U+10693 "𐚓" Linear A Sign A359 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10693 "𐚓" Linear A Sign A359 is a symbol from the Linear A script, which was used by the Minoan civilization of Crete during the Bronze Age, approximately from 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign, designated as A359, remains undeciphered, like the vast majority of Linear A inscriptions, leaving its phonetic value and meaning unknown to modern linguists and archaeologists. It is thought to function as a syllabic character or a logogram within the script's complex writing system, which primarily recorded the Minoan language, a language that is not known to be related to any other known family. Scholars study signs like A359 to analyze patterns in administrative and religious texts, but without a bilingual artifact or substantial decipherment progress, its exact role continues to be a subject of research and speculation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐚓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐚓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x9A 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD801 0xDE93 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010693 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud801\ude93 |
Unicode Properties