-ma-tu2 ri#-[mu-tu]
2. sza2-asz2-sza2-t,u _szu gidim4#-ma szu nam-erim2-ma# [dur2-gig]_
3. u ka-la _gig_ ana _ti_-szu2 1(u) _gin2 {u2}nam#-[ti-la_ ...]
4. 1(u) _gin2_ {u2}ti-ia2-tu2 1(u) _gin2 {u2}kur-kur_ 1(u) _gin2_ {u2}[x ...]
5. 1(u) _gin2 {u2}nu-luh-ha_ 1(u) _gin2 {u2}kur-ra_ 1(u) _gin2_ {u2}ur2#-[nu-u ...]
6. 1(u) _gin2 mun ku3-bad_ 1(u) _gin2 {u2}hur-sag_ 1(u) _gin2_ {u2}szib-bur-rat
7. 1(u) _gin2 u2 babbar_ 1(u) _gin2#_ {na4}ga-be2-e 1(u) _gin2 {szim}li_
8. 1(u) _gin2 {szim}gur2-gur2_ 1(u) _gin2_ {u2}ak-tam 1(u) _gin2 numun {gesz}hab_
9. 1(u) _gin2 {szim}gam-ma_ 1(u) _gin2 {szim}man-du_ 1(u) _gin2_ {szim}[x ...]
10. 1(u) _gin2 {gesz}erin_ 1(u) _gin2 [{szim}]szesz#_ 1(u) _gin2 gi du10_
reverse
1. 5(disz) _gin2_ {gesz}si-hu 5(disz) _gin2_ {gesz}[a]-ri#-ga-nu
2. 5(disz) _gin2_ {gesz}ba-ri#-rat 5(disz) _gin2 {u2}{d}utu_ 2(u) 5(disz) _u2-[hi-a_ ...]
3. an-nu-ti-ma _gaz sim_ ina _kasz-sag a gazi2{sar} _szeg6_-szal
4. u _a-gesztin-na_ dan-na-ti _ti_-qe2 _zi3-da-mesz_ an-nu-ti
5. ana _sza3 szub_-di ina _nindu usz2_-er ina sze-ri3 _e11_-ma tu-kas,3-s,a
6. ta-sza2-hal _i3+gesz bara2-ga_ ana _igi szub_-[di]
7. 1(disz)#-szu2 2(disz)-szu2 3(disz)-szu2 ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak-ma _[ti]_
  single ruling
8. [...] _gin2 {u2}nu-luh-ha_ 1(u) _gin2_ {u2}am-ha-[ra ...]
9. a-na s,a-bat e-pe-szi# {m}ki-s,ir-{d}[a-szur]
10. _ta# sza3 szub {gesz}zu_ [x x x] _masz-masz_ [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 1, 068

    [Köcher1963BAM1] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 1. Vol. 1. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N4, 45

    [Pedersén1985-86ArchivesAssur] Pedersén, Olof. 1985-86. Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur : A Study of the Material from the German Excavations. Uppsala : Almqvist & Wiksell.

  • history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, /BAM-1_-068>

    [sec54382] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: Ist A 00258
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  • Provenience: Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
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  • Excavation No: Ass 13955ao
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    N4, 45

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-09 at 10:00:20 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:20:35 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:08:01 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-24 at 07:53:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-11-24 at 07:44:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2020-04-15 at 12:44:00 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2020-04-09 at 08:22:36 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-04-05 at 13:00:35 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-20 at 17:00:09 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-04 at 15:32:46 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-02-06 at 14:23:40 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-08-24 at 13:57:45 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-08-24 at 09:05:38 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-08-24 at 09:04:24 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Aupperle, Eric Babylonian Medicine CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 068 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285167.
BAM 1, 068 artifact entry (No. P285167). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285167 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 068 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285167 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285167},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285167
LB  - CDLI:P285167
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - BAM 1, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285167
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 068 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285167.
BAM 1, 068 artifact entry (No. P285167). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285167 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 068 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285167 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285167},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285167
LB  - CDLI:P285167
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - BAM 1, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285167
ER  -
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