U+1002C "𐀬" Linear B Syllable B026 Ru Unicode Character

U+1002C "𐀬" Linear B Syllable B026 Ru is a sign representing the syllabic value "ru" used in the Linear B script, which was employed for writing Mycenaean Greek, an early form of the Greek language, predominantly on clay tablets from the Late Bronze Age (circa 1450–1200 BCE). This particular symbol belongs to a syllabary comprising around 90 basic signs, where each character denotes a vowel or a consonant-vowel combination, and it appears in administrative records from palatial centers like Knossos and Pylos, often associated with words for materials or commodities such as “ru” meaning “purple” or related to textile production. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard enables modern digital preservation and study of this ancient script, facilitating research in philology, archaeology, and historical linguistics.