U+100D3 "𐃓" Linear B Ideogram B248 Unicode Character

U+100D3 "𐃓" Linear B Ideogram B248 is a script symbol from the Linear B syllabary used in Mycenaean Greece, specifically representing an ideogram that modern scholars interpret as "saffron," derived from the crocus flower. This character belongs to the Linear B Ideograms block within Unicode, which encodes the logographic and ideographic signs found on ancient clay tablets from sites like Knossos and Pylos. Its inclusion in the standard allows for the digital preservation and study of this early writing system, which primarily recorded economic and administrative information, such as the production and storage of luxury goods like saffron.