# SKO Zc 1

A Linear A document: clay chalice rim (two nonjoining fragments); painted inscription from Skoteino Cave.

- Site: Skoteino Cave
- Object: Clay chalice rim (two nonjoining fragments); painted inscription
- Period: LM IA–B
- Findspot: Skoteino Cave
- In 3D: [SKO Zc 1](<https://linear-a.ai/inscriptions/tpl-sko-zc-1/index.md>)

## Text

1. [NA-TU-\*301-NE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/NA-TU-*301-NE/index.md>)
2. \]QA-KI-TI\[

## Translation

- Tier: Candidate
- Status: incomplete

The dedicated one; […]QA-KI-TI[…].—OR: The Giver; […]QA-KI-TI[…].

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [NA-TU-\*301-NE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/NA-TU-*301-NE/index.md>) | natūnān | the dedicated one (passive) or the giver (active)—from √n-t-n 'to give' + -ān suffix | Probable |
| \]QA-KI-TI\[ |  | unread |  |

## Commentary

Context: Cave sanctuary votive—two words painted on a chalice rim, two non-joining fragments, order uncertain. The Skoteino Cave (south of Knossos) is one of the largest cave sanctuaries on Crete.

Two-word cave sanctuary dedication. Dual reading of NA-TU-*301-NE from √n-t-n: passive natūnān 'the dedicated one' (Nĕtīnīm parallel—temple servant class) or active nātānān 'the giver' (theophanic title paralleling A-TA-NA-TE = Athena). If active, the inscription is a divine epithet rather than a human dedicant's self-identification.

## Epigraphic note

Painted inscription on two nonjoining fragments of the rim of the same clay chalice; fragment order and reading direction uncertain

## Lexicon entries

- [NA-TU-\*301-NE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/NA-TU-*301-NE/index.md>) (natūnān): the dedicated one (qatūl passive participle of √n-t-n + -ān); rival nātānān 'the giver'. Probable.

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