U+10B6C "𐭬" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Mem-Qoph Unicode Character

U+10B6C "𐭬" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Mem-Qoph is a specific glyph from the Inscriptional Pahlavi script, an abjad writing system used primarily for Middle Persian inscriptions during the Parthian and Sassanid periods in ancient Iran. This character represents a ligature or combined form of the letters mem and qoph, which are two distinct consonantal signs in the script, and it likely emerged from the cursive or stone-carved connections between these graphemes in monumental contexts. As part of the Unicode standard, this letter is encoded in the Inscriptional Pahlavi block and is used to digitally preserve and represent the historical written language found on artifacts such as coins, seals, and rock reliefs.