U+10052 "𐁒" Linear B Symbol B022 Unicode Character

U+10052 "𐁒" Linear B Symbol B022 is a specific glyph from the Linear B script, an ancient writing system used primarily for administrative records in Mycenaean Greece, dating to around 1450–1200 BCE. This particular symbol, cataloged as B022, represents a syllabic sign that phonetically corresponds to “ra2” or a similar value, and it is part of the larger corpus of Linear B characters that were deciphered in the mid-20th century by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick. In its original context, it would have been inscribed on clay tablets to record economic transactions, such as inventories of goods like livestock, grain, or textiles, offering a vital glimpse into the bureaucracy and language of a pre-Homeric Bronze Age civilization.