BAM 2, 116 (P285215)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

Ist A 00267 + VAT 13743

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] _gig {szim}gur2-gur2 {u2}kur-kur_
2. _{szim}szesz na4_ ga-bi-i _disz_-nisz _sud2_
3. ina _gesztin kal-ga_ la pa-tan _nag-mesz_
  single ruling
4. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}zi-im-_zu3-babbar {u2}numun_ pu-qut-te
5. _{u2}nig2-bur3-bur3 {u2}nig2-su3#-su3 illu {szim}buluh_
6. _{na4}pesz4-[ansze] szika nunuz ga2-nu11{muszen}_
7. _{szim}szesz ka a-ab-ba 9(disz) u2-mesz_
8. mu-s,i# lat#-ku-ti ina _gesztin nag-mesz_
  single ruling
9. _DISZ ki-min u2-sikil_ up-pat _{szim}gur2-gur2_ {gesz}szu#-[nim]
10. _{szim}hab {szim}szesz illu {szim}buluh_
11. _numun_ {gesz}szu-nim _numun_ {u2}qut-ri _{szim}gam-ma_
12. _i3#-udu_ {gesz}szuq-di 1(u) 1(disz) _u2-mesz_ an-nu-ti
13. _[sud2]_ ina _i3-nun szeg6_-szal szu-hi#-szu2#
14. _[{uzu}]ur2#-kun_-szu2 [...]
15. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x
2'. [...] x x x
3'. [...] ana _sza3 szub_-di ana _gesz3_-szu2 _dub#_
  single ruling
4'. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}ur2-ni-i _min min min_
  single ruling
5'. [_DISZ] ki#-min# {u2}gesztin ka5-a sud2 min min min_
  single ruling
6'. _gu2# tur {szim}szesz naga si_
7'. _ka a-ab-ba na4_ ga-bi-i 5(disz) _u2-mesz_
8'. _DISZ na_ ana _kasz3-mesz_-szu2 ma-gal _zi-zi_-bi
9'. lu ina _kasz_ lu ina _gesztin_ lu# ina _a-mesz nag-mesz_
  single ruling
10'. _{u2}igi_-lim {szim}szesz szika nunuz ga2-nu11{muszen}_
11'. _{na4}an-zah-ge6 disz_-nisz _sud2_ ina 3(disz) _u4-me_ ina _al-us2-sa{ku6#}_
12'. 2(disz) _u4-me_ ina _gesztin-szur-ra 3(disz) u4-me_ ina _a-mesz_
13'. {gesz}nu-ur2-mi-i _nag-mesz_-ma
14'. [ana hi]-niq#-tu2 _u4#-zal#? sa9_
  single ruling
15'. [ana mal-su-ti]-szu2# za-mar _zi_-[ha]

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285215

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 13956ee for Ist A 000267
Findspot
N4, 378
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number Ist A 00267 + VAT 13743
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-2/BAM-2_-116

References

  • primary: BAM 2, 116

    [Köcher1963BAM2] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 2. Vol. 2. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: LKA, 99a

    [Ebeling1953LKA] Ebeling, Erich. 1953. Literarische Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N4, 378

    [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, -2/BAM-2_-116>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 09:07:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-04-27 at 11:26:14 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2020-04-22 at 05:57:04 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-06 at 03:15:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-03 at 06:44:52 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-16 at 17:01:00 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-08 at 13:57:19 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-22 at 12:40:58 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-11-21 at 13:54:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-11-21 at 13:49:13 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 2, 116 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285215.
BAM 2, 116 artifact entry (No. P285215). (2025, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285215 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 116 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285215 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {BAM 2, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285215},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285215},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 116 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285215.
BAM 2, 116 artifact entry (No. P285215). (2025, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285215 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 116 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285215 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {BAM 2, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285215},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285215},
}


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