*308

pressed oil, oil derivative—commodity modifier indicating oil extraction from base commodity

𐙜*308*3082 entries
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Reading
šamnu
Confidence
Probable
Root
*šam(a)n- ‘fat (also oil)’
Kind
Commodity
Language
Semitic
Rank
#45 of the top 100

Compared forms

  • Ugaritic𐎌𐎎𐎐šmnšmn ‘oil; fat, butter’ (DULAT 815)
  • Hebrewšemenšemen ‘oil, fat’ (HALOT 1567)
  • Akkadianšamnušamnu ‘oil, fat, cream’ (CAD Š/1 321)
  • Phoenician𐤔𐤌𐤍šmnšmn ‘oil’ (Krahmalkov 470)

Attestations10 cited

  1. HT 123+124a3D*308 8 ¹⁄₄pressed oil, oil derivative
  2. HT 123+124b*188-*308 11
  3. HT 23a*308 ≈ ¹⁄₆pressed oil, oil derivative
  4. HT 32SA-RA₂ *308 ¹⁄₂
  5. HT 35*308 ¹⁄₃
  6. HT 26bI-*308 2
  7. HT Zf 167*308
  8. KH 12*308 ¹⁄₂

Commentary

Oil-derivative modifier, on the tablets of HT, KH and ARKH always among oil and liquid commodities (OLE+X, CYP, VIN); on the metal object HT Zf 167 it stands alone. HT 123+124a sets it after OLIV four times: 8¼ of 31, 8¾ of 31½ and 4¼ of 15 give 26.6–28.3%, and the fraction after OLIV 16, 4 […], is damaged. šamnu ‘oil’, Akk. šamnu ‘oil, fat, cream’ (CAD Š/1 321), Heb. šemen (HALOT 1567). Weak point: the commodity function is firmer than the word, and OLE also carries šamnu.

On the 3D inscriptions1 inscription

HT 123+124aHaghia Triada5×*308……*308*308……*308……*308…
Linear A Lexicon