# ZA 15a

A Linear A document: tablet from Zakros.

- Site: Zakros
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- Scribe: ZA Scribe 5
- Edition: [GORILA III](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_700>)

## Text

1. [\*47-KU-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*47-KU-NA/index.md>) SA-VIN
2. [QE-SI-ZU-E](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QE-SI-ZU-E/index.md>) 57
3. [I-TI-NI-SA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-TI-NI-SA/index.md>) 10
4. [ME-VIN](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/ME-VIN/index.md>)
5. [MI-ZA-SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MI-ZA-SE/index.md>) 3
6. \*28B-NU-MA-RE 6
7. [SI-PI-KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-PI-KI/index.md>) 2 ¹⁄₂
8. [JA-SA-MU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JA-SA-MU/index.md>) 5
9. [SA-MI-DA-E](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-MI-DA-E/index.md>) 4
10. [\*363-KE-MA-SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*363-KE-MA-SE/index.md>) 5

## Translation

None proposed.

## Lexicon entries

- [SA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA/index.md>) (śakaru): beer, strong drink—logographic abbreviation of *śakaru/*šikaru; commodity logogram, compounded with VIN. Candidate.
- [JI-NU-MA-RE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JI-NU-MA-RE/index.md>) (yinumare): wine-lords, wine-stewards (personnel category). Candidate.
- [SI-PI-KI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SI-PI-KI/index.md>) (šipkī): pourings, libation portions (wine administration term). Candidate.
- [SA-MI-DA-E](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-MI-DA-E/index.md>) (samidē): groats, semolina, processed grain. Candidate.
- [JA-SA-MU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JA-SA-MU/index.md>) (yaśmaʿū): 'He hears'—yaqtal hypocoristic personal name with frozen nominative -ū. Candidate.
- [QE-SI-ZU-E](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QE-SI-ZU-E/index.md>) (qīši ṯuʿē): gift for the Heroes (construct: Amorite qīšum 'gift' + ṯuʿ 'Hero, Noble'), a recipient of wine; rival 'the noble's gift'. Speculative.
- [\*363-KE-MA-SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*363-KE-MA-SE/index.md>) (Šakma-se): the one of Šakmu (Shechem) (gentilic in -SE on the toponym). Speculative.
- [\*47-KU-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*47-KU-NA/index.md>) (sōkina): prefect, administrator (heading of a wine issue); rivals mōgun- 'regalement, gift', Dagan. Speculative.
- [I-TI-NI-SA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/I-TI-NI-SA/index.md>) (ʾItniša): ʾItniša (personal name), the Mari name IT-NU-ŠA; rival ʾitnī-ša 'her gift (portion)'. Speculative.
- [ME-VIN](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/ME-VIN/index.md>) (mesek): mixed wine (wine-section heading); rival 'must'. Speculative.
- [MI-ZA-SE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MI-ZA-SE/index.md>) (mizza-se): for the corvée gang (terminative -SE); the corvée word of MA-ZA / ME-ZA. Speculative.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/ZA%2015a/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

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