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T1 Identifying the “Hands” (and the “Ears”) of the Mesopotamian lilissu-Kettledrum
A1 Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel
K1 Arqueomusicología
K1 Lengua acadia
K1 Epigrafía cuneiforme
K1 Mesopotamia
K1 Timbales
K1 Rituales
K1 Mesopotamia
K1 Comentarios rituales
K1 Timbales
K1 Período Tardobabilónico
K1 Manos
K1 Orejas
K1 6203.06 Música, Musicología
K1 55 Historia
K1 5502 Historia General
K1 5101.10 Religión
K1 5506.21 Historia de las Religiones
K1 5101 Antropología Cultural
K1 5505.10 Filología
K1 5505.03 Epigrafía
K1 5504.01 Historia Antigua
K1 5505.01 Arqueología
K1 6202.01 Crítica de Textos
K1 5506.13 Historia de la Literatura
AB This article deals with the identification of some “hands” related to the lilissu Mesopotamian cultic kettledrum. So far, Assyriologists have identified them in four different ways: as handles, tuning bolts, drumsticks, or as ritual figurines placed inside the kettle of this drum. After philological, iconographic, musicological, and crosscultural evaluations, this article concludes that the identification with figurines is the most appropriate. Specifically, it is argued here that these hands would represent the gods sent to the underworld by Marduk when he became the new divine ruler of the universe. Taking advantage of this debate, the present article also argues that some “ears” of the lilissu would denote handles that helped the kalû-priest to lift and play the drum while standing.
PB The University of Chicago Press Journals
SN 0022-2968
YR 2025
FD 2025-04
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81760
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81760
LA eng
NO Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 2025, vol. 84, n. 1, p. 65-76
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 18-ene-2026