U+14604 "𔘄" Anatolian Hieroglyph A461 Unicode Character

U+14604 "𔘄" Anatolian Hieroglyph A461 is a specific sign from the Anatolian hieroglyphic script, a logographic writing system used primarily in the Iron Age (roughly 14th to 7th centuries BCE) to record the Luwian language in regions of modern-day Turkey and Syria. This particular glyph, cataloged as A461 in the standard corpus, is thought to represent a type of bird or a related pictorial concept, though its exact phonetic or semantic value can vary depending on its context within monumental inscriptions on stone or lead. As part of the Unicode Standard's Anatolian Hieroglyphs block (U+14400 to U+1467F), this character enables modern digital preservation and study of these ancient texts, which are crucial for understanding the political and cultural history of the Neo-Hittite states.