# HT 23a

A Linear A document: tablet from Haghia Triada.

- Site: Haghia Triada
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- Findspot: Villa Magazine
- Edition: [GORILA I](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_698>)

## Text

1. [KA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-NA/index.md>) [CYP](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/CYP/index.md>) ¹⁄₃
2. [\*308](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*308/index.md>) ≈ ¹⁄₆
3. [OLE+NE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BNE/index.md>) ≈ ¹⁄₆
4. [OLE+TU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BTU/index.md>) ≈ ¹⁄₆
5. [OLE+RI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BRI/index.md>) ≈ ¹⁄₆
6. [MI+JA+RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MI~2BJA~2BRU/index.md>) ≈ ¹⁄₆
7. [VIN](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/VIN/index.md>) 10
8. QA2+\[?\]+PU 10
9. QA2+\[?\]+RE 10
10. [E](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/E/index.md>) 17
11. [\*21F-RI-TU-QA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*21F-RI-TU-QA/index.md>) ¹⁄₁₆
12. [SA-SA-ME](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-SA-ME/index.md>) ¹⁄₁₆
13. SI+ME 10
14. [KO-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KO-RU/index.md>) 1

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: complete

Sweet cane (KA-NA): cyperus B, *308 H, oil+NE H, oil+TU H, oil+RI H, MI+JA+RU H, wine 10, QA₂-ligature (*510) 10, QA₂-ligature (*508) 10, E 17, the tied packet K, sesame K, SI+ME 10, kor 1.

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [KA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-NA/index.md>) | qanû | aromatic reed, sweet cane (heading; NI-RA fills the slot on HT23b) | Candidate |
| [CYP](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/CYP/index.md>) | (logogram) | cyperus, aromatic sedge | Probable |
| [\*308](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*308/index.md>) | šamnu | pressed oil, oil derivative | Probable |
| [OLE+NE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BNE/index.md>) | neseku | libation oil | Candidate |
| [OLE+TU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BTU/index.md>) | ṭuhūru | purified oil | Speculative |
| [OLE+RI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BRI/index.md>) | riqqu | aromatic oil | Candidate |
| [MI+JA+RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MI~2BJA~2BRU/index.md>) | murru | myrrh | Candidate |
| [VIN](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/VIN/index.md>) | wayn | wine | Probable |
| QA2+\[?\]+PU | (ligature) | [QA₂-commodity, grade PU] (*510) | Speculative |
| QA2+\[?\]+RE | (ligature) | [QA₂-commodity, grade RE] (*508) | Speculative |
| [E](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/E/index.md>) |  | commodity, unread | Candidate |
| [\*21F-RI-TU-QA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*21F-RI-TU-QA/index.md>) | ha-ritūqa | the tied, sealed packet | Speculative |
| [SA-SA-ME](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-SA-ME/index.md>) | šašamā | sesame | Candidate |
| SI+ME | (ligature) | [SI+ME commodity] | Speculative |
| [KO-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KO-RU/index.md>) | kōr | kor (dry measure) | Speculative |

## Commentary

LM IB aromatics-and-foodstuffs ledger headed by KA-NA with a divider. Face b repeats the opening with NI-RA in KA-NA's slot. The value of fraction H is not settled. RI of *21F-RI-TU-QA and the second SA of SA-SA-ME are dotted, and GORILA records SA [units] ME as a less satisfactory reading of .4–5. In E 17 the ten is written after the units (GORILA I 41).

## Lexicon entries

- [\*308](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*308/index.md>) (šamnu): pressed oil, oil derivative—commodity modifier indicating oil extraction from base commodity. Probable.
- [CYP](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/CYP/index.md>) ((logogram)): cyperus, aromatic sedge (commodity logogram). Probable.
- [E](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/E/index.md>) (ḥemʾat): butter, ghee (ḥemʾat), a quantified commodity. Candidate.
- [MI+JA+RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MI~2BJA~2BRU/index.md>) (murru): myrrh (murru), compound logogram. Candidate.
- [OLE+NE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BNE/index.md>) (neseku): oil designated for ritual libation; sacred oil poured as an offering. Candidate.
- [OLE+RI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BRI/index.md>) (riqqu): aromatic/fragrant olive oil preparation. Candidate.
- [KA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-NA/index.md>) (qana / qanû): aromatic reed, sweet cane (commodity; spelling variant of QA-NE). Candidate.
- [SA-SA-ME](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-SA-ME/index.md>) (šašamā): sesame (seed-spice commodity). Candidate.
- [OLE+TU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BTU/index.md>): ṭuhūru 'purified/ritually clean oil'. Speculative.
- [\*21F-RI-TU-QA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*21F-RI-TU-QA/index.md>) (ha-ritūqa): the tied, sealed (packet). Speculative.
- [KO-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KO-RU/index.md>) (kōr): kor (dry measure); rival 'ram'. Speculative.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/HT%2023a/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

## References

- HALOT: Koehler, Ludwig; Baumgartner, Walter; Stamm, Johann Jakob; Richardson, M. E. J. (trans. and ed.) (1994), The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, vols. I–IV. E. J. Brill, Leiden · New York · Köln
- CAD K: Oriental Institute (A. Leo Oppenheim and Erica Reiner, eds.) (1971), The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, vol. 8, K. The Oriental Institute, Chicago; J. J. Augustin, Glückstadt
- DULAT: del Olmo Lete, Gregorio; Sanmartín, Joaquín (2015), A Dictionary of the Ugaritic Language in the Alphabetic Tradition. Brill, Leiden/Boston (Handbook of Oriental Studies 1/112); Third Revised Edition, tr. and ed. Wilfred G.E. Watson; 2 parts
- 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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