BAM 1, 075 (P285174)

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 00283

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 sza3?]_-szu2 u2-ha-[ma-su u2-ma]-ha-su u2-za-qat-su
2. _u2 gu7_-szu2 _na bi a-[ga zi] gig#_ ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}tar-musz
3. {u2}_igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ {gesz#}x _sud2_ ina _gesztin kal-ga_
4. ba-lu pa-tan _nag-mesz_-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
5. _DISZ na ninda gu7 kasz nag_-ma qid#-ha _szub-mesz_ pi-qam _nu_ pi-qam
6. qid-ha ip-te-ne2-ru x [x] _mud2# ge6_ u2-kal-lam
7. hi-niq-te _ka_ kar-szi x u2-ha-ma-su
8. u2-s,a-rap-szu2 _gir2-gir2_-su# [x] x _gu7_-szu _na bi_
9. _a-ga zi gig_ ana _ti_-[szu2 x] s,a#?-lu-ur-ti _ki-mah_
10. _ti_-qe2 ina _kasz-sag sze?_ [...] {u2}_igi_-lim [x]
11. [x x] _szub#_-di la _dab#?_ [...]
12. szum4-ma ah-[...] {u2}sah-la-na
13. [x] _mun disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina [...] _gaz? nu_ pa-tan
14. _nag_-szu2 ina _dur2_-szu2 _si-sa2#_ [...] _ti_-ut,
  triple ruling
15. [...] _kur-ra_ [...] _gazi{sar}_
16. 3(disz) _u2-hi-a_ [...] _nag_
  single ruling
17. _{u2}sze_ x _a#?_ [x x] {u2}[x ... _{u2}]gamun-ge6_
18. 3(disz) _u2-[hi]-a_ [...]
  single ruling
19. [...]

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/P285174

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 13956dp
Findspot
N4, 363
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00283
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM/BAM-1_-075

References

  • primary: BAM 1, 075

    [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, 363

    [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_-075>

    [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
2020-04-24 at 14:02:30 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-30 at 13:42:33 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-04-03 at 09:01:36 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-06 at 14:29:12 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-24 at 13:02:55 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 13:09:16 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 12:59:19 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, 075 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285174.
BAM 1, 075 artifact entry (No. P285174). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285174 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 075 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285174 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285174},
}


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TI  - BAM 1, 075 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 075 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285174.
BAM 1, 075 artifact entry (No. P285174). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285174 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 075 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285174 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285174},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285174
LB  - CDLI:P285174
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BAM 1, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285174
ER  -
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