U+1000D "𐀍" Linear B Syllable B036 Jo Unicode Character

U+1000D "𐀍" Linear B Syllable B036 Jo is a specific glyph from the Linear B script, an ancient syllabary used primarily for writing Mycenaean Greek on clay tablets found in Crete and mainland Greece dating from roughly 1450 to 1200 BCE. This character represents the syllable "jo" and forms part of a complex writing system that was deciphered in the 1950s by Michael Ventris, revealing administrative records of palaces, such as inventories of goods, livestock, and personnel. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars and linguists can digitally represent and study this crucial piece of early European writing, preserving the connection to a Bronze Age civilization that predates the classical Greek alphabet.