# TY 3b

A Linear A document: tablet from Tylissos.

- Site: Tylissos
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- In 3D: [TY 3b](<https://linear-a.ai/inscriptions/tpl-ty-3b/index.md>)

## Text

1. [KI-RI-SI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RI-SI/index.md>) [OLE+MI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BMI/index.md>) 6
2. —
3. [PI-KU-ZU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PI-KU-ZU/index.md>) [OLE+KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BKI/index.md>) 4
4. [OLE+MI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BMI/index.md>) 11
5. [OLE+NE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BNE/index.md>) 2
6. —
7. PA-OLE+MI
8. 220

## Translation

- Tier: Speculative
- Status: incomplete

Kiriš: oil-MI 6. — In flasks: oil-KI 4, oil-MI 11, oil-NE 2. — PA, oil-MI: 220 […]

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [KI-RI-SI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RI-SI/index.md>) | Kiriš | Kiriš (divine name or theophoric short name), an oil recipient; oil-MI 6 | Speculative |
| [PI-KU-ZU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PI-KU-ZU/index.md>) | bi-kuṯ | in flasks (heading of an oil section); oil-KI 4, oil-MI 11, oil-NE 2 | Speculative |
| PA-OLE+MI |  | PA with the oil ligature OLE+MI; 220 |  |

## Commentary

GORILA I 329: oil account in ruled sections, the oils written as OLE ligatures (OLE+MI, OLE+KI, OLE+NE). The lower half of the face is lost.

## Lexicon entries

- [OLE+KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BKI/index.md>) (kīnu): genuine, standard-grade oil (kīnu). Candidate.
- [OLE+MI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BMI/index.md>) (mišḥā): anointing oil (mišḥā). Candidate.
- [OLE+NE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BNE/index.md>) (neseku): oil designated for ritual libation; sacred oil poured as an offering. Candidate.
- [KI-RI-SI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RI-SI/index.md>) (Kiriš): Kiriš, the god of the Amorite names, as oil recipient; rivals Hurrian Kiriš and a personal name. Speculative.
- [PI-KU-ZU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PI-KU-ZU/index.md>) (bi-kuṯ): in flasks (preposition bi- + kuṯ 'flask, jar'; heading of an oil section). Speculative.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/TY%203b/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

## References

- DULAT: del Olmo Lete, Gregorio; Sanmartín, Joaquín (2015), A Dictionary of the Ugaritic Language in the Alphabetic Tradition. Brill, Leiden/Boston (Handbook of Oriental Studies 1/112); Third Revised Edition, tr. and ed. Wilfred G.E. Watson; 2 parts
- GORILA I: Godart, Louis; Olivier, Jean-Pierre (1976), Recueil des inscriptions en linéaire A, volume 1: Tablettes éditées avant 1970 (GORILA I). École française d'Athènes (Études crétoises XXI, 1); Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner, Paris

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