BAM 4, 386 (P285457)

Medical tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 16446

Period

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Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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1'. [x x] x _gid2#-da#?_ x [...] x [...]
2'. _gal2#_-szi _e3_-ak _dur sig2 babbar_ [...]
3'. ina _sza3 izi igi_ sza2 _uruda nig2-gid2-da_ tu x [...]
4'. _7(disz)-ta-am3 ka-keszda a2_ ana _a2_ sza2 _uruda nig2-gid2#-[da?_ ...]
5'. ta-ka-s,ar _en2 sa-hul du8-u3-da#_ [...]
6'. e-ma _kesz2_ ana _ugu szid_-nu ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-[an ...]
  single ruling
7'. _{na4}dur2-mi-na_ {na4}mu-s,u2 _{na4}zu2 babbar {na4}uruda nita2#_ [x x]
  single ruling
8'. 4(disz) _na4-mesz_ mim-ma lem-nu ana _lu2 nu te_-e ina _dur#_ [x x]
9'. ina _gu2#_-szu2 _gar_-an _en2 sa-hul du8-u3-da szid#_ [x x]
  single ruling
10'. _{na4}dur2-mi-na ban3-da_ {na4}asz-pu2-u _{na4}zu2 [zalag2]_
11'. _{na4}pa_ {na4}ni-bu _{na4}szu#-u# nita#_ [u _munus]_
  single ruling
12'. 7(disz) _na4-mesz_ mim-ma lem-nu ana _lu2# [nu te_-e x x]
13'. ina _dur uruda sa5 e3_-ak ina# [...]
  single ruling
14'. _{na4}kur_-nu _dab_ {na4}mar-hal-lu4 _{na4}za-[x_ ...]
15'. _{na4}musz-gir2 {na4}za-gin3 na4_ ba-ah-re#-[e ...]
  single ruling
16'. 1(u) _na4-mesz_ mim-ma lem-nu [...]
17'. ina# _giri3_ 1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 [...]
  single ruling
18'. _na4# bal {gesz}mes_ {na4}x [...]
  single ruling
19'. [x x] _x-mesz_-szu2 [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ina [...]
  single ruling
3'. sza2-man sza2 x [...]
4'. _{u2}lu2-u18-lu_ [...]
5'. _pesz10-{d}id2_ x [...]
6'. 7(disz) lip2-pi <tala2>-pap _en2_ 7(disz)-szu2 _szid#_ [...]
  single ruling
7'. _en2 id2-da-ta# {gesz#}tir# [gal-gal-la-ta]_
8'. _tir-dara3 masz#_ [...]
9'. _mul4-mul4 {gesz}gesztin#_ [...]
10'. _{gesz}kisz16_ [...]
11'. _musz-musz_ [...]
12'. _mul-mul#_ [...]
13'. _du8 i3-ti#-[la_ ...]
14'. _du8 nam-tag#-[ga_ ...]
15'. _zag du8 gar_ [...]
16'. _udug-hul [he2-bad_ ...]
17'. _gidim hul [min_ ...]
18'. _maszkim hul min#_ [...]
19'. _{d}dim3-me [min_ ...]
20'. _zi an-na he2-pad3#_ [...]
  single ruling
21'. _ka# inim-ma_ [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _sa#?_
2'. [at-ta _dingir_ sza2 ta-ku-lu sa-'a-mat _nam]-lu2-u18-lu_
3'. [e-li-ma ana _an_-e szu-ri-da _{na4}]kiszib#?_ da-nim
4'. [sza _nita_ ru-ku-us] _sag-du_-su
5'. [sza2 _munus ugu nu_ du-muq] _gal4#-la_-sza2 _szub_-a szi-pat-su
6'. [mim-ma _ta du_-ku da-mi]-iq-ta-sza2 liq-bi _tu6 enuru{+e2-nu-ru}_
  single ruling
7'. [... _mud2_ ina?] _kir4_-szu2 szur-du-ma _du_-ku
  single ruling
8'. _[na4 ku3-babbar na4] ku3#-sig17 na4 uruda na4 an-na_
  single ruling
9'. [4(disz) _na4-mesz DISZ] na# sza3_-szu _dab-dab_-su _mud2_ ina _kir4_-szu2 _du_-ku
10'. _uzu#?-mes#_-szu2 u2-zaq-qa-tu-szu2 ina _dur babbar_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
  single ruling
11'. _na4 uruda {na4}szu-u_ {na4}ka-pa-s,a _sa5_
  single ruling
12'. 3(disz)# _na4-mesz DISZ na sza3-mesz_-szu2 it-te-nen-bi-t,u
13'. _eme#_-szu2 _dab-dab_-at2 ina ka-s,a-a-ti ina-al
14'. [ina _ge6?] mud#_-ud ina _dur babbar_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
  single ruling
15'. [x] x _{na4#}zalag2 {na4}gug_ gi-rin-na _{na4}kur_-nu _dab_
16'. _[na4 uruda] kal#-ga i3 {gesz}erin_ kur-s,ip-tu2 _gu4_
  single ruling
17'. [x x x] x x ina _dur babbar_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
18'. [...] x x [x] _{na4#}pa_
19'. [...] x
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 4, 386

    [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: ADOG 25, N13, 101

    [Pedersén2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 16446
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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    N13, 101

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-04 at 09:28:53 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2020-04-27 at 11:28:50 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2020-01-27 at 09:42:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-03-11 at 13:17:25 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-03-02 at 16:13:30 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-20 at 16:51:53 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-19 at 00:54:37 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-02-04 at 15:21:49 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-05-23 at 06:08:39 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-05-22 at 08:58:13 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-03-20 at 16:20:12 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-03-20 at 16:18:25 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 4, 386 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285457.
BAM 4, 386 artifact entry (No. P285457). (2025, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285457 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 4, 386 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285457 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {BAM 4, 386 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285457},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285457
LB  - CDLI:P285457
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - BAM 4, 386 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285457
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 4, 386 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285457.
BAM 4, 386 artifact entry (No. P285457). (2025, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285457 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 4, 386 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285457 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {BAM 4, 386 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285457},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285457
LB  - CDLI:P285457
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - BAM 4, 386 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285457
ER  -
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