# A-TA-NA-TE (ʾAtanat)

> ʾAtanat, 'She-who-gives'—feminine of √y-t-n 'to give' with I-y \> ʾ; the etymon of Athena (di Mino, Ya Diktu 20)

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

- Reading: ʾAtanat
- Type: God or goddess; confidence Probable. Fits the word’s contexts and has a close external comparison, without an independent control.
- Language: Semitic; confidence Probable. Fits the word’s contexts and has a close external comparison, without an independent control.
- Sites: Zakros
- Lexicon: [A-TA-NA-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-TA-NA-TE/index.md>)

## Commentary

ZA 10a, a name list headed by TA-NA-TE 2: A-TA-NA-TE 1, between A-KU-MI-NA and A-MI-DA-U. ʾAtanat 'she who gives', feminine of √y-t-n with y > ʾ, final E a dead vowel after /t/; cf. LB a-ta-na-po-ti-ni-ja (KN V 52) (di Mino, Ya Diktu). TA-NA-TE is either the same word without A- or a form of √t-n-n (Tinit).

## Attestations

- [ZA 10a](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/ZA10a/index.md>)

## References

- Ya Diktu: di Mino, Tom (2026), Ya Diktu: Grammar of the Minoan Peak Sanctuary Libation Formula. Minoan Mystery, online,46 pp.

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