What 𐙖 means
One record supports an oil reading, but “olive oil” is not a full translation. On the clay accounting tablet HT 114 from Hagia Triada in Crete, dated Late Minoan IB, A302 appears in a list of commodities that includes grain, oil, figs, wine, and oxen. That setting supports an oil-related reading there; it does not fix the meaning of every occurrence.
A302 can also be one element in a composite Linear A sign—a sign built from multiple parts. SigLA uses it as an example when cataloging composites that contain a simple sign. So an A302-shaped part inside a larger sign does not by itself mark an oil entry.
Linear A is attested in Middle Minoan IIA, conventionally dated by the end of the nineteenth century BCE. The script later served as a model for Linear B. Unicode charts cross-reference A302 with 𐂕, the Linear B sign catalogued for oil. That is a sign-level connection between two scripts, not proof of an identical word or reading.
The sign’s reading depends on its place in an inscription.
Do not treat “olive oil” as a guaranteed translation outside context.
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4Questions people ask
2Does A302 have a confirmed pronunciation?
No. The oil identification describes the sign’s documentary context; it does not establish a securely known spoken syllable.
Why might 𐙖 show as a box?
The selected font may lack Linear A characters, so the software shows a missing-glyph box. The character itself has not changed.
How to type 𐙖
𐙖\10656Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.