# HT 2

A Linear A document: tablet from Haghia Triada.

- Site: Haghia Triada
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- Findspot: Portico 11 and Room 13
- Edition: [GORILA I](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_698>)
- In 3D: [HT 2](<https://linear-a.ai/inscriptions/tpl-ht-2/index.md>)

## Text

1. [A-KA-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-KA-RU/index.md>) [OLE+U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BU/index.md>) 20
2. OLE+A 17
3. OLE+E 3
4. [KI-RE-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA-NA/index.md>) [OLE+U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BU/index.md>) 54
5. OLE+A 47
6. 1

## Translation

- Tier: Probable
- Status: complete

Agaru, field or estate account: U-oil 20[…], A-oil 17, E-oil 3[…]. […] Kretan, the Cretan: U-oil 54[…]. […] A-oil 47. Isolated tally: 1.

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [A-KA-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-KA-RU/index.md>) | Agaru | field or estate heading; possibly the deified Ugaritic 'Field' | Probable |
| [OLE+U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BU/index.md>) | \[ideogram\] | olive oil subtype U |  |
| OLE+A | \[ideogram\] | olive oil subtype A |  |
| OLE+E | \[ideogram\] | olive oil subtype E |  |
| [KI-RE-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA-NA/index.md>) | Kretan | Cretan (gentilic: 'of Crete') | Confirmed |

## Commentary

GORILA I, p. 5 shows right-edge losses after 20, 3, and 54, and left-edge damage before KI-RE-TA-NA and OLE+A 47. The preserved oil numerals total at least 141. The isolated 1 follows a blank line and lacks a commodity sign; it is not an oil fraction or secure section subtotal. A-KA-RU probably denotes a farm or estate account: Ugaritic ugr and Akkadian ugāru support 'field,' while Akkadian ikkaru 'farmer; farm bailiff,' Hebrew ʾikkār, and Aramaic ʾakkārā supply an administrative rival. KI-RE-TA-NA remains plausibly 'Kretan/Cretan,' but its precise function and any export interpretation are unproved.

## Epigraphic note

GORILA I, p. 5: the right edge is broken after OLE+U 20, OLE+E 3, and OLE+U 54; a possible sign trace survives at the second lacuna. The left edge is damaged before KI-RE-TA-NA and before OLE+A 47. The isolated 1 follows a vacat and has no commodity sign, so it is unassigned. The preserved oil numerals total at least 141; neither exact section totals nor a two-recipient redistribution are established.

## Lexicon entries

- [KI-RE-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA-NA/index.md>) (Kretan): Cretan (gentilic: 'of Crete'). Confirmed.
- [A-KA-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-KA-RU/index.md>) (Agaru): field, estate (heading); rival the Ugaritic god Ugaru. Probable.
- [OLE+U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BU/index.md>) (ʿuṣār): pressed oil (ʿuṣār). Candidate.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/HT%202/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

## References

- GORILA I: Godart, Louis; Olivier, Jean-Pierre (1976), Recueil des inscriptions en linéaire A, volume 1: Tablettes éditées avant 1970 (GORILA I). École française d'Athènes (Études crétoises XXI, 1); Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner, Paris

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