# HT 120

A Linear A document: tablet from Haghia Triada.

- Site: Haghia Triada
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- Scribe: HT Scribe 6
- Findspot: Casa Room 9
- Edition: [GORILA I](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_698>)

## Text

1. [DA-QE-RA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-QE-RA/index.md>)
2. [DA-ME](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-ME/index.md>) GRA+K+L 74
3. [GRA+PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/GRA~2BPA/index.md>) 62 𐝆𐝀
4. DA-U-\*49 A517 20
5. [KI-RE-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA-NA/index.md>) GRA+B 60
6. [GRA+PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/GRA~2BPA/index.md>) 48
7. [PA-I-TO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA-I-TO/index.md>) 3 ¹⁄₅

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: complete

Vessel (DA-QE-RA) account. Blood (ritual category): grain category K+L 74 and grain category PA 62½. Dawmi: A517 20. Kretan—the Cretan or Crete: grain category B 60 and grain category PA 48. Phaistos: 3⅕.

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [DA-QE-RA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-QE-RA/index.md>) | diḳaru | bowl or vessel; perhaps a vessel-account heading | Candidate |
| [DA-ME](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-ME/index.md>) | damu | blood (ritual allocation category) | Speculative |
| GRA+K+L | \[ideogram\] | grain subtype K+L |  |
| [GRA+PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/GRA~2BPA/index.md>) | \[ideogram\] | parīsu, the half-gur grain measure |  |
| DA-U-\*49 | Dawmi | the enduring one (candidate personal name) | Candidate |
| A517 | \[ideogram\] | unidentified composite grain category |  |
| [KI-RE-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA-NA/index.md>) | Kretan | Kretan; Cretan or of Crete | Confirmed |
| GRA+B | \[ideogram\] | grain subtype B |  |
| [PA-I-TO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA-I-TO/index.md>) | Paito | Phaistos (place name) | Confirmed |

## Commentary

Administrative grain account arranged under parallel entity or category headings. DA-ME is read damu 'blood', a ritual category heading grain allocations; its quantified use on HT95a/b and HT120 weighs against the later Aramaic dəmē 'value of', and dimtu 'district' is the other rival. DA-QE-RA has Akkadian and Ugaritic /dikāru/ 'bowl' as a Bronze Age comparison, although the written vowels differ. DA-U-*49 is read Dawmi, with *49=/mi/ here; possible logographic use of *49 elsewhere does not exclude that syllabic value. GORILA groups cross-line KI-RE-TA-NA, independently confirmed by three complete attestations. PA-I-TO securely names Phaistos. The tablet does not itself express direction, shipment or taxation.

## Epigraphic note

Substantially preserved LM IB grain account. DA-QE-RA is a possible vessel or measure heading; DA-ME is an unresolved administrative entity/category. DA-U-*49 is read Dawmi, with *49=/mi/ in syllabic use; the sign may function logographically or abbreviate a commodity elsewhere. A517 is a single composite logogram. GORILA joins cross-line KI-RE-TA-NA, also fully attested on HT2, HT8a and HT108. PA-I-TO is Phaistos.

## Lexicon entries

- [KI-RE-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA-NA/index.md>) (Kretan): Cretan (gentilic: 'of Crete'). Confirmed.
- [PA-I-TO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA-I-TO/index.md>) (Paito): Phaistos (place name). Confirmed.
- [GRA+PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/GRA~2BPA/index.md>) (parīsu): parīsu, the half-gur grain measure (CAD P 186; DULAT 671–672 prś). Candidate.
- [TAMIR](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TAMIR/index.md>) (tamir): proposed Semitic lexical name of the PALM/TREE sign. Candidate.
- [DA-QE-RA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-QE-RA/index.md>) (ḏā-Qīra): the (district) of Qīr, the walled town; heading opposite KA-PA 'village'; rival diḳaru 'pot'. Candidate.
- [DA-U-MI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-U-MI/index.md>) (dawmi): the enduring one (personal name). Candidate.
- [DA-ME](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-ME/index.md>) (damu): blood (ritual allocation category); rival dam 'kinfolk'. Speculative.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/HT%20120/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.