BAM 1, 078 (P285177)

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 00261

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_ tu-lim-szu2 _gu7#_-szu2 _u4_ u _ge6_ la i-s,al-lal
2. [pa-gar]-szu2 _kum2 u2?_ [x] x x x x _lal_
3. [x x] x-ta5# asz-rat _{d#}[amar]-utu# kin-kin_-ma _ti_
4. {u2}[x x] {u2}tar-musz8 _{na4}zu2 ge4_
5. _numun_ {gesz}bi-ni _na4_ ga-bi-i _disz-nisz sud2_
6. ina _lal3 kur_-e _hi-hi_ la pa-tan u2-na-s,ab-ma _ti_
  single ruling
7. _disz ki-min {na4}zu2 ge4 sud2_ ina x _u2 ku-ku {gesz#}szinig#?_
8. u _{u2}ku6_ ni#? x [...] _mah_ ku#? [x] _lal3#? hi-hi_
9. ina sze-ri3 la pa-tan _gu7_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
reverse
1. {u2}s,i-bur-rat _disz_-szu2? {u2}mar gi da nu _min_-szu2
2. _{u2}kur-gi-edin-na min_-szu2 {u2}a-zal _min_-szu2
3. {u2}nu-s,a-bu _min_-szu2 _{u2}hab min_-szu2 _numun {u2}dili min_-szu2
4. _numun {u2}gir2-hab min_-szu2 _{u2}igi-nisz min_-szu2
5. {u2}bu-ut,-na-nu _min_-szu2 {u2}ba-ri-rat _min_-szu2
6. _{u2#}ti-gil2-la kur_-a _min_-szu2 1(u) 2(disz) _u2-mesz_
7. _disz-nisz ina _gesztin_ x [x x] x [nu-ku]-ur-ti x x
8. sa-hi in-du [...]
  single ruling
9. a-na s,a-bat [...] ri#? asz-szur
10. x [...] _masz#-masz# e2_ [...]
11. ha-an#-[t,isz _zi?_ ...] kal#? ma man [x]

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/P285177

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 13955dm
Findspot
N4, 37
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00261
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM/BAM-1_-078

References

  • primary: BAM 1, 078

    [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, 37

    [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_-078>

    [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
2019-03-08 at 13:52:50 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-21 at 15:31:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-24 at 13:06:25 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 13:25:51 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 13:14:26 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 12:59:19 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, 078 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285177.
BAM 1, 078 artifact entry (No. P285177). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285177 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 078 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285177 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285177},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 1, 078 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285177.
BAM 1, 078 artifact entry (No. P285177). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285177 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 078 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285177 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285177},
}


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DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P285177
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - BAM 1, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285177
ER  -
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