What 𐛿 means
No secure word or sound is known for A594 as of 2026. A594 is a modern number in the GORILA catalogue, a reference system for organizing Linear A signs; it is not an ancient word or translation.
A proposed sound value for Linear B, a related script, cannot automatically be assigned to A594.
Where did Linear A develop?
Linear A developed in Crete under broad influence from Near Eastern writing principles. It is attested there from the 18th to 14th centuries BCE and spread through Crete and parts of the Aegean.
Clay tablets, roundels and sealings recorded goods in palace stores; stone offering tables and some vessels, figurines and metal objects bear ritual or practical inscriptions. Later, related Linear B derived from Linear A and took over administrative writing. Cretan Hieroglyphic, a separate script, overlapped with Linear A; the two share signs and bookkeeping features. These script links do not reveal A594’s reading.
Why is A594 one character?
Unicode encodes A594 as one character. The catalogue associates it with two component entries, AB131A (𐙍) and AB060 (𐘴); those separate characters are not an input recipe for A594.
A box or replacement mark can mean the font lacks Linear A coverage. A font that supports the script can display the same character without changing its identity.
Treat it as a historical-script character with an unknown reading, not as a readable Cretan word.
Do not present a guessed Linear B sound as A594’s reading.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Why does 𐛿 show as a box?
Your font may lack Linear A coverage. Try a font that includes the script; the character’s identity remains 𐛿.
How to type 𐛿
𐛿\106FFCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.