BAM 3, 258 (P285342)

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 00216

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
  beginning broken
1. [...] ud
2. [...] ra
3. x x [x] a
4. _gu2-gal_
5. _gu2-tur_
6. _{u2}numun_ la-di-ri
7. _numun gada_
8. ina _kasz-sag_
9. _szeg6_-szal
10. _lal3_ u _i3_
11. ana _igi szub_
12. ana _dur2_-szu2 _dub_
  single ruling
  rest blank

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285342

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive Assur N4
Excavation Number Ass 13956ed
Findspot
N4, 377
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00216
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-3/BAM-3_-258

References

  • primary: BAM 3, 258

    [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, 377

    [Pedersen1985-86ArchivesAssur] 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_-258>

    [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
2019-03-01 at 14:38:44 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 03:41:40 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 11:51:27 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, 258 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285342.
BAM 3, 258 artifact entry (No. P285342). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285342 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 258 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285342 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 3, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285342},
}


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TI  - BAM 3, 258 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 3, 258 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285342.
BAM 3, 258 artifact entry (No. P285342). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285342 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 258 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285342 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 3, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285342},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285342
LB  - CDLI:P285342
M1  - 2026/9/7/
TI  - BAM 3, 258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285342
ER  -
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