BAM 3, 263 (P285347)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 10044

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)

Middle Assyrian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _{szim}gur2-gur2 {szim}li#_ [...]
2. _{u2}kur-kur {szim}{d}masz_
3. _{szim}ses_ {szim}x
4. _illu {szim}buluh_
5. {u2}ap2-ru-szu2 _{u2}an-ki-nu-te#_
6. _numun_ {u2}szu2-mut-te _{u2}kur-ra_#
7. {u2}ku-di-mi _pesz10-{d}id2_
8. _numun {u2}hur-sag_
9. _{u2}naga si_ KU.KU _si-dara4_
10. _usz2_ x x _usz2#_ e#-re#-nu#
reverse
1. szu-lu-ut, [...] x [...]
2. a-na nap-szal-ti [...]
3. x _{u2}lal_ LI#
4. x NISZ {m}{d}ra#-ma-ni-[x]
5. _lu2#-masz-masz_ ma-hi-ir
  single ruling

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285347

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive Assur M7
Excavation Number Ass 21101d
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 10044
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA) P285347
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-3/BAM-3_-263

References

  • primary: BAM 3, 263

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

  • primary: StAT 5, 90

    [Prechel2014StAT5] Freydank, Helmut, and Doris Prechel. 2014. Urkunden Der Königlichen Palastverwalter Vom Ende Des 2. Jt. v. Chr. : Das “Archiv” Assur 21101 (M7 F). Vol. 5. Studien Zu Den Assur-Texten.

  • history: VS 21 = MARV 2, 28

    [Freydank1982MARV2] Freydank, Helmut. 1982. Mittelassyrische Rechtsurkunden Und Verwaltungstexte II. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 21. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, -3/BAM-3_-263>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-02-13 at 10:23:09 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan 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
2024-10-24 at 18:11:26 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:10:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-04-22 at 06:53:07 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 03:45:33 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 11:54:07 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 11:44:56 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Bartash, Vitali 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, 263 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285347.
BAM 3, 263 artifact entry (No. P285347). (2025, February 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285347 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 263 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285347 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	title = {BAM 3, 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285347},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285347},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 3, 263 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285347.
BAM 3, 263 artifact entry (No. P285347). (2025, February 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285347 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 263 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285347 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 13},
	title = {BAM 3, 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285347},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285347},
}


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PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P285347
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BAM 3, 263 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285347
ER  -
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