# A-DU (ʾAddu / adû)

> Addu/Haddu (heading); rival adû 'work stint'

A name in the Linear A onomasticon. The reading is a proposal and carries its tier.

- Reading: ʾAddu / adû
- Type: God or goddess; confidence Candidate. A comparison worth testing; the evidence is thin or the word is rare.
- Language: Semitic; confidence Candidate. A comparison worth testing; the evidence is thin or the word is rare.
- Sites: Haghia Triada, Khania
- Lexicon: [A-DU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-DU/index.md>)

## Commentary

Gordon's Addu/Haddu remains an onomastic candidate, especially in compounds. Standalone administrative headings such as HT88 may instead represent Akkadian adū/addū 'work assignment, stint' and do not independently confirm a theonym.

## Attestations

- [HT 85a](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HT85a/index.md>)
- [HT 86a](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HT86a/index.md>)
- [HT 88](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HT88/index.md>)
- [HT 92](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HT92/index.md>)
- [HT 95b](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HT95b/index.md>)
- [HT 99a](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HT99a/index.md>)
- [HT 133](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HT133/index.md>)
- [KH 23](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/KH23/index.md>)

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