Compared forms
- Hebrewאִיʾīʾī (אִי) "island, coastland"
- Ugariticihtiht (pl.) "islands, coastal region" (KTU 1.3 VI 8)
Attestations1 cited
- THE Zb 7A-JE
Commentary
THE Zb 7, a clay vessel from Thera: the sole word on it, inscribed on an island, a label of origin or dedication. A dialect form of I-JA /ʾiya/ (Knossos) and I-JA-TE /ʾiyyate/ (Phaistos): A-JE at Thera against I-JA at East Cretan sites is regional vowel variation, as the libation formulae differ between Phaistos and East Crete. Ug. ỉht ‘islands, coastal region’ (DULAT 31). One attestation.
On the 3D inscriptions
Not written on any of the 82 inscriptions modelled so far.