U+1002B "𐀫" Linear B Syllable B002 Ro Unicode Character

U+1002B "𐀫" Linear B Syllable B002 Ro is a symbol from the Linear B script, an ancient writing system used in Mycenaean Greece primarily for administrative records on clay tablets between roughly 1450 and 1200 BCE. This specific character represents the syllable "ro" and belongs to a syllabary of about 87 signs that were deciphered in the mid-20th century by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and enthusiasts to digitally encode and study these early Greek inscriptions, which record an archaic form of the Greek language and offer insights into Bronze Age economy, religion, and society.