KAJ 001 (P282016)

Adoption Documents tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 08947

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Family > Adoption Documents

Language(s)

Middle Assyrian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]-x [...] {disz}a-zu-x-[...]
2. {disz}a-ni-ia _dumu_ {d}utu-a-me-ri
3. i-na mi-ig-ra-at ra-mi-ni-szu
4. {disz}gi-mil-la _dumu_-szu
5. a-na {disz}a-zu-ki-ia _dumu_ {d}utu-a-me-[...]
6. a-na mar-u2-ut-ti id#-din-szu
7. {disz}a-zu-ki#-ia a-bu-szu2 u3 x-[...]
8. a-di bal#-t,u2-ni i-pal-la-ah#-[...]-nu#
9. it-ta-na-bal-szu-nu
10. _a-sza3_ u3 _sza3_ a-lim
11. sza pa-la-hi-szu-nu e-pa-asz
12. i-na ur-ki#-ti i-na a-lim
13. i#-na# x-szi-x-[...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
16. [...]
17. [...]
18. [...]
19. [...]-x-x-x
reverse
1. [...]-x-x-szu-u2-ni
2. x-x _dumu e2-gal_ 2(disz) qa-x
3. i#-laq-qi2-ma {disz}gi-mil-lu
4. isz-tu _szesz-mesz_-szu _dumu-dumu_-ti
5. qa-ta mi-it-ha-ar
6. sza i-na be-ri-szu-nu i-pa-si-lu-ni
7. 5(disz) _ma-na_ s,ar-pa i-hi-at,
m=division paragraph 2
8. _kiszib3_ {disz}isz-me-{d}a-szur#
9. _igi_ isz-me-{d}a-szur _dumu en_-[...]
10. _igi_ u2-s,ur-ki-nu [...]
11. _dumu_ usz-szur-a-na-{d}[...]
12. _igi_ ARAD2-{d}sze-ru-a _dumu_ e#-rib#-dingir
13. _kiszib3 dub-sar_
14. _igi_ i-din-{d}marduk _dub-sar_
15. _dumu_ a-pil-ku-be
16. _iti_ mu-hur-dingir-mesz# _u4 2(u) 3(disz)-[kam2?]_
17. [...]-mu {disz}{d}a-[...]
left
1. [...]-x-ku-ni _kiszib3_ ARAD2-{d}sze-ru-a

Text content

Genre(s) Family > Adoption Documents
Language(s) Middle Assyrian

Chronology

Period Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P282016

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number Ass 14446
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 08947
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA) P282016

References

  • primary: KAJ, 1

    [Ebeling1927KAJ] Ebeling, Erich. 1927. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Juristischen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 50. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-06 at 07:06:42 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-06-24 at 15:13:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-01-13 at 22:56:25 Wolfe, Jared N. Transliteration Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“KAJ 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282016.
KAJ 001 artifact entry (No. P282016). (2025, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282016 (Original work published 2005)
KAJ 001 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282016 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2025KAJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {KAJ 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282016},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P282016
LB  - CDLI:P282016
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - KAJ 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282016
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“KAJ 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282016.
KAJ 001 artifact entry (No. P282016). (2025, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282016 (Original work published 2005)
KAJ 001 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282016 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2025KAJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {KAJ 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282016},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P282016
LB  - CDLI:P282016
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - KAJ 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282016
ER  -
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