U+10B0B "𐬋" Avestan Letter Oo Unicode Character

U+10B0B "𐬋" Avestan Letter Oo is a glyph from the Avestan script, a writing system used historically to record the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, specifically the Avesta. This character represents a long 'o' vowel sound in the Avestan language, an extinct Eastern Iranian language that was primarily liturgical. The Avestan alphabet was developed during the Sassanid period and is written from right to left, with each character holding a precise phonetic value to ensure the accurate oral transmission of religious hymns and prayers. As part of the Unicode Standard, this letter is encoded in the Avestan block, which was added to support the digital preservation and study of ancient Zoroastrian manuscripts.