BAM 3, 311 (P285395)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 08914

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
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1'. [...] x [x x] x x x [...]
2'. [...] _{u2}igi_-lim ina _kasz sud2_ [...]
3'. [x x] {u2}[x x x] _numun#_ {gesz}bi-ni ina _kasz_ x [x x]
4'. [x x] _{na4}zalag2 {u2}ka_ tam-tim {u2}nu-s,a-bu ina _kusz#?_ [x]
5'. [x x] _numun_ {gesz}bi-ni _{u2}sumun-dar_ ina _kasz sud2_ [x]
6'. [x x] {gesz}szi-kit-tu2 _ka_ tam-tim _{na4}zalag2_ esz3-me-ku ha-ha-a sza2 _udun zi3-mad-ga2#?_ [x]
7'. _[DISZ] ki#-min#? {u2}igi_-lim _{u2}kur-ra numun_ {u2}su-ti ina _kusz#_
8'. _[DISZ] ki#-min# {gesz}szur-min3 {szim}sze-li {na4}kur_-nu _dab_ {u2}u2-ra-nu# [x]
9'. [x] _{u2}in-nu-usz_ ki-s,ir _{gesz}ma-nu numun_ {gesz}bi-ni ina _kusz#_
10'. _[DISZ] ki-min_ {u2}tar-musz _{u2}har-lum-ba-szir{sar}_ {gesz}he-[pi2]
11'. _{na4#}ad-bar_ he-s,ib _{na4}gug u2 sikil {gesz}sze-na2-[a]_
12'. _{u2#}in-nu-usz_ sza2 _kur {u2}a-zal-la2 {u2}eme ur-gi7#_ [x]
13'. _{gesz#}dih3 iz-zi disz_-nisz ina _{sig2}aka3 usz2 {gesz}erin su3_ ina _kusz#_
14'. _[DISZ] ki#-min# ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 uruda zabar an-zah min babbar min ge6 {na4}zalag2#?_ ina _kusz#_
15'. _DISZ ki#-min#_ {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz na4-{d}lamma u2 sikil_ ina _kusz_
16'. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}na-a-nu _pesz4 a-ab-ba {u2}kur-kur {u2}a-zal-la2_ ina _kusz_
17'. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}kur-ka#-na-a sza2 _kur {gesz}erin_ {na4}mu-s,a ina _kusz_
18'. _DISZ ki-min_ {gesz}si-hu#? {gesz#}ar2-gan-nu {gesz}ba-ri-rat _{u2}kur-ra_
19'. _{szim}li#_ {u2#}su#?-pa-lu ina _kusz_
20'. _DISZ ki-min {u2}eme ur-gi7 {gesz}szur-min3 im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ ina _kusz_
21'. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}har-lum-ba-szir uruda an-zah_ ina _kusz_
  single ruling
22'. 1(u) 5(disz) me-eli _DISZ na_ hu-us, _gaz sza3_-bi _tuku#-mesz#_-szi
  single ruling
23'. _DISZ na {d}lugal-ur3-ra dab_-su _henbur2 {gesz}dih3 henbur2 {u2}gir2_
24'. _henbur2 gi szul-hi an-nu-ha-ra-ke4#_ ina _kusz_
25'. _DISZ ki-min_ ni-kip-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus in-bubbu-an-na_ ina _kusz_
26'. _DISZ ki-min {d}masz_ {na4}mu-s,a ni-kip-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus_ he-pi2 ina _kusz_
27'. _DISZ ki-min {szim}sze-li babbar {na4}zalag2#_ [ina] _kusz#_
28'. _DISZ ki-min im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ {na4}mu-s,a _{na4#}za# [gug2_ ina] _kusz_
29'. _DISZ ki-min uzu-dir-kur-ra {gesz}haszhur gesz-gi_ x x x [ina] _kusz_
30'. _DISZ szu {d}innin_ la-zi _zi_-hi _{na4}an-zah min babbar min ge6_ ina _kusz_
31'. _DISZ ki-min {na4}musz {d}masz u2 babbar {na4}an-zah-ge6_ he-pi2 ina _kusz_
32'. _DISZ ki-min {na4}babbar-dili {na4}sig7-sig7 {na4}duh-szi-a {u2}lal_ ina _kusz_
33'. _DISZ ki-min {u2}sumun-dar {u2}nam-ti-la {u2}in6-usz2_ {u2}x x ina _kusz_
34'. _DISZ ki-min gi szul-hi gi du10-ga_ {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi#_-lim# ina _kusz_
35'. _DISZ ki-min sig2 ur-mah sig2 ur-bar-ra sig2 ka5-a sig2 ur-gi7 ge6_ ina _kusz_
36'. _DISZ ki-min u2 babbar {u2}dili_ kur-s,ip-ti _gesztu gu4 sig7_ ina _kusz_
37'. _DISZ ki-min {na4}zalag2_ {na4}mu-s,a _a-gar-gar masz-da3 si dara3-masz_ ina _kusz_
38'. _DISZ ki-min {na4}zalag2_ mu-s,a _{gesz}nu11-gal {gesz}taskarin sig2_ AN SZU RA? x x [x] x ri ina _kusz_
39'. _DISZ ki-min im-babbar_ sza2 _sza3 ad-bar ka a-ab-ba {u2}lal_ mu-s,a
40'. _{na4}zalag2 ur-gi7_ {na4}asz-pu-u ina _kusz_
41'. _DISZ na_ x _nu igi_ ma-disz _igi_-szu2 _gil {u2}igi_-lim _szurun {d}gu4_ [x] x ina _kusz_
42'. _DISZ_ mim#-ma# _hul_ ana _na nu te#_-e ni-kip-tu2 mu-sa _ka_ tam-tim _uh2-id2_ ina _kusz_
43'. _DISZ ki-min sig2 ur-gi7 ge6_ ni-kip-tu2 _uh2-id2_ ina _kusz_
44'. _DISZ ki-min sig2 ur-bar-ra kasz_ si-bi _i3-udu ellag2 gu4 ge6_ ina _kusz_
45'. _DISZ ki-min uh2-{d}id2_ ni-kip-tu ina _kusz_
46'. ana mim-ma _hul_ ana {gesz}na2 na nu dim4 {u2}dili {u2}lal {u2!(U)}na_-a-nu _{na4}zalag2_ [x x] ina _kusz_
47'. _DISZ na a-la2 hul dab_-su {u2}kam-ka-du _{u2}ab2-duh_ x [x x] ina _kusz_
48'. _DISZ ki-min {u2}dili {u2}sumun-dar {na4}zalag2 {u2}ge6_ ina _kusz_
49'. _DISZ ki-min_ mu-s,a ni-kip#-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus_ kib-ri-tu2 ina _kusz_
50'. _DISZ ki-min {u2}dili?_ [x] x _{u2}sumun-dar_ {u2}x [x x x x]
reverse
1. _DISZ na#_ [ina?] _ki-na2_-szu2 _luh-luh#_-ut _gin7 gu3 uz3 gu3_-si i3#-[ra-mu-um]
2. i-par-ru-ud ma-gal# _gu3-gu3_-si _szu_ be-en-nu _{d#}[alad_ sza2-ne2-e _{d}3(u)]_
3. ana _ti_-szu2 _{u2}gesztin ka5-a_ {u2}an-nu-nu#-tu2# {gesz}haszhur#
4. _{u2}har-lum#-[ba]-szir#_ {u2}a-ra-ri-a-nu _illu li-tur_
5. _sig2 ugu#-[dul-bi_ ina?] _kusz# pesz2-ur3#-ra#? du3-du3_ ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_
6. _DISZ ki-min_ [x x x x] x {u2}el-kul-la ina _kusz_
7. _DISZ_ ina#? [x x x x x] x ib-ta-na-ki _{u2}kur-kur_ {u2}tar-musz8
8. [x x x x] _nita2_ u _munus ka a-ab-ba_ ina _kusz_
9. _DISZ an#-ta-szub zi# pa su-tin{muszen} pa_ zi-i-bi _{u2}ku6_ ina _kusz_
10. _DISZ ki-min_ esz3-me-ku _ad-bar {d}masz i3 sumun ka2 {d}gesz-gin2-masz_ ina _kusz_
11. _DISZ ki-min_ el-kul-la ak-tam _sig2 ka5-a_ {d}masz {na4#}zalag2#_ ina _kusz_
12. _DISZ ki-min sag sur2-du3{muszen} szurun {d}gu4 im-sahar-na4-kur-ra_ [x x x] ina _kusz_
13. _DISZ ki-min sig2_ a-si _nita_ ina _kusz DISZ ki-min pa ara4-bu{muszen}_ ina kusz_
14. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}tar-musz8 _{u2}igi_-lim _u2 babbar {u2}lal {u2?}dili_ ina _kusz_
15. _DISZ ki-min i3 sumun_ sza2 _sza3 gu zu2 ge6 zu2 babbar zalag2_ ina _kusz_
16. _DISZ ki-min suhusz {gesz}dih3 suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2 suhusz {gesz}kiszi16_
17. _suhusz {gesz}sze-na-a suhusz {u2}guru5-usz_ ina _kusz_
18. _DISZ ki-min numun_ bi-ni _numun_ u2-ra-ni _{u2}lal gesz3 bal-gi{ku6}_ ina _kusz_
19. _DISZ ki-min suhusz_ {gesz}szu-szi _suhusz {gesz}nam-tar nita2 {u2}lal# a-gar-gar masz-da3_
20. _ka_ tam-tim ni-kip-tu2 ina _kusz_
21. _DISZ ki-min suhusz {gesz}ma-nu im-sahar-na4-kur-ra {szim#?}bal_ [ina] _kusz_
22. _DISZ ki-min uzu-dir ar2-zal-la2 {u2}gesztin# ka5-a#_ ina _kusz_
23. _DISZ ki-min i3 sumun za3-du8 abul suhusz {gesz}dih3 suhusz {u2#}gir2#_ u2-ra-nu _u2_ he-pi2
24. _DISZ ki-min {u2}mur-du3-du3 suhusz {gesz}hab suhusz#_ {gesz#}szu-szi _suhusz {u2}dili#?_
25. _{u2}sumun-dar {u2}eme ur-gi7# {u2#}tal2!-tal2# {u2#}lal?#_ x [x x] he-pi2
26. _DISZ ki-min suhusz {gesz}dih3 suhusz {u2}gir2 suhusz#_ x x x x [x x x x] x ina _kusz_
27. _DISZ na_ lu _an-ta-szub-ba_ lu _{d}lugal#-ur3#-ra_ lu _szu_ x [x x _szu-gidim?]-ma#_
28. ina _su_-szu2 _zal-zal_-ma _nu du8_-ar2 {na4#}mu-s,a {na4}algames#_ [x x (x) ina] _kusz#?_
29. _DISZ ki-min suhusz {gesz}dih3 {gesz}kiszi16# suhusz {u2}ku6 suhusz_ {gesz}szu#-nu
30. _suhusz {u2}szakira si dara3-masz igi suhur-la2_ sza2 _gub3_ ina _kusz_
31. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}tar-musz _{u2}igi_-lim _{u2}igi-nisz_ {u2}ir-kul-la el-kul-la
32. u2-ra-nu#? _{u2}an-ki-nu-te na4_ [ga]-bi#-i ina _kusz_
33. _DISZ ki-min {u2}igi#_-[lim] {u2#}IGI-lim _{u2}dili_ ina _kusz_
34. _DISZ ki-[min] {u2}har-[lum-ba]-szir {u2}dili_ {na4}mu-s,a ina _kusz_
35. _DISZ ki#-min#_ ni-kip#-[tu2] _nita2#_ u munus in#-bubbu-an-na_ ina _kusz_
36. _DISZ [ki]-min_ {u2}eli#-kul-la _{u2}ku6 {u2}an-ki-nu-te_ ka-mun _{gesz}szennur_ ina _kusz_
37. _DISZ na#_ [ina] _ki#-[na2]_-szu2 _zu2-mesz_-szu2 _gurusz3#_-as,# _{u2}har-lum-ba-szir ka_ tam#-tim#
38. _[pesz10-{d}id2] {zi3#}{d}nisaba {u2}ab2#-duh#_ ni-kip-tu2 _nita2_ u _munus_
39. [x x x] x-a-na _uh2-{d}id2#_ ina _kusz_
40. _DISZ ki#-[min_ x x x] x _ka a-ab-ba_ ni-kip-tu2 _{u2}dili_ ina _kusz_
41. [x x x x x] x _ka a-ab-ba numun {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 {u2}dili_ ina _kusz_
42. _[DISZ ki-min bar] gu4-ud_ ina _kusz_
43. [x x x x x] x _u2 sikil {u2}dili_ tim-bu-ut _a-sza3_ ina _kusz_
  single ruling
44. [x x x x] _sar e3_ a-na s,a-bat _du3_-szi {m}ki-s,ir-_an-[szar2]_
45. [x x x x] _{lu2}masz-masz e2 an-szar2_ ha-an-t,isz _zi_-ha
46. [x x x x] _gin7 libir-ra_ [...]
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Text content

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

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P285395

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 08914
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BAM 3, 311

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

  • history: KAR, 186

    [Ebeling1919-1923KAR] Ebeling, Erich. 1919-1923. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Religiösen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Band 28 & 34. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-28 at 09:10:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-04-12 at 13:32:54 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-06 at 03:15:14 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-04 at 06:15:31 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-04-03 at 06:44:52 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-16 at 14:09:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-08 at 14:07:08 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-06 at 14:14:45 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-03-02 at 15:58:59 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-28 at 11:52:51 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-20 at 16:51:53 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-13 at 13:05:22 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 07:15:23 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 06:35:53 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-04-15 at 10:16:10 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-04-15 at 10:10:00 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-04-15 at 10:01:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-04-15 at 09:58:24 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-04-15 at 09:19:07 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-04-15 at 09:11:52 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-04-15 at 09:04:54 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-02-11 at 10:57:28 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 14:30:24 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 16:09:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 3, 311 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285395.
BAM 3, 311 artifact entry (No. P285395). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285395 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 311 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285395 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285395},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 3, 311 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285395.
BAM 3, 311 artifact entry (No. P285395). (2024, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285395 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 311 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285395 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {BAM 3, 311 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285395},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285395},
}


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TI  - BAM 3, 311 artifact entry
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