BAM 2, 138 (P281816)

Medical tablet 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 10645

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

-

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'. [...] ma#?
2'. [...] x x
3'. [...] x x
  single ruling
4'. [...] x
5'. [...] ku
6'. [...] _luh#?_
7'. [...] x
8'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. [_DISZ_ {lu2}]szi#-pir mi-szit#-[ti]
2. [szu-up]-szu#-hi# u# ri#-mu#-[ti]
3. _numun#_ u2-ra-a-nu-[um?]
4. _{szim}ku7-ku7 {szim#}[li]_
5. _{szim}sze-li_ szu2-ur#-[szum-me _kasz?]_
6. tu-bal te-sek#-[ker?]
7. ina _a gazi{sar} kum2_-[ti]
8. ta-la-asz _nig2-la2-mesz#_
  single ruling
9. _DISZ_ {lu2}szi-pir mi-szit-ti#
10. szu-up-szu-hi u ri-mu-ti#
11. _za3-hi-li sze-sa-[a]_
12. la na-pa-te _{gesz}szinig_
13. ta-hasz-szal _ki zi3 imgaga#_
14. _hi-hi_ ina _kasz_ tu-szab-szal
15. _[nig2]-lal-mesz_-ma _ti_-ut,#
  single ruling
16. [_DISZ lu2_ x] x qa#? [x]-mesz _ti#?_
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P281816

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 10645
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-2/BAM-2_-138

References

  • primary: BAM 2, 138

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

  • history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, -2/BAM-2_-138>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-24 at 07:53:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-11-24 at 07:44:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:07:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-04-22 at 07:57:36 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-06 at 15:05:49 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-22 at 13:17:14 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-23 at 13:45:22 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-23 at 13:43:53 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 138 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P281816.
BAM 2, 138 artifact entry (No. P281816). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281816 (Original work published 2005)
BAM 2, 138 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281816 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 2, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281816},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 138 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P281816.
BAM 2, 138 artifact entry (No. P281816). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281816 (Original work published 2005)
BAM 2, 138 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281816 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 2, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281816},
}

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