BAM 2, 158 (P285253)

Medical tablet and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13789

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [_DISZ na_ in _dab_-it _szu-gidim] zi# sag#-[ki]_
2. _[tuku-tuku_-szi ana] _kar#_-szu2 1(u) _gin2_ {gesz}eri-nu?
3. _[1(u) gin2 {gesz}]szur-min3 1(u) gin2 {szim}szesz 1(u) gin2_
4. _{szim#}man-du3 1(u) gin2#_ {gesz}dap-ra-nu 1(u) _gin2 szim-szal_
5. _[1(u)] gin2# {szim}bal# 1(u) gin2 {szim}gam-ma_
6. _1(u) gin2 {szim}li# 1(u) gin2 {szim}gur2-gur2_
7. _[1(u)] gin2# gi du10 1(u) gin2# gi du10 1(u) gin2 gazi#{sar} 1(u) gin2 {szim}hab_
8. _[1(u)] gin2 lagab munu5 1(u) gin2# duh#-sze-gesz-i3 bara2-ga_
9. _[1(u)] gin2 dida2 sig5# [1(u)] gin2#_ sah-le2-e
10. _1(u) gin2_ qi2-lip2# _zu2-lum-ma 1(u) gin2 gu2-gal_
11. _1(u) gin2 gu2-tur tesz2-bi gaz sim_
12. lu ina _kasz-sag_ lu ina _gesztin_ tara-bak
13. ina _kusz sur zi3 imgaga_ ana _igi_
14. ta-szab-bah _sag-du_-su tu-gal-lab
15. ina _sag-ki-min_-szu2 _lal_-ma ina-esz
single ruling
16. _pa {gesz}ildag2 pa_ {gesz}bi-ni _pa {gesz}pesz3_
17. _pa {gesz}nu-ur2-ma pa {gesz}asal2!_
18. _pa {u2}in-nu-usz pa {u2}tal2-tal2_
19. _{gesz}geszimmar-tur {gesz}masz-bir_ {gesz}szu2-sze
20. _{gesz}sze-na2-a {gesz}erin {szim}gir2_
21. _gi du10-ga pesz10-{d}id2 uh2-{d}id2_
22. _naga si gazi{sar}_ szi-te-e _gazi{sar}_
23. _{gesz}dih3 {u2}gir2 gi szul-hi_
24. _{gesz}nam-tar_ {u2}s,a-s,u-un-tu2 ka-man-tu2
25. [{u2}]kam2-ka-du {gesz}nu-s,a-bu
26. _[numun]_ bi-nu _numun {gesz}ma-nu_
27. [...] {u2#}x _pa-mesz_ sza! szu-x-sze?
28. [...] _szu#-dingir-ra_
29. [...] GAG? _gig_
30. [...] x _bi_ [...]
single ruling
31. _[pa] {gesz}ildag2 pa {gesz}ildag2#_ [...]
32. _[pa]_ {gesz}nu-ur2-mu _pa_ [...]
33. _[pa] {gesz}haszhur kur-ra pa_ [...]
34. _[pa] {gesz#}ge6-par3 pa_ {gesz}[x ...]
35. _[gi] szul#-hi {u2}in6-usz2_ {gesz}[x ...]
36. _[numun_ {gesz}]bi-nu _numun {gesz}ma-[nu_ ...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. {szim}[x ...]
4. {szim}[x ...]
5. {gesz}ar2-ga-[nu ...]
6. {u2#}ak#-tam# [x] _{u2#}sze-na2#-[a]_
7. {u2}szu2-sze {u2}ka#-man-[tu]
8. {u2}kam2-ka-du {u2}nu-s,a-[bu ...]
9. {u2}s,a-s,u-un-tu2 _{u2}szakir_
10. _{u2}ku6 {u2}masz-husz pesz10-{d}[id2]_
11. _uh2-{d}id2 gazi{sar}_ szi-te-[e]
12. _gazi{sar} naga si henbur2 {gesz}[x ...]
13. _henbur2 {gesz}gir2_ [x]
single ruling
14. _DISZ na_ masz-ka-du3 _dab_-su {u2}[x x]
15. _{u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur {u2}kur-ra#_
16. _{gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3_ {gesz}dap-ra-nu
17. _gi du10 {szim}gir2 {szim}bal#_
18. _{szim}{d}masz {szim}gur2-gur2_ {szim}[x]
19. _szim-szal {szim}gam-ma_ {szim#}[x]
20. _{gesz}erin-sumun_ {gesz#}[x ...]
21. {gesz}ar-ga#-[nu ...]
22. _{gesz}geszimmar-tur_ [...]
23. _{u2}in6-usz2_
24. _sim_ ina _kasz#?_
25. ina x [...]
26. _nu_ [...]
27. x [...]
28. ana [...]
29. x [...]
30. x [...]
31. x [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. ana _ti_-[szu2 ...]
2'. sah-le2-e x [...]
3'. szim [...]
4'. {u2}ru-usz-[ru-szu ...]
5'. ana _a kasz3#_ [...]
6'. ana e?-za? [...]
7'. _ra_-su x[...]
8'. _{szim}gur2-gur2_ [...]
single ruling
9'. _DISZ na murub4_-szu2# [...]
10'. _had2-a gaz_ [...]
11'. ina szur-szum-mu _kasz_ [...]
12'. _i3-gesz murub4_-szu2 _esz-me#_ [...]
single ruling
13'. ana _min_ {u2}ak-tam {gesz}si-hu
14'. {gesz}ar2-ga-nu _{gesz}[lum]-ha_ ina _nindu usz2_-er
15'. ina _sza3 ra_-su-ma _ti_-ut,
single ruling
16'. _DISZ na murub4_-szu2 _gig sum{sar#} sud2_
17'. _ki zi3 sze-sa-a hi-hi_ ina szur-szum-mu _kasz-sag_
18'. _sila11_-asz _lal_-su _ti_
single ruling
19'. _DISZ min_ {u2}[x x] ina _a-mesz szub_-di ina _nindu usz2_-er
20'. _habrud? e11_-a# _ki zi3 sze-sa-a hi-hi_
21'. ina szur-szum-mu _kasz-sag sila11_-asz _lal_-su _[ti]_
single ruling
22'. _ka-inim-ma ki-min zi nu_ x [x]
23'. _gi du10 {szim}{d}masz {szim}gir2# x [x]
24'. _{gesz}erin_ {gesz}im-[x ... x]-mu
25'. _pap_ an-nu-u _gaz sim_-pi# [ina] _kusz sur#_
26'. tu-gal-lab ta-t,ap-pi-ma _zi_-[x]
single ruling
27'. _DISZ na giri3-min-mesz_-su2 kim-s,a-szu2 _dugud_-szum#-ma#
28'. u2-sah-ha-la-szu2 {gesz}[x ...]
29'. {gesz}u5-ra-[nu ...]
30'. _{u2}ukusz2-hab_ [...]
31'. _numun_ {gesz}[x ...]
32'. gesz x [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...] _sza3_ [...]
single ruling
3. [_DISZ na] a nag ninda [gu7_ ...] ME
4. [...] _gir2_
5. [...] {u2#}ak-tam
6. [... _u2]-hi-a szesz_
7. [x x x] he-pi2 sza#? _szu-min#?_ u _giri3-min_
8. [ina _nindu] usz2_-er ina _sza3 ra_-su
single ruling
9. _dida2 sig5-ga naga si_
10. _{u2}tal2-tal2_ ina _sza3 gaz sim_
11. lu ina gesztin lu ina _kasz-sag sud2_
12. ina _sza3_ te-sir-szu2
single ruling
13. _{u2}tal2-tal2_ {u2}tar-musz ina _i3 esz-mesz_-szu
single ruling
14. [_DISZ] na# im_ ina _sza3_-szu2 u2-sa-na-har
15. _{u2}eme ur-gi7_ sza2 ina _zi_-ka
16. _{d}utu nu igi-bi had2-a sud2_
17. ina _kasz-sag nag_-szu2
single ruling
18. _DISZ na sag-ki-dab-ba tuku-tuku_-szi
19. ana _ti_-szu2 _{gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3_
20. _{szim}gir2 {szim}gam-ma gi du10_
21. _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li_ {szim}si-hu-ru
22. _szim-szal {szim}bal {szim}man-du_
23. _illu {szim}buluh zi3 gig_
24. _zi3 imgaga disz_-nisz _gaz sim_
25. ina _gesztin sur_ tara-bak _sag-ki-min_-szu2 _lal_
single ruling
26. _DISZ_ szi-me-er-te ka-li-szu
27. szu-s,e-e _lu2 ti {szim}gur2-gur2_
28. _{szim}li {u2}har-har numun_ tar-musz8
29. {u2}ka-man-tu2 {u2}ba-ri-ra-tu2
30. _6(disz) u2-hi-a szesz ar3_-en _sim_
31. sah-le2-e _gibil2 dida2 sig5-ga_
32. _[tesz2]-bi hi-hi_ ina _{uruda}szen-tur_ tara-bak
33. [ina] _ummu3 sur_-ri _lal_-su-ma _ti_
single ruling
34. [...] {gesz}szu2-sze _numun {u2}har-har_
35. [...] x ina _gesztin_ ina _mul4_ tusz-bat
36. [ba-lu] pa-tan _nag_ x [...]
left
1. [...] _henbur2 {u2}gir2_ an-nu-x _henbur2 gi szul#-hi_ ina _a-mesz_ [...]
2. [...] _gazi esz-mesz ra_-su-ma ina-esz [x]-_zu {m}{d}szu2-su#_ [...]
3. la ba-ri

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Text content

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

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285253
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285253

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 13789
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed)	BAM-2/BAM-2_-158

References

primary: BAM 2, 158

[Köcher1963BAM2] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 2. Vol. 2. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.
history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, -2/BAM-2_-158>

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-24 at 07:53:13	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-11-24 at 07:44:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-05-28 at 09:07:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-04-22 at 06:01:23	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-04-15 at 13:02:46	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-04-15 at 12:48:27	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-04-09 at 15:59:35	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-03-16 at 17:18:12	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-03-13 at 15:49:28	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-03-01 at 15:43:26	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-28 at 11:37:08	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-20 at 16:51:53	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-16 at 03:37:26	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-23 at 12:41:53	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-10-26 at 13:20:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-05-22 at 13:43:22	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-05-21 at 15:57:01	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-25 at 13:02:19	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-25 at 12:56:14	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	Babylonian Medicine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 158 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285253.

BAM 2, 158 artifact entry (No. P285253). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285253 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 2, 158 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285253 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 2, 158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285253},
}

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TI  - BAM 2, 158 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 158 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285253.

BAM 2, 158 artifact entry (No. P285253). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285253 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 2, 158 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285253 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 2, 158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285253},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285253
LB  - CDLI:P285253
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - BAM 2, 158 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285253
ER  -