# O-SU-QA-RE (ʾō Sukar)

> O Sokar (Egyptian Skr), the deity addressed; rivals Ušḫara the Snake, ʾAšqur

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

- Reading: ʾō Sukar
- Type: God or goddess; confidence Candidate. A comparison worth testing; the evidence is thin or the word is rare.
- Language: Egyptian; confidence Candidate. A comparison worth testing; the evidence is thin or the word is rare.
- Sites: Troullos
- Lexicon: [O-SU-QA-RE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/O-SU-QA-RE/index.md>)

## Commentary

ʾō Sukar, 'O Sokar', in the deity slot of the Troullos formula (di Mino, Ya Diktu). Rival: Ušḫara, Ugaritic úšḫr ḫlmẓ 'Ušḫara the Snake' (DULAT 113). See the lexicon entry.

## Attestations

- [TL Za 1](<https://linear-a.ai/texts/TLZa1/index.md>)

## References

- DULAT: del Olmo Lete, Gregorio; Sanmartín, Joaquín (2015), A Dictionary of the Ugaritic Language in the Alphabetic Tradition. Brill, Leiden/Boston (Handbook of Oriental Studies 1/112); Third Revised Edition, tr. and ed. Wilfred G.E. Watson; 2 parts
- 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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