# HT 86a

A Linear A document: tablet from Haghia Triada.

- Site: Haghia Triada
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- Scribe: HT Scribe 6
- Findspot: Casa Room 7
- Edition: [GORILA I](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_698>)
- In 3D: [HT 86a](<https://linear-a.ai/inscriptions/tpl-ht-86a/index.md>)

## Text

1. [A-KA-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-KA-RU/index.md>)
2. [KU-NI-SU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-NI-SU/index.md>) GRA+K+L 20
3. [SA-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-RU/index.md>) 20
4. [DI-DE-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DI-DE-RU/index.md>) 20
5. [QA-RA₂-WA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QA-RA~E2~82~82-WA/index.md>) 10
6. —
7. [A-DU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-DU/index.md>)
8. [DA-ME](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-ME/index.md>) GRA+B 20
9. [MI-NU-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MI-NU-TE/index.md>) 20

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: complete

Section 1—Agaru: emmer, GRA+K+L: 20; king/royal establishment: 20; nobles/council: 20; parched grain: 10. Section 2—Addu: blood (ritual category), GRA+B: 20; count/reckoning: 20.

## 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 (section 1); possibly the deified Ugaritic 'Field' | Probable |
| [KU-NI-SU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-NI-SU/index.md>) | kunīšu | emmer | Probable |
| [SA-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-RU/index.md>) | šarru | king, prince; rival 'barley' | Candidate |
| [DI-DE-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DI-DE-RU/index.md>) | ʾaddīru | nobles, council of elders | Probable |
| [A-DU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-DU/index.md>) | ʾAddu | Storm God (= Hadad/Baal, section 2 heading); rival adû 'work assignment' | Candidate |
| [DA-ME](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-ME/index.md>) | damu | blood (ritual allocation category) | Speculative |
| [MI-NU-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MI-NU-TE/index.md>) | minūt | amount, number; counting or reckoning | Probable |
| [QA-RA₂-WA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QA-RA~E2~82~82-WA/index.md>) | qalwa | parched grain | Speculative |

## Commentary

Context: Two-section Haghia Triada allocation ledger, Casa Room 7. The preserved integer entries sum to 110; the GRA+K+L and GRA+B ligatures carry metrological riders and are not securely distinct grain species. DA-ME is read damu 'blood', a recurring quantified ritual category; rivals dimtu 'district' and Imperial Aramaic dmy nksyʾ 'the value of the property' (TAD B2.6 R.14), a later comparison. QA-RA₂-WA is read qalwa 'parched grain' (√q-l-w): it closes the HT95a/b set where QE-RA₂-U qelwu stands; rivals Ugaritic qrwn 'offering' and Linear B qa-ra₂-wo, a personal name. KU-NI-SU is kunīšu 'emmer', an Akkadian loan (Nuzi ku-ni-šu, CAD K 537), with the grain sign on its line. HT86b is an erased draft of the opening lines, not an independent witness.

## Epigraphic note

The face is substantially preserved. Abrasion at the upper right does not require restoring any word. The horizontal rule separates the A-KA-RU and A-DU sections. HT86b is an erased draft of the opening lines, not an independent witness. GORILA's QA-RA₂-WA, including final WA, is retained.

## Lexicon entries

- [KU-NI-SU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-NI-SU/index.md>) (kunīšu): emmer (Akkadian loan). Probable.
- [A-KA-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-KA-RU/index.md>) (Agaru): field, estate (heading); rival the Ugaritic god Ugaru. Probable.
- [GRA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/GRA/index.md>): dagān 'grain, cereal'. Probable.
- [MI-NU-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MI-NU-TE/index.md>) (minūt): amount, number; counting, reckoning. Probable.
- [DI-DE-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DI-DE-RU/index.md>) (ʾaddīru): nobles, notables; rival ʾadr 'granary'. Probable.
- [A-DU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-DU/index.md>) (ʾAddu / adû): Addu/Haddu (heading); rival adû 'work stint'. Candidate.
- [SA-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-RU/index.md>) (šarru): king, prince (administrative title/category). Candidate.
- [DA-ME](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-ME/index.md>) (damu): blood (ritual allocation category); rival dam 'kinfolk'. Speculative.
- [QA-RA₂-WA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QA-RA~E2~82~82-WA/index.md>) (qalwa): parched (roasted) grain; rival Ugaritic qrwn 'offering'. Speculative.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/HT%2086a/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

## References

- 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

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