What 𐂆 means
It marks a ewe in a Linear B record. A ewe is a female sheep. Rather than writing a spoken sound, the sign identifies the kind of animal being counted; numerals and other tablet entries supply the count and administrative details.
The oldest surviving group of Linear B tablets comes from Knossos and dates to the end of the 15th or beginning of the 14th century BCE. Linear B adapted an older Linear A writing tradition; where that adaptation took place remains uncertain. The Linear A ewe sign 𐘐 is a related form, but it is a separate character.
Where was 𐂆 used?
It belongs to administrative records about sheep and wool. At Knossos, tablets record shepherds, collectors, places, counts, and age classes in flock accounts. One inventory places the ewe sign beside a ram sign and an old-sheep notation.
Specialist and archival: it identifies a female sheep in Linear B records.
Don't confuse it with
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1Questions people ask
1Why does 𐂆 show as a blank box?
It can be a font-coverage problem. A font without Linear B support may show a missing-character box; try a font that supports the script before assuming the character itself is wrong.
How to type 𐂆
𐂆\10086Codes and encoding1 code points
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