BAM 1, 020 (P285122)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 08281

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)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] _na# igi#-[min]_-szu2# _gig# {u2}kur#-ra#_ [...]
2'. [...] _u2_ he-pi2 esz-szu2 sah-le2-e _{u2}masz-[tab]_
3'. _[i3]-udu# {szim}gig numun_ {szim}[x ...]
4'. [kam2]-mu sza2 _{lu2}aszgab 8(disz) u2_ [...]
5'. sza2 _igi-min_ ina _izi szeg6_-lu4 ina _i3-[nun]_
6'. _ellag2# udu-nita2 duh-lal3_ u _i3-nun sud2# [igi-min_-szu2 _mar]_
single ruling
7'. _{szim}gur2-gur2 {zi3}sze-sa-a gazi[{sar}]_
8'. ina _kasz_ tara-bak an-nu-u _lal_ x [...]
single ruling
9'. _u2 babbar na4_ ga-bi-i _mun_ [...]
10'. an-nu-u t,i-pu sza2 [...]
single ruling
11'. _DISZ na igi-min_-szu2 _gig_-ma _u4-mesz_
12'. _nu bad_-te ina _kum2 sag-du_-szu2 _igi#-min#_-[szu2]
13'. _gissu diri sag-du_-su sar#
14'. ina _u4-me_ 3(disz)-szu2 _nig2-sila11-ga2_ tu-kas,3#-[s,a ...]
15'. _numun {u2}in6-usz_ tur-ar2 ina _i3-sur#_ [...]
16'. _[dilim2]-a#-bar2 sud2 igi-min_-szu2 _mar-mesz#_ [...]
17'. _dub#?_ ba3#?-[ri3]
rest broken
reverse
broken

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

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285122 P369151 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285122

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Ass 13955ad
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 08281
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 1, 020

[Köcher1963BAM1] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 1. Vol. 1. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.
history: KAR, 183

[Ebeling1919-1923KAR] Ebeling, Erich. 1919-1923. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Religiösen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Band 28 & 34. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-28 at 09:03:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-04-22 at 13:42:42	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Barjamovic, Gojko		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-04-09 at 10:38:47	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-03-08 at 13:49:43	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-05-21 at 12:24:36	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-27 at 14:34:07	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-08-30 at 14:13:57	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-08-30 at 14:12:53	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	Babylonian Medicine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 020 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285122.

BAM 1, 020 artifact entry (No. P285122). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285122 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 1, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285122 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 1, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285122},
}

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DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BAM 1, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285122
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 020 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285122.

BAM 1, 020 artifact entry (No. P285122). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285122 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 1, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285122 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 1, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285122},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285122
LB  - CDLI:P285122
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BAM 1, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285122
ER  -