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, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 032979

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Ritual (Processions around the Esagil gates with a kettledrum (lilissu) on the Simānu month)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

3.6 mm × 4.5 mm × 2.7 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Ritual (Processions around the Esagil gates with a kettledrum (lilissu) on the Simānu month)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P557197
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P557197

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet Fragment
Dimensions	3.6 mm × 4.5 mm × 2.7 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 032979
Accession Number	1878-05-31, 0068

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1878-0531-68

References

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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-09 at 21:55:58	Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel	Transliteration	Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel	Electronic Babylonian Library		Submitted
2026-02-01 at 10:26:37	Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel	Artifact metadata	Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2026-02-01 at 10:24:13	Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel	Artifact metadata	Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2026-01-25 at 06:03:39	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2026-01-24 at 21:12:47	Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel	Artifact metadata	Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2025-02-14 at 19:54:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

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: April 18, 2026).

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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: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BM 032979 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P557197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P557197},
}

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