BAM 2, 118 (P285217)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13908

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
  broken
reverse
1'. [...] x _an-zah-ge6 min min_
  single ruling
2'. [...] _u5#-gar-ib{muszen} min min_
  single ruling
3'. [...] _{szim#}szesz min min_
  single ruling
4'. [...] {szim#}szesz {szim}sze-li babbar a-gesztin-na disz_-nisz
5'. [...] tusz#-bat ina {uruda}szen-tur szeg6_-szal _u4_-ma _szeg6-ga2_
6'. [...] _{szim#}buluh i3_ hal-s,a ana _sza3 szub_ ana _gisz3_-szu2 _dub_-ak
  single ruling
7'. [...] {u2}ur2-ni-i ina _i3_ hal-s,a ana _gisz3_-szu2 _dub_
8'. [...] _sud2 min min_
  single ruling

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P285217

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 13908
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-2/BAM-2_-118

References

  • primary: BAM 2, 118

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

  • history: LKA, 99

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

  • history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, -2/BAM-2_-118>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2018-05-22 at 02:02:12 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-02-06 at 14:57:37 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-11-21 at 13:57:02 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 Artifacts

“BAM 2, 118 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285217.
BAM 2, 118 artifact entry (No. P285217). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285217 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 118 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285217 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285217},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 2, 118 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285217.
BAM 2, 118 artifact entry (No. P285217). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285217 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 118 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285217 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 2, 118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285217},
}

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