KAJ 006 (P282021)

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 08802

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 Babylonian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _kiszib3_ na-ki-i-x
2. {disz}na-ki-i-du
3. _dumu_ erisz6-dingir
4. a-na pa-i t,up!(SZID)-pi2-e
5. sza-a-a-bi-i-szu-ma
6. {disz}erisz6-dingir sza a-na _dumu_-u2-ti
7. a-na ki-ni-ia sza-at,-ru
8. a-di _a-sza3#_-szu u3 _e2#_-szu#
9. u3 mi-i-mu-u2-szu ga-bi-e
10. {disz}na-ki-i-du _dumu_ ki-ni-ia a-bu-szu
11. _a-sza3_ u3 li-ba a-la
12. i-pa2-la-ah-szu
13. {disz}na-ki-i-du ki-i a-ba-e
14. u3 {disz}ki-ni-ia
15. ki-i _dumu-mesz_
16. u2-pa2-su
17. szu-ma na-ki-du
reverse
1. {disz}ki-ni-ia
2. la i-pa2-la-ah
3. ba-a-lu de4-e-ni
4. u3 da-ba-bi
5. u2-ga-la-ab-szu
6. a-na ka-usz-pi2 i-din-szu
m=division paragraph 2
7. _kiszib3_ {d}be-er-u2-ba-li?-it,
m=division paragraph 3
8. _kiszib3_ ia-a-ku-li-me-ir
9. _igi_ ia-a-ku-li-me-ir
10. _dumu_ usz-szur-a-na
11. _igi_ {d}be-er-u2-ba-li-it,
12. _dumu_ {d}utu-u2-ba-li-it,
13. _igi_ dumu-{d}utu _dumu_ x-ia
14. _igi_ na-asz2-hi-ra-{d}marduk _dub-sar_
15. _dumu_ ia-a-ku-li-me-ir
16. _iti_ al-la-na-a-tum
17. _u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam_ li? {disz}a-szur-ki-na-i-di
18. _dumu_ szu-zu-ub#-[...] x
left
1. _kiszib3_ dumu-{d}utu _kiszib3 dub-sar_

Text content

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

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/P282021

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 08802
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA) P282021

References

  • primary: KAJ, 6

    [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 07:17:13 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 22:56:26 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 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282021.
KAJ 006 artifact entry (No. P282021). (2025, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282021 (Original work published 2005)
KAJ 006 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282021 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2025KAJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {KAJ 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282021},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282021},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P282021
LB  - CDLI:P282021
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - KAJ 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282021
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“KAJ 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282021.
KAJ 006 artifact entry (No. P282021). (2025, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282021 (Original work published 2005)
KAJ 006 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282021 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2025KAJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {KAJ 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282021},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282021},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P282021
LB  - CDLI:P282021
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - KAJ 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282021
ER  -
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