KAJ 003 (P282018)

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 08795

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{munus}am-mi#-ni-szi-na _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}sze-ru-a
2. im-me-gi-ir-ma i-na mi-ig-ra#-ti-sza
3. {disz}{munus}a-ha-at-uq-ra-at _dumu-munus_ be-la-su2-nu
4. a-na ma-ru-ti-sza il-qi2
5. {disz}{munus}am-mi3-ni-sza-na _dumu-munus_ ARAD2-{d}sze-ru-a
6. um-ma-sza {disz}{munus}a-ha-at-uq-ra-at
7. [...]-_munus#_ be-la-at-su2-nu ma-ra-as-sa3
8. [...]-x {munus}am#-[...]
reverse
1. [...]-bi# 2(disz) _ma#-[...]_
2. [...]-_munus_ be-la-su2-nu x-x-x-x-x
3. x-na# {munus}am-mi-ni-szi-na i-qa-bi
4. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ma _i3-la2-e_
5. _igi dumu_ {d}i7-idigna _dumu_ bu-ru-ia
6. _igi_ {d}utu-na-da _dumu_ us,-s,a-ia
7. [...] {d}a-szur#-ma-tum-gi
8. [...]-x-sar
9. [...]-x-zal-lu li-mu
10. [...]-x-x-a-su _dumu_ {d}utu-en

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P282018

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 08795
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA) P282018

References

  • primary: KAJ, 3

    [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 07:16:14 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, CDLI Approved View
2010-01-13 at 22:56:25 Wolfe, Jared N. Transliteration Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“KAJ 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282018.
KAJ 003 artifact entry (No. P282018). (2025, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282018 (Original work published 2005)
KAJ 003 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282018 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {KAJ 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282018},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“KAJ 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282018.
KAJ 003 artifact entry (No. P282018). (2025, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282018 (Original work published 2005)
KAJ 003 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282018 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2025KAJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {KAJ 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282018},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P282018
LB  - CDLI:P282018
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - KAJ 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282018
ER  -
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