BAM 4, 407 (P285478)

Medical tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14534

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] isz# x [...]
2'. [...] ana# _sza3_-bi _uru4-uru4_-isz# _ninda# gu7_ x
3'. [...] _dingir# uru#_-szu2 _DISZ_ ina _szu dingir_ na-ad-ru# [...]
4'. [...] x _{u2}za3-hi-li {u2}kur-ra {na4}za-gin3_
5'. [...] _kasz#_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an u2-sze-li-li bi-na-tu2-szu2#
single ruling
6'. [...] _uru4#-uru4_-isz _ninda_ u _kasz_ la i-mah-har a-ma#-[tu2]
7'. [...] DAN# _szu dingir_ mut-tak-li _{d}alad_ sza2-<ne2>-e {d}gu#-[la]
8'. [... _szu dingir]_ mut#-tak-li _kar_-szu2 ni-lu _ur-gi7 ge6_ [x]
single ruling
9'. [...] MIN# ma a-di i-di-ik-ma szu2-nu zi-bi _ninda_ u _kasz sza3_-szu2#
10'. [...] ga#-asz2-ri _{d}alad_ sza2-<ne2>-e _{d}u-gur DISZ_ ina _szu dingir_ ga-asz2-[ru]
11'. [...] _du3_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an _{u2}sikil {gesz#}szinig#_ ina _i3-gesz szub#_
single ruling
12'. [...] usz#-tan-na-ah _e2-gar8_ ina _szu-min_-szu2# [...] _u2#_ x x x [...]
13'. [...] ni ina _szu dingir_ szam-ri _{d}alad#_ [...] x x [...]
single ruling
14'. [...] x x x zum-bi bu [...]
15'. [...] x x x [...]
16'. [...] x x [...]
rest broken

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Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285478
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P285478

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 14534
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 407

[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, 63

[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
2019-02-05 at 11:32:31	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-23 at 14:32:06	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-22 at 09:23:13	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-04-15 at 08:22:09	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-04-15 at 08:19:34	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, 407 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285478.

BAM 4, 407 artifact entry (No. P285478). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285478 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 407 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285478 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285478},
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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 4, 407 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285478.

BAM 4, 407 artifact entry (No. P285478). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285478 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 407 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285478 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {BAM 4, 407 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285478},
}

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