BAM 4, 420 (P285490)

Medical tablet and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 026224

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x (x) {na4}asz-pu]-u2
2. _[{na4}]zu2# ge6_
3. _[{na4}]{d}lamma_
4. [x x {na4}]sah#-hu-u2
5. [x x _{na4}]szuba# sig7_
6. _[{na4}]gesz#-nu11-gal_
7. _[{na4}dur2]-mi-na-ban3-da_
8. [x x {na4}]an#-zah_
9. _[{na4}]min#-babbar_
10. _[{na4}]min#-ge6_
11. [x x _{na4}]kur_-nu _dab_
12. _[{na4}]pa#_
13. [{na4}ni]-bi#
column 2
1. 2(disz) _{na4}sal!-la#!_
2. _{na4}pesz4_ tam-tim#
3. _{na4}sag-gil-mud_
4. 2(disz) _{na4}musz-gir2_
5. _na4 ku3-babbar_
6. {na4}pa-ru-ut-tum
7. _na4 uruda nita2_
8. _{na4}zalag2_
9. _{na4}hi-li-ba_
10. _{na4}en-gi-sa6_
11. 2(disz) _na4 bal_
12. {na4}u2#-ru-ut-tum
13. {na4}im-ma-na-ku#
reverse
column 1
1. {na4}su-u
2. _{na4}nig2-bur3-bur3_
3. _{na4}gug-gazi{sar}_
4. _{na4}sim-bi-zi-da_
5. _{na4}an-bar_
6. _{na4}szu-u nita2_
7. _{na4}szu-u munus_
8. _{na4}szuba_ seh2-ru
9. _{na4}za-gin3_
10. _{na4}gug#_ [...]
11. _{na4}nir2_
12. _na4 tesz2_
13. {na4}hu-ri-zu#?
column 2
1. _[{na4}asz-gi3-gi3]_
2. _[na4 gir2-tab]_
3. [{na4}ab3]-asz-mu
4. _[{na4}]ugu#?-asz-gi3-gi3?_
5. _[{na4}]algamesz#_
6. _[{na4}]sag#-kal_
7. [{na4}ka]-pa#-s,u# _sa5#_
8. _[{na4}]zu2 babbar_
9. _[{na4}]min_
10. [{na4}]kur#-gar-ra-nu
11. [...] {na4}zi-bit
12. [...] _{na4}igi-zag3-ga_

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

Chronology

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Dates Referenced
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Record

CDLI number	P285490
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P285490

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 026224
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 420

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-03-02 at 16:19:37	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2019-02-05 at 11:58:16	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, 420 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285490.

BAM 4, 420 artifact entry (No. P285490). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285490 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 420 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285490 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 4, 420 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285490},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 4, 420 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285490.

BAM 4, 420 artifact entry (No. P285490). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285490 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 420 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285490 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 4, 420 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285490},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/26/
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