U+1069D "𐚝" Linear A Sign A369 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1069D "𐚝" Linear A Sign A369 is a symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, primarily from around 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign, catalogued as A369, belongs to a larger corpus of several hundred known Linear A symbols that were typically incised on clay tablets, seals, and ceremonial objects, and it likely represents a phonetic syllable, a logogram for a commodity, or a numerical value in the administrative and religious contexts of Minoan palaces. Because Linear A remains largely untranslated, the exact meaning and phonetic value of this character are unknown, though it is studied by epigraphers and linguists seeking connections to the later Mycenaean Greek Linear B script. Understanding such a sign is crucial for piecing together the economic and cultural life of the Minoans, as the script was used for recording inventories, offerings, and transactions, and each unique symbol
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐚝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐚝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x9A 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD801 0xDE9D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001069D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud801\ude9d |
Unicode Properties