U+10640 "𐙀" Linear A Sign Ab079 Unicode Character

U+10640 "𐙀" Linear A Sign Ab079 is a symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, roughly from 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as Ab079 in the standard classification, represents one of the many syllabic or ideographic characters that appear on clay tablets and other artifacts, primarily from sites like Knossos and Phaistos. Its exact phonetic value or meaning remains unknown due to the lack of a definitive bilingual text, though scholars study it alongside Linear B, a related later script used for Mycenaean Greek, to hypothesize about its potential sounds or semantic role. The inclusion of this sign in Unicode ensures its digital preservation for philological research and historical analysis.