BAM 4, 367 (P285438)

Medical tablet and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 08992

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[{na4}zu2 sig7] babbar#-dili babbar min5 gesz-nu11-gal_ asz-pu-u _u4-sakar_
2. _[{na4}{d}lamma] ku3#-babbar ku3-sig17 gug za-gin3 nir2 duh-szi-a_
3. _[{na4}asz]-gi3#-gi3# zalag2# en-gi-sa6 dur2-mi-na min ban3-da_
4. {na4#}sah-hu-u _zu2 zalag zu2 ge6_ e-lal-lu _a2-szuba_
5. {na4#}kur-gar-a-nu _hi-li-ba algamesz szim-bi-zi-da_
6. _na4 musz babbar musz ge6 tu_ pi-in-du-u
7. _{na4}an-za-gul-me im-ma-na_ ab3-asz-mu _zah_
8. _{na4}{d}sze-tir_ mar-hal-lu4 u5-ri-zu#
single ruling
9. 3(u) 7(disz) _na4-mesz_ man-za-az _ku4 e2-gal_ tasz-ni#-ni _eme-sig nu igi_
single ruling
10. _{na4}dag#-gaz# duh-szi-a musz-gir2 babbar-dili gug gug-zu2_
11. _{na4}amasz#-mu2-a_ asz-pu-u _asz-gi3-gi3_ mar-hal-lu4
single ruling
12. 9(disz) _na4-mesz_ man-za-az _ku4 e2-gal_ tasz-ni-ni u _eme-sig nu igi_-ri
single ruling
13. _{na4}amasz-pa-e3 gug nir2 dur2-mi-na asz-gi3-gi3 za-gin3 babbar-dili_
single ruling
14. 7(disz) _na4-mesz il2 szu-min na dingir_ ma-ha-ri
single ruling
15. {na4}su-u _nig2#-bur3-bur3 gug gazi{sar}_
single ruling
16. 3(disz) _na4-mesz_ ne2#-me-di ha-a-a-at-ti
single ruling
17. {na4}asz-pu-u _szuba duh-szi-a {d}lamma_
18. {na4}mu-s,a _dur2-mi-na ban3-da babbar-dili musz-gir2 za_
19. 8(disz) _na4-mesz mur-mesz?_
reverse
1. _na4 ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 uruda# nir2 musz-gir2 babbar-dili_
2. _{na4}{d}lamma {na4#}[an]-bar 8(disz) na4-mesz_ ha-liq-te _uzu_
single ruling
3. _{na4#}[za-gin3]_ ab3#-asz-mu _zu2-lum-ma_
single ruling
4. 3(disz) _na4-mesz giskim hul#_ ana _na_ u _e2_-szu2 _nu te_-e
single ruling
5. _en2#?_ x x [x] x x _sze-ga me-en_
6. [x] x [x x x x x x x] x [x] ma#?-ni-u
single ruling
7. [x x x _igi-zag3]-ga2#_ sa#-a#-bu# _zu2#?_ [x x] _ku6#? zu2 ge6_
8. [{na4}]ab3#-asz-mu [x x x] _dur2-mi-na ban3-da_
9. _[{na4}]nir2#-ziz hi-lib gi-rim min {d#}lamma# musz_
10. {na4#}[lu-lu]-da#?-ni#?-tu2#? {na4}a-mas-pa-a 1(u) 4(disz)# _na4-mesz_
11. _gu2#_ sza2 {m}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
single ruling
12. _{na4}duh-szi-a babbar-dili babbar min5 za-gin3 musz#-gir2#_ ab3-asz-mu
13. _{na4}zu2 sig7_ asz-pu-u _{d}lamma gug gazi#{sar}_
14. _{na4#}en-gi#-sa6 igi-zag3-ga2 dur2-mi-na min# ban3-da_
15. _[{na4}]szuba# szuba sig7 hi-li-ba_
16. [{na4}]lu-lu-da-ni-tu2 _kur_-nu _dab {d}sze-tir uruda nita2_
single ruling
17. 2(u) 1(disz)# _na4-mesz gu2_ sza2 {m}na-ram-{d}3(u)
single ruling
18. _{na4#}igi-zag3-ga2 zu2 sig7 zu2 ge6 za-gin3-duru5_ me-ku _{d}lamma_
19. _{na4#}za-gin3 babbar-dili_ mar-hal-lu4 su-u _ki-ag2-ga2 : sig7-sig7#_
20. _[{na4}]gug gazi{sar}_ ab3-asz-mu _dur2-mi-na ban3-da_ asz-pu-u
21. _[na4_ da-nu _{d}sze-tir] im-ma-na musz-gir2 za duh-szi-a_
22. [{na4}a]-lal#-lu sa-a-bu _an-zah gug#_ me-luh-ha
23. [2(u) 4(disz)?] _na4#-mesz_ mim-ma lem-nu sza2 _edin_ u _uru_

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Text content

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

Chronology

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Record

CDLI number	P285438
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285438

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 08992
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 367

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-03-02 at 16:06:27	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-04 at 14:39:41	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-22 at 07:03:02	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-08 at 13:56:01	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	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 4, 367 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285438.

BAM 4, 367 artifact entry (No. P285438). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285438 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 367 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285438 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285438},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 4, 367 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285438.

BAM 4, 367 artifact entry (No. P285438). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285438 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 367 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285438 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 4, 367 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285438},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285438},
}

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