# KN Zg 57a

A Linear A document: ivory object from Knossos.

- Site: Knossos
- Object: ivory object

## Text

1. \*401+RO \*401+RO \*401+\*304 [\*401+RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*401~2BRU/index.md>) \*418+L2 \[…\] \[…\] \[…\] \[…\] [NI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/NI/index.md>) \[…\] \[…\] \[…\] \[…\] VAS \[…\] \[…\]

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: incomplete

[Vessel list:] *401+RO (2), *401+*304, perfumed-oil vessel (*401+RU), vessel-*418 1/20 […] figs […] vessel […]

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| \*401+RO | \*401+RO | vessel-ligature (unvalued complement RO) | Candidate |
| \*401+\*304 | \*401+\*304 | vessel-ligature (*304 complement) | Candidate |
| [\*401+RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*401~2BRU/index.md>) | ruqqû | perfumed-oil vessel (lexicon *401+RU; first Knossos attestation—all six prior at Khania) | Candidate |
| \*418+L2 | \*418+L2 | vessel ideogram + 1/20 fraction | Candidate |
| [NI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/NI/index.md>) | NI | figs (CONFIRMED ideogram) | Confirmed |
| VAS | VAS | vessel ideogram | Confirmed |

## Commentary

2025 Knossos ivory scepter ring; heavy lacunae (𐝫 runs)—list order per surviving signs. Extends *401+RU beyond Khania onto a ritual object. The corpus glyph stream shows A652/A653 where the transliteration reads *401+RU.

## Epigraphic note

Ivory ring KN Zg 57, face A (top): 12 quadrupeds in metopes on the left half; on the right, 16 whole or partial signs (at least 18 originally), vessels incl. the rhyton A664. No numerals. Face B = KNZg57b; faces C (textiles, at least nine sign-groups) and D (about nine hide signs) unrecorded. The ring holds c. 84 preserved signs and 35 traces, about 119 in all.

## Lexicon entries

- [NI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/NI/index.md>): figs—commodity ideogram (FIC). Confirmed.
- [\*401](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*401/index.md>) (ruqqû): aromatic preparation, compounded ointment—commodity ideogram for perfumed/refined oil products. Probable.
- [\*304](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*304/index.md>) (pidru): fat, tallow (an oil/fat-register commodity). Candidate.
- [\*401+RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*401~2BRU/index.md>): ruqqû-ru 'aromatic preparation (with phonetic complement RU confirming /ru-/ onset)'. Candidate.

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