God or goddess · Semitic
PU-RA₂
Baal, 'Lord' (allocation heading)
- Reading
- Bōl
- Type
- God or goddess Candidate
- Language
- Semitic Candidate
- Sites
- Haghia Triada
- Attestations
- 2
- Lexicon
- PU-RA₂
Commentary
PU-RA₂ occurs as an allocation heading on HT28b and HT116a. The Baal/Bōl comparison is semantically suitable but requires PU=/bV/, RA₂=/l/, loss of ʿayin, and an acknowledged U/O correspondence. The reading remains CANDIDATE and does not by itself establish a cultic document.
Compared forms
From the lexicon entry PU-RA₂.