BAM 1, 028 (P285130)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Number

HE 333

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)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x x] x x x x x lu x [...]
2. x-szu2 e-mid? na#-pisz-ta#-szu2 _gig#_ [...]
3. [x] _ka#-mesz_-szu2 _sig-mesz_-szu2 u? [...]
  single ruling
4. [x _du3]-du3#-bi tug2-gada szu-si_-szu2 ta-kar ri# [...]
5. [x] ina _a-mesz tul2_ sza2 _e2 {d}amar-utu_ gesz#? [...]
6. [x] x-szu2 _zu2-mesz#_-szu2 ik-ta-na-par2 _en2_ x [...]
  single ruling
7. _en2 gu2-mur_ gir-mur-szu _an-na_ x [...]
8. _lu2#?-bi na-an-gi sag-bi#_ [...]
9. _dingir#?_ x-_bi en-bi du8-a na-asz2 dug4_ [...]
  single ruling
10. _egir#_-szu2 _id2_ sza2 _e2 {d}amar-utu {u2}kur-[ra_ ...]
11. _en2# esz2 abzu nig2-nam mu2-a_ 3(disz)-szu2# [...]
12. [a]-di 3(disz)-szu2 _dug4_-szu2 _luh_-si _en2#_ [...]
  single ruling
13. _en2 esz2 ab-zu nig2-nam mu2-a_ {d}en#_ [...]
14. _{d}asal-lu2-hi ka-dab-be2-da tar_ [...]
15. _ka-dab-be2-da hul zi-zi_ [...]
16. _na ka-keszda-bi du8-u3-da!_ [...]
  single ruling
17. _en2 ka-dab ka-dab ka-dab ka-dab-dab#_ [...]
18. _ka-tar ka-tar ka-tar_ [...]
  single ruling
19. _du3-du3-bi_ sah-le2-e ina _sza3_ pi-[i _szub_ ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] li [...]
  single ruling
3'. _[en2] ka-hab_ a-mir _gin7 ur#-[bar-ra_ ...]
4'. _[gin7] ur-bar-ra_ i-s,a-bat pa-a _gin7_ man-[nu lu-usz-pur ...]
5'. _[gin7] hul-zi_ lib-ba-ti it-ta-di _{gesz}gu#-[za]_
6'. [li-sza2]-nim-ma tal#-li-szi-na sza2 _ku3-babbar_ u [...]
7'. [x x] na-nim-ma _a-mesz id2_ u2-la#-[a-a tam-tim]
8'. [x x] sar# ur-ru-usz-tu2 la _luh u2 szu#-[min-sza]
9'. [x x] is,#-s,ur hur-ri la u2-[na-as-si-su kap-pi-szu2]
10'. [x x] it-le-'e _ur#-gi7 ge6_ [...]
11'. [x x] in-na sah? um-mu-szu2 _ka_-szu2# [...]
  single ruling
12'. _[du3]-du3#-bi im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ {u2}[x ...]
13'. [x] _ka szid_-nu _ka_-szu2 _tag#_ [...]
  single ruling
14'. _en2# an-ta ba-mul ki-ta [ba-mul_ ...]
15'. _en2#? dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 mul-mul_ [...]
  single ruling
16'. _[du3]-du3-bi_ {u2}x _{gesz}gi {u2}kur-ra# [hasz-hur_ ...]
  single ruling
17'. [...] _gin7 sumun_-szu2 sza3-t,ir ba3-ri3# [...]
18'. [u2-il3-ti3] {m}ki-s,ir-_{d}enszada# [masz-masz_ ...]

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285130

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive Assur N4
Excavation Number
Findspot
N4, 626
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France
Museum Number HE 333
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q007432
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM/BAM-1_-028

References

  • primary: BAM 1, 028

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

  • history: DoCu, 333

    [Durand1982DoCu] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1982. Documents Cunéiformes de La IVe Section de l’École Pratique Des Hautes Études. Hautes Études Orientales 18. Genève, Paris: Droz.

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N4, 626

    [Pedersen1985-86ArchivesAssur] Pedersén, Olof. 1985-86. Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur : A Study of the Material from the German Excavations. Uppsala : Almqvist & Wiksell.

  • history: RA 018 (pp. 1-33), 016-017

    [Scheil1921RA18] Scheil, Vincent. 1921. “Catalogue de La Collection Eugène Tisserant.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 18: 1–33.

  • history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, /BAM-1_-028>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-08 at 19:11:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2024-10-27 at 19:43:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 09:53:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-22 at 09:00:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-22 at 08:58:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-03-11 at 13:04:35 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-13 at 12:46:38 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-30 at 14:29:22 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-30 at 14:12:54 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 028 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285130.
BAM 1, 028 artifact entry (No. P285130). (2025, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285130 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 028 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285130 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {BAM 1, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285130},
}


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DA  - 2025/7/8/
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M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - BAM 1, 028 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 028 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285130.
BAM 1, 028 artifact entry (No. P285130). (2025, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285130 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 028 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285130 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {BAM 1, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285130},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/8/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285130
LB  - CDLI:P285130
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - BAM 1, 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285130
ER  -
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