BAM 1, 111 + KAR 155 (P285210)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09871 + VAT 10397

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)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] x
  single ruling
2. [...] x _kasz3#-mesz_-szu2
3. [...] x-_mesz_-szu2 _mud2-mesz_
4. [...] x ana _ti_-szu2
5. [...] x-tu _i3_ hal-s,a
6. [...] _gesz3_-szu2 _dub!(UM)_-ma ina-esz
  single ruling
7. [...] _gazi{sar}_ ina _i3-nun-na# _esz-mesz_-su ina-esz
8. [...] tur#-ar2 _sza3 gesz3_-szu2 _diri#_
9. [...] x _i3_ ina _dilim-a-bar2 sud2 te!(LA)_-qi2-szu2
10. [... x]-e _ki-min_
  single ruling
11. [...] x _gesz3_-szu2 _diri ki-min_
12. [...] _sud2# szesz2_-su
13. [...] x _sud2 ki-min_
14. [...] ina _a gazi{sar}_
15. [... x]-szu2#? _lal_
  single ruling
16. _[DISZ na gesz3_-szu2 _gir2]-gir2#_-su _u4_-ma _kasz3-mesz_-szu2
17. [...] x x-szu2
column 2
1. [...] _nag_-szu2-ma [x]
  single ruling
2. [...] x x x _szeg6_-szal#? _igi-4(disz)-gal2-la_
3. [x] {szim#}x x _igi-4(disz)-gal2-la numun {u2}eme ur-gi7 sud2_
4. ina# _kasz_ u _i3_ hal-s,i _gaz_ ina _mul4_ tusz-bat
5. _nu#_ pa-tan 7(disz) _u4_-me _nag-mesz_-ma _ti_
6. _[ki]-min# {szim}szesz sud2_ ana _kaszbir kasz-lu2-tin-na_
  single ruling
7. _szub#_-ma ina _mul4_ tusz-bat _nu_ pa-tan 7(disz) _u4_-me _nag-mesz_
8. _gin7#?_ si-li-'-szu il-tap-tu-szu2 _{szim}sze-li babbar_
9. _{szim#}li sud2_ ina _kasz nag_-ma _ti_
10. _DISZ ki-min_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze {na4}an-zah ge6 igi-4(disz)-gal2-la {szim}li_
  single ruling
11. _disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _kasz-sag nag-mesz_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
12. _DISZ ki-min i3-gesz sag i3-gesz bara2-ga tesz2-bi hi-hi_
13. _{u2}eme ur-gi7 sud2_ ina _sza3 szub_ ina _mul4_ tusz-bat
14. ina sze-ri3 _nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
15. _DISZ na#_ sza-a-szi-ta-na un-nu-un-ta
16. u ma-gal _zi-zi-bi {uzu}bun_-szu he-sa-at
17. _na bi u4-da kur_-id ana _ti_-szu2 _{u2}eme ur-gi7_
18. _numun_ bi-ni _numun_ pu-qut-te _{szim}szesz illu {szim}buluh_
19. _disz_-nisz _sud2_ lu ina _gesztin_ lu ina _ga_ lu ina _kasz-sag_
20. la u2-sa-dir ina _u4 3(disz)-kam2 u4 1(disz)-kam2 nag-mesz_
  single ruling
21. _DISZ na kasz3-mesz_-szu2 ut-tu-na-tak ka-la-a
22. la i-la-' _{uzu}bun_-szu he-sa-at
23. _im diri_-ma ma-as,-la-ah _kasz3-mesz_-szu2
24. i-bi-ta _diri_ ana _ti_-szu2 {u2}pu-qut-tu _sud2_
25. ina _i3-gesz_ hal-s,i _gaz2_ ina _mud zabar_ ana _sza3 gesz3_-szu2
26. _dub_-ak ina _a gazi{sar}_ {gesz}szu-nim _ra_-su
27. ina kim-s,i-szu-ma su-ur-ta _szub_-di
28. _lal2_-su-ma 3(disz) _u4_-me _nu du8_ ana _egir-mesz_-szu2
29. _dub_-szu ki-ma si-li-'-szu il-tap-tu-szu2
30. _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li {szim}sze-li babbar_
31. _numun {u2}dili {szim}szesz {u2}eme ur-gi7 numun_ pu-qut-tu
32. _u2_ a-szi-i 8(disz) _u2-hi-a szesz disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina _kasz nag-mesz_
33. [x x] x {u2}ha-lu-la-ia _{szim}gur2-gur2_
34. [...] _szesz# illu# {szim}buluh_
reverse
column 1
1. [...] x x x
2. [... x]-hu _u2-hi-a szesz_
3. [...] _tesz2-bi hi-hi_ ina _gesztin szeg6_-szal
4. [...] ba#-lu pa-tan _nag_-ma _ti_
  single ruling
5. [... _nu]-luh#-ha uzu ud5_
6. [...] _egir#?_-nu _musz ge6_
7. [...] x _ti_
  single ruling
8. [... ana] _ti#_-szu2 _{szim}szesz_
9. [...] kur# {u2}eme ur-gi7_
10. [...] _pesz4#-ansze szika nunuz ga2-nu11{muszen}_
11. [...] _kasz nu_ pa-tan _nag_-ma
12. [...] _zabar#?_ ana _gesz3_-szu2 _mu2_-ah
13. [...] _e11_-szu2 _usz munu4_
14. [...] ina-esz
  single ruling
15. [...] _gesz3#_-szu2 _na4 _szub_-a _na bi_
16. [...] x _numun {u2}eme ur-gi7_
17. [...] x _nu ku3 kasz nu-tag-ga?_
18. [...] x _ti_
  single ruling
19. [...] _hi-hi_ ina _mud# zabar#_
20. [...] ina? [x x]
21. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
  broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 1, 111

    [Köcher1963BAM1] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 1. Vol. 1. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: KAR, 155

    [Ebeling1919-1923KAR] Ebeling, Erich. 1919-1923. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Religiösen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Band 28 & 34. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N5, 4

    [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_-111>

    [sec54382] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 09871 + VAT 10397
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: Ass 01224
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    N5, 4

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
2025-07-07 at 16:51:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-07 at 16:45:54 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
2023-06-08 at 15:55:16 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2019-04-03 at 05:32:54 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-13 at 15:42:57 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-01 at 14:33:01 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-13 at 12:55:30 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-02-06 at 14:48:08 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-21 at 15:37:15 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-24 at 13:48:34 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 13:50:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-08-19 at 12:36:06 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI Approved View
2016-08-19 at 12:31:58 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 1, 111 + KAR 155 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285210.
BAM 1, 111 + KAR 155 artifact entry (No. P285210). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285210 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 111 + KAR 155 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285210 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 111 + {KAR} 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285210},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285210},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 1, 111 + KAR 155 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285210.
BAM 1, 111 + KAR 155 artifact entry (No. P285210). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285210 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 1, 111 + KAR 155 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285210 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 1, 111 + {KAR} 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285210},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285210},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285210
LB  - CDLI:P285210
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - BAM 1, 111 + KAR 155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285210
ER  -
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