BAM 1, 057 (P285157)

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 00270

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
  beginning broken
1'. _uzu_ [...]
2'. _uzu-mesz_-szu2 [...] ni-ip-sze [...]
3'. _sag-mesz_-szu2 [...] x [...]
4'. _kum2_ ina kal _u4-me_ u2 [...]
5'. ana _ti_-szu2 _{szim}gur2-gur2_ {szim}[x ...]
6'. _{u2}har-har_ {u2}ur2#-ni#-i _pa_ [...]
7'. [sah]-li-i _gazi2{sar}_ [...]
8'. _mun_ a-ma-nim 9(disz) _u2-mesz szesz2#_ [...]
reverse
1. _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _gesztin du10-ga_ u _kasz-sag_ tara-sa#-[an]
2. ina _ge6_ ana _igi mul_ tusz-bat ina sze-ri3 _szeg6_-szal
3. ta-sza2-hal _sed 5(disz) sze henbur2 {u2}ukusz2-hab_
4. _7(disz) sze {na4}an-zah disz_-nisz _sud2_ ana _sza3 gaz_
5. la-am _{d}utu kur_-hi _nag_-szu2 ina _a2_ tu-szap# [x]
6. szum4-[ma] [x x x x x] ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ma _[ti]_
  single ruling

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/P285157

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 13955au
Findspot
N4, 44
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00270
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM/BAM-1_-057

References

  • primary: BAM 1, 057

    [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, 44

    [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: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, /BAM-1_-057>

    [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 07:31:53 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-02-11 at 14:41:57 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-25 at 13:20:26 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-25 at 13:03:42 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, 057 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285157.
BAM 1, 057 artifact entry (No. P285157). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285157 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 057 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285157 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285157},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 057 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285157.
BAM 1, 057 artifact entry (No. P285157). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285157 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 057 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285157 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285157},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285157
LB  - CDLI:P285157
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BAM 1, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285157
ER  -
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