# PH Zb 4

A Linear A document: clay vessel from Phaistos.

- Site: Phaistos
- Object: Clay vessel
- Edition: [GORILA IV](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_701>)
- In 3D: [PH Zb 4](<https://linear-a.ai/inscriptions/tpl-ph-zb-4/index.md>)

## Text

1. [SI-MA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-MA/index.md>) [I-JA-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-JA-TE/index.md>)

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: complete

Šima: ʾiyyate (island)

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SI-MA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-MA/index.md>) | Šima | personal name ("Name/Renown/Progeny", = Shem; cf. Amorite Sumu-abum, Sumu-la-El) |  |
| [I-JA-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-JA-TE/index.md>) | ʾiyyate | island (feminine construct, √ʾ-y) |  |

## Commentary

Vessel label at Phaistos. SI-MA as PN Šima (= Shem) parallels Amorite šumu- onomastic element (CAD Š/III 281). I-JA-TE may be provenance ("of the island") or a second name/toponym.

## Lexicon entries

- [I-JA-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-JA-TE/index.md>) (ʾiyyate): island (genitive after SI-MA 'name of'; -i written with an E-series sign). Candidate.
- [SI-MA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-MA/index.md>) (šima): name, renown, progeny (common noun in construct state; also attested as personal name Šima = Shem). Candidate.

## References

- CAD Š/3: Oriental Institute (Erica Reiner, ed.) (1992), The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, vol. 17, Š, part 3. The Oriental Institute, Chicago; J. J. Augustin, Glückstadt

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.