BAM 1, 033 (P285135)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist A 00259

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. _[DISZ na] sag#-du_-su lu pesz-ta lu gi-is,-s,a-tu2
2. [x x] x lu-u gu-risz#!-ta _diri_
3. [x x] x szu2 _pesz10-{d}id2 naga# si u5 argab{muszen}_
4. [x] _{gesz}pesz3_ hasz-hal-lat _{gesz}ma-nu {gesz}mes ma2-gan-na_
5. [x] _{gesz}szinig_ {u2}ak-tam# _a-gar-gar masz-da3_
6. 9(disz) _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti _disz_-nisz ina _gissu had2-a gaz sim_
7. ina _kasz3 ab2 ge6 sag-du_-su he-pi2 _til!(PAP)_-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
8. _i3-gesz_ {u2}_igi_-lim _sag-du_-su# _szesz2-szesz2_
  single ruling
9. _DISZ na sag-du_-su _gig_ he-pi2 _numun# {szim}gig_
10. _{szim}{d}masz naga si mun a-gar2-gar2 masz-da3_
11. _uzu-dir kur-ra duh-sze-gesz-i3_ he-pi2 _an had2-ra2_ ta-mar-raq
12. ina _kasz {lu2}kurun-nam sud2 sag-du_-su tu-kas,3-s,a
reverse
1. _egir_-szu2 _{u2}szibir{sar}_ ina _i3-nun-na hi-hi_-ma
2. _sag-du_-su tu-kas,3-s,a#
  single ruling
3. _egir_-szu2 up-pu-la u _mun_ ina# _{uruda#}szen_ ina _izi_-ma _szeg6_-szal
4. ina _i3-nun-na hi-hi_-ma _sag-du_-su# tu-kas,3-s,a
5. _[szesz2]-szesz2_-su gu-[u2]-ra# ina _{na4}kin2-har_
6. [tu]-mar#-raq _sag-du_-su tu-t,ap-pa
  single ruling
7. _[DISZ na sag]-du#_-su ek-ke-ta u ri#-szu-ta _diri_
8. [...] {m}ki-s,ir-{d}muati masz-masz tur_

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/P285135

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive Assur N4
Excavation Number Ass 13955gq
Findspot
N4, 179
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00259
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM/BAM-1_-033

References

  • primary: BAM 1, 033

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

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N4, 179

    [Pedersén1985-86ArchivesAssur] 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: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, /BAM-1_-033>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-09 at 10:00:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:20:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:08:01 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
2024-05-28 at 09:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-04-22 at 05:49:25 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2020-04-09 at 10:39:07 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-11-29 at 10:35:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-04-04 at 06:45:02 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-03 at 09:48:22 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-02 at 15:55:08 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 01:34:26 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-02-06 at 14:16:11 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-11-15 at 10:03:39 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-29 at 13:00:12 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-29 at 12:49:49 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 033 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285135.
BAM 1, 033 artifact entry (No. P285135). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285135 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 033 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285135 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285135},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285135},
}


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DA  - 2025/7/9/
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TI  - BAM 1, 033 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 033 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285135.
BAM 1, 033 artifact entry (No. P285135). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285135 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 033 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285135 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285135},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285135},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285135
LB  - CDLI:P285135
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - BAM 1, 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285135
ER  -
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