# KU-PA₃-PA₃ (Kubaba)

> Kubaba, Sumerian Kug-Baba 'Pure is Baba' (divine or personal name)

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

- Reading: Kubaba
- Type: God or goddess; confidence Probable. Fits the word’s contexts and has a close external comparison, without an independent control.
- Language: Sumerian; confidence Probable. Fits the word’s contexts and has a close external comparison, without an independent control.
- Sites: Haghia Triada
- Lexicon: [KU-PA₃-PA₃](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-PA~E2~82~83-PA~E2~82~83/index.md>)

## Commentary

Conditional on PA₃=/ba/, the spelling matches Kubaba. Since Kubaba occurs as a goddess and in personal names, HT88's one-unit roster does not alone decide whether this is the deity, a woman, or a cult institution. The name and the PA₃ value must not circularly confirm one another.

## Attestations

- [HT 88](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/HT88/index.md>)

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