U+106ED "𐛭" Linear A Sign A574 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+106ED "𐛭" Linear A Sign A574 is a symbolic representation from the undeciphered Linear A script used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete, primarily during the Bronze Age from approximately 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as A574 in the standard sign list, is one of many that remain a subject of scholarly debate, as linguists and archaeologists work to understand its phonetic value and meaning within the administrative and religious texts found on clay tablets. While Linear A remains mostly unreadable, signs like U+106ED are crucial for comparative analysis with the later, deciphered Linear B script, which was used to write Mycenaean Greek and shares some similar ideographic and syllabic characters. Thus, this character represents a tangible link to a sophisticated ancient society whose language is yet to be fully understood.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐛭 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐛭 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x9B 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD801 0xDEED |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000106ED |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud801\udeed |
Unicode Properties