U+10097 "𐂗" Linear B Ideogram B132 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐂗
U+10097 "𐂗" Linear B Ideogram B132 is a symbol from the ancient Linear B script, which was used for writing Mycenaean Greek primarily on clay tablets found at sites like Knossos and Pylos. This specific ideogram, cataloged as B132 in the standard Linear B classification, is believed to represent a type of agricultural product, likely associated with grains or foodstuffs such as barley or wheat, based on its contextual usage in administrative records. Its inclusion in Unicode allows researchers and enthusiasts to digitally preserve and study these Bronze Age economic texts, contributing to our understanding of early Greek civilization and palatial accounting systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10097 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Ideogram B132 |
| Block | Linear B Ideograms |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐂗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐂗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x82 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDC97 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010097 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udc97 |