# HT 88

A Linear A document: tablet from Haghia Triada.

- Site: Haghia Triada
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- Scribe: HT Scribe 7
- Findspot: Casa Room 7
- Edition: [GORILA I](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_698>)
- In 3D: [HT 88](<https://linear-a.ai/inscriptions/tpl-ht-88/index.md>)

## Text

1. [A-DU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-DU/index.md>) [VIR+KA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/VIR~2BKA/index.md>) 20
2. [RE-ZA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/RE-ZA/index.md>) 6
3. [NI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/NI/index.md>) [KI-KI-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-KI-NA/index.md>) 7
4. [KI-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RO/index.md>)
5. [KU-PA₃-PA₃](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-PA~E2~82~83-PA~E2~82~83/index.md>) 1
6. [KA-JU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-JU/index.md>) 1
7. [KU-PA₃-NU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-PA~E2~82~83-NU/index.md>) 1
8. [PA-JA-RE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA-JA-RE/index.md>) 1
9. [SA-MA-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-MA-RO/index.md>) 1
10. DA-TA-RE 1
11. [KU-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-RO/index.md>) 6

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: complete

Addu: men (VIR+KA) 20; cedar 6; figs, Kikkina 7. Outstanding: Kubaba 1, the messenger 1, Kubānu 1, Payare 1, Samarō 1, Daṯar 1. Total: 6.

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [A-DU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-DU/index.md>) | ʾAddu | Addu, the heading; rival adû 'work assignment' | Candidate |
| [VIR+KA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/VIR~2BKA/index.md>) | VIR+KA | men (VIR+KA) | Candidate |
| [RE-ZA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/RE-ZA/index.md>) | (ʾa)raz | cedar (commodity); rival Luwian aruza, a measure | Speculative |
| [NI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/NI/index.md>) | NI | figs | Confirmed |
| [KI-KI-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-KI-NA/index.md>) | Kikkina | recipient or named administrative entity | Candidate |
| [KI-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RO/index.md>) | kilʾu | owed / outstanding balance (deficit) | Confirmed |
| [KU-PA₃-PA₃](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-PA~E2~82~83-PA~E2~82~83/index.md>) | Kubaba | Kubaba; divine, personal, or institutional name | Probable |
| [KA-JU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-JU/index.md>) | kallû | the messenger, courier (Akkadian title) | Speculative |
| [KU-PA₃-NU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-PA~E2~82~83-NU/index.md>) | Kubānu | devotee of Kubaba (personal name or title); rival Gupana | Probable |
| [PA-JA-RE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA-JA-RE/index.md>) | Payare | He (of) Re: Egyptian personal name Pꜣ-Rꜥ (PNM v6); compare Linear B pa-ja-ro | Probable |
| [SA-MA-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-MA-RO/index.md>) | Samarō | personal name; NWS √š-m-r or Egyptian smr | Speculative |
| DA-TA-RE | Daṯar | Old (man's name); rival 'He of the gate' | Speculative |
| [KU-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-RO/index.md>) | kull | total | Confirmed |

## Commentary

KI-RO opens six one-unit entries, and KU-RO 6 totals them. A-DU heads the tablet as ʾAddu, Gordon's Addu/Haddu; rival adû 'work assignment'. RE-ZA is (ʾa)raz 'cedar', counted beside cyperus on KH 86; rival Luwian aruza, a measure. KI-KI-NA is Kikkina, as Amorite KI-IK-KI-NI. KU-PA₃-NU is Kubānu 'devotee of Kubaba', beside KU-PA₃-PA₃ Kubaba; rival Gupana. PA-JA-RE is Payare, Egyptian Pꜣ-Rꜥ 'He (of) Re', Linear B pa-ja-ro. DA-TA-RE is Daṯar 'Old', Amorite DA-ŠU-RU-UM (Gelb 1980, no. 1490), the name of DA-TA-RA on HT 6a; rival ḏā-ṯaġri 'He of the gate'.

## Epigraphic note

The face is substantially intact; minor abrasion does not require restoring a word. KI-RO introduces six one-unit labels and KU-RO 6 closes their exact sum, securely identifying the lower portion as an outstanding/deficit roster. A-DU is here glossed contextually as a possible work assignment/account (Akkadian adū/addū), with Addu/Haddu retained as an alternative. VIR+KA is a personnel class; kāribū remains a lexical hypothesis. RE-ZA is a counted category or measure. NI is figs, followed by Kikkina, a recipient or named entity. KU-PA₃-PA₃ is Kubaba conditional on PA₃=/ba/. KU-PA₃-NU is preferably a personal name or title, compared with Ugaritic gu-pa-na/gpn and Linear B ku-pa-nu-we-to; Kubānu 'devotee/priest of Kubaba' remains an alternative project hypothesis. PA-JA-RE is the Minoan name Payare, supported by Linear B pa-ja-ro. SA-MA-RO is Samarō, with Northwest Semitic and Egyptian comparisons. KA-JU and DA-TA-RE remain unread labels.

## Lexicon entries

- [KU-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-RO/index.md>) (kull): total, sum (accounting term). Confirmed.
- [KI-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RO/index.md>) (kilʾu): owed, outstanding balance (deficit)—transaction term heading deficit sections. Confirmed.
- [NI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/NI/index.md>): figs—commodity ideogram (FIC). Confirmed.
- [PA-JA-RE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA-JA-RE/index.md>) (Payare): He (of) Re: Egyptian personal name Pꜣ-Rꜥ (Gordon's Pꜣy-Rꜥ); Linear B pa-ja-ro. Probable.
- [KU-PA₃-NU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-PA~E2~82~83-NU/index.md>) (Kubānu): devotee of Kubaba (Kubaba + -ān-), personal name or title; rival Ugaritic Gupana/Gupan. Probable.
- [KU-PA₃-PA₃](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-PA~E2~82~83-PA~E2~82~83/index.md>) (Kubaba): Kubaba, Sumerian Kug-Baba 'Pure is Baba' (divine or personal name). Probable.
- [A-DU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-DU/index.md>) (ʾAddu / adû): Addu/Haddu (heading); rival adû 'work stint'. Candidate.
- [VIR+KA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/VIR~2BKA/index.md>) (VIR+KA): kāribū, intercessory priests (VIR with the KA complement). Candidate.
- [KI-KI-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-KI-NA/index.md>) (Kikkina): Kikkina, recipient or named administrative entity. Candidate.
- [RE-ZA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/RE-ZA/index.md>) ((ʾa)raz): cedar (wood, resin or oil; commodity); rival Luwian aruza, a measure. Speculative.
- [DA-TA-RA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-TA-RA/index.md>) (Daṯar): Old (man's name); rival 'He of the gate'. Speculative.
- [KA-JU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-JU/index.md>) (kallû): messenger, courier (title). Speculative.
- [SA-MA-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-MA-RO/index.md>) (Samarō): Samarō, personal name, 'guard'. Speculative.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/HT%2088/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

## References

- AS 21: Gelb, Ignace J. (1980), Computer-aided Analysis of Amorite. Assyriological Studies 21,The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago

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