RA2

Status: conventional. The conventional value carried over from Linear B.

Phonetic value

FieldValue
Value/la/
Alternatesnone
Linear BB 76, value ra₂
Linear B UnicodeU+10048 LINEAR B SYLLABLE B076 RA2
Neutralization classR

Forms cited for the value

  • PU-RA₂ compared with Bōlu/Baʿal by Gordon (candidate lexical identification)
  • Linear B inherits AB76 as ra₂, /rya, lya/ > /rra, lla/, alternating with plain ra; the /la/ of Heubeck and Leukart is at least equally /lla/ (Judson 2020, 72, 74, 75 n. 278)
  • SA-RA₂ (20 HT tablets) writes šarra 'queen' with RA₂ for the geminate; SA-RA (SAMWa1) leaves it unwritten
  • PU-RA₂ (HT 28b, 116a) ~ PU-RA (KN 54): RA₂ alternates with RA, as Linear B ra₂ with ra

Note

A marked liquid: /la/ and the geminates /lla/, /rra/, which RA also writes, unmarked.

Lexicon words written with this sign

WordProposed readingConfidence
A-SA-RA₂ʾasāraCandidate
I-RA₂ʾilā(t)Speculative
O-RA₂ʾŌlSpeculative
O-RA₂-DI-NEʾŌl-dīnSpeculative
PU-RA₂BōlCandidate
QA-RA₂-WAqalwaSpeculative
QE-RA₂-UqelwuCandidate
RA₂-RO-RELallorSpeculative
SA-RA₂šarraCandidate

Updated 24 October 2026

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