BM 032979 (P557197)
Ritual tablet written in Babylon (mod. Bābil) and excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 032979Period
Hellenistic (323-63 BC) [uncertain]Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Ritual and liturgical > Ritual (Processions around the Esagil gates with a kettledrum (lilissu) on the Simānu month)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
3.6 mm × 4.5 mm × 2.7 mm
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Tablet Artifact type comments:
Fragment
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 3.6 high × 4.5 wide × 2.7 thick
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- Genre(s): Ritual and liturgical > Ritual (Processions around the Esagil gates with a kettledrum (lilissu) on the Simānu month)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: Sánchez Muñoz Akkadica 144.2 (2023)
[sanchezmuñoz2023kettledrums] Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel. 2023. “Kettledrums in Ancient Mesopotamia: Three Lexicographical Studies and the Edition of a New Seleucid Ritual Text about the Lilissu.” Akkadica 144 (2): 151–69.
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- Museum No.: BM 032979
- Accession No.: 1878-05-31, 0068
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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- Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC) [uncertain]
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2026-02-09 at 21:55:58 | Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel | Transliteration | Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel | Electronic Babylonian Library | Submitted |
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| 2026-02-01 at 10:26:37 | Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel | Artifact metadata | Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2026-02-01 at 10:24:13 | Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel | Artifact metadata | Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2026-01-25 at 06:03:39 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2026-01-24 at 21:12:47 | Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel | Artifact metadata | Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2025-02-14 at 19:54:13 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- British Museum Collection (W_1878-0531-68) (W_1878-0531-68)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 032979 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P557197.
BM 032979 artifact entry (No. P557197). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P557197 (Original work published 2025)
BM 032979 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P557197 (Accessed: February 20, 2026).
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