BAM 2, 192 (P285284)

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 00282

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
1. [_DISZ] na#_ il-la-tu-szu2 ina _ki-na2_
2. lu ina _du3 u4-mesz_ lu ina du3 ge6_
3. _du!-mesz_-ma _nu tar_-su
  erasure after du-mesz-ma
4. ana _tar_-si _{u2}har-har {u2}kur-kur_
5. {na4}gab-e {gesz}bi-nu _illu {szim}buluh_
6. _{szim}li {szim}gur2-gur2 disz_-nisz _sud2_
7. ina _kasz-sag nag_
  single ruling
8. {u2}tu-lal _{gesz}haszhur gesz-gi_
9. {gesz}bi-nu _numun_ {gesz}bi-nu _{u2}dili_
10. _numun {u2}dili_ {u2}tar-musz8
11. _{u2}igi_-lim
reverse
1. _{u2}igi-nisz gesz bur2 {u2}na_-a-nu
2. {u2}el-kul-la {u2}eli-kul-la
3. _u2 sikil {u2}eme ur-gi7_
4. [1(u) 5(disz)] _u2 usz11-zu_ u _nam-erim2_
5. _bur2#_ lu ina _kasz_ lu ina _gesztin nag_
6. _[en2_ ma]-a'-du _u2-hi-a_
7. [3(disz)]-szu2 _szid_-nu sar hal
  single ruling

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/P285284

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 13955iu
Findspot
N4, 230
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00282
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q004451
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-2/BAM-2_-192

References

  • primary: BAM 2, 192

    [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, 230

    [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_-192>

    [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
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-04-04 at 06:11:24 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-13 at 15:55:10 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 13:25:08 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 13:23:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 12:45:14 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-29 at 14:13:46 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-29 at 14:10:49 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, 192 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285284.
BAM 2, 192 artifact entry (No. P285284). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285284 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 192 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285284 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 2, 192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285284},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285284},
}


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TI  - BAM 2, 192 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 192 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285284.
BAM 2, 192 artifact entry (No. P285284). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285284 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 192 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285284 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 2, 192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285284},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285284},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285284
LB  - CDLI:P285284
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BAM 2, 192 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285284
ER  -
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