# I-RA₂ (ʾilā(t))

> goddess; rival ʾila 'god'

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

- Reading: ʾilā(t)
- Type: God or goddess; confidence Speculative. A proposed reading on a word too rare to test. Most occur only once.
- Language: Semitic; confidence Speculative. A proposed reading on a word too rare to test. Most occur only once.
- Sites: Haghia Triada
- Lexicon: [I-RA₂](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-RA~E2~82~82/index.md>)

## Commentary

Eight sealings, two hands, one deposit (Portico 11 and Room 13): one context. Rival: Amorite ila, *ilāh 'god' (Huffmon 1965, 165).

## Attestations

- [HT Wa 1006](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HTWa1006/index.md>)
- [HT Wa 1007](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HTWa1007/index.md>)
- [HT Wa 1008](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HTWa1008/index.md>)
- [HT Wa 1009](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HTWa1009/index.md>)
- [HT Wa 1010](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HTWa1010/index.md>)
- [HT Wa 1011](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HTWa1011/index.md>)
- [HT Wa 1012](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HTWa1012/index.md>)
- [HT Wa 1013](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HTWa1013/index.md>)

## References

- APNM: Huffmon, Herbert B. (1965), Amorite Personal Names in the Mari Texts: A Structural and Lexical Study. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore

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