# KH 7b

A Linear A document: tablet from Khania.

- Site: Khania
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- Scribe: KH Scribe 2
- Edition: [GORILA III](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_700>)

## Text

1. \[…\]
2. —
3. [U-TA-I-SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/U-TA-I-SE/index.md>) CYP+D ¹⁄₂
4. [PA-NA-TU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA-NA-TU/index.md>) CYP+D ¹⁄₂
5. [\*304+PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*304~2BPA/index.md>) 1
6. [SI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI/index.md>) 14
7. CYP+K 2

## Translation

- Tier: Speculative
- Status: incomplete

ʿUtay: cyperus ½[…]; […] the daughters: cyperus ½; *304+PA 1; SI 14; cyperus+K 2.

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [U-TA-I-SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/U-TA-I-SE/index.md>) | ʿUtay-se | ʿUtay, with the -SE suffix; cyperus ½[ | Speculative |
| CYP+D |  | cyperus, with the fraction sign D, ½ | Probable |
| [PA-NA-TU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA-NA-TU/index.md>) | banātu | the daughters; cyperus ½ | Candidate |
| CYP+D |  | cyperus, with the fraction sign D, ½ | Probable |
| [\*304+PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*304~2BPA/index.md>) |  | logogram, 1 |  |
| [SI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI/index.md>) |  | logogram SI, 14 |  |
| CYP+K |  | cyperus with K, 2 |  |

## Commentary

Face b of KH 7 (Scribe 2), cyperus issues to two recipients, then *304+PA, SI and CYP+K; face a lists *313b-men with cyperus under E-NA-SI, I-JA-PA-ME · TA-TA and SE-*305 (GORILA III 29–31).

## Lexicon entries

- [SI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI/index.md>) (šay): tribute, gift—logographic abbreviation of šay(u); administrative category marker for goods designated as tribute/gift offerings. Probable.
- [CYP](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/CYP/index.md>) ((logogram)): cyperus, aromatic sedge (commodity logogram). Probable.
- [\*304](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*304/index.md>) (pidru): fat, tallow (an oil/fat-register commodity). Candidate.
- [\*304+PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*304~2BPA/index.md>) (pidru + PA): fat (*304) with the PA adjunct, a qualified grade. Candidate.
- [PA-NA-TU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA-NA-TU/index.md>) (banātu / panātu / (Ku)bānatu): daughters (fem. pl.) / portions / Kubaba devotees (cf. KU-PA-NA-TU). Candidate.
- [U-TA-I-SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/U-TA-I-SE/index.md>) (ʿUtay-se): personal name: ʿUtay with the -SE suffix, a recipient of cyperus; rival a Cretan name of another language (LB u-ta-jo). Speculative.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/KH%207b/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

## References

- GORILA III: Godart, Louis; Olivier, Jean-Pierre (1976), Recueil des inscriptions en linéaire A, volume 3: Tablettes, nodules et rondelles édités en 1975 et 1976 (GORILA III). École française d'Athènes (Études crétoises XXI, 3); Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner, Paris

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