BAM 3, 228 (P285314)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist A 00237

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)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _pa {gesz}pesz3 pa {gesz}ildag2 pa {gesz}haszhur pa_ [...]
2. _pa {gesz}nu-ur2-ma pa {gesz}gesztin pa_ {gesz}[x ...]
3. _pa {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 pa {gesz}mes-gam3 pa_ [...]
4. _pa {gesz}szinig-kur-ra pa_ {gesz}szu-szi _pa {gesz}[x ...]
5. _pa_ {gesz}sa-da-ni _pa gi-zu2-lum-ma pa_ {gesz}x [...]
6. _pa_ {gesz}ha-sza2-a-ni _pa_ {gesz}si-ha _pa_ {gesz}ar2-ga-[nu]
7. _pa_ {gesz}ba-ri-ra-tu4 _pa_ {gesz}s,a-s,u-un-tu2 _pa {gesz}masz-[husz]_
8. _pa_ {u2}ak-tam _pa {gesz}ge6-par3 pa {gesz}ma-nu pa gi szul-hi_
9. _pa {u2}ku6 pa {u2}in6-usz2 pa {gesz}erin pa {gesz}szur-min3_
10. _pa {szim}gir2 pa szim-szal pa_ {gesz}asz-ra-ni# _pa gi du10-ga_
11. _pa {szim}gam-ma {szim}mug_ szu-lu-ut, _szim-hi-[a {szim}kur]-ra#_
12. tap-pi-is, _munu6 dal-dal {gesz}geszimmar_ [x] {gesz}[x ...]
13. _gazi{sar}_ szi-te-e _gazi{sar} henbur2_ {gesz}[x] _henbur2 {gesz}kiszi16_
14. 4(u) 6(disz) mar-ha-as, _pa-mesz_ sza2 _tab u4-[da_ szi]-bit sza2-a-ri
15. szim-ma-ti ri-mu-u2-ti _szu# gidim#-ma szu nam-erim2#_
16. _szu nam-lu2-u18-lu_ u3 _du3_ mur-s,i
17. sza2 ina _du3_-ti a-su-ti u3# _masz-masz_-u2-ti
18. il-ta-za-az-ma _nu du8_-ir
19. ina _a id2 a pu2 a ambar a_ gam-me _[a]_ a-ru-ul-li _ga gu4-ab2_
20. _kasz3 gu4-ab2_ hi-qa-ti _kasz-sag szeg6#_-szal _kusz gig i3-nun-na_ KU# [...]
21. x _{szim}gir2_ ana _sa-[ki] szub#_-di x _u4_-me sze-ra u _an-usan2_
22. _ra-mesz_-su-ma _dilim_-im _ra_-s,u an-nu-u _szu#-min# a-zu_
  single ruling
23. _DISZ na sag-ki-dab-ba tuku-tuku_-szi _gesztug-min_-szu2 i-sag-gu-ma
24. _igi-min_-szu2 i-bar-ru-ra _sa-gu2_-szu2 _gu7-mesz_-szu2
25. _a2-min_-szu2 szim-ma-tu4 _tuku-tuku_-szi _ellag2_-su u2-mah-ha-as,
26. _sza3_-szu2 da-lih _giri3-min_-szu2 ri-mu-tu2 _tuku-tuku_-szi
27. _na bi gidim_ ri-da-a-ti usz-mesz_-szu2 ana _ti-la_-szu2
28. ina _u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam2 u4_-um _{d}3(u)_ u _{d}utu disz_-nisz _gub_-zu
29. _na bi tug2 sza3-ha mu4-mu4_-asz
30. ina _{na4}ka sag-ki_-szu2 te-ez-zi-ma _mud2_-szu2 ta-tab-hu
31. ina _sza3 {gi}uri3-gal tug2-dara2_-szu2 _igi_-szu2 ana _tumu si-sa2 gar_-an
32. ana _{d}3(u)_ ana _{d}utu-szu2-a nig2-na {szim}li gar_-an _ga gu4-ab2 [al]_

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P285314

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number Ass 17721d
Findspot
N4, 486
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00237
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-3/BAM-3_-228

References

  • primary: BAM 3, 228

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

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N4, 486

    [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, -3/BAM-3_-228>

    [sec54382] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-09 at 10:00:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:20:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-08 at 10:08:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2024-05-28 at 09:10:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-04-09 at 16:03:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-28 at 11:48:51 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
2019-02-19 at 00:40:09 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2019-02-05 at 07:59:22 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 03:16:46 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 13:28:47 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2017-05-11 at 13:19:16 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, 228 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285314.
BAM 3, 228 artifact entry (No. P285314). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285314 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 228 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285314 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 3, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285314},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BAM 3, 228 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285314.
BAM 3, 228 artifact entry (No. P285314). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285314 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 228 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285314 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 3, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285314},
}


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