U+10876 "𐡶" Palmyrene Letter Taw Unicode Character

U+10876 "𐡶" Palmyrene Letter Taw is the final letter of the Palmyrene alphabet, representing the sound /t/ and corresponding to the Hebrew letter Tav and the Arabic letter Tāʼ. This character was used in the Palmyrene script, which was employed in the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria from around 100 BCE to the 3rd century CE for inscribing Aramaic texts on stone monuments and funerary objects. The letter Taw carries special significance as the twenty-second and last letter of the alphabet, often symbolizing completeness or finality within the Palmyrene writing system. It was added to the Unicode Standard in version 7.0 released in 2014 as part of the Palmyrene block, ensuring its preservation for digital historical and linguistic study.