U+103B6 "𐎶" Old Persian Sign Ma Unicode Character

U+103B6 "𐎶" Old Persian Sign Ma is a cuneiform symbol representing the syllable "ma" in the Old Persian script, which was used to write the Old Persian language during the Achaemenid Empire (circa 6th to 4th centuries BCE). This sign is part of the Old Persian cuneiform block, a unique writing system developed under the reign of Darius I, primarily for monumental inscriptions on stone and royal texts. As a syllabic character, it combines a consonant sound with the inherent vowel a, and its wedge shaped form reflects the typical structure of cuneiform scripts inscribed onto clay or carved into rock. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard ensures its digital preservation and enables modern scholars, linguists, and historians to accurately encode, share, and study ancient Persian inscriptions in electronic texts.