U+1087C "𐡼" Palmyrene Number Four Unicode Character

U+1087C "𐡼" Palmyrene Number Four is a numeric symbol from the Palmyrene script, a right-to-left writing system used in the ancient city of Palmyra in modern-day Syria between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE. This character specifically represents the number four, and it belongs to the Palmyrene block of Unicode, which encodes the script's letters, numbers, and punctuation as part of the effort to preserve historical writing systems. The Palmyrene numeral system, from which this character comes, is notable for using distinct symbols for numbers rather than relying solely on alphabetic values, making it an important artifact for understanding trade, administration, and cultural exchange in the ancient Near East.