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TL Za 1

Map: Troullos

stone vessel · GORILA dating MM III — GORILA 4, p. 58 · HM 1545

atai*301wajaosuqare

jasasarameunakanasi¦

¦namasiru¦

Meaning and attestation

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  1. 11 texts · 5 sites · word page
    • establishedopening element of the libation formula; meaning unknown— conventional
      What this rests on

      Stands first on stone libation vessels from several peak and cave sanctuaries (Iouktas, Syme, Palaikastro, Troullos, Kophinas). The claim is about its position, not its meaning. *301 has no agreed sound value.

    • speculativegives— Salgarella 2025
      What this rests on

      Main verb of the libation formula (Table 6, p. 46). The first three elements -- verb, dedicant, object -- occur in every version of the formula.

      Role: main verb.

      Proposed on IO Za 2.

    • speculativeFather of the Bull-Contest— Schümann 2026, not peer-reviewed
      What this rests on

      Reads sign *301 as JO. *301 has no agreed sound value.

      Proposed on IO Za 2.

  2. only here · word page

    No reading recorded.

  3. 7 texts · 5 sites · word page
    • debateda divine name or epithet (?)— conventional
      What this rests on

      The most widespread element of the formula: libation vessels from several sanctuaries, plus a metal object (PL Zf 1). The alternation JA- / A- / zero is a recurring pattern in the formula. That it names a deity is inferred from its recurrence in dedications.

    • speculative(an) offering— Salgarella 2025
      What this rests on

      Stands in the direct-object slot of the formula (Table 6, p. 46), and is kept in the shorter version on PS Za 2.

      Role: direct object. Contradicts the reading as a divine name.

      Proposed on IO Za 2.

    • speculativethe tears— Schümann 2026, not peer-reviewed
      What this rests on

      Reads the fifth sign (AB13, conventionally ME) as ŽA, a value from the author's own phonetic reconstruction. The same sequence recurs on libation vessels from several sanctuaries; 'tears' has to make sense in each of them.

      Proposed on IO Za 2.

  4. 7 texts · 5 sites · word page

    No reading recorded.

  5. 6 texts · 5 sites · word page
    • establishedlibation formula element; meaning unknown— conventional
      What this rests on

      Recurs in the formula, typically before SI-RU-TE.

    • speculative(a) favour— Salgarella 2025
      What this rests on

      Part of the subordinate clause that follows the object (Table 6, p. 46).

      Role: subordinate clause.

      Proposed on IO Za 2.

    • speculativethe libation offering— Schümann 2026, not peer-reviewed
      What this rests on

      Proposed on IO Za 2.

  6. 7 texts · 5 sites · word page
    • establishedlibation formula element; meaning unknown— conventional
      What this rests on

      Recurs in the formula, typically after I-PI-NA-MA and near the end.

    • speculativefrom (a deity)— Salgarella 2025
      What this rests on

      Part of the subordinate clause that follows the object (Table 6, p. 46).

      Role: subordinate clause.

      Proposed on IO Za 2.

    • speculativemay it flow in streams— Schümann 2026, not peer-reviewed
      What this rests on

      Proposed on IO Za 2.