What 𐃡 means
It marked a vessel in a counted palace record. Modern editions identify vessel ideograms with a number plus vas, Latin for “vessel”; B202 is a catalog label, not a recovered Mycenaean pronunciation.
At Pylos, tablet PY Ta 641, dated ca. 1200 BCE, pairs vessel signs with words for size and handle count. It records palace vessels connected with preparation for a state banquet; surrounding words narrow the reading.
Where did this vessel sign come from?
Linear B was adapted from Linear A to write Mycenaean Greek. The connection is between writing systems; it does not establish a one-to-one ancestor for this particular sign.
On Crete, scholars treat the Knossos deposit as the earliest Linear B archive as of 2026. Surviving inscribed tablets are concentrated in palace contexts dated to 14th–13th centuries BCE.
What does 𐃡 mean when someone sends it?
A standalone send reads as a reference to Linear B. Use it when the archaeological, writing-system, or Mycenaean context is clear. It does not identify a vessel subtype by itself; spell out the intended vessel if that distinction matters.
Historical and specialist; it fits an archaeological or writing-system discussion, not everyday chat.
Is 𐃡 a cup? Its outline alone cannot settle that; tablet context narrows the vessel type.
What it means when someone sends it to you
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4Questions people ask
1Can different fonts change how 𐃡 looks?
Yes. Font coverage determines whether the character appears or becomes a missing-glyph box, and font design affects its outline. Noto Sans Linear B lists the ideogram block as supported as of 2026.
How to type 𐃡
𐃡\100E1Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.