U+10A65 "𐩥" Old South Arabian Letter Waw Unicode Character

U+10A65 "𐩥" Old South Arabian Letter Waw is a character used in the writing system of the ancient South Arabian script, which was employed by civilizations such as the Sabaeans, Minaeans, and Himyarites on the Arabian Peninsula from around the 9th century BCE to the 6th century CE. This particular letter represents the consonant "w" and holds a phonetic value similar to the English letter W. It belongs to the block called Old South Arabian, which was added to the Unicode Standard in version 5.2 to enable digital preservation and study of these historical inscriptions, often found on stone monuments and artifacts. The glyph of the character is a geometric shape typical of the script's angular, cursive style, reflecting its origins as a carved script.