BAM 1, 109 (P285208)

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 00272

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. _{gesz}erin_
2. _{gesz}szur-min3_
3. {gesz}dap-ra-nu
4. _{szim}gir2 {szim}bal_
5. _{szim}szesz szim-szal_
6. _gi du10-ga {szim}buluh_
7. _{gesz}erin-sumun {szim}gig_
8. _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}man-du_
9. _{gesz}sze-na2-a {u2}kur-kur_
10. _u2_ a-szi-i {gesz}si-ha
11. {u2}ar-ga-nu
12. {gesz}ba-ri-ra-tu2
13. _mun ku3-pad {u2}har-har_
14. _{u2}nu-luh-ha_
15. {u2}ak-tam
16. 2(u) 3(disz) _u2-hi-a_
17. [...]
  2 lines missing
reverse
  broken

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/P285208

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number Ass 13955h
Findspot
N4, 12
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00272
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM/BAM-1_-109

References

  • primary: BAM 1, 109

    [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, 12

    [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_-109>

    [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 15:58:18 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-03 at 05:32:01 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-20 at 16:51:53 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-28 at 14:10:49 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-28 at 14:09:55 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-19 at 13:37:25 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, 109 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285208.
BAM 1, 109 artifact entry (No. P285208). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285208 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 109 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285208 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285208},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 1, 109 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285208.
BAM 1, 109 artifact entry (No. P285208). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285208 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 109 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285208 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285208},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P285208
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BAM 1, 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285208
ER  -
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