# KU-DA (Gūda)

> Gūda 'luck' (personal name), Amorite Guʾuda; rivals Kutta, qāʾid 'chief'

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

- Reading: Gūda
- Type: Personal name; 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: [KU-DA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-DA/index.md>)

## Commentary

HT 122a: KU-DA 1 among men, the one unit that brings the two faces to PO-TO-KU-RO 97. Amorite GUʾUD-A, GU-U₂-DA, an Ur III name (Gelb 1980, no. 1791). Rivals: Kutta, Ku-ut-ta (NPN 231); qāʾid 'chief'. See the lexicon entry.

## Attestations

- [HT 122a](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HT122a/index.md>)

## References

- AS 21: Gelb, Ignace J. (1980), Computer-aided Analysis of Amorite. Assyriological Studies 21,The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
- NPN: Gelb, Ignace J.; Purves, Pierre M.; MacRae, Allan A. (1943), Nuzi Personal Names. Oriental Institute Publications 57, University of Chicago

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