*316

Status: speculative. A speculative value.

Logogram

Field	Value
Gloss	bean, legume (food commodity in ration allocations)
Commodity	KIŠŠANU
Semitic term	*kiššanu (Akkadian, CAD K 454)
Root	k-š-n

Note

Commodity ideogram *316 (6 att., Khania + Phaistos). KI complement on nodules KHWa1001/1002 gives initial syllable /ki/. On KH91, positioned between VIN (wine) and NI (figs) in a rations list alongside GRA and *401+RU/RO—food commodity context. On PH1a, allocated to named individuals with CYP. Akkadian kiššanu 'bean' (CAD K 454); no Hebrew or Ugaritic reflexes confirmed.

Lexicon words written with this sign

Word	Proposed reading	Confidence
*316	kiššanu	Candidate

Updated 24 October 2026

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