# PE Zb 3

A Linear A document: clay vessel from Petras.

- Site: Petras
- Object: Clay vessel
- Period: LMIB

## Text

1. A-KA-RA-KI-TA-NA-SI-JA-SE-VIR+\[?\]-ZA

## Translation

- Tier: Speculative
- Status: incomplete

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

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-KA-RA |  | undeciphered prefix or separate word(s) | Speculative |
| [KI-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-TA-NA/index.md>) | kitāna | linen | Candidate |
| [SI-JA-SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-JA-SE/index.md>) | šī-yāṣē | adjectival formation (vessel label): 'of linen, linen-ware'; alt. šī-yāṣē 'which goes out' | Candidate |
| VIR+\[?\]-ZA |  | sign complex, uncertain reading | Speculative |

## 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.

## Lexicon entries

- [SI-JA-SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-JA-SE/index.md>) (šī-yāṣē): which goes out (disbursement marker)—relative particle šī + 3ms imperfect √y-ṣ-ʾ "to go out". Candidate.
- [KI-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-TA-NA/index.md>) (kitāna): linen (material adjectival base in jar labels). Candidate.

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