BAM 4, 356 (P285428)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist A 00202

Period

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
column 1
1. asz-pu-u _{d}lamma_
2. sah-hu-u _szuba sig2_
3. _gesz-nu11-gal min-ban3-da_
4. _an-zah min babbar_
5. _min ge6 kur_-nu _dab_
6. _pa_ ni-bu _sal-la_
7. _pesz4 ansze_
single ruling
8. 1(u) 4(disz) _an-ta-szub-ba_
single ruling
9. su-u _nig2-bur3-bur3_
10. _gug gazi{sar}_
11. _gesz-nu11-gal szuba_
12. _sal-la pa babbar-dili_
13. _pesz4 ansze# {d}lamma_
14. ni-bu# _szu#-u nita2_ u _munus_
single ruling
15. 1(u) 3(disz) _{d#}[dim10-me]_
single ruling
16. _kur_-nu _dab musz sa5_
17. _musz babbar sal-la_
18. _szurim {d}gu4_
19. _an-zah babbar_
20. _an-bar_
single ruling
21. [7(disz)] ina _ki-na2_-szu2
column 2
1. _sag-gil-mud_
2. _musz-gir2_
3. sah-hu-u
4. _ku3-babbar_ pa-ru-tu2
5. _uruda_
6. 6(disz) [mim]-ma# lem-nu
single ruling
7. su-u mu-s,a
8. _zalag2 kur_-nu _dab_
9. _uruda gig {gesz#}[ma-nu]_
single ruling
10. 6(disz) _a-la2_ lem-nu
single ruling
11. asz-pu-u _zalag2_
12. _hi-lib en-gi-sa6#_
single ruling
13. 4(disz) be-en-nu
single ruling
14. 2(u) 1(disz)# _igi-min-mesz_
15. 2(u) 1(disz)# pa-ru-tu2
reverse
column 1
1. [2(disz) asz-pu-u]
2. [2(disz) _{d}lamma]_
3. 2(disz) sah#-hu#-[u]
4. 2(disz) _szuba sig7_
5. 2(disz) _gesz-nu11-gal_
6. 1(disz) _min-ban3-da_
7. 1(disz) _an-zah_
8. 2(disz) _min babbar_
9. 1(disz) _min ge6_
10. 3(disz) _kur!(SZE)_-nu _dab_
11. 2(disz) _pa_
12. 2(disz) ni-bu
13. 3(disz) _sal-la_
14. 2(disz) _pesz4 ansze_
15. 2(disz) su-u
16. 1(disz) _nig2-bur3-bur3_
17. 1(disz) _[gug gazi{sar}]_
18. 1(disz) _babbar#-dili#_
19. 1(disz) _szu-u nita2_
20. 1(disz) _szu-u munus_
21. 1(disz) _musz sa5_
22. _musz babbar_
column 2
1. 1(disz) _szurim [{d}gu4]_
2. 1(disz) _an-bar#_
3. 1(disz) _sag-gil#-mud#_
4. 1(disz) _musz-gir2#_
5. 1(disz) _ku3#-babbar#_
6. 1(disz) pa-ru-tu2
7. 2(disz) _uruda#_
8. 1(disz) mu#-s,a#
9. [1(disz)] _zalag2_
10. 1(disz) _gig {gesz#}ma#-nu_
11. 1(disz) _hi-lib_
12. 1(disz) _en-gi-sa6_
single ruling
13. 2(u) 1(disz) _igi-mesz_
14. 2(u) 1(disz) pa-ru-tu2
15. s,er-pa-a-a-ni
16. _gada_

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Text content

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

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285428
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P285428

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)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist A 00202
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 356

[Köcher1971BAM4] Köcher, Franz. 1971. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 4, Babylon, Nippur, Sippar, Uruk Und Unbekannter Herkunft. Vol. 4. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-03-02 at 16:01:51	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2019-02-04 at 14:37:17	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-22 at 08:31:05	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-02-06 at 13:25:11	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 4, 356 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285428.

BAM 4, 356 artifact entry (No. P285428). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285428 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 356 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285428 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 4, 356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285428},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285428},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 4, 356 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285428.

BAM 4, 356 artifact entry (No. P285428). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285428 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 356 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285428 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 4, 356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285428},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285428},
}

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DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285428
LB  - CDLI:P285428
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BAM 4, 356 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285428
ER  -