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

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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)

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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)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
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Related publications

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.”

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 14534
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Provenience

Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-22 at 19:49:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-01 at 19:20:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2019-02-05 at 11:32:31	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2018-05-23 at 14:32:06	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2018-05-22 at 09:23:13	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2018-04-15 at 08:22:09	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2018-04-15 at 08:19:34	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
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

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Cite this Artifact

“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: January 12, 2026).

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	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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Cite this Artifact

“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: January 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	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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TI  - BAM 4, 407 artifact entry
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