Linear A Sign A320

A320 is a sign number, not a decoded word from ancient Crete.

A320 is a modern catalogue number for one Linear A sign. It is classed as a syllabogram—a sign for a spoken syllable—but its proposed sound values remain unconfirmed as of 2026.

Linear A is attested by the 18th century BCE, with early evidence concentrated around Phaistos on Crete. 𐙬 is its digital encoding; Unicode’s 2014 date marks the digital standard, not the beginning of the ancient writing.

What was Linear A used for?

Mostly administration, plus inscriptions generally read as religious.

Clay tablets recorded goods moving into and out of storerooms. Other surviving inscriptions appear on stone tables used for offerings and on objects from religious or funerary settings; their repetitive formulas are generally understood as religious.

Linear A is usually treated as a local Cretan script shaped by broader Near Eastern writing ideas. Linear B, a later script used to write an early form of Greek, borrowed many sign forms from it, though a matching shape does not guarantee the same sound. A link to Cretan Hieroglyphic, another ancient Cretan script, is debated.