BAM 4, 386 (P285457)

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

Cite

Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 16446

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
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [x x] x _gid2#-da#?_ x [...] x [...]
2'. _gal2#_-szi _e3_-ak _dur sig2 babbar_ [...]
3'. ina _sza3 izi igi_ sza2 _uruda nig2-gid2-da_ tu x [...]
4'. _7(disz)-ta-am3 ka-keszda a2_ ana _a2_ sza2 _uruda nig2-gid2#-[da?_ ...]
5'. ta-ka-s,ar _en2 sa-hul du8-u3-da#_ [...]
6'. e-ma _kesz2_ ana _ugu szid_-nu ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-[an ...]
single ruling
7'. _{na4}dur2-mi-na_ {na4}mu-s,u2 _{na4}zu2 babbar {na4}uruda nita2#_ [x x]
single ruling
8'. 4(disz) _na4-mesz_ mim-ma lem-nu ana _lu2 nu te_-e ina _dur#_ [x x]
9'. ina _gu2#_-szu2 _gar_-an _en2 sa-hul du8-u3-da szid#_ [x x]
single ruling
10'. _{na4}dur2-mi-na ban3-da_ {na4}asz-pu2-u _{na4}zu2 [zalag2]_
11'. _{na4}pa_ {na4}ni-bu _{na4}szu#-u# nita#_ [u _munus]_
single ruling
12'. 7(disz) _na4-mesz_ mim-ma lem-nu ana _lu2# [nu te_-e x x]
13'. ina _dur uruda sa5 e3_-ak ina# [...]
single ruling
14'. _{na4}kur_-nu _dab_ {na4}mar-hal-lu4 _{na4}za-[x_ ...]
15'. _{na4}musz-gir2 {na4}za-gin3 na4_ ba-ah-re#-[e ...]
single ruling
16'. 1(u) _na4-mesz_ mim-ma lem-nu [...]
17'. ina# _giri3_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 [...]
single ruling
18'. _na4# bal {gesz}mes_ {na4}x [...]
single ruling
19'. [x x] _x-mesz_-szu2 [...]
rest broken
column 2
broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ina [...]
single ruling
3'. sza2-man sza2 x [...]
4'. _{u2}lu2-u18-lu_ [...]
5'. _pesz10-{d}id2_ x [...]
6'. 7(disz) lip2-pi <tala2>-pap _en2_ 7(disz)-szu2 _szid#_ [...]
single ruling
7'. _en2 id2-da-ta# {gesz#}tir# [gal-gal-la-ta]_
8'. _tir-dara3 masz#_ [...]
9'. _mul4-mul4 {gesz}gesztin#_ [...]
10'. _{gesz}kisz16_ [...]
11'. _musz-musz_ [...]
12'. _mul-mul#_ [...]
13'. _du8 i3-ti#-[la_ ...]
14'. _du8 nam-tag#-[ga_ ...]
15'. _zag du8 gar_ [...]
16'. _udug-hul [he2-bad_ ...]
17'. _gidim hul [min_ ...]
18'. _maszkim hul min#_ [...]
19'. _{d}dim3-me [min_ ...]
20'. _zi an-na he2-pad3#_ [...]
single ruling
21'. _ka# inim-ma_ [...]
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] _sa#?_
2'. [at-ta _dingir_ sza2 ta-ku-lu sa-'a-mat _nam]-lu2-u18-lu_
3'. [e-li-ma ana _an_-e szu-ri-da _{na4}]kiszib#?_ da-nim
4'. [sza _nita_ ru-ku-us] _sag-du_-su
5'. [sza2 _munus ugu nu_ du-muq] _gal4#-la_-sza2 _szub_-a szi-pat-su
6'. [mim-ma _ta du_-ku da-mi]-iq-ta-sza2 liq-bi _tu6 enuru{+e2-nu-ru}_
single ruling
7'. [... _mud2_ ina?] _kir4_-szu2 szur-du-ma _du_-ku
single ruling
8'. _[na4 ku3-babbar na4] ku3#-sig17 na4 uruda na4 an-na_
single ruling
9'. [4(disz) _na4-mesz DISZ] na# sza3_-szu _dab-dab_-su _mud2_ ina _kir4_-szu2 _du_-ku
10'. _uzu#?-mes#_-szu2 u2-zaq-qa-tu-szu2 ina _dur babbar_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
single ruling
11'. _na4 uruda {na4}szu-u_ {na4}ka-pa-s,a _sa5_
single ruling
12'. 3(disz)# _na4-mesz DISZ na sza3-mesz_-szu2 it-te-nen-bi-t,u
13'. _eme#_-szu2 _dab-dab_-at2 ina ka-s,a-a-ti ina-al
14'. [ina _ge6?] mud#_-ud ina _dur babbar_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
single ruling
15'. [x] x _{na4#}zalag2 {na4}gug_ gi-rin-na _{na4}kur_-nu _dab_
16'. _[na4 uruda] kal#-ga i3 {gesz}erin_ kur-s,ip-tu2 _gu4_
single ruling
17'. [x x x] x x ina _dur babbar_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
18'. [...] x x [x] _{na4#}pa_
19'. [...] x
rest broken

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Text content

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

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285457
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285457

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Babylon N13
Excavation Number
Findspot	N13, 101
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 16446
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 386

[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, N13, 101

[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 09:28:53	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
2020-04-27 at 11:28:50	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-01-27 at 09:42:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-03-11 at 13:17:25	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-03-02 at 16:13:30	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-20 at 16:51:53	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-19 at 00:54:37	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-04 at 15:21:49	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-23 at 06:08:39	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-22 at 08:58:13	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-03-20 at 16:20:12	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-03-20 at 16:18:25	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, 386 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285457.

BAM 4, 386 artifact entry (No. P285457). (2025, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285457 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 386 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285457 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {BAM 4, 386 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285457},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 4, 386 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285457.

BAM 4, 386 artifact entry (No. P285457). (2025, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285457 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 386 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285457 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {BAM 4, 386 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285457},
}

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DA  - 2025/7/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285457
LB  - CDLI:P285457
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BAM 4, 386 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285457
ER  -