# \*karp- 'jar'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: jar, pitcher; cup, goblet
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/k/2838_jar.md

## In Linear A

- [KA-RO-PA₃](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-RO-PA~E2~82~83/index.md>) (karbu): carafe, drinking vessel (Akkadian karpatu; Ugaritic krpn)

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: karpu/karpatu (CAD K 219, 221) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: krpn (DULAT 452) (gloss withheld)
- Amorite: kirippu(m) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 319) (gloss withheld)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.