BAM 4, 403 (P285474)

Medical tablet and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14532

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] 1/2(disz) _sila3_ sah-le2-e 1/2(disz) _sila3 naga si_
2. [...] x _na2-a 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3-kum 1/2(disz) sila3 {szim}li_
3. [...] _gu2-tur 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}szibir?{sar} 1/2(disz) sila3 numun gesz_
4. [...] an#-nu-ti _disz_-nisz _gaz sim_ ina _kasz_ ina _szen-tur_ tara-bak
5. [...] _igi-gig la2_-ma _u4 3(disz)-kam2 nu du8_-ar2
single ruling
6. [...] _{u2}kur-ra_ ina _kasz nag_-ma ina _esz_ {u2}sziz-ba-na ina _kasz nag_-ma# ina _esz_
7. [...] x _{u2}igi_-lim ina _kasz_ tara-bak ina _mul4_ tusz-bat ina sze-ri3 la-am _giri3_-szu2 ana _ki gar nu nag#_
single ruling
8. [...] _mesz_-szu2 _gu7-mesz_-szu2 _na bi mur-mesz gig_ ana _din_-szu2 _{u2}kur-ra_ {u2}x [...]
9. [...] x{sar} _sila11_-asz ina _kusz ansze edin sur_-ri _ki_ u _masz-sila3-mesz u4 2(disz)-kam2 lal2_ [x x]
single ruling
10. [...] x {u2}szu-nim {u2}tu-la2 _had2-ra2 gaz sim_ ina _a gazi{sar} sila11_-[asz ...]
single ruling
11. [...] _{szim}li_ {u2}tar-musz ina _kasz-sag_ tara-muk ina mi-[x x x x]
12. [...] _dur2_-szu2 _dub_-ak ina _kasz {szim}bal#_ [x x x x]
single ruling
13. [...] ra _sag-ki_ x [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
16. [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] _mesz na bi#_ [...]
3'. [...] x ina _kasz3 u8-udu-hi-a#_ [...]
4'. [... ina ba-lu] pa-tan _nag#_ [...]
5'. [x x x] tara#-bak u x [x x x] x x _gig_ an-nu x [...]
6'. [x x x x] ina _i3-udu hi-hi_ ana _dur2_-szu2 [x x x]
single ruling
7'. [x x x x] x-lat _im_ u-ud-da _diri_ u2 x u2 nis-hu _DISZ na_ x [x x x]
8'. [x x _{m}]di_ a-bi-bi ki-i _ka im-<gid2> gaba-[ri_ ...]
9'. [x x x] ki _sar_-ma _igi {m}{d}ag-a-mu-a_ ana [x] x [x]
10'. [x x x] isz-tur-ma ana {d}3(u) _gi a_ {m}dan-da-har ib2-ru3

Consult previous versions and their differences

Text content

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

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285474
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285474

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 14532
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 403

[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: LKU, 61

[Falkenstein1931LKU] Falkenstein, Adam. 1931. “Literarische Keilschrifttexte Aus Uruk.”

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-22 at 19:49:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-01 at 19:20:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-04-22 at 06:56:28	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2019-04-03 at 09:58:15	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2019-02-19 at 00:56:12	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2019-02-05 at 11:28:49	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-23 at 06:16:31	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-22 at 09:18:14	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-04-15 at 09:48:48	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-04-14 at 14:50:00	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-04-14 at 14:46:13	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 Artifact

“BAM 4, 403 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285474.

BAM 4, 403 artifact entry (No. P285474). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285474 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 403 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285474 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {BAM 4, 403 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285474},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285474},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285474
LB  - CDLI:P285474
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - BAM 4, 403 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285474
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 4, 403 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285474.

BAM 4, 403 artifact entry (No. P285474). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285474 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 403 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285474 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {BAM 4, 403 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285474},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285474},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285474
LB  - CDLI:P285474
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - BAM 4, 403 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285474
ER  -