BAM 4, 404 (P285475)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14535

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...] x
2'. [...] ina# _kasz hi#-hi_
3'. [... _gesztin] ka5#-a_ ina _kasz nag_
single ruling
4'. [...] _gig#_ ana _ti_-szu2
5'. [...] _dub_-ak-ma ina-esz
single ruling
6'. [... ana] _ti#_-szu2 {u2}pu-qut-tu4 _sud2_
7'. [... x]-ma# _dur2_-szu2-ma ina-esz
single ruling
8'. [...] _ra#?-ra-mesz u2_ sza2 hi-niq2-ti _ud-me_-szu2 _nag-mesz_
single ruling
9'. [...] x szum4-ma _en-te-ne egir_ <u2>-ta-na-har-szu2
10'. [...] x _{szim}man-du_ lu ina _gesztin_ lu ina _kasz nag-mesz_
single ruling
11'. [...] x-szu2 ina kap-pi _zabar_ ga x-szu2
12'. [...] x _u2-hi-a du3-a-bi nu#-nu#_
13'. [...] x _sumun_ {u2}x x x s,u# [...]
14'. [...] x _sud2_ ina _kasz_ [...]
15'. [...] ti# [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] da-li-li-ki lud-lul _sag#?_ [...]
single ruling
2'. [... an]-nu#-te kas,3-ra lu hi-niq-ti _bun_ lu _dur2# gig#_
3'. [...] x lu mim-ma _gig_ sza2 ana _dur2 nu zu_-u2
single ruling
4'. [...] sza2# {d}ma2 _hi-hi {u2}dili_ {u2}mat-qa
5'. [...] sa#-kip _dingir en2_ an-ni-ti 3(disz)-szu2 _szid_-nu#
6'. [...] isz#-szu2-ma sza u2 _gal_-i
single ruling
7'. [...] x _na ugu_-szu2 _kum2_ u2-kal
8'. [...] ku# _e2-ki sar_-ma
9'. [... li]-iz#-za-kir szu-mu
10'. [...] _be#? dub_-pa
rest broken

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Text content

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

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285475
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P285475

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 14535
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 404

[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, 57

[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
2018-05-22 at 09:19:36	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-04-15 at 08:20:23	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-04-15 at 08:19:33	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, 404 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285475.

BAM 4, 404 artifact entry (No. P285475). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285475 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 404 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285475 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {BAM 4, 404 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285475},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285475},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 4, 404 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285475.

BAM 4, 404 artifact entry (No. P285475). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285475 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 404 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285475 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {BAM 4, 404 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285475},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285475},
}

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