Clay vessel · Petras

PE Zb 3

Site
Petras
Object
Clay vessel
Period
LMIB
Scribe
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Findspot
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Edition
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Linear ATransliteration
  1. 1A-KA-RA-KI-TA-NA-SI-JA-SE-VIR+[?]-ZA

TranslationSpeculativeincomplete

... of linen, linen-ware ... (alt.: linen which goes out)

Word by word4 words

  • A-KA-RAundeciphered prefix or separate word(s)Speculative
  • KI-TA-NAkitānalinenCandidate
  • SI-JA-SEšī-yāṣēadjectival formation (vessel label): 'of linen, linen-ware'; alt. šī-yāṣē 'which goes out'Candidate
  • VIR+[?]-ZAsign complex, uncertain readingSpeculative

Commentary

Context: Painted pithos label, LMIB. Single continuous sign sequence, no word dividers. Corpus reads: A-KA-RA-KI-TA-NA-SI-JA-SE-VIR+[?]-ZA.

Partial pithos label. Core segment KI-TA-NA-SI-JA-SE = "linen which goes out" is the most secure reading. Opening A-KA-RA and closing VIR+[?]-ZA require further investigation.

Linear A Lexicon