BAM 4, 353 (P285425)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist A 02733

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. [...] _szu du8-a-kam2_
single ruling
2. [...] ak#? gesz# _sa5_ x
3. [...] x ta-szak-kan-szi
4. [... _sig2?] sa5#? e3_-ak
5. [...] x-ma ina _gu2_-szu2 _gar_-an
6. [...] x _gur-gur_-ar2#-ma _silim_-im
single ruling
rest blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P285425
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285425

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 13956fz
Findspot	N4, 413
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist A 02733
Accession Number

References

primary: BAM 4, 353

[Köcher1971BAM4] Köcher, Franz. 1971. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur 4, Babylon, Nippur, Sippar, Uruk Und Unbekannter Herkunft. Vol. 4. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen. De Gruyter.
history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N4, 413

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-09 at 10:00:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-08 at 10:20:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-08 at 10:08:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-28 at 09:13:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-02-04 at 14:36:38	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-22 at 06:53:37	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-06 at 13:32:17	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-06 at 13:25:10	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“BAM 4, 353 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285425.

BAM 4, 353 artifact entry (No. P285425). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285425 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 353 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285425 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285425},
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Cite this Artifact

“BAM 4, 353 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285425.

BAM 4, 353 artifact entry (No. P285425). (2025, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285425 (Original work published 1970)

BAM 4, 353 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285425 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BAM 4, 353 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285425},
}

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