U+1002D "𐀭" Linear B Syllable B031 Sa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1002D "𐀭" Linear B Syllable B031 Sa is a character from the Linear B script, a syllabary used in ancient Greece for writing the Mycenaean Greek language, primarily on clay tablets dating from approximately 1450 to 1200 BCE. This specific symbol represents the syllable "sa" and belongs to a set of signs that were deciphered in the mid-20th century, notably by the architect Michael Ventris and the philologist John Chadwick. Found in administrative records from sites such as Knossos and Pylos, the character appears in contexts related to inventory lists, agricultural goods, and personal names, offering a direct glimpse into the economic and social structure of the Late Bronze Age Aegean civilization.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1002D
Name
Linear B Syllable B031 Sa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐀭
HTML Hex Encoding
𐀭
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0x80 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD800 0xDC2D
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001002D
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud800\udc2d
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Linear B