BAM 1, 069 (P285168)

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 00242

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'. [...] szi-bit, _tumu#_ hi-[mit, _u4-da_ ...]
2'. ri-mu-tu2 sza2-asz2-sza2-t,u _szu_ [...]
3'. _szu-nam-erim2-ma dur2-gig_
4'. ana _ti_-szu2 1(u) _gin2 {u2}nam-ti-la 1(u) [gin2]_
5'. {u2}ti-ia2-tu2 1(u) _gin2 {u2}kur-kur_ 1(u) _gin2_ {u2}[x ...]
6'. 1(u) _gin2 {u2}nu-luh-ha_ 1(u) _gin2 {u2}kur-ra_ [...]
7'. 1(u) _gin2_ {u2}ur2-nu-u 1(u) _gin2 _mun ku3-pad#_
8'. 1(u) _gin2 {u2}hur-sag_ 1(u) _gin2_ {u2}si-bur-[ra-tu4]
9'. [1(u)] _gin2# u2 babbar_ 1(u) _gin2 na4_ ga-[bi-i ...]
reverse
  broken

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/P285168

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 13956ew
Findspot
N4, 389
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00242
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM/BAM-1_-069

References

  • primary: BAM 1, 069

    [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, 389

    [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_-069>

    [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
2020-04-09 at 08:22:51 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-08 at 13:51:34 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-04 at 15:33:12 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-27 at 17:21:21 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-24 at 09:04:24 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Aupperle, Eric 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, 069 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285168.
BAM 1, 069 artifact entry (No. P285168). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285168 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 069 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285168 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285168},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 069 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285168.
BAM 1, 069 artifact entry (No. P285168). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285168 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 069 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285168 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285168},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285168
LB  - CDLI:P285168
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - BAM 1, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285168
ER  -
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