# \*ḳīp- 'official, administrator'

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

- Author's gloss: official, administrator
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/q/3850_official_administrator.md

## In Linear A

- [QE-PU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QE-PU/index.md>) (qēpu): official, commissioner (title); rival: the personal name Qīpu

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: qīpu (qēpu) (CAD Q 264) (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.