BAM 3, 303 (P285387)

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 00220

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'. _{szim}gur2-gur2_ [...]
2'. _{szim}szesz_ [...]
3'. _{szim}hab i3-udu#?_ [...]
4'. x x ku ru x [...]
  single ruling
5'. _sze-gesz-i3#_ [...] _kid_ [...]
6'. {szim}[x ...] _kasz-dida# sig5_-tim x
7'. {szim#}x [... _sze?]-gig hi_-tu2 sza2 lu-ub-[bu]-ki
8'. bul-t,u lat-ku
  single ruling
9'. _{u2}sullim{sar}_ x x ki? ta-t,e4-en ina _a_ x _i3-nun-na_
10'. ana _igi szub_-di masz-szi-ti _ki-min_
  single ruling
11'. {u2}sah-le2-e ina _kasz3_ tu-lab-bak
12'. asz-li _murub4_-li _zu2-lum-ma_
13'. u3 _ga eme3 sila11_-asz _hi_-tu2 _ki-min_
  single ruling
14'. _sze-gig_ ana _munu6_ ta-ha-szal#
15'. _munu6_-szi-na _ti_-qe2 it-ti sa-ar2-[bi]
16'. sza2 _u8-udu-hi-a hi-hi_ {szim}[x]
17'. mal2!-ma-lisz _gaz sim#_
18'. _illu {szim}buluh_ ina _izi szeg6_-[szal]
reverse
1. _u2-hi-a_ an-nu-ti
2. ana _igi_ ta-za-ru masz-szi-ti sza2 [x]
3. sza2 _im_ ed-pi-tu#
4. u3 sza2-ag-gi ana lu-ub-bu-ki#
5. 4(disz) masz-sza2-a-ti sza2 lu-ub-bu-ki#
  single ruling
6. bul-t,u lat-ku sza2 _szu-min um-me-a_
7. _dub_ {m}ki-s,ir-{d}asz-szur _masz-masz e2_ asz-szur
8. _dumu {m}{d}pa_-be-sun _masz-masz e2_ asz-szur
9. _dumu {m}ba-ba6_-mu#-_du3_

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/P285387

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 13956gu
Findspot
N4, 430
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist A 00220
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Babylonian Medicine (BabMed) BAM-3/BAM-3_-303

References

  • primary: BAM 3, 303

    [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, 430

    [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_-303>

    [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 12:42:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-30 at 13:56:43 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-22 at 05:54:33 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-15 at 08:55:58 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-11 at 10:45:08 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 14:23:57 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 16:20:52 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 16:09:41 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale 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, 303 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285387.
BAM 3, 303 artifact entry (No. P285387). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285387 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 303 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285387 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 3, 303 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285387},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 3, 303 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285387.
BAM 3, 303 artifact entry (No. P285387). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285387 (Original work published 1970)
BAM 3, 303 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285387 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2025BAM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 3, 303 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285387},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/9/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285387
LB  - CDLI:P285387
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - BAM 3, 303 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285387
ER  -
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