BAM 4, 378 (P285449)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

Ist A 00233 + VAT 13940?

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
reverse
column 1'
broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. _{na4}za-gin3 ansze#?_ [...]
2'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ [...]
3'. _{na4}gug mu-ni#_
4'. _{na4}gug ge6_ tak-pat
5'. _{na4}gug_ me-luh-hi _mu-ni_
6'. _{na4}gug gazi{sar}_ tuk-ku-pat
7'. _{na4}gug gazi{sar} mu-ni_
8'. _{na4}gug sig7_ tak-pat
9'. _{na4}gug_ mar-ha-szi _mu-ni#_
10'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ si-hi-ir ta-bar-ri#
11'. _babbar_ ka-rik _{na4#}musz-gir2 [mu-ni]_
12'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _sa5 babbar_ [ud]-du#?-[uh]
13'. _{na4}musz-gir2# [mu-ni]_
14'. _{na4}musz-gir2_ [sa-di-ru-szu]
15'. ma-du _{na4#}[musz-gir2_ ...]
16'. _na4#_ [...]
rest broken
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. _na4 gar#_-[szu2 _gin7_ t,e-ru-ut _id2_-ma]
2'. _{na4}zalag2_ tuk-kup _{na4}[im-ma-an]-na_
3'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ szi-kin ti#-nu-rim-ma
4'. _{na4}zalag2_ tuk-kup _na4 musz#? mu_-szu2
5'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 kusz sa-a {na4#}tesz2 mu_-szu2
6'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 kusz ur-mah_
7'. {na4}u5-ri-zu _mu_-szu2#
8'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 igi tu-gur4{muszen}_
9'. _na4 ki-ag2-ga mu-ni_
10'. _[na4] gar_-szu2 _gin7 lag mun_ sa3-pi
11'. _[{na4}]mud mu_-szu2
12'. _[na4] gar#_-szu2 _gin7 sa-sal bil-za-za_
13'. [{na4}]kur#-ga-ra-nu _mu-ni_
14'. _[na4 gar]_-szu2 _gin7 tug2_ esz-sze-be2-e
15'. _na4# [kur?]-ra mu-ni_
16'. _na4 [gar_-szu2] _gin7# gu2 bal-gi{ku6}_
17'. {na4}[x ...] _mu_-szu2
18'. _na4 [gar_-szu2 _gin7 u4_-me na]-mir# _{na4}zalag2 mu_-szu2
19'. _na4 [gar_-szu2 _gin7_ ...] _{na4#}an#-[zah mu_-szu2]
rest broken
column 4'
beginning broken
1'. _[na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7] kun# eme#-szid#_
2'. [{na4}x] x _mu-ni_
3'. _[na4 gar_-szu2] _gin7# im-kal-gug_
4'. _[{na4}]zi#?_-ri _mu-ni_
5'. _[na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7] {kusz}duh-szi-a_ szi-lip
6'. [... _{na4}duh-szi]-a# mu-ni_
7'. _na4# [gar_-szu2 _gin7] kasz3# ansze_
8'. {na4#}[x ...] _mu#-ni_
9'. _na4 [gar_-szu2 _gin7_ pi-in-na]-ri#?
10'. {na4}[x ...]
11'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ szi#-[ri-in-di ...]
12'. _{na4}{d}lamma [mu-ni]_
13'. _{na4}gar_-szu2 _gin7 gesztin_ la# [ba-asz2-li]
14'. {na4}ab3-asz-mu _mu#-[ni]_
15'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 a-mesz_ hi-ri-ti#
16'. {na4}ab3-asz-mu _mu-ni_
17'. _{na4}gar_-szu2 _gin7_ <e>-re-eb _{d}utu_-szi
18'. _{na4}amasz-mu2-a mu-ni_
19'. _{na4}gar_-szu2 _gin7 an_-e za-ku-ti
20'. {na4}asz-pu-u _mu-ni_
21'. _{na4#}gar_-szu2 _gin7 dungu giri3-bal_
22'. [{na4}]asz#-pu-u _mu-ni#_
23'. _[{na4}gar_-szu2] _gin7# gesztu_ ha-ma-[s,i-ri]
rest broken
column 5'
beginning broken
1'. _[na4 gar_-szu2] _gin7#_ x [...]
2'. [{na4}man]-ze#-esz _mu-[ne]_
3'. _[na4 gar]_-szu2 _gin7_ ba-ri-hi qu-[x x]
4'. _{na4#}sikil mu-[ne]_
5'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7 {na4}gug gazi#[{sar}]_
6'. {na4}su-u {na4}mar-hu-szum _mu#-[ne]_
7'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7_ ban#-di# _gir2-[tab]_
8'. _{na4}gir2-tab mu-ne#_
9'. _{na4}gar_-szu2 _gin7 an-bar_-ma# _{na4}kur_-nu# _[dab]_
10'. ta-kip _{na4}bal#? mu-[ne]_
11'. _{na4}gug usz2#?-mesz#? gin7 {na4}bal_ [x x]
12'. x x szu kal [x x] x x [x x]
13'. _na4 gar_-szu2 _gin7#_ x [x] x [x x x]
14'. u _su_-szu2 ub-bu-[ub? x x x x]
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P285449
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285449

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 13956f + Ass 13956am+gg
Findspot	N4, 264
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	Ist A 00233 + VAT 13940?
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 378

[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.
history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N4, 264

[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: WAW 36, 284-289

[Scurlock2014WAW36] Scurlock, JoAnn. 2014. Sourcebook for Ancient Mesopotamian Medicine. Writings from the Ancient World 36.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-14 at 13:19:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-09 at 10:00:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-08 at 10:20:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-08 at 10:08:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-02-19 at 00:52:42	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-02-13 at 13:23:05	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-23 at 06:14:27	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-28 at 15:30:31	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-28 at 15:28:11	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	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 4, 378 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285449.

BAM 4, 378 artifact entry (No. P285449). (2026, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285449 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 378 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285449 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 4, 378 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285449.

BAM 4, 378 artifact entry (No. P285449). (2026, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285449 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 378 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285449 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {BAM 4, 378 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285449},
}

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