# LACH Za 1

A Linear A document: fragment of a locally made limestone bowl or krater from Lachish.

- Site: Lachish
- Object: Fragment of a locally made limestone bowl or krater
- Findspot: Tel Lachish, Area D, Locus 7059 Upper, Level VI
- In 3D: [LACH Za 1](<https://linear-a.ai/inscriptions/tpl-lach-za-1/index.md>)

## Text

1. \]-MI(?) [RI-DA-U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/RI-DA-U/index.md>) SE ³⁄₄

## Translation

- Status: complete

[…]-MI(?) · Ridāyu · SE ¾ […]

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [RI-DA-U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/RI-DA-U/index.md>) | Ridāyu | personal name, 'Helper' (hypocoristic, as DI-NA-U Dīnāyu); rival a vessel or contents name | Speculative |
| SE |  | commodity ideogram or capacity measure |  |

## Commentary

Incised right-to-left on a locally made limestone bowl or krater fragment; both ends are broken. The first preserved MI is probably the end of a lost word. Finkelberg, Uchitel and Ussishkin (1996, 195-203) offer only two functional possibilities: 'RI-DA-U: 3/4 of the SE commodity,' or a container for RI-DA-U of 3/4 SE capacity. Their closest parallel, KN Zb 27 DI-NA-U · VIN 17, is name, commodity, number. RILA-S1 D 5 classifies the inscription as doubtful Linear A.

## Epigraphic note

Fragmentary right-to-left inscription, broken at both ends. Finkelberg, Uchitel and Ussishkin (1996, 195-203) read ]-MI(?) · RI-DA-U · SE 3/4[. RI-DA-U is divider-bounded but untranslated; SE is an ideogram or metrological sign, and *732 (formerly merged as JE) is the fractional sign probably worth 3/4. The object probably carried a commodity or capacity label, not a prayer. RILA-S1 D 5 classifies the inscription as doubtful.

## Lexicon entries

- [RI-DA-U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/RI-DA-U/index.md>) (Ridāyu): Ridāyu 'Helper, Escort' (personal name, hypocoristic). Speculative.

## References

- Finkelberg, Margalit; Uchitel, Alexander; Ussishkin, David (1996), A Linear A Inscription from Tel Lachish (LACH Za 1). Tel Aviv,23,195–207

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