BAM 1, 012 (P281804)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09535

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

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Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. _DISZ ki-min_ [...]
2'. ina [...]
3'. {szim#}[x ...]
single ruling
4'. _DISZ ki-min 1/3(disz) sila3_ {szim#}[x ...]
5'. ina _a gazi{sar#}_ [...]
6'. _mun a-mesz sal#_ [...]
single ruling
7'. _DISZ ki-min 1(u) kisal gaz duh-sze-gesz#-[i3_ ...]
8'. _sag_-su tu-qal-lab _[lal_-su-ma ...]
single ruling
9'. _DISZ ki-min 1/3(disz) sila3 pa {gesz}ge6-par3_ x [...]
10'. _sag_-su tu-qal-lab _lal_-su-ma# [...]
single ruling
11'. _DISZ ki-min 1/3(disz) sila3 pa {gesz}pesz3_ sza i+na _{iti}bara2-zag-gar_ tara-has, x [...]
12'. _sag_-su tu-gal-lab _lal_-[su-ma ...]
13'. _uzu ze2 {ku6}gu2-bi2_ ina _mun_ tusz-da-al ina _i3-gesz hi-hi_ [...]
single ruling
14'. _DISZ ki-min 1/3(disz) sila3 gaz {u2}nigin 1/3(disz) sila3 gaz numun {u2}ki-{d}iszkur_ [...]
15'. _sag_-su tu-qal-lab _lal_-su-ma [...]
16'. _{na4}an-zah sud2_ ina _i3-nun hi-hi igi-[min_-szu2 ...]
single ruling
17'. _DISZ ki-min 1/3(disz) sila3 pa_ {u2#}tal2-tal2 _had2-ra2 gaz sim_ ina _a_ [...]
18'. _sag_-su# tu#-gal#-lab _lal_-su-ma 3(disz) _u4-mesz nu du8_ {na4#}[x ...]
single ruling
19'. _DISZ ki-min 1/3(disz) sila3 pa#_ {gesz}ha-lu-pi _had2-ra2 gaz sim_ ina _a gazi{sar#}_ [...]
20'. _lal_-su-ma 3(disz)# _u4-mesz nu du8 {na4}an-zah2 ge6 sud2_ ina _ge6#_ [...]
single ruling
21'. _DISZ ki-min 1/3(disz) sila3# gaz# {szim}gam-me 1/3(disz) sila3 gaz numun {u2}ki-{d}iszkur#_ [...]
22'. _sag_-su# tu-gal-lab _lal_-su-ma 3(disz) _u4-mesz nu du8 {na4}an#-[zah2_ ...]
23'. ina _i3-gesz sud2 igi-min_-szu2 [...]
single ruling
24'. _DISZ ki-min 1/3(disz) sila3 pa {u2}ma2-erisz-ma2-la2 had2-ra2 gaz sim_ [...]
25'. _sag_-su tu-gal-lab _lal_-su-ma 3(disz) _u4-mesz nu du8 numun_ {gesz#}[x ...]
single ruling
26'. _DISZ ki-min szurun gu4 szeg6_-la ina _a-gesztin-na_ dan-na _gesztin#_ [...]
27'. {na4}asz2-har# [...]
single ruling
reverse
1. _DISZ ki-min im-gu2_ sza ina _u4-da_ di-kat3 _gaz sim#_ [...]
2. _lal_-su-ma 3(disz) _u4-mesz nu du8_ {u2}tara-musz8 _sud2#_ ina# _a#_ [...]
single ruling
3. _DISZ ki-min bil-la2_ {u2}ur-ba-te _sim_ ina _a gazi{sar}_ ta-la3-asz2 _sag#_ [...]
4. da-li-la sza _sza3 pesz4-da_ ina _i3-gesz sud2 igi-min_-[szu2 ...]
single ruling
5. _DISZ ki-min im-gu2 gar-rin-na had2-ra2 gaz sim_ ina _a gazi{sar}_ ta-[x ...]
6. _lal_-su-ma 3(disz) _u4-mesz nu du8 mun eme-sal_ ina _i3 ina_ [...]
single ruling
7. _DISZ ki-min_ hi-lisz-ti _{im}szu-rin sumun gaz sim_ ina _a gazi{sar}_ ta#-[x ...]
8. _lal_-su-ma 3(disz) _u4-mesz nu du8 {u2}ur-tal2-tal2_ [...]
single ruling
9. _DISZ ki-min {u2}gesztin ka5-a had2-ra2 gaz sim_ ina _gazi{sar#}_ [...]
10. _lal_-su-ma 3(disz) _u4-mesz nu du8 numun {gesz}u2-gir2_ [...]
single ruling
11. _DISZ ki-min im-babbar szeg6-ga2 gaz sim ki i3-gesz_ u3 _a#_ [...]
12. _sag_-su tu-gal-lab _lal_-[su-ma ...]
13. _numun {u2}eme ur-gi7 sud2_ ina [...]
single ruling
14. _DISZ ki-min {u2}nigin{sar}_ sah-le2-e _had2-ra2 gaz sim_ [...]
15. _sag_-su tu-gal-lab _[lal_-su-ma ...]
16. sah-le2-e _u2 babbar_ ina _a-mesz_ [...]
single ruling
17. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}hal-tap-a-na _gurun_ {gesz}kal-ba-ni _had2-ra2#_ [...]
18. _sag_-su tu-gal-lab [...]
19. _i3-nun lal3 kur_-i ina _dilim-a-bar2! zi3_ ta-na-[di ...]
single ruling
20. e-nu-ma 2(u) 2(disz) _lal-mesz_-te an-na-[te ...]
21. nam-ru-tu i-kas-sap# [...]
22. sza _sza3 igi-min_-szu2# [...]
triple ruling
rest broken

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Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
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Related publications

primary: BAM 1, 012

[Köcher1963BAM1] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 1. Vol. 1. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.
history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, /BAM-1_-012>

[sec54382] N.d.
history: JMC 5 (2005) 6ff. (partial edition)

[Worthington2005JMC5] Worthington, Martin. 2005. “Edition of UGU 1 (=BAM 480 Etc.) .” Journal Des Médicines Cunéiformes 5: 6–43.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 09535
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: Ass 20061
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Period Comments:
library of Tiglatpileser I
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-24 at 07:53:13	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-11-24 at 07:44:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-05-28 at 09:03:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-04-06 at 03:15:12	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2019-04-03 at 09:46:22	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2019-03-13 at 15:36:04	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2019-02-28 at 12:18:16	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2018-02-06 at 13:54:09	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2017-05-21 at 12:23:23	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2016-11-27 at 14:33:03	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2016-08-31 at 13:03:22	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2016-08-31 at 12:51:55	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2016-08-31 at 12:46:24	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	Babylonian Medicine	CDLI	Approved
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Babylonian Medicine (BAM/BAM-1_-012) (BAM/BAM-1_-012)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 1, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P281804.

BAM 1, 012 artifact entry (No. P281804). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281804 (Original work published 2005)

BAM 1, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281804 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 1, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281804},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BAM 1, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P281804
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 1, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P281804.

BAM 1, 012 artifact entry (No. P281804). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281804 (Original work published 2005)

BAM 1, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281804 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 1, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281804},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P281804
LB  - CDLI:P281804
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BAM 1, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P281804
ER  -