U+10006 "𐀆" Linear B Syllable B045 De Unicode Character

U+10006 "𐀆" Linear B Syllable B045 De is a glyph from the ancient Linear B script, which was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek, dating from roughly 1450 to 1200 BCE. This specific character represents the syllabic value "de" and was deciphered by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick in the 1950s, revealing a complex administrative language primarily inscribed on clay tablets. As part of the Linear B Syllabary block in Unicode, this symbol allows modern scholars and enthusiasts to digitally represent and study the phonetic inventory of a script that provides crucial insights into the economy, society, and religious practices of the Mycenaean civilization.