# HT 8a

A Linear A document: tablet from Haghia Triada.

- Site: Haghia Triada
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- Scribe: HT Scribe 2
- Findspot: Villa Magazine
- Edition: [GORILA I](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_698>)

## Text

1. [JE-DI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JE-DI/index.md>) [OLE+KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BKI/index.md>) 10
2. [PA₃-KA-RA-TI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA~E2~82~83-KA-RA-TI/index.md>) 1 ¹⁄₂
3. [PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA/index.md>) 3 ¹⁄₂
4. [TE-\*301](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TE-*301/index.md>) 2
5. [QA-\*310-I](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QA-*310-I/index.md>) ³⁄₄
6. [SI-KI-RA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-KI-RA/index.md>) ¹⁄₄
7. [KI-RE-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA-NA/index.md>) ¹⁄₂

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: complete

The Idaean (JE-DI): KI-oil 10. Baqarāti 1½; PA 3½; Tēnā ('Fig') 2; Qaynī ¾; Śikira ('Hired') ¼; Kretan ½.

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [JE-DI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JE-DI/index.md>) | yedī | the Idaean (gentilic, transaction header); rival yēdīʿ 'He knows' (personal name) | Candidate |
| [PA₃-KA-RA-TI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA~E2~82~83-KA-RA-TI/index.md>) | baqarāti | cattle, heifers (fem. pl.) | Confirmed |
| [PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA/index.md>) | ba/pa | abbreviation (sub-category) | Speculative |
| [TE-\*301](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TE-*301/index.md>) | Tēnā | 'Fig', personal name; recipient of KI-oil 2 | Candidate |
| [QA-\*310-I](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QA-*310-I/index.md>) | qaynī | the smith or administrator | Probable |
| [SI-KI-RA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-KI-RA/index.md>) | Śikira | personal name, 'Hired' (√ś-k-r); recipient of KI-oil ¼; rival šēkār 'strong drink' | Speculative |
| [KI-RE-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA-NA/index.md>) | Kretan | the Cretan (gentilic) | Confirmed |

## Commentary

KI-oil (OLE+KI) list headed JE-DI; each of the six entries takes a quantity as a recipient, and QA-*310-I receives again on HT8b. TE-*301 is the name Tēnā 'Fig', also a recipient on HT98a.

## Lexicon entries

- [KI-RE-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA-NA/index.md>) (Kretan): Cretan (gentilic: 'of Crete'). Confirmed.
- [PA₃-KA-RA-TI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA~E2~82~83-KA-RA-TI/index.md>) (baqarāti): cattle, heifers (fem.pl.). Candidate.
- [QA-\*310-I](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QA-*310-I/index.md>) (qaynī): smith or cultic administrator; occupational title. Probable.
- [JE-DI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JE-DI/index.md>) (yedī): gentilic 'the Idaean' (of Mount Ida); rivals the personal name 'He knows' and the gentilic 'Judean'. Candidate.
- [TE-\*301](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TE-*301/index.md>) (Tēnā): Fig (personal name); a recipient in allocation lists. Candidate.
- [OLE+KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BKI/index.md>) (kīnu): genuine, standard-grade oil (kīnu). Candidate.
- [SI-KI-RA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-KI-RA/index.md>) (Śikira): personal name, 'Hired' (√ś-k-r 'to hire'); rival šēkār 'strong drink'. Speculative.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/HT%208a/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

## References

- Biella: Biella, Joan Copeland (1982), Dictionary of Old South Arabic: Sabaean Dialect. Scholars Press (Harvard Semitic Studies 25)

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