BAM 2, 135 (P285232)

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 00276

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
  beginning broken
1'. [ina] _de3 sar_-szu2 ana mi-[szit-ti]
  single ruling
2'. _{na4}an-zah hul-gig_ [...]
3'. _{na4}{d}sze-tir_ ina _kusz_
  single ruling
4'. _{u2}a-zal-la2_ {u2}eli-kul-la#
5'. _{u2}sikil {u2}szakir sahar sila# [limmu2]_
6'. _[sahar]_ a-szam-szu-ti ina _kusz#?_
  single ruling
7'. {u2}an-ki-nu-tu2 {u2}ur2-nu#-[u2]
8'. _{u2}asz-tal2-tal2_ ina MUD2 eri-nu _hi-hi_
9'. ina _kusz du3-du3_-pi2 ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an#
  single ruling
10'. 3(disz) me-eli sza mi-szit-ti#
  single ruling
11'. _henbur2 {gesz}gur2-gur2 {gesz}li_ [{u2}ak-tam]
12'. _gazi{sar} {gesz}man-du {gesz}gam-ma_
13'. {u2}ap2-ru-szu2 _zi3 sze-gig_
14'. _se10 tu{muszen}_ {gesz}bi-nu _{gesz}in6-usz2_
15'. [...] ti te x [...]
reverse
  broken

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285232

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 13955bz
Findspot
N4, 65
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00276
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-2/BAM-2_-135

References

  • primary: BAM 2, 135

    [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, 65

    [Pedersen1985-86ArchivesAssur] 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_-135>

    [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 09:07:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-02-06 at 15:04:04 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-22 at 13:14:43 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-23 at 13:01:20 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-23 at 12:55:53 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 135 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285232.
BAM 2, 135 artifact entry (No. P285232). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285232 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 135 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285232 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 2, 135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285232},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 135 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285232.
BAM 2, 135 artifact entry (No. P285232). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285232 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 135 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285232 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 2, 135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285232},
}


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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - BAM 2, 135 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285232
ER  -
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