U+109C1 "𐧁" Meroitic Cursive Number Two Unicode Character

U+109C1 "𐧁" Meroitic Cursive Number Two is a numeral sign from the Meroitic Cursive script, which was used in the ancient Kingdom of Kush, located in present-day Sudan, to write the Meroitic language. This character specifically represents the numeric value two, forming part of a decimal system where numbers were written in a cursive, flowing script distinct from the earlier Meroitic Hieroglyphic numerals. It appears in historical inscriptions and administrative texts from roughly the 3rd century BCE to the 5th century CE, offering insight into the counting practices and record keeping of a civilization that thrived along the Nile. Today, the glyph is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Supplementary Multilingual Plane to support scholarly transcription and digital preservation of this ancient writing system.