BAM 3, 214 (P282334)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

Ist A 00013 + Ist A 00393

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. _be_-ma _na igi-mesz_-szu2 _nigin_-du-szu2
2. _gesztug-mesz_-szu2 i-sza2-gu-ma
3. _uzu-mesz_-szu2 szim-ma-ta
4. _tuku-tuku_-u2
5. _sza3_-szu2 it-ta-na-at-s,ab
6. _gar_-in _gig_-szu2 nu-zu-zu
7. _na bi_ ka-sip
8. _nu-mesz_-szu2 _du3-mesz_-ma ina _ki gul-mesz_
9. ana _{d}eresz-ki-gal_ pa-ag-du
10. ana _usz11-bur2-da kam2_
11. sza2 _nu-mesz_-szu2 _du3-mesz_-ma
12. ina _ki gul-mesz DISZ {d}eresz-ki-gal_
13. [x x] x _du_
14. [x x x x] _kam2_
15. [x x x x] _imhur4#_
16. [x x x x x] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. _nig2-nam {szim}li dub_-ak
2. _udu-siskur ku3-ga du3_-usz
3. _{uzu}zag uzu-me-zag_ szu-me-e sza2
4. _kasz-sag bal_-qi2
5. _na bi_ ina _ugu {gesz}szinig ku3_
6. tu-t,u2-s,a-su-ma 1(u) 4(disz) _nu-mesz im_
7. li-pi _i3-udu duh-lal3_ sza2 _lu2-usz11_
8. u _munus-usz11 du3_-usz _il2_-ma
9. ana _igi {d}utu_ ki-am _du11-ga_
  single ruling
10. _{d}utu di-ku5 an_ u _ki_-ti
11. _di-ku5 ba-usz2_ u _ti-la_ at-ta-ma
12. ana _il2_-szu qu-lam-ma
13. a-lak-ti li-szat
14. _lu2-usz11_ u _munus-usz11 ti_
15. [...] x-at _kusz ti-la_-at
16. [... x]-ia _kusz tur-mesz_
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. an#-ni#-tu2# _du11-ga_-ma ana# _id2#_ x
  single ruling
2'. 2(u) _til_ x
  single ruling
3'. _{d}utu di-ku5_ kisz-sza2-a-ti
4'. mu-du-u2 ka-la-ma
5'. _{d}utu_ ina ba-lu-ka e-pesz _hi-a_
6'. _hi-a ul du3_-usz u pa-at-hat an-na-a
7'. _ul_ i-pa-tu-pa ina ba-lu-ka
8'. _{d}utu_ an-nu-u2 _nu lu2-usz11 mu_
9'. u _munus-usz11 mu_ sza2 kisz-pi ru-he-e
10'. ru-sze-e up-sza-sze-e la _du11-ga-mesz_
11'. nap-sza2-sza2-ti na-asz-pa-ra-a-ti
12'. _hul#-gal2# zi-ku5_-t,e3-e _ka-dab-da-kam_
13'. _di-bal-e-da_-ma _kur2_-e
14'. u lem-ne2-et t,a3-me2 e-pu-sza2
15'. [...] x x x x x x x x
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ni-pi-sze
2'. sza _szu_ kisz-pi
3'. _szu {m}{d}KU.A isz-ma-ni _masz-masz_
4'. _a {m}utu-masz masz-masz_
5'. _ki me me me masz-masz-ma_

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
library of Tiglatpileser I
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P282334

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number Ass 03067
Findspot
N1, 16
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number Ist A 00013 + Ist A 00393
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q004216
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-3/BAM-3_-214

References

  • primary: BAM 3, 214

    [Köcher1964BAM3] Köcher, Franz. 1964. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 3. Vol. 3. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: LTBA 1, 17

    [Matouš1933] Matouš, Lubor. 1933. Gegenstandlisten (Serie Ḫar-Ra-Ḫubullu). Vol. 1. Die Lexikalischen Tafelserien Der Babylonier Und Assyrer in Den Berliner Museen.

    (VAT 09713 = Ass 03067a)

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N1, 16

    [Pedersén1985-86ArchivesAssur] Pedersén, Olof. 1985-86. Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur : A Study of the Material from the German Excavations. Uppsala : Almqvist & Wiksell.

  • history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, -3/BAM-3_-214>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-08 at 10:20:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:08:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-24 at 07:53:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-11-24 at 07:44:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-18 at 13:23:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:10:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-05-23 at 13:58:38 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 03:05:02 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 13:15:17 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-11 at 14:25:43 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-10 at 12:52:50 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-10 at 12:51:04 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 3, 214 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282334.
BAM 3, 214 artifact entry (No. P282334). (2025, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282334 (Original work published 2005)
BAM 3, 214 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282334 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {BAM 3, 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282334},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282334},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 3, 214 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282334.
BAM 3, 214 artifact entry (No. P282334). (2025, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282334 (Original work published 2005)
BAM 3, 214 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282334 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {BAM 3, 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282334},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282334},
}


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