ZA 107, 32 BM 048485 (P572514)

Prayer tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 048485

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Emesal

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
Language(s)	Emesal

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC) [uncertain] given as LB
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P572514
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P572514

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain] probably from Babylon or Borsippa
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 048485
Accession Number	1881-11-03, 1195

References

primary: ZA 107 (pp. 22–34), 32 BM 048485

[Gabbay2017ZA107] Gabbay, Uri, and Sam Mirelman. 2017. “Text and Performance: Tayyartu, ‘Repetition,’ in a Mīs Pî-Type Incantation and an Emesal Prayer.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 107 (1): 22–34.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-06-03 at 08:38:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-29 at 18:20:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 107, 32 BM 048485 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P572514.

ZA 107, 32 BM 048485 artifact entry (No. P572514). (2026, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572514 (Original work published 2025)

ZA 107, 32 BM 048485 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572514 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {ZA 107, 32 {BM} 048485 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P572514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572514},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P572514
LB  - CDLI:P572514
M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - ZA 107, 32 BM 048485 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P572514
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 107, 32 BM 048485 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P572514.

ZA 107, 32 BM 048485 artifact entry (No. P572514). (2026, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572514 (Original work published 2025)

ZA 107, 32 BM 048485 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572514 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {ZA 107, 32 {BM} 048485 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P572514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572514},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P572514
LB  - CDLI:P572514
M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - ZA 107, 32 BM 048485 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P572514
ER  -