BAM 2, 194 (P281815)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09587

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)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
  single ruling
2. [...] hal?
  single ruling
3. [...] x _di-ku5_
4. [...] sze-ri3
5. [...] _nag#?_-szu2
6. [... _ti]_-ut,
  single ruling
7. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. _uzu ze2_ [...]
2. _dur nu-nu 3(disz) [ka-keszda] kesz2#_
3. 3(disz) lip2-pi ta-lap-pap
4. ina ki-s,al-li-szu2 _kesz2_-su
  single ruling
5. {na4}szu-u _nita_ {na4}kak-ku-us
  single ruling
6. _DISZ na sa mud_-szu2 _gub-gub_-az
7. _sa masz-da3 nu-nu e3_
8. [3(disz)] _ka-keszda kesz2_
9. _[en2]_ ka-ra-ra-tum
10. _[szid]_-nu# ina _giri3_-szu2 _kesz2_
  single ruling
11. [...] x ti
12. [...] x usz
13. [...] masz/bar
14. [...] tum#
15. [...] _gar_
16. [...] x
  rest broken
column 3
1. {na4#?}NE _{na4?}an-bar_
2. _{na4}an-zah_ {na4}mu-s,u
3. {na4}lu-lu-tum
  single ruling
4. 1(u) 8(disz) _na4 nam-erim2-buru2-da_
5. ina _{sig2}aka3 sila4-nim_
6. u _{munus}sila4-nim e3_
7. {u2}ta-sar-ra
8. {u2}el-li-ba
9. _u2 sikil {gesz}haszhur gesz-gi_
10. _{u2}kur-kur {u2}an-ki-nu-te_
11. _{u2}nig2-gidru_ {u2}a-nu-nu-tum
12. _{u2}a-zal-la numun_ {gesz}bi-ni
13. _{u2}in-nu-usz {gesz}geszimmar-tur_
14. _gi szul-hi {u2}sullim_
15. {u2}tar-musz8 {u2}ku-usz-tu8
16. _numun {gesz!}ildag2 numun_ {gesz}mur-ri
17. _numun {u2}szakir numun {u2}ka-zal_
18. _numun {gesz}ma-nu_
19. _numun u2_ ASZ-lim _numun {u2}dili_
20. _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-tim#
  rest broken
column 4
1. _u4-sakar_ ina _murub4 e3_
2. _mud_ i-di ana i-di
3. _en2 i-bu-uh_ 3(disz)-szu2
4. _szid_-nu ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
  single ruling
5. ana szim-ma-tim
6. u3 ri-mu-tim
7. ni-ri s,al-mu-tim
8. sza pi-ri-is _gu-mesz_
9. ana 3(disz)-szu2 _tab_-ip
10. 3(disz) _ka-keszda kesz2_
11. e-ma _ka-keszda_
12. _en2 i-bu-uh_ 3(disz)-szu2 _szid_
13. _i3-gesz mud a2-min_-szu2
14. tu-masz-sza2-a' _kesz2_-su
  single ruling
15. _{na4}babbar-dili {na4}szuba_
16. _{na4}asz-gi4-gi4_
17. {na4}a-a-ar2-tum
18. _{na4}szurun_ {d}sze-risz
19. _{na4#}gesz-nu11-gal_
20. [{na4}]x _uh2-{d}[id2]_
21. _[na4] zu2#-lum#?_
  rest broken
column 5
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. sza _szu nam#-[erim2]_
6. u _sag-hul#-[ha-za?_ ...]
  single ruling
7. _{na4}babbar-dili_ {na4#}[x ...]
8. _{na4}asz-gi4#-[gi4]_
9. _{na4}szurun_ {d#}[sze-risz]
10. _{na4}gesz-[nu11-gal]_
11. {na4}NE#? [...]
12. {na4}x [...]
13. {na4}[x ...]
14. {na4}[x ...]
15. {na4}[x ...]
16. {na4}[x ...]
17. {na4}[x ...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. {na4}[x ...]
2'. {na4#}[x ...]
  single ruling
3'. {na4}[x ...]
4'. mu [...]
5'. {na4}[x ...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 an-zah#_ [u _babbar na4 bi_ {na4}hu-luh-hu _mu-ni]_
  single ruling
2'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ as-har [...]
3'. _na4 bi_ {na4}hu-luh-[hu _mu-ni]_
4'. _na4_ ana _e2-gal [ku4 ...]
  single ruling
5'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 an-zah_ u _ge6# [na bi {na4}an-zah-ge6]_
6'. _mu-ni_ ana _igi-mesz gig#_ [...]
  single ruling
7'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 {na4}zu2 ge6_ {na4}a-gu#-[si-gu _mu-ni]_
8'. _na4_ ki-s,ir _sza3 dingir du8 na4 nam#-[erim2 bur2?]_
  single ruling
9'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 {na4}zu2 sig7_ u sa-di#-ri# [i-szu?]
10'. _na4 bi {na4}ugu!-asz2-gi4-gi4 [mu-ni]_
  single ruling
11'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 ga-ras{sar} sig7_ ti-ik-pu-szu _nu#_ [x]
12'. u sa-di-ri i-szu _na4 bi_ {na4}hu-si-gu _mu-ni_
13'. _na4_ ha-ia-a'-tu ana _na nu te_-e
  single ruling
14'. _na4_ sza2 _ge6_-szu2 _sa5_ pe-lu-u2-ti u2-kal _{na4}ka-gi-na dab_
15'. _mu_-szu2 _na4_ ki-na-a-ti _gar_-szu2 _gi-na_ lid-bu-ub
16'. mim-ma sza2 ina _ka_-szu2 _e3_ kit-tu2 u sa-ar-tu2 ana _{d}utu_
17'. u2-sza2-an-na _lu2_ na-'-du-ma _gar_-szu2 ih-zi-szu2
18'. _ku3-babbar hub2-til_-szu2 _sig5_-ma
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [... _u4-da] sa2#-sa2_
2'. [...] x _lugal# idim_ u _nun_
3'. [...] x _na4_ ta#?-mar-ti _na4 nun si_
4'. [x x x] ul-lu-li _bad_ na-'-du-ma _gar_-szu
5'. [ina _ku4] masz2#-ansze_ ina _iti u4 7(disz)-kam2_
6'. _[u4 x]-kam2 u4 2(u)-kam2 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam2 u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam2 u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam2_
7'. [x x] x i-hasz-szi-ih _nu_ el-la la i-la-pat
8'. [x x] _gar3#_-szu2 lisz-hu-ut, ina _gada nigin gar_-an
  single ruling
9'. _{na4#}kiszib {na4}ka-gi-na gar na bi_ sza2 ir-szu-u u2-hal-laq
10'. _{na4#}kiszib {na4}za-gin3 gar tesz2-a dingir tuku dingir bi hul2_-szu2
11'. _{na4#}kiszib {na4}duh-szi-a gar a2-tuku_ i-rap-pisz _mu-ni sig5_
12'. _{na4#}kiszib {na4}bir2-babbar-dili gar_ ina _sza3-hul2-la al-du-du_
13'. _{na4#}kiszib {na4}nir2-musz-gir2 gar ki du_-ku _sze-ga_ u _sze-ga gar_-szu2
14'. _{na4#}kiszib {na4}gug gar_ re-du-um ina _su lu2_
15'. _nu du8_-ar2

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
library of Tiglatpilieser I?
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P281815

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ass 10090
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 09587
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BAM 2, 194

    [Köcher1963BAM2] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 2. Vol. 2. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: KAR, 185

    [Ebeling1919-1923KAR] Ebeling, Erich. 1919-1923. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Religiösen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Band 28 & 34. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:07:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-04-04 at 06:13:20 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-11 at 13:07:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-28 at 11:45:58 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-19 at 00:37:33 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-11-01 at 03:01:12 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 13:31:16 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 12:48:27 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-11-30 at 01:07:02 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-11-30 at 01:06:21 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 194 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P281815.
BAM 2, 194 artifact entry (No. P281815). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281815 (Original work published 2005)
BAM 2, 194 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281815 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 2, 194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281815},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281815},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 194 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P281815.
BAM 2, 194 artifact entry (No. P281815). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281815 (Original work published 2005)
BAM 2, 194 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281815 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 2, 194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281815},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281815},
}


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M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - BAM 2, 194 artifact entry
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