BAM 3, 231 (P285317)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13871 + VAT 13887 + VAT 13985

Period

-

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. _DISZ# na# sag-du_-su _gu7#-[mesz_-szu2] _gig-mesz_-szu2 _nigin_-du
2. mi-na-tu-szu it-ta-na#-asz2-pa-ka a-szu-usz-tum _tuku_-szi
3. _ka_-szu2 _lu3-lu3_-ah _sza3_-szu2# sza2-pil ik-ka-szu2 ku-ri
4. _kum2_ mu-un-ga li-i'-ba# ta#-dir#-tu# _tuku_-szi _gaba_-su
5. u sza2-[szal?]-la#-szu2 _gu7-mesz_-szu2 _ir [szub]-szub?_-su _szu-min_-szu2 u _giri3#-min#_-szu2
6. _gu7-mesz_-szu2 sza2-pu-la-szu2 _bal-bal#_-ut#? ana _zi_-e _gub_-zi
7. u _du11-du11_ mu-uq _sa-gu2_-[szu2?] _gu7-mesz_-szu2 _sed-mesz_
8. ina _ki-na2_-szu2 il-la-tu-szu2 _du#-mesz_-szu2 _bal-bal_-at usz-ta-na-ah
9. it#-ta-na-asz2-a-asz2 _ka_-szu2 _bad-bad#_-te qi2-bit _ka_-szu2 im-ta-na-szi
10. _masz2#-ge6-mesz_-szu2 ma-'-da _masz2#-ge6#-mesz igi_ la u2-kal
11. _[usz2]-mesz igi-igi_ ki _sza3_-szu2 _du11-du11_-ub _sza3_-szu2 i'-asz2-ma
12. _[sza3]_-szu2# i-ar2-ru! mi-na-at _uzu-mesz_-szu2 _sig3-mesz_ u2-zaq-qa-ta-szu#
13. [x x] x i-rasz-szi _tag#_-ma duk-kum#? ni#-ip-qu-szu2 qer-bu#
14. [u8-a?] i#-qab-bu a-a i-szas#-[si] _ninda_ u _kasz lal#_
15. _[na] bi#_ ka-szip _a-mesz zi-ku5-ru#-da#_-szu2 he-bu-u2-[ma x x]
16. [x]-su a-na _{d}gesz-gin2-masz#_ [...]
17. [x] _ku4_-eb _{iti}NE nu-mesz_-szu2 ep-[szu2-ma? ...]
18. ana _iti 3(disz)-kam u4 1(u)-kam#_ u2-za-ba#-[al-ma ...]
  single ruling
19. _[DISZ] kesz2_ ana# _igi# {d#}utu kesz2 udu-siskur2#_ [...]
20. _en2#_ al#-si#-ka szi-man-ni [...]
21. szu#-ud-lu-pu#-ti _nig2-gig igi_-an-ni [...]
22. an#-ha-ku-ma szu-ud#-lu#-pa-ku szu-nu-[ha-ku ...]
23. a#-na nam-ra-s,i#-it# _[zalag2]_-ka# u2#-[pi-iq ...]
24. _{d#}utu en_ di-ni ana!(U) ka#-a#-sza2 as#-hur#-[ka ...]
25. qu#-lam-ma szi-mi qa-ba-a-a szi#-[man-ni-ma ...]
26. [di]-ni di-in _esz-bar_ [...]
  single ruling
27. [x _a]-mesz#_ a-na# _{d}utu#_ [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

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

Chronology

Period
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285317

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ass 17722i
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 13871 + VAT 13887 + VAT 13985
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q004222
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-3/BAM-3_-231

References

  • primary: BAM 3, 231

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

  • history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, -3/BAM-3_-231>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2024-05-28 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
2019-02-19 at 00:42:35 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-23 at 14:01:01 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 03:20:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 13:36:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-12 at 14:07:11 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-12 at 14:06:37 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 3, 231 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285317.
BAM 3, 231 artifact entry (No. P285317). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285317 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 231 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285317 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 3, 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285317},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 3, 231 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285317.
BAM 3, 231 artifact entry (No. P285317). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285317 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 231 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285317 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 3, 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285317},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BAM 3, 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285317
ER  -
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