U+1039C "𐎜" Ugaritic Letter U Unicode Character

U+1039C "𐎜" Ugaritic Letter U is a symbol from the ancient Ugaritic script, a cuneiform alphabet used in the city of Ugarit in modern-day Syria around the 14th to 12th centuries BCE. This character represents the vowel sound /u/ and is part of a 30-letter consonantal alphabet that was written from left to right. The letter appears as a wedge shaped mark distinct from other Ugaritic signs and was deciphered in the early 20th century, providing crucial insight into the language and culture of the ancient Near East. Today, it is encoded in the Unicode Standard as part of the Ugaritic block, allowing for its digital representation and study.