Linear B syllable me

It writes the syllable “me” in Linear B.

The label is a Latin-letter transliteration: m followed by e, roughly the vowel in “met.” In a word, 𐀕 contributes that syllable; alone, it is not the English pronoun “me.”

Linear B was adapted from Linear A to write Mycenaean Greek. Linear A, an earlier Aegean script used in Crete ca. 1800–1450 BCE, provided the model; Linear B was used ca. 1400–1190 BCE. Its clay tablets mostly record palace administration: goods, workers, animals, and allocations.

Does 𐀕 have another role?

In some records, yes; it appears in specialized notation too.

Lexicographic entries also list it beside child-related logograms and before numerals as a logogram of unknown meaning. Those are specialized inscriptional uses, not a second everyday translation.

Ordinary Linear B spelling is syllabic: most signs pair a consonant with a vowel. Final consonants can be left out, and a consonant cluster can use a sign with a “dummy” vowel, added for spelling rather than pronunciation. A sequence therefore does not mark every spoken sound one by one.

How do I type 𐀕?

Use a character picker for text or a code escape for programming.

The escape spelling depends on the programming language; the forms below each represent the same Unicode character.