U+10C17 "𐰗" Old Turkic Letter Yenisei Ay Unicode Character

U+10C17 "𐰗" Old Turkic Letter Yenisei Ay is a glyph belonging to the Old Turkic script, specifically from the Yenisei variant used by ancient Turkic peoples in the Yenisei River region of Siberia. This character represents a consonantal sound, typically transcribed as "y" or "ay," and was employed in inscriptions carved on stone monuments during the 8th to 10th centuries. The symbol contributes to the broader Old Turkic alphabet, which was deciphered from runic-like writings that document early Turkic history, language, and culture.