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KAJ 006 (P282021)
Adoption Documents, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | KAJ 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P282021 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08802 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Adoption Documents |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ na-ki-i-x | Seal of Nakî- |
| 2 | {disz}na-ki-i-du | Nakidu, |
| 3 | _dumu_ erisz6-dingir | son of Eriš-ilum |
| 4 | a-na pa-i t,up!(SZID)-pi2-e | to the front of the tablet |
| 5 | sza-a-a-bi-i-szu-ma | his enemies, and |
| 6 | {disz}erisz6-dingir sza a-na _dumu_-u2-ti | Eriš-ilum, who for the son |
| 7 | a-na ki-ni-ia sza-at,-ru | It is written down in my faithfulness. |
| 8 | a-di _a-sza3#_-szu u3 _e2#_-szu# | together with his field and his house |
| 9 | u3 mi-i-mu-u2-szu ga-bi-e | and whatever else I want to say, |
| 10 | {disz}na-ki-i-du _dumu_ ki-ni-ia a-bu-szu | Nakidu, son of Kiniya, his father |
| 11 | _a-sza3_ u3 li-ba a-la | the field and the side of the road |
| 12 | i-pa2-la-ah-szu | he will praise him |
| 13 | {disz}na-ki-i-du ki-i a-ba-e | Nagidu, like a father |
| 14 | u3 {disz}ki-ni-ia | and Kiniya |
| 15 | ki-i _dumu-mesz_ | like sons |
| 16 | u2-pa2-su | |
| 17 | szu-ma na-ki-du | he is Nakidu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}ki-ni-ia | Kiniya |
| 2 | la i-pa2-la-ah | he shall not be negligent. |
| 3 | ba-a-lu de4-e-ni | ... his supplication |
| 4 | u3 da-ba-bi | and litigation |
| 5 | u2-ga-la-ab-szu | he shall repay him. |
| 6 | a-na ka-usz-pi2 i-din-szu | he gave him for the kašpu-offering. |
| 7 | _kiszib3_ {d}be-er-u2-ba-li?-it, | Seal of Bēr-uballiṭ |
| 8 | _kiszib3_ ia-a-ku-li-me-ir | seal of Yaku-limmer |
| 9 | _igi_ ia-a-ku-li-me-ir | before Ayakku-limmer |
| 10 | _dumu_ usz-szur-a-na | son of Uššarana, |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}be-er-u2-ba-li-it, | before Bēr-uballiṭ |
| 12 | _dumu_ {d}utu-u2-ba-li-it, | son of Šamaš-uballiṭ |
| 13 | _igi_ dumu-{d}utu _dumu_ x-ia | before Mar-šamaš, son of ...ya |
| 14 | _igi_ na-asz2-hi-ra-{d}marduk _dub-sar_ | before Našḫira-Marduk, scribe |
| 15 | _dumu_ ia-a-ku-li-me-ir | son of Yaku-limmer, |
| 16 | _iti_ al-la-na-a-tum | month: Allanātum |
| 17 | _u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam_ li? {disz}a-szur-ki-na-i-di | 23rd day, eponymy of Assur-kina-idi. |
| 18 | _dumu_ szu-zu-ub#-[...] x | son of Shuzub-... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ dumu-{d}utu _kiszib3 dub-sar_ | Seal of Mar-šamaš, seal of the scribe |
Sources & licences
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