BAM 2, 189 (P285281)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist A 00200 + Ist A 00252

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)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. _{u2}hab {u2}nu-luh#?_
2'. _naga si nam-til-la_
3'. _{gesz}man-du3 {gesz}bal_
4'. _{szim}gig pap 1(u) 1(disz)_
5'. _u2-mesz_ mar-has,
6'. hi-mit, _u4-da#_ u [szi]-bit,# _tumu_
7'. szim-mat ri-mu-tu2
8'. sza2-asz2-sza2-t,u _szu-gidim7_
9'. _szu nam-rim-ma_
10'. _szu nam-lu2_
11'. _dur2-gig_ u _pap_
12'. _gig ti_
  single ruling
13'. {gesz}[x] _{gesz}li_
14'. _{gesz}bal# {gesz}man-du3_
15'. _{gesz}gur2-gur2_ ur2-nu-u
16'. [x x x] _gesztin# ka5-a_
17'. [x x x x x] x
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. ir-[x ...]
3'. _pap#_ [...]
4'. x [...]
5'. x [...]
6'. x [...]
7'. x [...]
8'. x [...]
9'. [...] mar#-has, [x x]
  single ruling
10'. [x] _gur2-gur2 {gesz}gam-ma_
11'. {szim#}man-du3_
12'. _{gesz}bal_
13'. {gesz}eri-nu
14'. _{gesz}gir2_
15'. _{gesz}szesz_
16'. _gi du10_
reverse
column 1
1. {gesz}si-hu
2. ar2-[x x]
3. _lum-ha#_
4. _lagab munu6_ x [x x]
5. {gesz}tar-[musz]
6. _pap 1(u) 3(disz) u2#-[mesz]_
7. _gur#? bi_ [x x]
8. [...] x
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. x [...]
15. x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. _{gesz}[gur2-gur2]_
2. _{gesz}li_
3. _{gesz}bal_
4. _{gesz}man-du3_
5. _gi du10_
6. ur2-nu-u
7. _{u2}kur-kur_
8. _gesztin ka5#-a_
9. kar-[szu2 ...]
10. kar [x x] x
11. _ASZ_ tar-musz8
12. _ASZ igi_-lim
13. _ASZ igi-nisz_
14. _ASZ_ ir-ru-u
15. _pap_ 1(u) 4(disz) mar-has,
16. ah-ha-zu
  single ruling

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285281

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive Assur N4
Excavation Number Ass 13956cb+dw
Findspot
N4, 326
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00200 + Ist A 00252
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-2/BAM-2_-189

References

  • primary: BAM 2, 189

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

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N4, 326

    [Pedersen1985-86ArchivesAssur] 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, -2/BAM-2_-189>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-09 at 10:00:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:20:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:08:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2020-04-22 at 06:50:24 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-04-06 at 03:15:14 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-20 at 17:08:15 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-05 at 07:58:46 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 12:40:08 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-29 at 14:11:52 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-29 at 14:10:48 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, 189 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285281.
BAM 2, 189 artifact entry (No. P285281). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285281 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 189 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285281 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 2, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285281},
}


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TI  - BAM 2, 189 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 189 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285281.
BAM 2, 189 artifact entry (No. P285281). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285281 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 189 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285281 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 2, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285281},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285281
LB  - CDLI:P285281
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BAM 2, 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285281
ER  -
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