# PK Za 18

A Linear A document: stone vessel from Palaikastro.

- Site: Palaikastro
- Object: Stone vessel
- Edition: [GORILA IV](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_701>)

## Text

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

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: complete

Ida, [the Living One …]

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| \]-TE |  | [untranslated fragment] | Speculative |
| [I-DA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-DA/index.md>) | ʾIda | Ida, 'the Hand' (sacred mountain—toponym/theonym) | Probable |
| JA-JA-\[…\] |  | [untranslated fragment] | Candidate |

## Commentary

Context: broken stone-vessel inscription from Palaikastro. Diplomatic text: ]-TE · I-DA · JA-JA-[…. Both outer groups run into breaks; I-DA alone is complete between dividers. 'Ida, [the Living One …]' is a contextual restoration, not a word-for-word decipherment of the damaged groups.

## Epigraphic note

Broken stone-vessel inscription. Both inscribed edges are lost; diplomatic reading: ]-TE · I-DA · JA-JA-[…. I-DA is the only complete group.

## Lexicon entries

- [I-DA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-DA/index.md>) (ʾIda): Ida, 'the Hand' (sacred mountain—toponym/theonym). Probable.
- [JA-JA-\[…\]](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JA-JA-~5B~E2~80~A6~5D/index.md>) (ḥayyā): 'the Living One', title of the Goddess. Candidate.

## References

- Ya Diktu: di Mino, Tom (2026), Ya Diktu: Grammar of the Minoan Peak Sanctuary Libation Formula. Minoan Mystery, online,46 pp.

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