BAM 2, 122 (P285220)

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

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Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist A 00264 + Ist A 00269

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
1. _DISZ na_ kin-s,a-szu2 _du8-du8_
2. _a {gesz}sze-nu a sar munu6_
3. {u2}ak-tam _szeg6_-szal
4. _giri3-min_-szu2 ir-ta-na-has,
5. _{szim}li {szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}bal_
6. _duh-lal3_ ina _i3-udu hi-hi_
7. ina _kusz_ te-t,er-ri _lal_-id
  single ruling
8. _DISZ na giri3-min_-szu2 szim-ma-tu2 _tuku_
9. _gu7-mesz_-szu2 _sa giri3-min_-szu2 sa-ag-gu-ma
10. _giri3-min_-szu2 _bal#-bal#_-szu _pa_ {gesz}bi-ni
11. {u2#}[x (x)] _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_
12. _disz_-nisz ta-hasz-szal ina _a munu6_ ina _nindu_
13. _usz2_-er ul-tu ib-tasz-lu
14. _ki-min_ a-di 7(disz)-szu2 _tu5_-szu2
15. ta-sa-dar-szum-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
16. _DISZ lu2 giri3-min_-szu2 szim-ma-tu2 u2-kal-la
17. _kum2_-ma _tuku_-a u3 a-na a-tal2-lu-ku _dugud_-szu2
18. {u2}kam-ka-da {gesz}ur2-nu-u
19. _gi szul-hi {u2}en-di_
20. ta-hasz-szal _mun_ a-ma-an
21. _ba-ba-za-{d}id2 uh2-{d}id2_
22. _{u2}igi_-lim _suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2_
23. [ina] _kasz!-bir-mesz u2-hi-a_ an-[nu-ti]
24. [...] _hi#-hi# gaz#?_ tu [...]
25. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... u2]-kal-ma _ti_-ut,#
  single ruling
2'. _DISZ na sa# giri3-min_-szu2 sza-gu-ma
3'. a-tal2-lu-ka la i-le-'e
4'. _sa-mesz giri3-min_-szu2 pu-usz-szu-hi
5'. _za3-hi-li pa_ {gesz}szu-szi
6'. ta-hasz-szal ta-nap-pi
7'. ina _kasz_ pu-ut-ti ina _{dug}utul2_
8'. _gin7_ ra-bi-ki tu-ra-ba-ak t,e#!-t,e4#-er-ri
9'. _nig2-la2_-ia# _sa giri3-min-mesz_-szu2
10'. i-pa-szu2-ha _giri3-min_-szu2 i-qa-li-la
  single ruling
11'. [_DISZ] na# giri3-min_-szu2 _dugud-mesz_-it# szu2
12'. [a-tal2-lu-ka] la i-le-'i
13'. _na bi_ man-gu# [...] i-[x ... x]-szu2
14'. _szesz2_-ma musz-szu2-a-te
15'. _had2-a gaz ki i3+gesz {szim}gur2-gur2_
16'. ina _{na4}la-ha-an giri3#-min#_-szu2
17'. _szesz2-mesz_-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
18'. _u2-te-gil-la_ {u2}pu-qut-tu2
19'. {u2}ka#-zal#!-la# ina _kasz nag_
  single ruling
20'. _esir had2-a_ x [x] _ka a-ab-ba_
21'. {u2}kur-ka-nam# {u2}tar-musz8
22'. _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_
23'. _buluh i3_ ina _de3_
24'. u2#-il3#-ti {m}ki-s,ir-_an-szar2 masz-masz [e2 an-szar2]_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 2, 122

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

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N4, 265

    [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_-122>

    [sec54382] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: Ist A 00264 + Ist A 00269
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  • Provenience: Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
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  • Excavation No: Ass 13956g+ab+gx
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    N4, 265

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 09:07:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-04-15 at 12:46:05 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
2019-02-28 at 11:32:59 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-16 at 03:29:06 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 13:45:22 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 13:43:02 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 12:04:09 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-22 at 12:49:05 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-21 at 15:40:35 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2016-11-21 at 13:49:14 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 2, 122 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285220.
BAM 2, 122 artifact entry (No. P285220). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285220 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 122 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285220 (Accessed: February 14, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 2, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285220},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285220},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 2, 122 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285220.
BAM 2, 122 artifact entry (No. P285220). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285220 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 122 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285220 (Accessed: February 14, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 2, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285220},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285220},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285220
LB  - CDLI:P285220
M1  - 2026/2/14/
TI  - BAM 2, 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285220
ER  -
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