Amygdaloid stone seal · Crete (?)

CR Zg 3

Site
Crete (?)
Object
Amygdaloid stone seal
Period
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Scribe
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Findspot
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Edition
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Text1 line

Linear ATransliteration
  1. 1VIN≈NI≈VIN+RA

Translation

Wine (?) — figs (?) — RA-type wine (?).

Word by word3 words

  • VINwaynwine (?)Probable
  • NI*nikuleonfigs (?)Confirmed
  • VIN+RA—RA-qualified wine; exact variety unknownCandidate

Commentary

Conditional sign identification on an amygdaloid seal whose classification as Linear A is disputed. RILA-S1 lists D 23 CR (?) Zg 3 as doubtful; Decorte (2018, 55) calls it possible but uncertain, and Civitillo (2024) includes it among the problematic Linear A seals and notes that no date has been proposed. If the signs are correctly identified, VIN and NI denote wine and figs. VIN+RA is independently attested as a distinct wine category, but raḥṣu ‘washed/filtered wine’ remains only an acrophonic candidate and is not translated here.

Epigraphic note

Amygdaloid stone seal of unknown findspot and date. Its classification as a Linear A inscription is possible but uncertain; RILA-S1 lists it among the doubtful documents.

Linear A Lexicon