# SAM Wa 1

A Linear A document: nodule from Samothrace.

- Site: Samothrace
- Object: Nodule
- Period: MMII
- In 3D: [SAM Wa 1](<https://linear-a.ai/inscriptions/tpl-sam-wa-1/index.md>)

## Text

1. [JA-SA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JA-SA/index.md>) [SA-RA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-RA/index.md>) [TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TE/index.md>) 10 ¹⁄₁₆

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: complete

In righteousness: offering of 10 ¹⁄₁₆ [units]

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| JA-SA / SA-RA | yasara(m) | in righteousness (√y-š-r, libation formula without terminal -ME) | Probable |
| [TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TE/index.md>) | terûmā | contribution, sacred offering | Candidate |
| 10 |  | numeral |  |
| ¹⁄₁₆ |  | fraction |  |

## Commentary

Context: Northernmost Linear A inscription—clay nodule with libation formula vocabulary

Clay nodule sealing a shipment of 10 ¹⁄₁₆ units of unnamed commodity. Syllable sequence JA-SA SA-RA reads as JA-SA-SA-RA, the libation formula (CONFIRMED) without terminal -ME mimation. The formula on an administrative nodule labels the sealed goods as ritually consecrated. Compare IOZa12 where the same formula splits across a line break as JA-SA / SA-RA-ME. Parsing JA-SA and SA-RA as separate words (yašar 'upright' + šarra 'queen') is less economical and breaks the cross-site pattern. Northernmost Linear A inscription—Minoan ritual-administrative vocabulary extending to Samothrace.

## Lexicon entries

- [TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TE/index.md>) (terûmā): contribution, offering (terûmā), a transaction marker. Candidate.
- [SA-RA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-RA/index.md>) (šarra): queen, princess (feminine of šarru). Candidate.

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