Linear A Sign AB131B

It marks a wine-related commodity; “must” is the leading specific reading.

Linear A is an undeciphered script used on Bronze Age Crete. AB131B belongs to a wine-sign family found in administrative records. Here, “must” means fresh grape juice or wine not yet ready to drink; it is a proposed product label, not a known pronunciation.

Is 𐙎 wine, must, or vinegar?

The wine connection is firmer than the product label.

Evans initially read the shape as a ship; later, Sundwall linked AB131A to an Egyptian sign used for wine. Later readings place AB131B nearer must, lower-quality wine, or vinegar. Must is the leading narrow proposal; vinegar remains a possibility.

The graphic distinction matters: AB131A is the fuller wine form, while AB131B has been proposed as its halved form for a less-ready product. Linear A's earliest records date to about 1800–1700 BCE; that dates the script, not this sign. The family is linked to CH*156 in Cretan Hieroglyphic, another Cretan writing system, and AB131A and AB131B continued into later Linear B; AB131C did not.

How do I type Linear A sign AB131B?

Use the Unicode input method for your operating system.

As of 2026, input routes differ by platform. In Word on Windows, type 1064E and press Alt+X. In GTK apps on Linux, press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 1064e, then press Enter or Space. On macOS, standard Unicode Hex Input does not accept this five-digit value; Character Viewer is the simpler option.

If it appears as a square, the selected font lacks Linear A coverage. A font with the script's glyph can change how 𐙎 is drawn, but not which character it is.