U+1010E "𐄎" Aegean Number Eight Unicode Character

U+1010E "𐄎" Aegean Number Eight is a numerical symbol from the ancient Aegean script used primarily in Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, such as on artifacts from Crete and mainland Greece during the Bronze Age. This character forms part of the Aegean Numbers block, which encodes numerals found in Linear A and Linear B writing systems, representing the quantity eight through a series of vertical strokes in its typical epigraphic form. Modern digital use allows researchers and linguists to accurately represent these ancient numerical notations in text, aiding the study of early accounting records, trade, and administrative practices from around 1800 to 1200 BCE.