BAM 4, 408 (P285479)

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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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14528

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
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] _hi#-hi munus bi il2?_-ma
2'. [...] _{gesz#}nu-ur2-ma {szim}hab_
3'. [...] x-ma#? ir-ri
4'. [...] ina? _ge6?_ tusz-bat ina sze-ri3 nu pa-tan _nag_
6'. [...] x im id? usz
7'. [...] x-ne2-e-tim _numun gada_
8'. [...] x-szi-ma ina-esz!(MESZ)
9'. [...] x
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. _DISZ#_ [...]
2'. _DISZ ki-min_ KU [...]
3'. _disz_-nisz _hi-hi_ ina _kasz#_ [...]
4'. _DISZ munus u3-tu_-ma x [...]
5'. _illu {szim}buluh illu#_ [...]
6'. _tag?_-ma _i3-udu hi-hi#_ [...]
7'. _{gesz}erin {szim}mug_ [...]
8'. _szeg6_-szal ina _tug2 sur_-ri# [...]
9'. [ina] _ga#-rig2-ak-a_ [...]
10'. [...] x man x x [...]
rest broken
reverse
broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
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	P285479
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P285479

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 14528
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 408

[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, 55

[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 11:33:51	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-23 at 06:17:29	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-22 at 09:24:05	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-04-15 at 08:22:49	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, 408 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285479.

BAM 4, 408 artifact entry (No. P285479). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285479 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 408 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285479 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {BAM 4, 408 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285479},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285479},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 4, 408 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285479.

BAM 4, 408 artifact entry (No. P285479). (2024, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285479 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 408 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285479 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {BAM 4, 408 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285479},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285479},
}

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DA  - 2024/11/22/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P285479
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BAM 4, 408 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285479
ER  -