BAM 2, 140 (P285236)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14427

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _{szim#}szesz#_ [...]
2'. [...] x gi [...]
3'. [...] x x x [x] _a_ pa-szi-ri [x] sza2 _id2_ ina _kasz?_ [...]
4'. _szeg6_-[szal ina] _nindu#_ te-sek-ker ina _sza3 szub-szub_-szu? _szu_-su x [x x] _numun_ ti-ia-[tu2]
5'. _numun u2-sikil numun {gesz}szinig naga {u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur_ ta-sak3 ina _kasz_ [x]
6'. ina _mul_ tusz-bat ina szer3-ti _nag_-szu-ma ina _iti 1(disz)-kam_ 7(disz)-szu2 _du3_-usz-ma _bur2#_ [x]
  single ruling
7'. _DISZ lu2 su-mesz_-szu2 szim-ma-tu4 u2-kal-lu i-te-ne-mi-im-[ma]
8'. _uzu#?-mesz#_-szu2 u2-tab-ba-tu2 u a-na _munus_ a-la-kam2 la i-le-'e
9'. _[nu-mesz_-szu2] sza2 im szu-nu-lu ina kul-la-tim _du_-ma ana _sze ku3-babbar_ ana _sze ku3-sig17_
10'. [ina kul-la-ti _szub]_-ma# im-ta-szam _alam usz11-zu_ u _munus usz11-zu du3_-usz-ma
11'. [szum-szu-nu ina] _masz-sila3 sar_-ar2 i-di-szu-nu ana _egir_-szu-nu
12'. [ina asz-lim ta-kas3-su] mu-sza2-t,i _nigin_-szu2-nu-ti _i3-hab_
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [ana _ugu_-szu2]-nu tu-ra-ak _ub-ga_-tim la-a s,a-ri-ip-tim
2'. ta-an#-<na>-szi-szu2-nu-ti ma-har _{d}utu_ ta-dan{an}-szu2-nu-te
3'. ina _a a-gub2-ba szu-min_-ka u3 _giri3-min_-ka ana _ugu_-szu2-nu ta-sza2-hat
4'. _zi3 nig2-sila11-ga2 zi3 gig nunuz sag sza3_-szu2 tu-kap-par2-ma
5'. ana _ugu_-szu-nu _szub_-di ina ma-har _{d}utu_ ki-a-am tu-szad-bab-szu2
6'. um-ma at-ta-ma _{d}utu man an_-e u _ki_-te
7'. da-a-a-an _dingir_ u _lu2_ at-ta-ma _{d}utu_ ana ia2-ti kisz-pi ru-he-e
8'. ru-si-i up-sza-sze-e _nu du10-mesz du3_-sza2 _nigin_-ra i-szi-am isz-tu2 _u4_-[mi]
9'. ina# _[igi]_-ka#? _du11-ga_ lu _du8_-ni lu _kesz2_-ma da-li-li-ka lud-[lul]
10'. [7(disz)-szu2] _du11#-ga#_-ma _bur2_-ir#
  single ruling
11'. [_DISZ_ x]-u2# ru-su-u2 up-sza2-szu2-u ana _lu2 nu te#_
12'. [1/2(disz)? _gin2_ ur2-ne2]-e# 1(disz) _gin2 nu-luh-ha_ 1/3(disz) _gin2_ ha-sze-[e]
13'. [...] _gin2#? gesztin szur# igi {d}utu nag#_-[szu2]
14'. [... i-sze-']-la#? [...]
  rest broken

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285236

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 14427
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q007483
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-2/BAM-2_-140

References

  • primary: BAM 2, 140

    [Köcher1963BAM2] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 2. Vol. 2. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: KAR, 160

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

  • history: LKA, 160

    [Ebeling1953LKA] Ebeling, Erich. 1953. Literarische Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: KAL 2, 46

    [Schwemer2007KAL2] Schwemer, Daniel. 2007. Rituale Und Beschwörungen Gegen Schadenzauber. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Literarischen Inhalts, Band 2. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

  • history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, -2/BAM-2_-140>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-24 at 07:53:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-11-24 at 07:44:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:07:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-04-22 at 07:57:51 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-16 at 03:33:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 12:13:35 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-22 at 13:19:15 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-23 at 13:43:53 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 140 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285236.
BAM 2, 140 artifact entry (No. P285236). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285236 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 140 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285236 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 2, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285236},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 140 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285236.
BAM 2, 140 artifact entry (No. P285236). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285236 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 140 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285236 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 2, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285236},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285236
LB  - CDLI:P285236
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BAM 2, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285236
ER  -
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