BAM 3, 208 (P281819)

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 10088

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1. [...] x ana x
2. [...] _al-ti_
  single ruling
3. [...] _szub_-di
4. [...] _nig2-ak#-a_
5. [...] x _da_
6. [...] x tu
  single ruling
7. [...] x
8. [...] usz#
9. [...] x
10. [...] x
  single ruling
11. [...] x
12. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1. _ki-min ga_ [x] _masz tab_-su x [...]
2. u 7(disz)-szu2 _du11-ga_-ma _{u2}sikil_ ina 8(disz) x [...]
  single ruling
3. _DISZ ki-min mun {szim}im-du#_ u2 [...]
4. _{u2}nu-luh-ha_ ina _a_ tar-s,a-an ina# [...]
5. ina szer3-ti tu-sak ba-lu pa#-[tan ...]
  single ruling
6. _DISZ ki-min_ ha-s,a-ab-tu2 sza ina qut-ru at x [...]
7. ana _sza3 kasz-sag szub_-di ina _u4-na2-a_ ana _igi_ [...]
8. kasz-szap-ti kisz-pu-ki li-isz x [...]
9. li-is,-ba-tu-ki isz [...]
  single ruling
10. _DISZ ki-min_ {u2}nu-nu-tu2 tu-bal# _gaz# [sim]_
11. _numun {u2}babbar-hi{sar}_ [...]
12. tu-sak ba-lu [...]
  single ruling
13. _DISZ ki-min si dara3#-[masz_ ...]
14. x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P281819

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 10088
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q004195
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-3/BAM-3_-208

References

  • primary: BAM 3, 208

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

  • history: KAR, 189

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

  • history: KAL 2, 47

    [Schwemer2007KAL2] Schwemer, Daniel. 2007. Rituale Und Beschwörungen Gegen Schadenzauber. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Literarischen Inhalts, Band 2. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

  • history: BabMed <http://geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/babmed/Corpora/BAM, -3/BAM-3_-208>

    [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
2018-05-22 at 02:59:45 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-01-19 at 16:45:59 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-09 at 13:40:12 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-09 at 13:38:31 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 Artifact

“BAM 3, 208 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P281819.
BAM 3, 208 artifact entry (No. P281819). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281819 (Original work published 2005)
BAM 3, 208 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281819 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 3, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281819},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281819},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 3, 208 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P281819.
BAM 3, 208 artifact entry (No. P281819). (2024, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P281819 (Original work published 2005)
BAM 3, 208 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P281819 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {BAM 3, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P281819},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P281819},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - BAM 3, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P281819
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