PA₃

Status: proposed. A proposed value.

Evidence: b 14/20, p 12/20, and p yields a root for every cited word; a labial, voicing unproven

Phonetic value

FieldValue
Value
Alternatesnone
Linear Bno Linear B counterpart recorded
Neutralization classnone

Forms cited for the value

  • A-PA₃ = ʾab √ʾ-b 'father' (PH28a)
  • A-PA₃-DI = ʿabadī √ʿ-b-d 'my servant' (PKZb?)
  • PA₃-NI-NA = banīna √b-n-y 'our builder' (HT6b, HT93a)
  • KU-PA₃-PA₃ = Kubaba, Anatolian Mother Goddess (HT88)

Lexicon words written with this sign

WordProposed readingConfidence
A-PA₃-DIʿAbdīCandidate
DU-PA₃-NADubbānSpeculative
I-DA-PA₃-I-SA-RIʾIdā bi-ʾišarīCandidate
KA-RO-PA₃karbuProbable
KU-PA₃-NA-TUKubānatuCandidate
KU-PA₃-NUKubānuProbable
KU-PA₃-PA₃KubabaProbable
KU-PA₃-RI-JAKubariyaSpeculative
PA₃bi=Candidate
PA₃-*188bu-buṭnuCandidate
PA₃-EbēCandidate
PA₃-KA-RA-TIbaqarātiCandidate
PA₃-NIbānīCandidate
PA₃-NI-NAbanīnaProbable
PA₃-NI-WIbānīyCandidate
PA₃-SI-*47basīsaCandidate
QA-PA₃qubaʿProbable
SE-SA-PA₃ZizapaSpeculative
SU-PA₃-RAsubāraProbable

Updated 24 October 2026

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