BAM 2, 143 (P285239)

Medical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist A 00273

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)

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tablet
obverse
1. _DISZ na kum2 dab_-su
2. _gesztin-ka_ sza _kur_ i3-zal-li
3. ina _i3-gesz_ si-ir-di
4. _szesz2-mesz_-su-ma _ti_-ut,
  single ruling
5. [x]-ia#? da-na-a-te
reverse
  blank

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Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAM 2, 143

    [Köcher1963BAM2] Köcher, Franz. 1963. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 2. Vol. 2. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N4, 53

    [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, -2/BAM-2_-143>

    [sec54382] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: Ist A 00273
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  • Provenience: Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
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  • Excavation No: Ass 13955bg
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    N4, 53

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-09 at 10:00:20 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:20:35 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:08:01 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-24 at 07:53:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-11-24 at 07:44:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-05-28 at 09:07:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-02-06 at 15:06:52 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2017-05-22 at 13:20:55 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-11-23 at 13:47:40 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-11-23 at 13:43:53 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 143 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285239.
BAM 2, 143 artifact entry (No. P285239). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285239 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 143 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285239 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 2, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285239},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285239
LB  - CDLI:P285239
M1  - 2025/10/31/
TI  - BAM 2, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285239
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 2, 143 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285239.
BAM 2, 143 artifact entry (No. P285239). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285239 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 2, 143 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285239 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 2, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285239},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285239
LB  - CDLI:P285239
M1  - 2025/10/31/
TI  - BAM 2, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285239
ER  -
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