TA2

Status: resolved. Listed among the resolved values of the sign table.

Phonetic value

FieldValue
Value/ta/
Alternatesnone
Linear BB 66, value ta₂
Neutralization classnone

Forms cited for the value

  • Linear B *66 = ta₂
  • Same word with TA₂ and TA: *312-TA₂ GRA+PA 40 (ZA6b) ~ *312-TA 6 ¹⁄₂ (HT10b)
  • KI-RE-TA₂ = krt 'Kret' (Crete, d=0.000)
  • Palaeographic split confirmed: TA₂ and TA co-occur in TA₂-TA-RE on PK1

Note

Palaeographic split with TA confirmed by PK1 co-occurrence. A t- value is secure; /ta/ against Linear B /tja/ is open (possibly palatalized, emphatic, or interdental).

Lexicon words written with this sign

WordProposed readingConfidence
KI-RE-TA₂Kirēta / KretProbable
KI-RI-TA₂KirītaProbable
MA-RI-TA₂marʾ(i)tāSpeculative
TA₂-TA-RETatareCandidate
TA₂-TI-TETati-teSpeculative
U-TA₂UtaCandidate

Updated 24 October 2026

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