OLE+DI

honeyed oil (DI for dišpu 'honey')

𐙖OLE*3026 entries𐘆DIAB0746 entries
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Reading
dišpu
Confidence
Candidate
Root
*dVbš- ‘honey’
Kind
Commodity
Language
Semitic
Rank
—

Compared forms

  • Akkadiandišpudišpu ‘honey’ (CAD D 161)
  • Hebrewdəbašdəbaš ‘honey’ (HALOT 212)
  • Arabicdibsdibs ‘the expressed juice of fresh ripe dates, date honey’ (Lane 848)

Attestations8 cited

  1. HT 12QA-TI-DA-TE OLE+DI 5honey-oil (oil infused with or qualified by honey)
  2. HT 14OLE+DI 3olive oil subtype DI
  3. HT 28aSA-RA₂ OLE+DI 1
  4. HT 28bOLE+DI 5honey-infused olive oil
  5. HT 50bOLE+DI 1
  6. HT 90OLE+DI 3honey-infused olive oil
  7. HT 116aOLE+DI 5
  8. HT 129OLE+DI 1honey-oil (compound logogram)

Commentary

OLE with the adjunct DI: 12 tokens on 8 Haghia Triada tablets, beside OLE+MI on HT 14, HT 28a, HT 90 and HT 116a, a distinct oil class. DI writes the di- of dišpu ‘honey’ (CAD D 161), Heb. dəbaš ‘honey’ (HALOT 213): honeyed oil. Ugaritic uses nbt for honey (DULAT 610). Weak point: one adjunct sign stands for the whole word. See OLE+MI.

On the 3D inscriptions

Not written on any of the 82 inscriptions modelled so far.

Linear A Lexicon