# Commodities: candidate

> Commodities, Candidate.

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Lexicon](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/lexicon/index.md>) › [Commodities](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/lexicon/commodities/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-05.

[[commodities/candidate/MA_RU_ME|[Aegean] MA_RU_ME]]: marūm: the wool (substrate commodity noun with Semitic mimation). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/A_SI_JA_KA|[Semitic] A_SI_JA_KA]]: šawīqu: fine flour, semolina. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/DI|[Semitic] DI]]: dibšu: honey, fruit syrup—commodity abbreviation of *dibšu; rival dblt 'fig cake'. In personnel lists a separate single-sign abbreviation. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/DU_RE_ZA_SE|[Semitic] DU_RE_ZA_SE]]: turēṯa-se: for the must, new wine (terminative -SE); at Khania with the article, A-DU-RE-ZA ha-tīrāṯ 'the must'; rival √d-r-š 'demand, requisition'. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/E|[Semitic] E]]: ḥemʾat: butter, ghee (ḥemʾat), a quantified commodity. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/GRA_plus_KU|[Semitic] GRA_plus_KU]]: kunāšu 'emmer wheat' (logographic abbreviation). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/GRA_plus_PA|[Semitic] GRA_plus_PA]]: parīsu: parīsu, the half-gur grain measure (CAD P 186; DULAT 671–672 prś). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/GRA_plus_QE|[Semitic] GRA_plus_QE]]: qemāḥu: flour/meal as a grain subtype; processed grain product for rations and offerings. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/KA_NA|[Semitic] KA_NA]]: qana / qanû: aromatic reed, sweet cane (commodity; spelling variant of QA-NE). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/KI_TA_NA|[Semitic] KI_TA_NA]]: kitāna: linen (material adjectival base in jar labels). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/KI_TA_NI_TE|[Semitic] KI_TA_NI_TE]]: kitānit: linen robe, linen cloth. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/MA_RI_RE_I|[Semitic] MA_RI_RE_I]]: marīrēy: myrrh (the bitter resin). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/MI_plus_JA_plus_RU|[Semitic] MI_plus_JA_plus_RU]]: murru: myrrh (murru), compound logogram. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/MU_RU|[Semitic] MU_RU]]: mūru: young bull, young animal. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/OLE_plus_DI|[Semitic] OLE_plus_DI]]: dišpu: honeyed oil (DI for dišpu 'honey'). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/OLE_plus_KI|[Semitic] OLE_plus_KI]]: kīnu: genuine, standard-grade oil (kīnu). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/OLE_plus_MI|[Semitic] OLE_plus_MI]]: mišḥā: anointing oil (mišḥā). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/OLE_plus_NE|[Semitic] OLE_plus_NE]]: neseku: oil designated for ritual libation; sacred oil poured as an offering. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/OLE_plus_RI|[Semitic] OLE_plus_RI]]: riqqu: aromatic/fragrant olive oil preparation. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/OLE_plus_TA|[Semitic] OLE_plus_TA]]: ṭābu: fine-grade olive oil; 'good oil' as an administrative quality designation. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/OLE_plus_U|[Semitic] OLE_plus_U]]: ʿuṣār: pressed oil (ʿuṣār). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/PA|[Semitic] PA]]: barr: barr- 'wheat, threshed grain'. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/PA3_SI_star47|[Semitic] PA3_SI_star47]]: basīsa: meal worked with oil or clarified butter (commodity). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/PA3_star188|[Semitic] PA3_star188]]: bu-buṭnu: terebinth (PA₃ a phonetic complement for the b-onset). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/QA_NE|[Semitic] QA_NE]]: qanē: reed, cane; rival lapis lazuli. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/QA_star118|[Semitic] QA_star118]]: qaṭṭ(u): flax, linseed—field-crop commodity. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/QE_RA2_U|[Semitic] QE_RA2_U]]: qelwu: parched (roasted) grain. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/SA|[Semitic] SA]]: śakaru: beer, strong drink—logographic abbreviation of *śakaru/*šikaru; commodity logogram, compounded with VIN. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/SA_MA|[Semitic] SA_MA]]: samm-: herb, aromatic plant (commodity term in allocation lists). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/SA_MI_DA_E|[Semitic] SA_MI_DA_E]]: samidē: groats, semolina, processed grain. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/SA_SA_ME|[Semitic] SA_SA_ME]]: šašamā: sesame (seed-spice commodity). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/SI_PI_KI|[Semitic] SI_PI_KI]]: šipkī: pourings, libation portions (wine administration term). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/SI_TU|[Semitic] SI_TU]]: sūt: garment, textile. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/SU_JU_TA|[Semitic] SU_JU_TA]]: sulta: fine flour, semolina. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/SU_PU2_star188|[Semitic] SU_PU2_star188]]: sapu buṭni: bowl of terebinth (pistachio) nuts (commodity measured in bowl-units). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/TAMIR|[Semitic] TAMIR]]: tamir: proposed Semitic lexical name of the PALM/TREE sign. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/TI|[Semitic] TI]]: tiʾin: figs (logographic abbreviation of TI-NI). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/TO_MI_RE|[Semitic] TO_MI_RE]]: tōmir: date palm, its produce. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/VIN_plus_RA|[Semitic] VIN_plus_RA]]: raqḥ: spiced wine (Hebrew yayin hāreqaḥ); rival raḥṣu 'washed wine'. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/ZU|[Semitic] ZU]]: ṯūm: garlic (logographic abbreviation). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/star188_star308|[Semitic] star188_star308]]: buṭnu šamni: terebinth oil, the Pistacia product *188 with *308 'pressed oil'. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/star21F_star118|[Semitic] star21F_star118]]: ḥiṭṭa: wheat; rivals ḫaṭṭu 'sceptre', ḥaṯ 'unleavened bread'. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/star304|[Semitic] star304]]: pidru: fat, tallow (an oil/fat-register commodity). Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/star304_plus_PA|[Semitic] star304_plus_PA]]: pidru + PA: fat (*304) with the PA adjunct, a qualified grade. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/star316|[Semitic] star316]]: kiššanu: bean or legume; food commodity in ration allocations. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/star401_plus_RU|[Semitic] star401_plus_RU]]: ruqqû-ru 'aromatic preparation (with phonetic complement RU confirming /ru-/ onset)'. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/star406VAS_plus_KE|[Semitic] star406VAS_plus_KE]]: kās: cup, drinking vessel—commodity ideogram for a specific vessel type, with KE phonetic complement indicating initial syllable of Semitic *kaʾs-. Lexicon, Candidate.

[[commodities/candidate/starOLIV_plus_TU|[logogram] starOLIV_plus_TU]]: TU-qualified olive product: olive product qualified by TU (cf. OLE+TU ṭuhūru 'purified'). Lexicon, Candidate.

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- [Commodities](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/lexicon/commodities/index.md>)

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