U+10F3E "𐼾" Sogdian Letter Pe Unicode Character

U+10F3E "𐼾" Sogdian Letter Pe is a character from the Sogdian script, an ancient writing system used to record the Sogdian language, an Eastern Iranian language spoken in the Central Asian region of Sogdia, primarily from the 2nd to the 12th centuries. This letter represents the sound /p/ and is part of the Sogdian alphabet, which itself derived from the Aramaic script during the Achaemenid period. The inclusion of this character in Unicode occurs within the Sogdian block, supporting the digital preservation and study of historical texts, including religious, economic, and literary documents, that were influential along the Silk Road and contributed to the development of later writing systems such as the Old Uyghur alphabet.