BAM 4, 382 (P285453)

Medical tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 17406

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] _u2# babbar mun eme-sal-la_
2. [...] x _babbar hi-hi_ te-qit sza2 bir-rat _igi_
single ruling
3. [...] _u2 babbar {szim}gig u5 argab{muszen}_
4. [... _i3]-gesz hi-hi_ te-qit sza2 _uzu du_
single ruling
5. _mun#_ eme#-[sal-lim] _ze2 gu2-bi2{ku6}_ {u2}kur-ka-nam
6. _u2 babbar_ ina _i3-nun-na hi-hi_ te-qit sza2 _gissu zi_-ha
single ruling
7. _u2 babbar {na4}gug# pesz10-{d}id2_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_
8. te-qit sza2 _er2 tar!(IM)_-si
single ruling
reverse
1. _{szim}szesz u2 babbar u5 argab{muszen} mun eme-sal-la_
2. _{u2}gur2-gur2_ {u2}a-szi# _{u2}kur-ra{sar}_
3. ina x _hi-hi_ te-qit sza2 ha-am-mu-ra-bi
single ruling
4. _gir2#_-u _uruda-bad#? gir2_-u _u2 babbar gir2_-u _u5 argab{muszen}_
5. [...] x _na4#-gug#_ hal-lu-ru _{u2}mud_
6. [...] _igi#_-lim ina _lal3 {gesz}nu-ur2-ma_
7. [... te]-qit# sza2 a-mur-din-nu
single ruling
8. [...] le#-u5 _dub#_ na-as-ha

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Text content

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

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285453
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285453

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Babylon N15
Excavation Number
Findspot	N15, 274
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 17406
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 382

[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.
history: ADOG 25, N15, 274

[Pedersen2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-04 at 10:34:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-04-04 at 06:45:02	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-03-02 at 16:12:30	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-04 at 15:07:00	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-03-19 at 17:23:51	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-03-19 at 17:21:28	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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, 382 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285453.

BAM 4, 382 artifact entry (No. P285453). (2025, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285453 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 382 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285453 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {BAM 4, 382 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285453},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285453
LB  - CDLI:P285453
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BAM 4, 382 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285453
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 4, 382 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285453.

BAM 4, 382 artifact entry (No. P285453). (2025, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285453 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 382 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285453 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {BAM 4, 382 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285453},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285453
LB  - CDLI:P285453
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BAM 4, 382 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285453
ER  -