U+10391 "𐎑" Ugaritic Letter Zu Unicode Character

U+10391 "𐎑" Ugaritic Letter Zu is a cuneiform sign used to write the Ugaritic language, a Northwest Semitic language spoken in the ancient city of Ugarit (modern-day Ras Shamra, Syria) during the Late Bronze Age. This character represents the consonant sound /zu/ and was inscribed on clay tablets using a wedge-shaped stylus, forming part of the Ugaritic alphabet, which consists of 30 letters and is one of the earliest known alphabetic scripts. The letter Zu appears in religious, administrative, and literary texts, including the famous Baal Cycle epics, offering crucial insights into the culture and mythology of ancient Canaan. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves this ancient script for digital use and scholarly study.