BAM 4, 320 (P285402)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13893 + VAT 13982

Period

-

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
  beginning broken
1'. [x x] x mal2-ma#-[lisz ...]
  single ruling
2'. [x x] _kuszu2 haszhur_ i-na-sik# [...]
3'. [x x] _e3 tag-ga min zabar_ [x x x]
4'. [x] i#-na is-qi2 _tag-ga#_ [x x x]
  single ruling
5'. {u2#}si-hu {szim}[x] _nita2#_ u _munus_ {sig2}[x]
6'. _ku3-sig17 an-bar_ ina _kusz_
  single ruling
7'. _suhusz {gesz}nim suhusz {gesz}kiszi16_ {na4}[x x]
8'. _na4_ ga-bi-i _an-bar szika {gesz}nu-ur2-ma_ [x]
9'. _sahar id2 szub_ ina _gesztin-sur nag#_
  single ruling
10'. _ka-keszda {na4}kur-nu-dib gu2-gal_ [x x]
11'. _{u2}in6-usz2_ {u2}ak-tam _{u2}nu-luh#-[ha]_
12'. _pa {gesz}szinig_ ina _kusz#_
  single ruling
13'. _{u2}la2 {u2}dili_ {u2}[x x x x]
14'. [x] _{u2}in6-usz2 numun_ {u2}[x x x x]
15'. [x] sza2 _ugu ki-mah#_ [x x x x]
  single ruling
16'. _szah# udu-nita2 szika sila-limmu_ lu# [x x x]
  single ruling
17'. _na4#_ ga-bi x [x x x x x x]
18'. _pa_ {gesz}x [...]
19'. _{u2}igi_-lim {u2#}[x ...]
  single ruling
20'. _{u2}kur#-ra_ {u2}x [x x x x x]
21'. _[{u2}]nu-luh-ha_ {u2}[x x x x x]
22'. _[{tug2}nig2-dara2]-szu-la2_ {u2#}[x x x x x]
reverse
1. [x x x]-at#-ma _bil2_ [x x x]
2. [x x x] _{gesz}gi_ ina _i3-gesz_ [x x x]
  single ruling
3. _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li mun#_ [x x]
4. _{u2}kur-kur_ ina _i3-gesz_ [x x x]
  single ruling
5. _{u2}tar-musz8 {u2}dili_ {u2}[x x x]
6. _ka-keszda {gesz}ma-nu sig7#_ [x x]
7. _{na4}ad-bar_ hi-s,ip {na4}[x x x]
8. _{u2}sikil {u2}in6-usz2_ [x x x x]
9. _na4# {u2}nig2-man_ {u2}A [x x x x]
10. _{gesz}kiszi16_ sza2 _ugu [ki-mah]_
11. ina _mud2 {gesz}erin hi-hi_ ina _kasz [nag]_
  single ruling
12. _{na4}gug gazi{sar}_ {na4}[x x]
13. _{na4}gesz-nu11-gal {na4}kur-nu-dab-[ba an]-bar_
14. ina _dur gada_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar#_
  single ruling
15. _{u2}sag-du_-a-na _{u2}eme ur-gi7#_
16. _suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2 suhusz_ {u2}x [x]
17. _[suhusz]_ ab#-bu s,e-nu? _suhusz {gesz}nim_ {gesz}[x]
18. {u2#}hu#-bi#-da#-nu# szim#-ru# {szim}[x]
19. _{szim#}sal gi du10_ {gesz}su-a-[du]
20. {gesz#}eri-nu ina _kasz_ [x x x x]
  single ruling
21. [...]
  rest broken

Text content

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

Chronology

Period
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285402

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ass 13956cw
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 13893 + VAT 13982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q005074

References

  • primary: BAM 4, 320

    [Köcher1971BAM4] Köcher, Franz. 1971. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 4, Babylon, Nippur, Sippar, Uruk Und Unbekannter Herkunft. Vol. 4. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12 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
2019-03-13 at 16:00:58 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-08 at 14:09:08 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-04 at 14:23:24 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 07:17:44 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 06:44:50 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-11 at 11:07:45 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-01-19 at 15:46:21 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale 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 4, 320 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285402.
BAM 4, 320 artifact entry (No. P285402). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285402 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 4, 320 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285402 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 4, 320 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285402},
}


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TI  - BAM 4, 320 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 4, 320 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285402.
BAM 4, 320 artifact entry (No. P285402). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285402 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 4, 320 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285402 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 4, 320 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285402},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285402
LB  - CDLI:P285402
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - BAM 4, 320 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285402
ER  -
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