# IO Za 15

A Linear A document: stone vessel from Iouktas.

- Site: Iouktas
- Object: Stone vessel
- In 3D: [IO Za 15](<https://linear-a.ai/inscriptions/tpl-io-za-15/index.md>)

## Text

1. [I-PI-NA-MA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-PI-NA-MA/index.md>) [SI-RU-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-RU-TE/index.md>)

## Translation

- Tier: Probable
- Status: complete

[…] in the presence of sacred song.

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [I-PI-NA-MA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-PI-NA-MA/index.md>) | ʾippina=ma | face, presence (of) | Probable |
| [SI-RU-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-RU-TE/index.md>) | šīrūt | sacred song | Probable |

## Commentary

Damaged witness of positions 5–6 of the IO Za 2 formula: ]I-PI-NA-MA · SI-RU[-TE. The preceding text is lost, and TE is read beyond a damaged join after RU. The normalized pair is supported by intact IO Za 2 and KO Za 1. I-PI-NA-MA is interpreted contextually as 'in the presence of'; 'sacred song' renders the proposed abstract šīrūt from √š-y-r, not 'service/ministry' from √š-r-t.

## Lexicon entries

- [SI-RU-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-RU-TE/index.md>) (šīrūt): sacred song, hymnody (abstract in -ūt of √š-y-r "sing"). Probable.
- [I-PI-NA-MA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-PI-NA-MA/index.md>) (ʾippina=ma): in the presence of. Probable.

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.