# HT 42+59

A Linear A document: tablet from Haghia Triada.

- Site: Haghia Triada
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- Findspot: Villa Magazine

## Text

1. \]-TA [SI+SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI~2BSE/index.md>) [TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TE/index.md>) [OLE+KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BKI/index.md>) 8
2. [OLE+U\[](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BU/index.md>) ]7
3. [SA-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-RO/index.md>) [OLE+KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BKI/index.md>) 8
4. [OLE+U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BU/index.md>) 2
5. 2
6. KU-\[ [\]OLE\[](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE/index.md>)
7. \[…\]
8. [\]OLE+MI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BMI/index.md>) 2
9. SU-DU
10. \]-RE-TU [OLE+KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BKI/index.md>) ]³⁄₄
11. [OLE+U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BU/index.md>)

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: complete

[…]-TA · salt-works · offering: genuine oil 8, U-oil[…] 7. Royal allocation: genuine oil 8, U-oil 2; 2. KU-[…] oil[…]. [break]. Anointing oil 2. SU-DU […]. […] RE-TU: genuine oil ³⁄₄, U-oil [quantity lost].

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| \]-TA |  | end of a broken word. Not readable. |  |
| [SI+SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI~2BSE/index.md>) | ṣiṣe | the salt-works (recipient of oil); rival Šipšu, the Sun-deity | Speculative |
| [TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TE/index.md>) | terûmā | offering, contribution | Candidate |
| [OLE+KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BKI/index.md>) | šamnu kīnu | genuine oil (standard grade). 8 + 8 + ³⁄₄ units across three sections | Candidate |
| [OLE+U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BU/index.md>) | šamnu U | U-grade oil (highest-frequency OLE compound, 22 att.; specific grade TBD). 7 + 2 + [qty lost] units | Candidate |
| [SA-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-RO/index.md>) | šarr | the king's account (oil) | Candidate |
| KU-\[ |  | start of a broken word. Not readable. |  |
| [\]OLE\[](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE/index.md>) | šamnu | oil, broken on both sides | Probable |
| [OLE+MI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BMI/index.md>) | šamnu mišḥā | anointing oil (sacred/ceremonial grade). 2 units | Candidate |
| SU-DU |  | unread |  |
| \]-RE-TU |  | unread |  |

## Commentary

Context: Oil allocation ledger: three oil grades (genuine/kīnu, U-grade, anointing/mišḥā) distributed under headings including the salt-works offering. Joined tablet (HT42 + HT59), Villa Magazine, LM IB.

Joined tablet (HT42 + HT59), 20 signs, 11 unique words. Oil-only allocation ledger—no grain, wine, or figs—suggesting a specialized oil store or ritual oil supply. Three oil grades appear: OLE+KI (genuine/standard), OLE+U (U-grade), OLE+MI (anointing). Structural pattern: heading (]-TA · SI+SE · TE, the first word broken before TA) → allocations → SA-RO royal-allocation block (coordinate with the salt-works block: same two oil grades) → allocations → KU-[ ]OLE[ (a broken word, then oil broken on both sides) → break → OLE+MI section → SU-DU and RE-TU, both unread: SU-DU may run on to a lost line, and a word may be lost before RE-TU.

## Epigraphic note

On HT 59, A622 (OLE+MI) precedes SU-DU with no divider; SU-DU may run on to a lost line, and a word may be lost before RE-TU. OLE+MI's 2 is not certain on the photo or facsimile.

## Lexicon entries

- [TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TE/index.md>) (terûmā): contribution, offering (terûmā), a transaction marker. Candidate.
- [OLE+KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BKI/index.md>) (kīnu): genuine, standard-grade oil (kīnu). Candidate.
- [OLE+MI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BMI/index.md>) (mišḥā): anointing oil (mišḥā). Candidate.
- [OLE+U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BU/index.md>) (ʿuṣār): pressed oil (ʿuṣār). Candidate.
- [SA-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-RO/index.md>) (šarr): king; the king's account (heading and recipient). Candidate.
- [SI+SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI~2BSE/index.md>) (ṣiṣe): the salt-works (Ug. ṣṣ, WSem. ṣēṣūma 'salt marsh'), an establishment drawing grain, oil and figs; rival Šipšu, the Sun-deity. Speculative.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/HT%2042%2B59/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

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