What 𐂒 means
It marks cyperus as a commodity in palace records.
Linear B ideograms named goods in palace accounts, with quantities written beside them. The earliest surviving Linear B archive, at Knossos on Crete, dates to the end of the 15th or beginning of the 14th century BCE. Linear B adapted many signs from the earlier Linear A script; Linear A sign A303 is also identified as cyperus.
In 13th-century BCE Pylos records, cyperus appears with perfumed oil; Knossos material also links it to aromatic production and sanctuary offerings. The surrounding record shows whether it is counted stock, an ingredient, or an offering; the sign alone does not settle the exact plant species.
What does it mean when someone sends 𐂒?
Read it as a specialist Linear B character.
It points to ancient Aegean writing, archaeology, or a discussion of historical records. Its specific value is cyperus, not plants in general.
Specialist historical register: it points to Linear B, Aegean archaeology, or the study of ancient inscriptions.
It names cyperus; it does not mean “plant” in general.
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Who writes 𐂒
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsCyperus counted as stock or a delivery.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𐂒 look different in different fonts?
Because this is a text character, each font supplies its own outline. A font without Linear B coverage may show an empty box or no usable mark.
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How to type or find 𐂒
- Also called
- CYP · B125 · *125
- Search it as
- ku-pa-ro · Linear A A303
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𐂒\10092Codes and encoding1 code points
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