KAJ 254 (P282266)

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 09402

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) _udu-mesz_ i+na _u4_ 1(u) 7(disz)-_kam2_ {disz}{d}marduk-en-pap
2. _dumu_ tar-ri-x-[...]
  single ruling
3. 1(disz) _udu_ a-na _ka2_-asz+szur : a-na sza-ku?-[ul?]-ti
4. 1(disz) _udu_ a-na _ka2_-{d}_utu!#_
5. 1(disz) _udu_ a-na _ka2-gal_ a-sa-te
6. 1(disz) _udu_ a-na ti-sa-ri
7. 1(disz) _udu_ a-na _ka2_-{d}sze-ru-ia
8. 1(disz) _udu_ a-na _ka2-gal_ al!-ti-be-ra
9. [1(disz) _udu_] a-na _e2#_-nu-pa-ri sza {disz}bu-da-ia
10. [1(disz) _udu_ 3(disz)] gi-be-ri _{lu2}szem_
11. [1(disz) _udu_ {disz}{d}]iszkur#?-ibila-szum2{na}
12. [3(disz) _udu_ a-na _u4_] 1(u) 7(disz)-<_kam2_> a-na ne2-sze
reverse
1. 3(disz) _udu_ a-na _{gesz}kiri6_
2. 2(disz) _udu_ a-na ni-qi-a-te a-na {d}_dumu-mi2_-a-num
3. 4(disz) _udu_ sza ku-ru-ul-ti-e
4. 1(disz) _udu_ a-na _u4_ 1(u) 9(disz)-_kam2_
  single ruling
5. _pap_ 2(u) _udu-mesz_ na-mur-tu sza {<disz>}{d}marduk-en-pap
6. sza {disz}mu-ut-ta-a a-na _e2_-nu-pa-ri#
7. u3 _ka2-gal-mesz_{te} u3-pa#-[qi]-du#-u2-ni
8. a-na la-a ma-sza-e# sza#-t,i2#-ir#
9. {iti}qar-ra-tu _u4_ 1(u) 8(disz)-_kam2_
10. li-mu {disz}{d}3(u)-sze-ia

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P282266

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number Ass 06096v*
Findspot
M6, 21
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 09402
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA) P282266

References

  • primary: KAJ, 254

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

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, M6, 21

    [Pedersén1985-86ArchivesAssur] Pedersén, Olof. 1985-86. Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur : A Study of the Material from the German Excavations. Uppsala : Almqvist & Wiksell.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-07 at 16:51:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-07 at 16:45:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-06-24 at 13:39:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-02-27 at 11:07:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2009-02-20 at 11:25:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2009-02-20 at 10:40:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2009-02-19 at 18:33:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“KAJ 254 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282266.
KAJ 254 artifact entry (No. P282266). (2025, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282266 (Original work published 2005)
KAJ 254 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282266 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2025KAJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {KAJ 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282266},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282266},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P282266
LB  - CDLI:P282266
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - KAJ 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282266
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“KAJ 254 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282266.
KAJ 254 artifact entry (No. P282266). (2025, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282266 (Original work published 2005)
KAJ 254 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282266 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2025KAJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {KAJ 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282266},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282266},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P282266
LB  - CDLI:P282266
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - KAJ 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282266
ER  -
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