BAM 1, 087 (P285186)

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 00275

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 _dab_-su# [x] di-kisz _sza3 gig_
2. _sza3_-szu2 _gu7_-szu2 _sza3_-szu2 ru-uq-szu2 _sza3-mesz_-szu2 i-sa-bu-'
3. _kak uzu-mesz_-szu2 tab-ku ni-kim-tu2 _sza3_-bi _tuku_-szi
4. na-asz-pa-ak bir-ki u a-hi _gig na bi tun3 gig_
5. ana _ti_-szu2 _{szim}man-du_ {szim}su-hu-ra
6. _{u2}har-har_ kal-tu2 _{u2}ses munu4_ ina _a zu2-lum-ma_
7. x li ni _i3-nun-na_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak
8. _sza3-mesz_-szu2 _tun3_-szu2 _lal_-id _uzu-mesz_-szu2 tu-pa-szah
9. _i3 esz-mesz_-su _i3_ hal-s,a _nag_-szu2 _gur_-ma _lal_-su
10. ina _a_ {gesz}szu-sze _ra-mesz_-su-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
11. _DISZ ki-min 2(disz) gin2 lal3-kur 2(disz) gin2 i3_ hal-s,a 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ {u2}tar-musz8
12. _gesztin# sur-ra nu_ pa-tan _nag_-szu2
  single ruling
13. [x x x] _u4_ ina _i3 nag_-szu2 _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}ti-ia2-tu2 ina _kasz nag_-szu2
  single ruling
reverse
1. _[DISZ na] tun3_-szu2 _tag-tag_-su [x x x] _bar_-szu2 _[ninda]_ u _kasz lal_
2. [x x] x nam-mu pi-qam la pi-qam i-par-ru-ud
3. _[sza3_-szu2] i-sa-bu-' _sza3_-szu2 [x] x pit-ru-szu2 _du3_-szu2-nu
4. [x x x] x-szu2 _na bi tun3-gig# [gig szu] nam#-erim2 kur_-su
5. [x] ri-szu2 _lu2-hal_ u2-szar-[x x x] x asz2-ri-szu2 u2-ta-bu
6. _i3-udu {szim}gig i3-udu_ [x x x] _disz_-nisz _sud2 masz-sila3-mesz_-szu2
7. _sza3-mesz_-szu2 _lal_-id _i3_ [x x x] x _kasz nag_-szu2
8. pit-ra sza _kasz-u2-sa_ [x x] pit-ru-szu2 i-la-bak
  single ruling
9. _DISZ ki-min {gesz}gir2_ {gesz}nu-kur-[tu _i3-nun]-na_ ina _kasz hi-hi_ la
  single ruling
10. _DISZ ki-min za3-hi-li_ pu-[qut-tu x] ina _a gazi{sar} szid_-asz _lal_
11. ina _a pu2_ ta-na-tar
  single ruling
12. _libir-ra-bi_ [x] x _ab-sar ba-an-e3_
13. sza3-t,ar {m}{d}3(u)-[x x] x {d}_na3_-un

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P285186

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number Ass 13955gz
Findspot
N4, 188
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00275
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM/BAM-1_-087

References

  • primary: BAM 1, 087

    [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, 188

    [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_-087>

    [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
2017-05-21 at 15:32:20 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-28 at 14:02:15 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 11:39:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 11:29:06 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 Artifacts

“BAM 1, 087 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285186.
BAM 1, 087 artifact entry (No. P285186). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285186 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 087 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285186 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285186},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 1, 087 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285186.
BAM 1, 087 artifact entry (No. P285186). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285186 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 087 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285186 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285186},
}


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DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285186
LB  - CDLI:P285186
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - BAM 1, 087 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285186
ER  -
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