U+10982 "𐦂" Meroitic Hieroglyphic Letter I Unicode Character

U+10982 "𐦂" Meroitic Hieroglyphic Letter I is a symbol from the Meroitic script, an ancient writing system used in the Kingdom of Kush (modern-day Sudan) from around the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE. This specific character represents the vowel sound "i" in the Meroitic language, which was recorded in both hieroglyphic and cursive forms, though the hieroglyphic version, to which this character belongs, was typically used for monumental inscriptions. Deciphered in the early 20th century, the script remains only partially understood today, and the U+10982 character is part of the Unicode Standard's Meroitic Hieroglyphs block, enabling its digital representation and study by scholars and linguists.