KAJ 002 (P282017)

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 08946

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-ti
2. {munus}e-t,i2-ur!(ib)-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-x-[...]
3. i#-na mi-ig-ra-at ra#-mi-[...]
4. a-na {disz}ki-din-{d}iszkur [...]
5. a-na ma-ru-ti-[...]
6. {disz}ki-din-{d}iszkur [...]-a#-[...]
7. u3 {munus}e-t,i2-ru _dumu-[munus_ ...]
8. la u2-la-ma-an-[...]
9. la u2-ma#-x-x-[...]
10. ki-i# _dumu#-munus#_-szu#-ma#
11. asz-szu#-ra-ia-e
12. u3 pa-us-si2
13. a-na mu#-u2-te i-da-szi
14. u3# te-ir-ha-sa3
15. i#-ma-har
reverse
1. _kiszib3_ nu-hi-ma-ti
2. _igi_ {munus}nu-hi-ma-tum _dumu-munus_ i-[...]-x
3. _igi_ {d}iszkur-dugud _dumu_ {munus}du10-ga-a-hu
4. _igi_ {d}iszkur-lugal-dingir-mesz-ni _dumu_ {d}ma-[...]
5. _kiszib3_ {d}iszkur-lugal-dingir-mesz-[ni]
6. _igi_ en-x-x-x-[...]-x
left
1. _kiszib3#_ {d}iszkur-dugud

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P282017

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 08946
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA) P282017

References

  • primary: KAJ, 2

    [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 07:15:43 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 Artifact

“KAJ 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282017.
KAJ 002 artifact entry (No. P282017). (2025, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282017 (Original work published 2005)
KAJ 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282017 (Accessed: June 19, 2026).
@misc{2025KAJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {KAJ 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282017},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282017},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P282017
LB  - CDLI:P282017
M1  - 2026/6/19/
TI  - KAJ 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282017
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KAJ 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282017.
KAJ 002 artifact entry (No. P282017). (2025, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282017 (Original work published 2005)
KAJ 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282017 (Accessed: June 19, 2026).
@misc{2025KAJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {KAJ 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282017},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282017},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P282017
LB  - CDLI:P282017
M1  - 2026/6/19/
TI  - KAJ 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282017
ER  -
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