What 𐂛 means
It is the conventional gold logogram in Pylian records.
A logogram represents a word or idea, not a syllable to pronounce. In Pylian Linear B tablet entries, *141/aur records raw gold or scrap in one context; beside a vessel ideogram, B141 identifies the vessel’s material as gold.
These are palace administration records, with some entries for ritual offerings. B141 appears with gold vessels, furniture, and ceremonial equipment, tracking a valuable material through inventories and allocations.
Is B141 related to Linear A?
The scripts are linked; this sign’s direct predecessor is uncertain.
Linear B adapted the earlier Aegean script Linear A as a template. For this particular sign, a possible predecessor is Linear A sign A 372, cited on an inscribed object catalogued as Pyrgos Wc 4; that specific connection remains tentative.
Editors differ over a simpler drawing: some editions separate it as *141bis and read it as silver or electrum; another analysis treats missing strokes as normal scribal variation and keeps the gold value. Read 𐂛 as gold; check the edition’s sign system before assigning a different value to a simplified form.
Archival and specialist: it signals Linear B or archaeology more reliably than it communicates “gold” to a general reader.
Without a Linear B gloss, do not assume the recipient will read it as gold.
What it means when someone sends it to you
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3Does 𐂛 always mean gold?
For this exact sign, yes: it is conventionally read as gold. The dispute concerns a simpler form some editions label *141bis; editions that treat it as ordinary scribal variation keep gold.
Can I send 𐂛 to mean gold?
Only if the recipient knows Linear B. Outside that context, the sign may be opaque; spell out “gold” when the meaning must be clear.
Why does 𐂛 show as a square?
Your current font or fallback lacks a Linear B glyph. Choose a font with Linear B coverage; this is a text character drawn by a font, not vendor emoji artwork.
How to type 𐂛
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