# \*406VAS

> Linear A logogram *406VAS, proposed: cup, drinking vessel (specific vessel type).

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**Status: proposed.** A proposed value.

Evidence: the rider KE needs an unattested \*kēs; the attested forms are kâsu, ks, kōs

## Logogram

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Gloss | cup, drinking vessel (specific vessel type) |
| Commodity | KĀS |
| Semitic term | \*kaʾs- (PS #297), Akkadian kāsu, Hebrew kōs, Arabic kaʾs |
| Root | k-ʾ-s |

### Note

Pictographic vessel ideogram. Always appears with +KE phonetic complement on HT26 (both sides, as tablet header). Bare form \*406-VS on HT93a (alongside DA-RI-DA, qty 2). KE complement indicates initial syllable of vessel word: PS \*kaʾs- "vessel for beer, bowl" → NWS \*kēs (vowel fronting from medial aleph) → KE. KA-SI on HTWa1027 nodule may be the syllabic spelling of the same word (skeleton k-s, distance 0.000).

## Lexicon words written with this sign

| Word | Proposed reading | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| \*406VAS+KE | kās | Candidate |

## Linked from

- [Logograms](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/lexicon/signs/logograms/index.md>)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.