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tablet
Object Type
tablet
Museum number
78076
Description
Clay tablet; fragment; ritual for festival of Bau in Kislimu; Late Babylonian.
Authority
Ruler:
Darius I
Regnal date
13/8/10
Cultures/periods
Achaemenid Dynasty
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Babylon (Iraq)
Materials
clay
Dimensions
Length:
4.125 inches
Width:
2.75 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Leichty E et al 1988a / Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, volume VIII: Tablets from Sippar 3
(p.127)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Bau
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Joseph M Shemtob
Acquisition date
1886
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
78076
Registration number
1886,0512.1