# ZA 6a

A Linear A document: tablet from Zakros.

- Site: Zakros
- Object: Tablet
- Period: LM IB
- Scribe: ZA Scribe 1
- Edition: [GORILA III](<https://linear-a.ai/bibliography/?w=src_700>)

## Text

1. [\*305-WA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*305-WA-NA/index.md>) \*171 19
2. \*34-JU-TE-MI\[
3. ]180
4. I-SE\[
5. [OLIV](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLIV/index.md>) 15
6. [OLIV](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLIV/index.md>) 10
7. I-\[…\]
8. 2
9. PU₂-RA₂ [GRA+PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/GRA~2BPA/index.md>)
10. 20
11. [OLIV](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLIV/index.md>) 25 [\*304](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*304/index.md>) 20 I-SE

## Translation

- Tier: Speculative
- Status: incomplete

Dawana: *171 19 · *34-JU-TE-MI[ ]180 · I-SE[: olives 15, olives 10 · I-[ ] 2 · ]PU₂-RA₂: grain (parīsu) 20 · olives 25 · pidru 20 · I-SE[

## Word by word

| Word | Reading | Gloss | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| [\*305-WA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*305-WA-NA/index.md>) | Dawana | personal name, 19 of *171; Linear B da-wa-no | Speculative |
| \*171 |  | unread logogram, 19 |  |
| \*34-JU-TE-MI\[ |  | unread |  |
| I-SE |  | unread |  |
| [OLIV](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLIV/index.md>) | zayt | olives | Probable |
| PU₂-RA₂ |  | unread |  |
| [GRA+PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/GRA~2BPA/index.md>) | parīsu | grain, the half-gur measure | Candidate |
| [\*304](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*304/index.md>) | pidru | oil/fat-register commodity | Candidate |

## Commentary

Face a of ZA 6, ten lines, damaged from .2 on (GORILA III 157). Dawana heads the tablet; the other names are unread. Face b is ZA 6b.

## Lexicon entries

- [OLIV](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLIV/index.md>): zayt 'olive (fruit)'. Probable.
- [\*304](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*304/index.md>) (pidru): fat, tallow (an oil/fat-register commodity). Candidate.
- [GRA+PA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/GRA~2BPA/index.md>) (parīsu): parīsu, the half-gur grain measure (CAD P 186; DULAT 671–672 prś). Candidate.
- [\*305-WA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*305-WA-NA/index.md>) (Dawana): Dawana (personal name). Speculative.

## Images

[The document in SigLA](https://sigla.phis.me/document/ZA%206a/) (drawing and photographs, © École française d’Athènes).

## References

- GORILA III: Godart, Louis; Olivier, Jean-Pierre (1976), Recueil des inscriptions en linéaire A, volume 3: Tablettes, nodules et rondelles édités en 1975 et 1976 (GORILA III). École française d'Athènes (Études crétoises XXI, 3); 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 add28e94.