BAM 1, 007 (P285111)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09989

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 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
1. [...] x _zi sag-ki tuku-tuku_-[szi]
2. [...] _gin2# {gesz}szur-min3 1(u) gin2 {szim}szesz#_
3. [... {gesz}dap-ra]-nu# 1(u) _gin2 {szim}sal_
4. [...] x 1(u) _gin2 {szim}li_
5. [...] 1(u) _gin2 _gazi{sar}_
6. [... _lagab] munu6 1(u) gin2 duh-sze-gesz-i3 bara2-ga_
7. [...] x 1(u) _gin2_ sah-le2-e
8. [... _zu2]-lum#-ma 1(u) gin2 gu2-gal_
9. [...] _gaz# sim_ lu ina _kasz_ lu ina _gesztin_
10. [...] _sze#! ziz2-a-an_ ana _igi_ ta-szab-bah3
reverse
broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285111 P369158 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P285111

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 09989
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 1, 007

[Köcher1963BAM1] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 1. Vol. 1. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.
history: KAR, 190

[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
2024-05-28 at 09:03:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-09-01 at 13:07:41	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2016-09-01 at 13:02:16	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2016-09-01 at 12:57:49	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	Babylonian Medicine	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 1, 007 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285111.

BAM 1, 007 artifact entry (No. P285111). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285111 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 1, 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285111 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 1, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285111},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285111},
}

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TI  - BAM 1, 007 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 1, 007 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285111.

BAM 1, 007 artifact entry (No. P285111). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285111 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 1, 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285111 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 1, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285111},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285111},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285111
LB  - CDLI:P285111
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BAM 1, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285111
ER  -