U+10981 "𐦁" Meroitic Hieroglyphic Letter E Unicode Character

U+10981 "𐦁" Meroitic Hieroglyphic Letter E is a script symbol from the Meroitic Hieroglyphic block, used to represent the sound "e" in the ancient Meroitic language of the Kingdom of Kush in present-day Sudan. It is part of a writing system that adapted Egyptian hieroglyphs to a local phonetic use, often carved in stone monuments and temples between the 3rd century BCE and the 4th century CE. The character holds historical significance as a key component of a still partially deciphered script that records the only known indigenous African writing system from the Nile Valley before the Common Era.