BAM 4, 400 (P285471)

Medical tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Si 0081

Period

-

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [x _dib_-ti3? {d}amar]-utu#_
2'. _[dib_-ti3?] {d}isz8-tar2
3'. x sa-lim# {d}NUSKA
4'. [x] _dib_-ti3 3(u) 2(u) u _{d}iszkur_
5'. [x] _dib_-ti3 _dingir du3-a-bi_
6'. x 4(disz)-u2 _dur_
  single ruling
7'. [x _silim?]_-im _{d}en-lil2_
8'. [x _silim?]_-im# {d}a-nim
9'. [x _silim_-im?] {d}e2-a
10'. [x _silim_-im?] _{d}iszkur_
11'. [x x x] _dur_
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 6(disz)# _szu_ x x [...]
2'. 3(u) 1(disz) 7(disz)-u2 _[dur]_
  single ruling
3'. 1(u) 4(disz) _a2-mesz giskim#-[mesz?]_
4'. 1(u) 2(disz) _giskim hul_ [x]
5'. 7(disz) _hul musz#_
6'. 3(u) 3(disz) 8(disz)-u2 _dur#_
  single ruling
7'. 1(u) _hul muszen bar_-i# [x]
8'. 8(disz) _hul tu{muszen} bar_-i [x]
9'. 9(disz) _hul_ x x [x]
10'. 8(disz) gi-na-a [a-dir?]
11'. 3(u) 5(disz) 9(disz)-u2 _dur#_
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 3(disz) _masz2#?-ge6 [hul sig5?]_
2. 3(disz) _lu2 usz2-mesz igi-[mesz?]_
3. 5(disz) _hul u4 iti_ u _mu_ [x]
4. 3(disz) _zah2#? lu2 nu zah2_ [x]
5. 3(disz) ma-szi-ta5 ha-sa-su [x]
6. 3(disz) _giskim munus hul#_
7. 3(u) 1(u)-u2 _dur#_
  single ruling
8. 1(u) 4(disz) _dingir-sza3-dab-[ba?]_
9. 7(disz) _dingir-sza3-dab-[ba?]_
10. 5(disz) _dingir_ kam-[la? _silim?]_
11. 5(disz) uz-zi _[dingir lugal idim?]_
12. 3(u) 1(disz) 1(u) 1(disz)-u2 _[dur]_
  single ruling
13. [x] x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...] x x ma?#
2. [...] x _igi nu_
3. [...] x x x-szu2
4. [...] _hul_
5. [x x]-u2# _dur_
  single ruling
6. [x] mim#-ma# _hul_ sza2 _edin_ u _uru_
7. [x be]-en-nu
8. [x] ne2-me-du
9. [x x]-u2 _dur_
  single ruling
10. [...] um
11. [...] DA#
12. [...] x
  rest broken

Text content

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

Chronology

Period
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P285471

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Si 0081
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Si.81

References

  • primary: BAM 4, 400

    [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: SFS, Ist Si 0081 (catalogue)

    [Scheil1902SFS] Scheil, Vincent. 1902. Une Saison de Fouilles à Sippar (Abou Habba) (Janvier-Avril 1894). Impr. de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale (Le Caire).

  • history: RA 22 (pp. 141-162), 141-143

    [Scheil1925RA22] Scheil, Vincent. 1925. “Passim.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 22 (4): 141–62. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23290858.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-22 at 18:48:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-22 at 18:45:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:57:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:30:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:28:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-05-23 at 06:15:21 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-04-15 at 09:45:29 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-04-14 at 14:48:03 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-04-14 at 14:46:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 4, 400 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285471.
BAM 4, 400 artifact entry (No. P285471). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285471 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 4, 400 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285471 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 4, 400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285471},
}


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TI  - BAM 4, 400 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 4, 400 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285471.
BAM 4, 400 artifact entry (No. P285471). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285471 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 4, 400 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285471 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 4, 400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285471},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285471
LB  - CDLI:P285471
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BAM 4, 400 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285471
ER  -
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