BAM 2, 145 (P285241)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 08968

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
1. [_DISZ na] u4#-da tab-ba#_-[ma _sig2 sag-du_-szu2]
2. _gub#-mesz igi-mesz_-szu2 _nigin-mesz_-du#-szu2-[ma]
3. i-ta-na-as,-ra-hu
4. _su_-szu2 ta-ni-hu _tuku-tuku_-szi
5. _kum2_ la ha-ah-hasz
6. su-a-lam _tuku-tuku_-szi
7. _sza3_-szu2 e-ta-na-asz2-sza2-asz2
8. il-la-tu-szu2 _du!_-ku
9. _sza3_-szu2 ig-da-na-ru-ur
10. ri-du-ut ir-ri _gig_ u u2-szar-da#
11. e-le#-nu _uzu_-szu2 _sed_
12. [szap]-la#-nu _giri3-pad-mesz_-szu2 s,ar-ha
13. [ina? su-a]-li-szu2 _gi-gid2_ ha-sze-szu2
14. [it]-ti#-ni!-is-kir3
15. u2#-ga-na-ah
16. [s,i-ri-ih]-ti# _kum2 sza3 tuku-mesz_
17. _[na bi u4-da tab-ba_ ana _ti_-szu2]
reverse
1. _[{u2}gamun] eme!-dir#-kur-ra#_
2. [{u2}]kam#-man-tu2 _{u2}kur-[kur? sze]-lu_
3. {u2#}kam2-ka-du _{u2}nim-nim {u2}gesztin ka5-a_
4. 7(disz) _u2-mesz szesz disz_-nisz _gaz sim_
5. ina _kasz nag-mesz_
6. ina _i3 esz-mesz_-su-ma _ti_
single ruling
7. x x x x
8. x x x
9. x x
10. x
11. x
12. x

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)

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	P285241 P369167 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285241

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 08968
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 2, 145

[Köcher1963BAM2] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 2. Vol. 2. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.
history: KAR, 199

[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: WAW 36, 422-424

[Scurlock2014WAW36] Scurlock, JoAnn. 2014. Sourcebook for Ancient Mesopotamian Medicine. Writings from the Ancient World 36.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-16 at 08:21:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-28 at 09:07:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-04-22 at 07:32:08	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-04-06 at 03:15:12	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-16 at 03:33:57	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-23 at 13:43:53	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 2, 145 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285241.

BAM 2, 145 artifact entry (No. P285241). (2026, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285241 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 2, 145 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285241 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285241},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 145 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285241.

BAM 2, 145 artifact entry (No. P285241). (2026, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285241 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 2, 145 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285241 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {BAM 2, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285241},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285241},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BAM 2, 145 artifact entry
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