U+108E6 "𐣦" Hatran Letter Zayn Unicode Character

U+108E6 "𐣦" Hatran Letter Zayn is a script character from the Hatran alphabet, an ancient writing system used in the region of Hatra in present-day Iraq between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE. This letter represents the sound equivalent to the English "z" and was employed in inscriptions on stone, pottery, and coins, primarily for religious and administrative purposes. It is part of the Unicode block for Hatran script, which was added to the standard in 2015 to support the digital preservation of this historical language. The letter zayn is notably the ninth letter of the Hatran alphabet, reflecting a right to left writing direction typical of Semitic scripts.