U+10916 "𐤖" Phoenician Number One Unicode Character

U+10916 "𐤖" Phoenician Number One is a numeral used in the ancient Phoenician script, representing the digit 1 and belonging to the Phoenician block of the Unicode Standard. This character is part of a numeric system that the Phoenicians, a Semitic-speaking civilization known for their maritime trade and alphabet, employed for accounting and inscriptions. Its glyph is a simple vertical stroke, reflecting a common cross-cultural convention for denoting unity in early numeral systems. Encoding this symbol allows for the accurate digital representation of historical texts and facilitates study in epigraphy, linguistics, and ancient Near Eastern history.